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CFP: English and American Studies in the Age of Post-Truth and Alternative Reality, Krakow, 23-25 April 2020
15th April Conference Krakow, 23-25 April 2020 English and American Studies in the Age of Post-Truth and Alternative Reality April Conference is a large international conference which has been organized by the Institute of English Studies at the Jagiellonian University[...]
read moreICFA 41 Hotel Update & Conference Information
Conference Hotel: We encourage you to stay at the conference hotel, as it accrues benefits to the organization. The price is the same no matter how many people share the room. The hotel has just released a number of double[...]
read moreIAFA Elections
IAFA Members, Please check the email account associated with your membership for election information.[...]
read moreCFP: On the Shoulders of Giants, TitanCon 2020, Belfast, Ireland
On the Shoulders of Giants TitanCon 2020 Belfast, Ireland August 28-30, 2020 Call for Papers In the spirit of deepening and broadening its roots, Titancon 2020 is adding a formal academic track to its programming. The convention began as a[...]
read moreCFP: Special Issue of the Journal of Fandom Studies on Archives and Special Collections
Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Journal of Fandom Studies on Archives and Special Collections Abstract submissions are invited for a special issue of the Journal of Fandom Studies. This issue will focus on archives and special collections relevant[...]
read moreCFP: Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations Beyond the Anglocentric Fantastic, 28th-29th May 2020
Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations Beyond the Anglocentric Fantastic 28th-29th May 2020 In “Surviving Fantasy Through Post-Colonialism”, Deepa Dharmadhikari writes that she grew up “speaking Marathi with my family, and Hindi with schoolmates and neighbours, but the only children’s books I[...]
read moreDeadline ICFA 41 Grant Applications for Scholars
Reminder for those of you attending the 2020 ICFA: Applications for grants for scholars are due Dec.15. All scholars who are not receiving financial support from their institution/employer are eligible, and ALL students are eligible. For more information and to[...]
read moreSearch for Associate Conference Director
The IAFA is searching for an Associate Conference Director to assist the Conference Director in liaising with the hotel, and in the myriad other tasks involved in running a conference. The person must be local to the Orlando area. We[...]
read moreCraft Critique Culture Conference 2020: Justice Framed, The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa
Craft Critique Culture Conference 2020: Justice Framed Call for Papers The University of Iowa English Department invites proposals for its 2020 Annual Conference, Craft Critique Culture, to be held on the campus of The University of Iowa in Iowa City,[...]
read moreReminder: ICFA Survey
The IAFA is cosponsoring a conference in 2021 with the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic. We have a one-question survey to assess interest in a conference in Glasgow, Scotland, in late June 2021. If you have[...]
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