Cultural History / Studies

About the organizers

The international conference is organised by the research project DELI — Dictionnaire Encyclopédique des Littératures de l’Inde — and the Institut Français de Pondichéry, with the support of the research units “Mondes iranien et indien”, the Centre d’Études et de Recherches Comparatistes and the Centre d’Études de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud (UMR 8564).

Call for papers for a Conference on TIME and TEMPORALITY in the Asian and European Modernity In India on 14-16 February 2019  +++ Deadline for submission of Abstracts: 18 June  2018 +++ Full Papers 31 Dec 2018 (www.efluniversity.ac.in) The Department of Germanic Studies, and the Department of English Literatures, EFL University, Hyderabad, India are organising a conference on Time and Temporalities in academic collaboration with the University of Vechta in the middle of February 20

Translations have played an outsized role in Jewish history and culture, reflecting the importance of texts, their transmission, and the multilingualism of Jewish cultural life.

The New Americanist would like to announce a

The Textile Museum Journal is currently seeking mauncripts and book reviews for publication consideration. Submissions based on original, scholarly research are accepted on a rolling basis.

For consideration in the upcoming volume 45 (2018) with the theme of Medieval, Byzantine, Middle Eastern & Asian Textiles, book review submissions must be received by July 2nd, 2018.

For consideration in volume 46 (2019), manuscripts are requested to be submitted by August 1st, 2018.

Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church, Oxford, Friday 15th June, 2018
Convenors: Dr. Julia Langbein and Dr. Ros Holmes

The myths, legends, and folklore of the world are both timeless and timely, giving context to the courses of nations and meaning to personal moments. They are reenacted in formal tableaux and reified in cosplay. They inform our religions and our television. They are us.

The extended deadline for submissions for the Armistice & Aftermath symposium is coming up on May 1.  Please submit a proposal or contact us with inquiries by that time.

For the second issue of 2019, the Mechademia: Second Arc journal will focus on the theme of Materialities Across Asia. Authors are invited to submit papers on this topic of 5000-7000 words by June 15, 2018 to submissions [at] mechademia.net.

The CFP for Mechademia 12.1, Transnational Fandoms, is now available. The issue will explore the global consumption, creative (re)production, and widespread redistribution of East Asian popular culture.