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The editors of The Routledge Companion to Gender and the Sixties have been commissioned by Routledge to to draw together original contributions from scholars, artists, activists and others who can offer insights into gender issues and the 1960s. We welcome abstracts from scholars in any relevant discipline, working on any aspect of gender globally during the period of the 1960s.
Awards season is in full swing, but there's still time to submit applications for the Teaching Awards, Essay Awards, and more! We're also looking for panel volunteers, so please get in touch! (two awards), to encourage your students to submit essays for the Schools, Undergraduate, and Postgraduate Essay Prizes
We are seeking chapter proposals that interact with the concept of 1963 as a ‘watershed year’ in the struggle for civil liberties. Whilst we will consider papers from a broad spectrum of topics, we particularly encourage papers that address gaps in the current plan for the volume. These include, but are not limited to: Students and student activism Women’s history and the history of feminism Cultural forms and their relationships to civil rights, including literature and literary figures
The convenors of 2023’s BAAS Panel Black Feminism(s): Past, Present, and Future’ seek submissions from PhD students and ECRs for the 2024 continuation Panel, ‘Black Feminism(s) and Transnational Solidarity’. In the current geopolitical climate, transnational solidarity is more relevant - and urgent - than ever. For this year’s BAAS Targeted Research Panel, we invite papers addressing the varied approaches and aspects of Black feminist transnational solidarity.
In 2024 SLSA will convene in Chattanooga at a pivotal moment for Southern workers, a crossroads between rising reaction and potential for radical change. The combination of Chattanooga’s history as a strategic transportation junction and a locus of Southern labor resistance inspires our conference theme of “Crossroads of Resistance.” Southern Labor Studies Association: “Crossroads of Resistance” University of Tennessee at Chattanooga September 20-21, 2024 Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024 https://southernlaborstudies.org/conferences
The British Association of American Studies (BAAS) are seeking three conference assistants to help with the running of this year’s Digital Conference. This is our second conference to be hosted entirely remotely, and will be held online 10-12 April 2024.
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