CFP: Association of the Study of Nationalities Convention

Deadline: December 8, 2022

27th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
**IN PERSON** at Columbia University

Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
18-20 May 2023
**Proposal Deadline: 8 December 2022**

https://www.asnconvention.com/

Proposals must be submitted to darel@uottawa.ca<mailto:darel@uottawa.caANDasnconvention23@gmail.com<mailto:asnconvention23@gmail.com>.

The ASN World Convention will be back in person at Columbia University, New York, on May 18-20, 2023.

Key Points
*Following two highly successful Zoom Conventions in 2021 and 2022, the ASN World Convention is returning to Columbia University for a three-day in-person event to be held right after the graduation (Commencement) ceremonies on campus.
*The Convention is welcoming five different types of proposals: Individual Paper Proposal, Panel Proposal, Rooundtable Proposal, Book Panel Proposal, Film Proposal. Paper and panel proposals will be based on written papers.
*All panel chairs will be selected by the Program Committee, although exceptions are possible. Registration fees will be waived for discussants, unless they are making a presentation on a different panel.

CFP: UC Berkeley TROIKA Undergraduate Magazine

Deadline: February 15, 2023

TROIKA publishes academic writing, artwork, photography, creative writing, translations, opinion columns, etc. This year the theme for the Journal is Independence in Eastern Europe, we hope to highlight different geographical areas and in particular Ukraine in light of the recent tragic events. Still feel free to submit works that do not fit within this theme, we want to consider all work. 

If any of your students are interested in submitting work to the magazine for consideration, please have them email submissions or questions to troikaberkeley@gmail.com. The deadline is February 15, 2023

 Submission Criteria: 

  • Undergraduate work or art concerning Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies
  • MLA formatting for academic papers
  • No more than 10 pages double-spaced (longer papers may be considered but will likely be abridged)
  • .doc/.docx file format
  • JPG/PNG formatting for images  

Past editions can be seen on our website.

CFP: Science and Literature in Russian and Eastern Europe

Deadline: December 22, 2022

Conference at Yale University, April 7-8, 2023 (New Haven, Connecticut)

The study of a reciprocal influence between science and literature has been gaining traction in recent years. Both scholarly and public interest in how science and literary culture interact has grown exponentially over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, scientific knowledge has circulated, changed, and taken shape in literary and artistic outlets since the emergence of modern science. Furthermore, the alliance between science and literature not only affected both of these domains, but also engendered lasting ideas of Western Europe’s epistemic dominance and lent credence to its imperial and colonial myths. Yet, Russia and Eastern Europe have not been a consistent part of these discussions.

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CFP: Twenty-second Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop (University of Illinois)

Deadline; January 20, 2023

The Twenty-second Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop, which will be held at UIUC on April 7-8, 2022, welcomes papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest have been: anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format. Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to participate and will get priority when it comes to accessing our limited funding for travel and accommodation.

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Call for Book Chapters: Routledge History of the International Protection of Minorities, 1919-2001

Deadline: January 14, 2023

Co-editors, Carole Fink (Humanities Distinguished Professor of History Emerita at The Ohio State University), Anna-Mária Bíró (Director of the Tom Lantos Institute), Jennifer Jackson-Preece (Associate Professor of Nationalism at the London School of Economics) and Corinne Lennox (Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the School of Advanced Study, University of London), invite proposals for the edited collection Routledge History of the International Protection of Minorities, 1919-2001, to be published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis).

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CFP: REECAS Northwest Conference (University of Washington)

Deadline: February 20, 2023.

REECAS Northwest, the annual ASEEES northwest regional conference for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies (REECAS) will take place April 20 – 22, 2023 at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.


The REECAS Northwest Conference welcomes students, faculty, independent scholars, and language educators from the United States and abroad. Proposals on all topics connected to the Slavic, East European, and Eurasian world are encouraged. The conference hosts panels on a variety of topics and disciplines including political science, history, literature, linguistics, anthropology, culture, migration studies, gender studies, LGBTQ studies, film studies and more.

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CFP: Twenty-Second Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop

Deadline: January 20, 2023

April 7-8, 2023

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

The Twenty-second Annual Czech and Slovak Studies Workshop, which will be held at UIUC on April 7-8, 2022, welcomes papers on Czech and Slovak topics, broadly defined, in all disciplines. In the past our interdisciplinary conference has drawn participants from colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Areas of interest have been: anthropology, architecture, art, economics, education, film, geography, history, Jewish studies, literature, music, philosophy, politics, religion, society, sociology, and theater. Work in progress is appropriate for our workshop format. Junior faculty and advanced graduate students are particularly encouraged to participate and will get priority when it comes to accessing our limited funding for travel and accommodation.

This year’s program will also include an invited lecture by Karla Huebner of Wright State University. We plan to hold the workshop in person, with the understanding that these plans are subject to change.

The deadline for submitting proposals is January 20, 2023. The steering committee will review the proposals the following week.

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CFA: Public Art as Protest and Resilience during the War in Ukraine

Deadline: November 27, 2022

The Nanovic Institute for European Studies invites undergraduate students to submit an application for the 2022-23 Winter Research Project, “Public Art as Protest and Resilience during the War in Ukraine.”
This is a paid research opportunity that seeks to document and examine the role of public art projects, including on social media, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This project will help students develop experience conducting research, curate a public-facing project, and learn more about the importance of art during times of war. This project will begin on December 19, 2022 and end on January 16, 2023. We will hold a preliminary research meeting the week of final exams. This is an opportunity for students to:·         Learn more about the war in Ukraine and the connections between art, warfare, and protest.·         Gain experience conducting research using social media.·         Collaborate with students from the Ukrainian Catholic University.·         Expand their ability to critically analyze information from multiple sources.·         Have the opportunity to present their research to their peers and create a public-facing project.
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Please contact Dr. Abigail Lewis (alewis26@nd.edu) or Student Programs Assistant Director Anna Dolezal (adolezal@nd.edu) with any questions.
Applications are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 27, 2022.

CFP: The Holocaust in 21st-Century Children’s, Young Adult and Adult Literature

Deadline: December 1, 2022

Antwerp (Belgium), 27-29 June 2023

https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/projects/literature-holocaust/

The CoHLit-21 research consortium is pleased to announce the international conference The Holocaust in 21st-Century Children’s, Young Adult and Adult Literature: New Comparative Perspectives. Hosted by the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp and organized with additional support from Stichting Auschwitz/Fondation Auschwitz and the Department of Literary Studies at KU Leuven, the conference will take place from 27 to 29 June, 2023 in the city of Antwerp, Belgium.

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