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BAAS Annual Conference - Glasgow 2026 - British Association for American Studies
The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st annual British Association for American…
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📨 You are invited to our annual conference. BAAS 2026 will be held at the University of Glasgow in April 2026 🎉
Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
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Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
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What's New?
Head to our website to discover the latest opportunities, publications, CFPs, & more!
Head to our website to discover the latest opportunities, publications, CFPs, & more!
Digest Submission Archive - British Association for American Studies
Promoting, supporting and encouraging the study of the United States since 1955
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November 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What's New?
Head to our website to discover the latest opportunities, publications, CFPs, & more!
Head to our website to discover the latest opportunities, publications, CFPs, & more!
⚠️ There are now less than 2 weeks until our 2025 Postgraduate Symposium ⚠️
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
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The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
BAAS Postgraduate Symposium 2025
‘The people favored and the people oppressed’: The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America
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November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
⚠️ There are now less than 2 weeks until our 2025 Postgraduate Symposium ⚠️
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
The event, titled '"The people favored and the people oppressed": The Unequal Struggle for Equality and Rights in America', will take place on 26th November in Middlesbrough & online.
Sign up now:
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Many years ago I had the privilege of an Eccles Institute fellowship, and the chances it gave me to do sustained research in the BL's amazing collections was invaluable. Apply now!
Eccles Institute at the British Library is now inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme.
Applications are due before 19th December.
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Applications are due before 19th December.
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Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowships: applications now open - British Association for American Studies
The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. If you are working on any kind of project about the…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Many years ago I had the privilege of an Eccles Institute fellowship, and the chances it gave me to do sustained research in the BL's amazing collections was invaluable. Apply now!
Thanks to the hard work of Green BAAS member & Hull PhD student Sam Hawksford White, we are pleased to share this report which investigates academics’ practices & experiences of teaching the US environment in UK Higher Education (in/beyond American studies programmes).
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Green BAAS Teaching Audit: A Report on Environmental Pedagogies in UK American Studies - British Association for American Studies
GREEN BAAS, the sustainability and environmental network of the British Association of American Studies, is pleased and excited to share with BAAS members something that has been brewing for quite a…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Thanks to the hard work of Green BAAS member & Hull PhD student Sam Hawksford White, we are pleased to share this report which investigates academics’ practices & experiences of teaching the US environment in UK Higher Education (in/beyond American studies programmes).
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REMINDER: The BAAS Awards are open for applications. 🏆
These rewards include...
* Research Assistant Awards
* School, Undergrad, & Postgrad Essay Awards
* Teaching Prizes
& more
Apply before 17th December!
These rewards include...
* Research Assistant Awards
* School, Undergrad, & Postgrad Essay Awards
* Teaching Prizes
& more
Apply before 17th December!
2026 BAAS Awards - British Association for American Studies
Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistant awards, supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2026 Awards are now…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
REMINDER: The BAAS Awards are open for applications. 🏆
These rewards include...
* Research Assistant Awards
* School, Undergrad, & Postgrad Essay Awards
* Teaching Prizes
& more
Apply before 17th December!
These rewards include...
* Research Assistant Awards
* School, Undergrad, & Postgrad Essay Awards
* Teaching Prizes
& more
Apply before 17th December!
📣 There's still time to submit your proposal for Targeted Research Panel funding. BAAS will award up to £5000 over three years to successful applicants. The application window closes on 14th November.
BAAS 2026 - University of Glasgow 9-11 April 2026 - British Association for American Studies
BAAS Annual Conference 2026 Call for Papers The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📣 There's still time to submit your proposal for Targeted Research Panel funding. BAAS will award up to £5000 over three years to successful applicants. The application window closes on 14th November.
Participants are invited for the Native Hawai’i Fiction and Poetry Reading Group hosted by CISCS. The group will meet online monthly to recent works by various Native Hawai’ian authors.
