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Latest News and Events

    2nd International Conference on Agriculture & Natural Resources

    2nd International Conference on Agriculture & Natural Resources (ICANR 2025), on November 17-18, 2025, in Rome, Italy.

    Spotting Red Flags Symposium

    A free one-day symposium, taking place on Monday, June 9, 2025 at King’s College London, which will explore contemporary anxieties around toxic screen romance and the politics of so-called red flags. All are welcome!

    TAACS’ Second International Conference: Justice and Morality in the North American Context

    The Tunisian Association for American Cultural Studies (TAACS) is pleased to announce its upcoming international conference, "Justice and Morality in the North American Context", to be held at the University of Sousse, Tunisia. This interdisciplinary event invites scholars in American Studies to interrogate the evolving relationship between legal frameworks and moral imperatives in North American history, politics, media, and culture. By engaging with themes such as resistance, race, environmental justice, and Indigenous perspectives,we aim to foster rich, interdisciplinary dialogue.

    Call for Papers: Gender and History in the Americas Seminar Series, 2025-26

    The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes submissions for its Gender and History in the Americas Seminar Series, 2025-26

    American Dream/American Nightmare Conference

    The American Dream/American Nightmare Conference is hosted in collaboration with the University of Westminster and is concerned with the fantastical and the horrific in the American context, exploring the best and the worst of life and experiences in North America/Turtle Island across various fields. The conference is taking place on Thursday 3rd July (online) and Friday 4th July (in-person at the University of Westminster, London). This years schedule includes roundtables/panels on topics such as 'Indigenous Horror on Turtle Island', 'Poetics of Resistance', and 'The Dystopia'.

    Call for Applications: Oxford Centre for Life-Writing: Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme 2025–26

    https://oclw.web.ox.ac.uk/global-majority-and-underrepresented-writers-programme The Oxford Centre for Life-Writing (OCLW) at the University is delighted to announce that the call for applications for the inaugural Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme (2025–26) is now open.

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