Robert Yeates
@bobyeates.bsky.social
Associate Professor of American Literature, Okayama University. #OpenAccess monograph: American Cities in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction http://uclpress.co.uk/AmericanCities
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November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
CFP for A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
www.shawnaross.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
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Latest cfp - special (autumn 2026) issue of Foundation on pulp sf. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/08/...
cfp | call for papers
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August 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Latest cfp - special (autumn 2026) issue of Foundation on pulp sf. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/08/...
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We're delighted to share that the CFP for the joint @modernistudies.bsky.social and @moderniststudies.bsky.social 2026 conference, Weird Modernisms, is now live!
1-4 July, Loughborough University @lborouniversity.bsky.social
More info here: moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2026/CFP/
1-4 July, Loughborough University @lborouniversity.bsky.social
More info here: moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2026/CFP/
August 26, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We're delighted to share that the CFP for the joint @modernistudies.bsky.social and @moderniststudies.bsky.social 2026 conference, Weird Modernisms, is now live!
1-4 July, Loughborough University @lborouniversity.bsky.social
More info here: moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2026/CFP/
1-4 July, Loughborough University @lborouniversity.bsky.social
More info here: moderniststudies.org/conference/MSA2026/CFP/
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Today was challenging at work, but then I learned my Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction is on the website & ready for pre-order! You can see the contents!
I really hope people find this useful in the classroom, but also just enjoy exploring the stories—& poems! @broadviewpress.bsky.social #SFF
I really hope people find this useful in the classroom, but also just enjoy exploring the stories—& poems! @broadviewpress.bsky.social #SFF
July 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today was challenging at work, but then I learned my Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction is on the website & ready for pre-order! You can see the contents!
I really hope people find this useful in the classroom, but also just enjoy exploring the stories—& poems! @broadviewpress.bsky.social #SFF
I really hope people find this useful in the classroom, but also just enjoy exploring the stories—& poems! @broadviewpress.bsky.social #SFF
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Editorial consultant and director of the Olaf Stapledon Centre, Will Slocombe, has announced a new call for chapters on sf and social problems. See our newsfeed for more details. www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
SF Foundation UK News Science Fiction Journal
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction is a critical peer-reviewed literary magazine established in 1972 that publishes articles and reviews ab
www.sf-foundation.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Editorial consultant and director of the Olaf Stapledon Centre, Will Slocombe, has announced a new call for chapters on sf and social problems. See our newsfeed for more details. www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
CFP: Utopian Studies Special Issue - Video Game Utopianism: Form, Narrative, Representation networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
CFP: Utopian Studies Special Issue Video Game Utopianism: Form, Narrative, Representation (15 Sept 2025 abstracts; 1 June 2026 papers) | H-Net
Utopian Studies Special Issue Video Game Utopianism: Form, Narrative, Representation Guest Editors: Stacy Gillis and Jon Quayle, Newcastle University (U.K.)Deadline for abstracts: September 15, 2025...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
CFP: Utopian Studies Special Issue - Video Game Utopianism: Form, Narrative, Representation networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
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So on Friday @languageinsociety.bsky.social published my new article, Against the Game! It explores toponymic politics in one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time, asking how Civilization players engage with coloniality & placenames 🧵 #Sociolinguistics #PopCulture buff.ly/PiQVW50
Against the game: Sid Meier’s Civilization and vernacular theories of language | Language in Society | Cambridge Core
Against the game: Sid Meier’s Civilization and vernacular theories of language
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June 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So on Friday @languageinsociety.bsky.social published my new article, Against the Game! It explores toponymic politics in one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time, asking how Civilization players engage with coloniality & placenames 🧵 #Sociolinguistics #PopCulture buff.ly/PiQVW50
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Today is the day! Take a look at the CFP for the 2026 Biennial Conference of The Society of 19th-Century Americanists: UNDERGROUND
www.c19society.org/2026-confere...
The Conference website will go up at the end of April / early May, and submissions will be due Sept 5th.
www.c19society.org/2026-confere...
The Conference website will go up at the end of April / early May, and submissions will be due Sept 5th.
2026 Conference CFP | C19 Society
www.c19society.org
February 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today is the day! Take a look at the CFP for the 2026 Biennial Conference of The Society of 19th-Century Americanists: UNDERGROUND
www.c19society.org/2026-confere...
The Conference website will go up at the end of April / early May, and submissions will be due Sept 5th.
www.c19society.org/2026-confere...
The Conference website will go up at the end of April / early May, and submissions will be due Sept 5th.
