JASAL, the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL), currently seeks expressions of interest for the role/s of General Editor. JASAL is a key element of ASAL’s stated mission to serve and promote Australian Literary Studies, and the JASAL General Editor position...
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIAN LITERARY STUDIES: The AAALS 2021 Conference will be held virtually from April 6-10, 2020 (US). The schedule has not been finalized, but the conference will run for 3-4 hours each day, during the period 6:00-10:30 pm US-EST (8:00a-12:30p Sydney 7-11 April). Check your time zone here:https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html In...
IN AUSTRALIAN AND AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE Editors: Melanie Duckworth and Annika HerbIn conversation with the emerging field of critical plant studies, this edited collection aims to explore cultural and historical aspects of the representations of plants in Australian and Aotearoa New...
AUSTRALIA’S TRIENNIAL LITERARY STUDIES CONVENTION July 20-24, 2021 (Please submit proposals to [email protected] by April 12, 2021)What is the nature of text – and how do we define where it begins and where it ends? How might such definitions influence the ways in which we...
ASALvets 2021: Finding the Port The ASALvets plan to meet in Port Macquarie from the 10 - 14 May 2021. Port Macquarie was an early penal settlement with an interesting convict history, and has been important in the lives of many Australian writers. Convict writers James...
The organisers of Texts and Their Limits, Australia’s triennial literary studies convention, are delighted to make the first keynote announcement for our 2021 event. https://sites.google.com/view/textsandtheirlimits/home/keynote-speakers It is with deep gratitude and significant excitement that we welcome confirmed keynote speakers: Behrouz Boochani – writer, journalist, and refugee activist – delivering the Barry...
JULY 20-24, 2021 1st Call for proposals What is the nature of text – and how do we define where it begins and where it ends? How might such definitions influence the ways in which we read and accord significance to different kinds...
JULY 20-24, 2021 1st Call for proposals What is the nature of text – and how do we define where it begins and where it ends? How might such definitions influence the ways in which we read and accord significance to different kinds...
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature warmly congratulates the recipients of ARC Special Research Initiative funding who are working in the field of Australian literary studies: Associate Professor Emily Potter, Dr Brigid Magner and Dr Torika Bolatagici for “Reading in the Mallee: The Literary...
