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The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) is a scholarly organization devoted to the study of the fantastic (broadly defined) as it appears in literature, film, and the other arts.
Submit your proposal here: iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Proposal

More information and submission details can be found at www.iafa.org
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - Submit a Proposal
iaftfita.wildapricot.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
📖 Unruly Intelligences
Projects that exemplify the role of the humanities in shaping contemporary understanding of artificial and other intelligences.

📖 Normalization and Its Discontents
Projects that explore the paradoxical concept of normalcy.

#MellonFoundation #HigherLearning #OpenCall
2026 Higher Learning Program Open Call for Concepts
The Mellon Foundation invites institutions of higher education to submit applications for research and/or curricular projects. Deadline to register is December 1, 2025.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Michael also writes fiction and plays, and performs long-form improvisational theater.

We appreciate the efforts and passion of all the applicants for this position, and we thank in advance Michael Furlong for his service to the IAFA in his new role.
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Michael Furlong is an Associate Librarian at The University of Central Florida, and is the university’s librarian for Theater and Performing Arts, Photography, and Economics. He has published scholarship and reviews, as well as scholarly anthologies.
October 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We're really looking forward to having you be there as Guest of Honor!
October 17, 2025 at 7:31 AM
* Information on the ICFA 47 call for proposals, proposal portal, registration, and hotel rooms can be found at IAFA.org/ICFA.

* The IAFA is still accepting application letters for ICFA co-host orgs for 2028 and 2031. You can find more information on the IAFA blog at IAFA.org/Blog/13550465.
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
* Our ICFA 47 room block at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside is open. Please keep in mind that available rooms might be significantly reduced by late January to avoid the IAFA having to pay the hotel for unused rooms.
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
ICFA 47 will be March 18–21, 2026, at the Marriott Orlando Airport Lakeside in Orlando, FL, US.

Complete information. including the full CfP for ICFA 47, can be found on the ICFA homepage.
Submission deadline: October 31, 2025

#IAFA #FantasticArts #ICFA47 #MetaCognition
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - The ICFA
iaftfita.wildapricot.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Thanks so much for your participation in VICFA 4. You helped make it an awesome virtual conference for everyone!
September 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thank you to VICFA 4 Distinguished Scholar Mads Haahr and his Haunted Planet Studios team (not present except in their work) for a truly different conference experience!

#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #HauntedPlanet
September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM