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CFP for 'Breath Poetics' panel for the next American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA) annual meeting (Virtual, May 29 – June 1, 2025). We seek papers that present alternative trajectories to the canonical narrative of postwar breath poetics, shifting theoretical ground by engaging critically with the formal, thematic, and cultural valences of breath and breathlessness. Organised by Mae Losasso (University of Warwick) and Lucy Alford (Wake Forest University). Deadline: October 14, 2024.

BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two years in duration. Grants may be requested for up to a maximum of £2000 for a range of American Studies academic activities. More information: https://baas.ac.uk/funding/baas-development-fund/

This book examines the history of, and the contestations on, Islam and the nature of religious change in 20th century Pakistan, focusing in particular on movements of Islamic reform and revival.

Proposals are invited for a special issue of the Journal of Right-Wing Studies on the place of the far right in US history. Abstracts and CVs are to be submitted by November 1, 2024.

“This is America”: Reimagined Pasts and Speculative Futures - The British Association for American Studies Postgraduate Symposium 2024 Thursday 14th November, at University of Sussex, Brighton & Online Abstracts are to be sent to riziki.millanzi@baas.ac.uk by 30th September All in-person attendees will receive a contribution towards their attendance at the symposium

To mark the start of the new academic year, please join us for an informal networking event about all things teaching American Studies. Come along to share tips, advice, and questions, or just have a good chat about pedagogy. New members of the network or those new to teaching are particularly encouraged to join our conversations.