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24 May Call For Papers: The Fourth IABA: Asia Pacific Conference

Posted at 13:43h in Conferences, News

Life Writing: Transnationalism, Translingualism, TransculturalismNovember 20-23, 2021, The University of Adelaide, in collaboration with the University of South Australia and Flinders University.Website: https://arts.adelaide.edu.au/french-narratives/conferenceDeadline for submissions: 1 July 2021 Confirmed Keynote Speakers:Prof. Ricia Chansky, University of Puerto Rico,Prof. Anne Pender, University of AdelaideProf. Liu Jialin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Transnationalism...

24 May Seeking Expressions of Interest for the position/s of JASAL General Editor

Posted at 13:41h in EOI, News

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...

11 May

Posted at 10:06h in News, Vale

Vale Kate Jennings It is with sadness that ASAL acknowledges the death of Australian writer, poet and feminist Kate Jennings in New York earlier this week.Kate Jennings grew up on a farm near Griffith, New South Wales and went on to be instrumental in...

11 Mar AAALS Annual Conference 2021 – VIA ZOOM

Posted at 11:51h in Conferences, News

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...

11 Mar Cfp: Edited Collection on Plants

Posted at 11:49h in News

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...

11 Mar Updated CFP: Texts and Their Limits

Posted at 11:47h in Annual Conferences, News

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...

22 Feb ASALVets 2021 conference

Posted at 10:03h in Mini Conference, News

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...

22 Feb 2021 Literary Studies Convention: Keynotes and Registration

Posted at 09:11h in Annual Conferences, News

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...

22 Feb Texts and their Limits: Australia’s Triennial Literary Studies Convention

Posted at 09:02h in Annual Conferences

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...

30 Nov Texts and their Limits: Australia’s Triennial Literary Studies Convention

Posted at 11:22h in Conferences