Dear colleagues,

I take the liberty to ask, on behalf of a group of historians, literary scholars and Spanish citizens, your support for this initiative to set up a museum in the memory of Emilia Pardo Bazán. Those who want to support it, please send your names and affiliations as soon as possible. The fate of the building will be decided in the…[Read more]

Proposals are sought for “Multilingualism in the Global Mediterranean,” a non-Guaranteed, joint Forum Session sponsored by CLCS Mediterranean and CLCS Global Arab and Arab American.

Interplay of Arabic and European languages in the literary and cultural production of the Mediterranean in light of the region’s long-standing history of mob…[Read more]

The Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas/International Association of Galdós Scholars announces a new initiative: the Harriet S. Turner Book Subvention Grants.

The Harriet S. Turner Book Subvention Grants in the amount of up to $2,000.00 are offered annually, on a competitive basis, to AIG members requiring subventions to publish their b…[Read more]

Gender and Black Subjectivities in Spain Today
What radical acts of visibility and resistance are being mobilized by the work of Afro-descendants in Spain? What genres, visual and verbal imagery are used to subvert gender and racial categories to redefine Spain today?

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 15 March 2021

Benita Sampedro…[Read more]

Gender and Black Subjectivities in Spain Today
What radical acts of visibility and resistance are being mobilized by the work of Afro-descendants in Spain? What genres, visual and verbal imagery are used to subvert gender and racial categories to redefine Spain today?

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 15 March 2021

Benita Sampedro…[Read more]

The Politics and Poetics of Translation in the Global Hispanophone

Multilingualism within the Global Hispanophone signals the past colonial routes and present migratory flows that complicate the social cohesion national literatures purport to consolidate. Issues of translation, therefore, are steeped in both national and regional tensions,…[Read more]

The Politics and Poetics of Translation in the Global Hispanophone

Multilingualism within the Global Hispanophone signals the past colonial routes and present migratory flows that complicate the social cohesion national literatures purport to consolidate. Issues of translation, therefore, are steeped in both national and regional tensions,…[Read more]

When the MLA Went Global: What is Global in the Global Hispanophone?
The Global Hispanophone Forum is organizing a round table with seven participants representing the different global forums in the MLA
This panel seeks to interrogate the notion of the global from different angles. What is global in the Global Hispanophone, Lusophone,…[Read more]

Teaching the Cultures of Portuguese Speaking Countries
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This session is interested in discussing the methodological and epistemological challenges/opportunities of teaching the cultures of the Portuguese speaking countries around the world. 200-word abstract + short bio.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 15 March 2021

Marcus V. C. B…[Read more]

1822-2022: Rethinking Brazilian Independence Today
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Session examines legacies and contradictions of 200 years of Brazilian independence. Literary, artistic, or historical approaches with a focus on questions of race, democracy, or citizenship are especially welcome. 200-word abstract + short bio.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 15…[Read more]

The Ends of the Lusotropical Consensus
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Papers addressing challenges to Lusotropicalism by the rise of new political and cultural subjects across the Portuguese-speaking world. New literary voices, poetics and politics of the archive, racism, memory, iconoclasm. 200-word abstract + short bio.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, 15 March…[Read more]

Water: Memory, Ecology, and Politics in the Lusophone World
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Papers addressing the literary and cultural significance of water the Portuguese-speaking world. We welcome papers on rivers, seas, oceans, dams, access to water, droughts, environmental impacts, ritualistic practices, and others. 200-word abstract + short bio.

Deadline for…[Read more]

The Week of Modern Art 100 Years Later
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Papers exploring Lusophone modernist cultural expressions or topics. Panel reconsiders legacy, cultural influence, and contemporary relevance of the 1922 events. Comparative, transatlantic, and theoretical approaches are especially welcome. 200-word abstract + short bio.
Deadline for…[Read more]

Crime Fiction in Portuguese
Papers addressing crime fiction from the Portuguese-speaking world across periods. A dialogue with the genre and/or comparative and transatlantic approaches, as well as cultural, social, and political analyses are welcome. 200-word abstract + bio.

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Tania…[Read more]

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Senior Preceptor in Portuguese

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

The Department of Romance Languages & Literatures seeks applications for a senior preceptor in Portuguese. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2021. The senior preceptor will be responsible for teaching three courses…[Read more]

CFP MLA Forum LLC 18th & 19th Century Spanish and Iberian sessions for MLA 2022:
Scientific Myth and Mythic Science in 18th-19thC Iberia
Concepts of scientific practice, development, and knowledge in dialogue with, or opposition to, myth, folklore, superstition, magic, prophecy, and traditional belief/wisdom. Brief CV & 200-word abstracts. Deadline…[Read more]