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    CFP: “We the People”, Annual Conference of the Irish Association for American Studies (IAAS), 24-26 April 2025, Trinity College Dublin

    The annual conference of the Irish Association for American Studies (IAAS) will take place at the Long Room Hub in Trinity College Dublin on 24-26 April 2025. We welcome papers on the theme of “We the People” from all disciplines in American Studies. Abstracts of c. 300 words for 20-minute papers, along with a short author bio, should be submitted by attachment to conference@iaas.ie by Friday, 14th February 2025. Joint proposals for three-person panels are also invited. Further details are available at https://iaas.ie/iaas-annual-conference/

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    [CFP] “Monarch of All I Survey:” Literary Posterity and Cultural Legacies

    International conference - ENS de Lyon, France, Nov. 20-21, 2025. We invite submissions for an international conference exploring the literary posterity of the phrase “I am monarch of all I survey” from William Cowper’s 1782 poem.

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    *EXTENDED DEADLINE* CFP Convalescence in 19th- and 20th-century anglophone literature

    Great news: there is still time to submit your abstracts to "Convalescence in 19th- and 20th-century anglophone literature," 26-27 June 2025, at CRINI, Nantes Université & Daulat Ram College, Delhi University.

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    CFP | University of Edinburgh Southern History Workshop | Coming through the Fire: Change and Continuity in the American South

    The University of Edinburgh Southern History Workshop warmly invites paper submissions for "Coming through the Fire: Change and Continuity in the American South", a one-day in-person workshop to be held at the University of Edinburgh on 6 June 2025. We invite the submission of pre-circulated papers on all aspects of the history of the American South. PGRs and ECRs are particularly encouraged to apply.

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    New Book on Allan Pinkerton

    Allan Pinkerton (1819-84) was the world’s most prominent detective. He was a Chartist in Scotland, then an abolitionist once settled in Chicago. He pioneered the employment of female detectives. In 1861, he credibly claimed to have saved Lincoln from assassination. He founded Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, a precursor to America's current privatised national security state.

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    Call for Submissions Camino Real Issue 20

    The new issue of CAMINO REAL. Estudios de las Hispanidades Norteamericanas journal (Year 2025, Issue 20), edited by Ana Merino and Francisco Sáez de Adana, is seeking essays and creative writings that focus on the Universe of The Bros Hernández from all possible perspectives.

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