First meeting: 28th Nov
First meeting: 28th Nov
Centre for Indigenous and Settler Colonial Studies (CISCS) Native Hawai'i Fiction and Poetry Reading Group - British Association for American Studies
Are you interested in joining the Fiction and Poetry Reading Group hosted by CISCS? This academic year, the group will take place online and will meet once per month to discuss a range of texts from…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Participants are invited for the Native Hawai’i Fiction and Poetry Reading Group hosted by CISCS. The group will meet online monthly to recent works by various Native Hawai’ian authors.
First meeting: 28th Nov
First meeting: 28th Nov
CFP: “Worth the Postage”: Thoreau’s Correspondence
Thoreau Society, 8th-12th July 2026
Abstracts must be shared by 10th December.
Thoreau Society, 8th-12th July 2026
Abstracts must be shared by 10th December.
CFP: “Worth the Postage”: Thoreau’s Correspondence (Thoreau Society Annual Gathering, 8-12 July 2026) - British Association for American Studies
The theme of the next Thoreau Society Annual Gathering (8-12 July 2026, Concord, MA) is "Living Well: Thoreau, Health, and Flourishing." Please find below a call for papers for a panel titled "'Worth…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
CFP: “Worth the Postage”: Thoreau’s Correspondence
Thoreau Society, 8th-12th July 2026
Abstracts must be shared by 10th December.
Thoreau Society, 8th-12th July 2026
Abstracts must be shared by 10th December.
Eccles Institute at the British Library is now inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme.
Applications are due before 19th December.
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Applications are due before 19th December.
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Eccles Institute Visiting Fellowships: applications now open - British Association for American Studies
The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania at the British Library is inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme. If you are working on any kind of project about the…
baas.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Eccles Institute at the British Library is now inviting applications for its 2026–2027 Visiting Fellowship programme.
Applications are due before 19th December.
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Applications are due before 19th December.
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The application deadline has been extended for 2026-27 long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library until 21st November. Short-term fellowships are also available (closing 8th December).
Apply now:
Apply now:
Newbury Library 2026-27 Fellowships - Deadline Extended - British Association for American Studies
Application deadline extended for 2026-27 long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library! The Newberry Library’s long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space,…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The application deadline has been extended for 2026-27 long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library until 21st November. Short-term fellowships are also available (closing 8th December).
Apply now:
Apply now:
Call for roundtable participants for BAAS 2026! If you are interested in joining a session on American Studies at post-92 / ‘modern’ universities, please see:
Call for roundtable participants, BAAS Annual Conference 2026 - British Association for American Studies
We are putting together a roundtable to submit to BAAS 2026 about American Studies at post-92 or 'modern' universities. We hope to recruit some historians or political scientists to our panel, which…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Call for roundtable participants for BAAS 2026! If you are interested in joining a session on American Studies at post-92 / ‘modern’ universities, please see:
Don't miss this week (6th & 7th)...
The RSAA online Conference on US Policy towards Asia of Trump's second term.
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The RSAA online Conference on US Policy towards Asia of Trump's second term.
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RSAA Online Conference - Trump 2.0: US Policy Towards Asia - British Association for American Studies
The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, with the FCDOA and International Institute for Asian Studies, will hold a two-day online conference (6–7 November) discussing US policy across Asia under…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Don't miss this week (6th & 7th)...
The RSAA online Conference on US Policy towards Asia of Trump's second term.
Learn more:
The RSAA online Conference on US Policy towards Asia of Trump's second term.
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Elisabeth Bouzonviller will deliver a talk on Zelda Fitzgerald as part of the Transatlantic Literature Women Series. The event will take place in Glasgow on 11th November & is free to attend.
Transatlantic Literature Women Series: Talk on Zelda Fitzgerald - British Association for American Studies
Renowned Fitzgerald scholar, Elisabeth Bouzonviller, will give an in-person talk on Zelda Fitzgerald in Glasgow on Tuesday 11 November, as part of the Transatlantic Literary Women Series funded by a…
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October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Elisabeth Bouzonviller will deliver a talk on Zelda Fitzgerald as part of the Transatlantic Literature Women Series. The event will take place in Glasgow on 11th November & is free to attend.
🏆 BAAS Awards 2026 🏆
The BAAS Awards are back & accepting submissions! Click through the link to see available awards...
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Deadline: 17th December
The BAAS Awards are back & accepting submissions! Click through the link to see available awards...
