Conferences & Funding

“Making Knowledge in Medieval and Early Modern Literary Culture” The literature and culture of the late medieval and early modern periods were profoundly affected by the expansion of new artisanal and scientific technologies—innovations and ideas that would lead to the production and consumption of new forms of knowledge. In both periods, knowledge was conceptualized across a range of intersecting disciplines, including natural philosophy, astrology, mathematics, medicine, art, mechanics, and cartography, among others. Literature embraced, criticized, or participated in these fields in diverse ways, often examining how these new forms or categories of knowledge influenced the locus and ontology of the individual and social self. Collectively, we will investigate the ways in which medieval and early modern literature engages with scientific, technological and textual processes of making and disseminating knowledge. In addition, we are interested in discussing the

Purdue University School of Languages and Cultures 14th Annual Graduate Student Symposium March 7-8th, 2014 "Merging Borders: Language, Literature and Communication in Cross-cultural Contexts" Keynote Speakers: Dr. Dov-Ber Kerler, Indiana University and Dr. Karen Thornber, Harvard University Invited Speakers: Dr. Rafael Climent-Espino, Baylor University and Dr. Muriel Gallego, Ohio University Throughout history, previously isolated groups have come into contact with outsiders, in terms of customs, religion, and language. These interactions can yield varying results based on the specific circumstances of the cultural meeting. How well do two groups unknown to each other successfully communicate across cultural boundaries? What are the literary, linguistic, socio-political and cultural outcomes of such communication? How do cross-cultural interactions alter the way original members of the same group communicate? Research into specific interactions of this type can reveal

The Graduate English Organization (GEO) of the University of Maryland, College Park invites abstract submissions for the upcoming 7th annual interdisciplinary conference on March 7 and 8, 2014. The conference theme is “Trespassing(s),” focusing on ideas of “trespassing” as a category of physical, conceptual, or representational acts that attract the attention of various disciplines. The conference seeks to explore both the motivations for and experiences of trespassing as well as the structures of thought and power that define it. The conference will also include a plenary panel of established scholars from UMD and surrounding area. To further recognize the accomplishments of participants, the conference committee will again present a best paper award at the end our the event. Send panel proposals or individual paper abstracts as a Word Document or PDF attachment by December 22nd, 2013 to the conference organizers at: conference.geo@gmail.com . For more information, please visit t

Binghamton University's Graduate English Organization, along with the Department of English, invites graduate students to submit abstracts for the 2014 Shifting Tides, Anxious Borders Graduate Conference on Transnational American Studies. This years conference will occur on April 26th. Brown University Professor Anthony Bogues will be delivering the keynote. This years theme, "Transatlantic Modernities,” hopes to draw on interdisciplinary methods in analyzing the literature and culture exchanged across the Atlantic and informed our conceptions of the "modern". Please see the below call for papers for more information. 250 word abstracts are due March 7th, 2014. __________ Shifting Tides, Anxious Borders 2014 Graduate Conference in Transnational American Studies at Binghamton University “Transatlantic Modernities” Saturday, April 26 2014 Keynote: Anthony Bogues, Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences & Critical Theory and the Director of the