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Science Fiction Film and Television | Call for Co-Editors
Deadline: 1st August 2025
Find out more and how to apply: bit.ly/SFFTV-CFE-25
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social @baftss-sff-sig.bsky.social @horrorlex.bsky.social
Deadline: 1st August 2025
Find out more and how to apply: bit.ly/SFFTV-CFE-25
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social @baftss-sff-sig.bsky.social @horrorlex.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Science Fiction Film and Television | Call for Co-Editors
Deadline: 1st August 2025
Find out more and how to apply: bit.ly/SFFTV-CFE-25
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social @baftss-sff-sig.bsky.social @horrorlex.bsky.social
Deadline: 1st August 2025
Find out more and how to apply: bit.ly/SFFTV-CFE-25
@gerrycanavan.bsky.social @baftss-sff-sig.bsky.social @horrorlex.bsky.social
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Would you like to edit one of the most prestigious sf journals? (Deadline: 1 June). www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
SF Foundation UK News Science Fiction Journal
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction is a critical peer-reviewed literary magazine established in 1972 that publishes articles and reviews ab
www.sf-foundation.org
February 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Would you like to edit one of the most prestigious sf journals? (Deadline: 1 June). www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
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📢Exciting opportunity: @c21literature.bsky.social is seeking a new editor for a three-year term, to start on 19th May 2025
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
Editorship of <em>C21 Literature</em>
C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings is the journal of the British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies (BACLS). The journal is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publica...
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March 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📢Exciting opportunity: @c21literature.bsky.social is seeking a new editor for a three-year term, to start on 19th May 2025
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
C21, the journal of BACLS, is dedicated to examining the genres, forms of publication & circulation of 21C writings.
More details on the role: c21.openlibhums.org/news/793/
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Call for papers: The 43rd Annual West Indian Literature Conference
The University of Miami, Coral Gables
Department of English & Creative Writing and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies
October 8-11, 2025
More information available in the link: www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
The University of Miami, Coral Gables
Department of English & Creative Writing and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies
October 8-11, 2025
More information available in the link: www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Call for papers: The 43rd Annual West Indian Literature Conference
The University of Miami, Coral Gables
Department of English & Creative Writing and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies
October 8-11, 2025
More information available in the link: www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
The University of Miami, Coral Gables
Department of English & Creative Writing and Hemispheric Caribbean Studies
October 8-11, 2025
More information available in the link: www.jwilonline.org/call-for-pap...
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Matthew Leggatt, a senior lecturer in English and American literature @uniwinchester.bsky.social spoke to New York–based news website Business Insider about how the state of world politics explains the success of post-apocalyptic TV shows like Paradise. Read the article here tinyurl.com/2jd3nyvt
Why can’t we get enough of post-apocalyptic shows like ‘Paradise,’ ‘Fallout,’ and ‘Silo’? Just look around you.
R.E.M. once sang: “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.” For buzzy bunker-based
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March 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Matthew Leggatt, a senior lecturer in English and American literature @uniwinchester.bsky.social spoke to New York–based news website Business Insider about how the state of world politics explains the success of post-apocalyptic TV shows like Paradise. Read the article here tinyurl.com/2jd3nyvt
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Call for Papers: British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies – What Happens Now Conference (BACLS-WHN)
10-12th June 2025, University of Stirling
Proposal Deadline: Friday, 7 February
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10-12th June 2025, University of Stirling
Proposal Deadline: Friday, 7 February
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January 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Call for Papers: British Association for Contemporary Literary Studies – What Happens Now Conference (BACLS-WHN)
10-12th June 2025, University of Stirling
Proposal Deadline: Friday, 7 February
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10-12th June 2025, University of Stirling
Proposal Deadline: Friday, 7 February
docs.google.com/forms/d/1MQD...
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The latest Imaginaire issue is packed with post-horror! Essays on A24 hegemony, Jordan Peele, THE FEAST, MIDSOMMAR, HAGAZUSSA, HIS HOUSE + more. Mostly in English, certains en français. Entirely #openaccess. Ed. Vincent Jaunas @universitereims.bsky.social #horror
doi.org/10.34929/ima...
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November 25, 2024 at 2:58 PM
The latest Imaginaire issue is packed with post-horror! Essays on A24 hegemony, Jordan Peele, THE FEAST, MIDSOMMAR, HAGAZUSSA, HIS HOUSE + more. Mostly in English, certains en français. Entirely #openaccess. Ed. Vincent Jaunas @universitereims.bsky.social #horror
doi.org/10.34929/ima...
doi.org/10.34929/ima...
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The cfp for CRSF 2025 is now available. crsfhome.home.blog/call-for-pap...
Call For Papers
*Call for papers for CRSF 2025 now OPEN* Current Research in Speculative Fiction 2025 15th Annual Conference 3rd & 4th July 2025 University of Liverpool (Hybrid) Theme: Boundaries: transgressio…
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December 18, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The cfp for CRSF 2025 is now available. crsfhome.home.blog/call-for-pap...