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Deadline: 17th December
2026 BAAS Awards NOW OPEN! - British Association for American Studies
Each year, BAAS offers a growing list of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research awards supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2026 awards are now open for…
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October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🏆 BAAS Awards 2026 🏆
The BAAS Awards are back & accepting submissions! Click through the link to see available awards...
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Deadline: 17th December
The BAAS Awards are back & accepting submissions! Click through the link to see available awards...
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Deadline: 17th December
Dr. Tim Galsworthy will deliver the Annual History Lecture at Lincoln Bishop University, offering insights into the relationships between the Republican Party & Civil War memory.
Thursday 11th December | 5:30pm | Free
Thursday 11th December | 5:30pm | Free
Lincoln Bishop University Annual History Lecture - British Association for American Studies
On Thursday 11th December, Dr. Tim Galsworthy will deliver the Annual History Lecture at Lincoln Bishop University. In this lecture, Dr. Galsworthy will discuss the key findings of his new book "The…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dr. Tim Galsworthy will deliver the Annual History Lecture at Lincoln Bishop University, offering insights into the relationships between the Republican Party & Civil War memory.
Thursday 11th December | 5:30pm | Free
Thursday 11th December | 5:30pm | Free
#cfp Proposals are welcomed for the Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) annual conference.
The conference will take place at University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in June 2026.
Submit abstracts before 12th January 2026!
The conference will take place at University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in June 2026.
Submit abstracts before 12th January 2026!
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) 2026 Conference: Call for Papers - British Association for American Studies
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) welcomes proposals for its annual conference, hosted by the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
#cfp Proposals are welcomed for the Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) annual conference.
The conference will take place at University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in June 2026.
Submit abstracts before 12th January 2026!
The conference will take place at University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in June 2026.
Submit abstracts before 12th January 2026!
OPPORTUNITY: Expressions of interest for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships to be held at the University of East Anglia are invited.
Deadline: 17th November
Learn more:
Deadline: 17th November
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University of East Anglia: Leverhulme Trust ECF - British Association for American Studies
UEA: 2026 call for the Postdoc Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
OPPORTUNITY: Expressions of interest for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships to be held at the University of East Anglia are invited.
Deadline: 17th November
Learn more:
Deadline: 17th November
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The CFP for the @officialbaas.bsky.social Annual Conference is now live! Join us at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social in April 2026 to mark the 250-year anniversary of 1776, with amazing keynote speakers already lined up!
Deadline: Friday 28th November 2025
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Deadline: Friday 28th November 2025
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BAAS 2026 - University of Glasgow 9-11 April 2026 - British Association for American Studies
BAAS Annual Conference 2026 Call for Papers The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st a...
baas.ac.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The CFP for the @officialbaas.bsky.social Annual Conference is now live! Join us at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social in April 2026 to mark the 250-year anniversary of 1776, with amazing keynote speakers already lined up!
Deadline: Friday 28th November 2025
baas.ac.uk/conferences/...
Deadline: Friday 28th November 2025
baas.ac.uk/conferences/...
📙 Remarkable books in AmStudies published by European scholars in 2024/25 are eligible for EAAS's American Studies Network Book Prize! 🥇
Learn more: buff.ly/0blUDZv
Deadline: 9th Jan 2026
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Deadline: 9th Jan 2026
American Studies Network/EAAS Book Prize - British Association for American Studies
The American Studies Network biennial book prize is open for submissions until 9 January 2026. Books published in English by European scholars in calendar years 2024 and 2025 are eligible for…
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October 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📙 Remarkable books in AmStudies published by European scholars in 2024/25 are eligible for EAAS's American Studies Network Book Prize! 🥇
Learn more: buff.ly/0blUDZv
Deadline: 9th Jan 2026
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Deadline: 9th Jan 2026
#cfp Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics
Proposals are sought for an edited collection which expands scholarly conversation about the global production of the American Western in comics from across different countries.
Deadline: 14th Dec
Proposals are sought for an edited collection which expands scholarly conversation about the global production of the American Western in comics from across different countries.
