*NEW* Book Monday continues... Video Games, Literature, and Close Playing: A Practical Guide by Edmond Y. Chang (@edmondchang.bsky.social) & Timothy J. Welsh: www.routledge.com/Video-Games-... #newbook #gamestudies #videogames #closeplaying

*NEW* book: Animal Illness and the Literary Imagination
A Cultural History of Animal Disease Management by Raymond Malewitz www.cambridge.org/core/books/a... #newbook #newpublication #animalstudies #animalillness #literaryimagination

*NEW* book: The Fifth Plague: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities by Lucinda Cole link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #newbook #newpublication #thefifthplague #animalstudies #medicalposthumanities

Grad students wishing to have their essays (published/unpublished) considered for the $500 prize should submit them by Jun 1 at ranjodhsingh.dhaliwal AT unibas.ch. If you/your students work on science, literature, arts, media, or technology (broadly considered), please (encourage to) submit! (3/3)

It was my first ever research award, and it completely changed my professional career, so I am especially delighted to now carry forth this service work for the next generation of scholars. Just look at this (now-illustrious) list of past winners! litsciarts.org/award-winner... (2/3)

It is my great honor to take over, from Kate Hayles, the management of the Bruns Essay Prize awarded annually by @litsciarts.org. Instituted in honor of Edward F. Bruns, it is awarded annually to the best essay written by a graduate student member of the society. (1/3)

This deadline ends today!

The deadline for the #SLSA25 has been extended to March 15. slsa2025.org