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I’m organizing an international workshop at Roskilde University in May 2025 on the connection between speculative fiction & speculative finance. Sherryl Vint from UC Riverside will be giving the keynote and there’s some funding for participants. Consider applying! alirizataskale.com/2024/11/06/i...
November 7, 2024 at 11:14 AM
I’m organizing an international workshop at Roskilde University in May 2025 on the connection between speculative fiction & speculative finance. Sherryl Vint from UC Riverside will be giving the keynote and there’s some funding for participants. Consider applying! alirizataskale.com/2024/11/06/i...
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Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
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Society for Caribbean Studies 48th Annual Conference CALL FOR PAPERS
Location: Bristol
Date: 2-4 July 2025
Deadline for abstracts: 13 January 2025
Full CfP can be found here: community-languages.org.uk/scs/conferen...
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Location: Bristol
Date: 2-4 July 2025
Deadline for abstracts: 13 January 2025
Full CfP can be found here: community-languages.org.uk/scs/conferen...
But wait.... there's more!
Call for Papers: 48th Annual Conference 2025 – Society for Caribbean Studies
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October 31, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Society for Caribbean Studies 48th Annual Conference CALL FOR PAPERS
Location: Bristol
Date: 2-4 July 2025
Deadline for abstracts: 13 January 2025
Full CfP can be found here: community-languages.org.uk/scs/conferen...
But wait.... there's more!
Location: Bristol
Date: 2-4 July 2025
Deadline for abstracts: 13 January 2025
Full CfP can be found here: community-languages.org.uk/scs/conferen...
But wait.... there's more!
CFP: "Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: Representations of Detroit and their Ideological, Political, and Ethical Subtexts," June 11-13,
2025, Université Jean Monnet and Cité du Design, Saint-Etienne, France; abstracts due before February 10, 2025 eclla.univ-st-etienne.fr/fr/manifesta...
2025, Université Jean Monnet and Cité du Design, Saint-Etienne, France; abstracts due before February 10, 2025 eclla.univ-st-etienne.fr/fr/manifesta...
Appels à communication "triomphe, chute et renaissance" - Université Jean Monnet
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October 27, 2024 at 2:36 AM
CFP: "Rise, Fall, and Rebirth: Representations of Detroit and their Ideological, Political, and Ethical Subtexts," June 11-13,
2025, Université Jean Monnet and Cité du Design, Saint-Etienne, France; abstracts due before February 10, 2025 eclla.univ-st-etienne.fr/fr/manifesta...
2025, Université Jean Monnet and Cité du Design, Saint-Etienne, France; abstracts due before February 10, 2025 eclla.univ-st-etienne.fr/fr/manifesta...
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You can now purchase tickets for our online conference Women in the Black Fantastic. Full details can be found at www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
SF Foundation UK News Science Fiction Journal
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction is a critical peer-reviewed literary magazine established in 1972 that publishes articles and reviews ab
www.sf-foundation.org
September 10, 2024 at 12:32 PM
You can now purchase tickets for our online conference Women in the Black Fantastic. Full details can be found at www.sf-foundation.org/fresh-about
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#CFP for a new #OLHJournal Special Collection: "Gaming and the Humanities: Interdisciplinary Essays on The Last of Us (2013 –)", guest-edited by Adrienne Mortimer and Kate Spowage. Abstract deadline 📆 1st May 2024:
olh.openlibhums.org/news/699/ Please RT, thanks!
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Call for OLHJ Special Collection Articles: Gaming and the Humanities: Interdisciplinary Essays on The Last of Us (2013 –)
In this special collection, we aim to explore the generative potential of gaming for the humanities. Since the 1990s, scholarly traditions of videogame analysis have emerged, effectively underwriting ...
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April 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM
#CFP for a new #OLHJournal Special Collection: "Gaming and the Humanities: Interdisciplinary Essays on The Last of Us (2013 –)", guest-edited by Adrienne Mortimer and Kate Spowage. Abstract deadline 📆 1st May 2024:
olh.openlibhums.org/news/699/ Please RT, thanks!
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CFP! New C21Literature Special Issue: The Century at 25. Is there still an appetite for trying to name or periodise the present literary moment? Who has been excluded from these definitional activities? What is the century’s literature at 25? Deadline: 26 April 2024: c21.openlibhums.org/news/672/
January 19, 2024 at 4:57 PM
CFP! New C21Literature Special Issue: The Century at 25. Is there still an appetite for trying to name or periodise the present literary moment? Who has been excluded from these definitional activities? What is the century’s literature at 25? Deadline: 26 April 2024: c21.openlibhums.org/news/672/