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IAFA Welcomes New Associate to the Conference Director

Dear IAFA Members, The resignation of our long-time Conference Director Donald Morse has meant that our Interim CD Jeri Zulli, who had previously assisted Donald, has been doing the work of two people, for which we are all deeply grateful.[...]

IAFA International Fantastic Division Theory Roundtable at ICFA 41

Theory Roundtable*, Georges Bataille’s “Theoretical Introduction” to La part maudite / The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy The IAFA International Fantastic Division is sponsoring a theory roundtable at ICFA #41 on the “Theoretical Introduction” to French philosopher Georges[...]

CFP: Mythmoot VII: Defying and Defining the Darkness, June 25–28, 2020, Leesburg, VA, USA

Mythmoot VII: Defying and Defining the Darkness “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” — attributed to Anne Frank When: June 25–28, 2020 Where: The National Conference Center Leesburg, VA USA What is Mythmoot[...]

Deadline Approaching: Emerging Scholar Award

THE DAVID G. HARTWELL EMERGING SCHOLAR AWARD (Originally named the Graduate Student Award, the award was renamed in 2016 to honor the late David. G. Hartwell.) The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts presents an annual award and[...]

ICFA 41 Update & Hotel Information

ICFA 41 When: March 18–21, 2020 Where: Marriott Orlando Airport Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA Guest Scholar: Stacy Alaimo, University of Oregon Guest Author: Jeff VanderMeer HOTEL UPDATE Important: Please help the conference by staying when you can at the conference[...]

ICFA 41 Presenter Update

Dear All, Just a quick note. You should have received a copy of the draft program from your Division Head. If you could please check the program for the following: 1. Your name, institution, and paper title. We have tried[...]

ICFA 41 Update: Conference Hotel Almost Sold Out

If you’ve signed up for ICFA 41 “Climate Change and the Anthropocene” already, and your hotel reservations are solid, thank you! You are all set. For those of you who have not yet signed up, naturally get on that before[...]

IAFA Election Results

It is my pleasure to announce the results of the elections for the positions of Second Vice President and Public Information Officer of the IAFA. But first, on behalf of the IAFA Executive Borad and Officers, I’d like to express[...]

ICFA 41 Scholar Travel Grants Announced!

Dear IAFA Members, On behalf of the Board, I am happy to announce the names of the winners of our random, double-blind drawing: each name was assigned a number, the numbers were placed in a hat from which the drawing[...]

CFP: Memory and Imagination in Italian Fiction and Non-Fiction, May 8th and May 9th, 2020, University of Toronto

University of Toronto’s Graduate Students’ Association of Italian Studies is pleased to announce that our conference, entitled Memory and Imagination in Italian Fiction and Non-Fiction, will be held on Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th, 2020 in the Father[...]

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