Deadline: 14th Dec
CFP - Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics - British Association for American Studies
A call for papers for an edited collection, provisionally titled: Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics. The collection seeks to gather a range of focused and…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#cfp Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics
Proposals are sought for an edited collection which expands scholarly conversation about the global production of the American Western in comics from across different countries.
Deadline: 14th Dec
Proposals are sought for an edited collection which expands scholarly conversation about the global production of the American Western in comics from across different countries.
Deadline: 14th Dec
BAAS promotes research by people of colour, LGBTQ+ communities, & disability communities through Targeted Research Panel funding.
Successful applicants receive up to £5000 & will present at BAAS 2026 in Glasgow + the 2027 or 2028 conference.
Deadline; 14th November 2025
Successful applicants receive up to £5000 & will present at BAAS 2026 in Glasgow + the 2027 or 2028 conference.
Deadline; 14th November 2025
BAAS Annual Conference - Glasgow 2026 - British Association for American Studies
The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st annual British Association for American…
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October 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
BAAS promotes research by people of colour, LGBTQ+ communities, & disability communities through Targeted Research Panel funding.
Successful applicants receive up to £5000 & will present at BAAS 2026 in Glasgow + the 2027 or 2028 conference.
Deadline; 14th November 2025
Successful applicants receive up to £5000 & will present at BAAS 2026 in Glasgow + the 2027 or 2028 conference.
Deadline; 14th November 2025
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Call for papers for the edited collection, Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics: williamgrady.co.uk/cfp/
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025.
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Call for papers for the edited collection, Beyond the American Western: Picturing the Far West in Global Comics: williamgrady.co.uk/cfp/
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025.
Deadline for proposals: 14th December 2025.
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Glasgow people! Join us on Tuesday 11 November at 4pm for an in-person Tea with TLW event, where we'll be joined by the incredible Elisabeth Bouzonviller for a talk on Zelda Fitzgerald! #AmericanLiterature #Glasgow 📚💙
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In-Person Tea With TLW: Professor Elisabeth Bouzonviller on “Zelda Fitzgerald’s Multimedia Self-Portraiture, from Provocative Flapper to Subdued Clinic Inmate”
Please join us for an in-person Tea with the Transatlantic Literary Women event on Tuesday 11 November. We’re meeting in room 202, 4 University Gardens, University of Glasgow. Come and enjoy refres…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Glasgow people! Join us on Tuesday 11 November at 4pm for an in-person Tea with TLW event, where we'll be joined by the incredible Elisabeth Bouzonviller for a talk on Zelda Fitzgerald! #AmericanLiterature #Glasgow 📚💙
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📨 You are invited to our annual conference. BAAS 2026 will be held at the University of Glasgow in April 2026 🎉
Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
buff.ly/xAdQJB8
Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
buff.ly/xAdQJB8
BAAS Annual Conference - Glasgow 2026 - British Association for American Studies
The College of Arts & Humanities and Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies at the University of Glasgow are delighted to invite submissions for the 71st annual British Association for American…
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October 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
📨 You are invited to our annual conference. BAAS 2026 will be held at the University of Glasgow in April 2026 🎉
Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
buff.ly/xAdQJB8
Proposals are welcomed for papers, panels, & roundtables. Creative departures from the traditional panel format are encouraged. These should be shared by 28th November.
buff.ly/xAdQJB8
2026 will mark 90 years since the publication of Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!".
The Faulkner Studies network are calling for papers that respond to any aspect of the novel, to be delivered during an online conference next May.
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The Faulkner Studies network are calling for papers that respond to any aspect of the novel, to be delivered during an online conference next May.
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The Dark House: Absalom, Absalom! at 90 - British Association for American Studies
2026 marks 90 years since the publication of William Faulkner’s masterwork, Absalom, Absalom! (1936). Widely considered the greatest Southern novel of all time and among the most influential literary…
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October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
2026 will mark 90 years since the publication of Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!".
The Faulkner Studies network are calling for papers that respond to any aspect of the novel, to be delivered during an online conference next May.
Learn more:
The Faulkner Studies network are calling for papers that respond to any aspect of the novel, to be delivered during an online conference next May.
Learn more: