Organization studies has long accommodated critical approaches to dominant management practices, yet recently there has been increasing acknowledgement of the importance of understanding and promoting alternative forms of organizing in society (Zanoni, 2020, Dahlman et al., 2022; Schiller-Merkens, 2024). Against the backdrop of growing mass consumerism and deepening ecological breakdown, researchers are attempting to understand how new forms of social
Disability, different ability and neurodiversity are concepts that traverse boundaries, challenging disciplines to rethink foundational assumptions about identity, culture and power. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to bring together scholars from different fields to critically examine the shifting narratives, representations and lived experiences surrounding ability and difference.
How have historical understandings of disability and neurodiversity influenced contemporary poli
The uncanny captures the unsettling and the eerie—a feeling that defies boundaries between the familiar and the strange. Rooted in Freud’s exploration, the uncanny reveals how what is known and intimate can suddenly become alien, evoking dread and unease. Everyday objects, spaces, and experiences that once offered comfort transform into symbols of danger, disrupting not only our external environments but also the landscapes of our inner selves.
Food is a basic foundation of culture and society, it is vital to our health and well-being and it plays a significant role in our everyday creative engagement with nature. The shifts in activities surrounding food acquisition, preparation and consumption are not only essential for learning a culinary tradition but for examining a broader societal change.
This conference will explore food as a complex cultural product, an indicator of social, religious and political identity. It will
The conference will explore the historical and theoretical dimensions of colonial and postcolonial studies and it will focus on the impact colonialism had on political, social, economic and cultural domains. It will examine various forms of colonial domination and control as well as theories and practices of resistance.
Recognising the important role of postcolonial thought and scholarship, the conference will consider colonial discourses prevalent in different parts of the world. It
Money holds immense power — not just as a medium of exchange but as a cultural symbol, a psychological force, and a social construct. How do we ascribe meaning to money, and how does it shape our identities, relationships and values? What narratives and myths surround its use, accumulation and distribution? From its role in consumer culture to its depiction in literature, art and media, money permeates every aspect of human life, embodying ideals of wealth, power and morality.
Emotions shape the way individuals and communities navigate their personal and collective lives, influencing decisions, relationships and the structures that govern societies. They are deeply embedded in social, cultural and political contexts, acting as both a personal experience and a force that drives public action. This conference seeks to examine the central role of emotions in shaping identity, power relations and societal structures. By exploring how emotions are experienced, expressed
The concepts of migration, identity and belonging are increasingly central to understanding contemporary societies. As people move across borders — whether driven by conflict, economic opportunities, climate change or personal aspirations — migration becomes a transformative force that redefines notions of home, community and identity. This interdisciplinary conference invites scholars, researchers and practitioners from a wide range of fields to explore how migration shapes and r
This conference aims at exploring motherhood and its diverse cultural representations, while interrogating the ways in which such representations impact on individual and collective experiences of motherhood. Thus, we attempt at examining motherhood both as a personal experience and as an institution, as well as observing the nuances involved in the interaction between both.
The conference seeks to encourage dialogue around cultural concepts of motherhood by observing the cultural rol
Memory is central to contemporary life and serves as a key to personal, social and cultural identity. Scholars from diverse disciplines — philosophy, sociology, anthropology, geography, architecture, psychology, literature and the interdisciplinary field of "place studies" — have explored memory and its intersections with place. Pierre Nora’s concept of lieux de mémoire (places of memory) describes sites where "memory crystallises and secretes itself," emerg
As technology advances at an unprecedented pace, its integration into every aspect of human life presents both opportunities and profound challenges. From artificial intelligence and big data to cyber culture and the digital divide, technology reshapes our identities, societies and moral landscapes. This interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore how technological developments intersect with ethics, identity and social structures, fostering a dialogue about the role of humanity in the digi
The Department of English at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, invites submissions for the upcoming special issue of its journal Research and Criticism, (ISSN 2229-3639) on Literature and the Environment. The journal is published by Pencraft International.
Environmental Humanities is an interdisciplinary branch of knowledge that engages with a wide range of areas to address the issues relating to climate crisis. This discipline i
Creativitas: Critical Explorations in Literary Studies (e-ISSN: 3048-8575) invites scholarly contributions that delve into the complex and dynamic relationships between memory, materiality, and affect in literary and cultural studies. This annual issue seeks to unravel the intricate ways in which memory is constructed, mediated, and transformed through material objects, spatial configurations, and emotional experiences.
The first annual Film Studies in Japan (FSiJ) conference will be held at Nanzan University (Nagoya City) on March 1st, 2025. The conference will be dividied in to two sections; academic presentations and students' short films. The event is free to join, and audience members can participate in person or online (although only the academic presentations will be available for online audience members).
Academic Presentations: Presentations will be held in panels of three and should not exc
Experiencing one’s life as a perpetual change rather than something constant has become more and more frequent in the contemporary world. Travelling has gained new dimensions — it is no longer associated merely with tourism, but it often turns out to be a way of life or even a figure of human condition. The homo viator of our times intentionally moves from country to country
Special Issue for Messengers from the Stars: On Science Fiction and Fantasy
Traditionally distinguished by the presence of supernatural or magical elements, otherworldly settings, epic quests and archetypal characters, Fantasy fiction has been an incredibly popular genre since its inception. Indeed, as highlighted by scholars like John Clute, much of world fiction “has been described, at one time or ano
Call for Chapters | Variational Translation: Practical and Theoretical Explorations
This edited volume seeks to include quality works which provide new insights into the practical and theoretical explorations of variational translation.
EDITORS Dr. Chuanmao Tian, Professor, Centre for Translation Studies, Yangtze University, China, Jingzhou, China Dr. Juntao Deng, Professor, School of Foreign Languages, Wuhan Institute of Technology,
The “Hotels, Inns and Motels International Conference in Toulouse invites scholars to reflect upon the way places of temporary hospitality have structured space and displacements in English-speaking countries and therefore reveal the stakes and forms of hospitality. From British 19th-century inns to the motel chains dotting the endless US interstate landscapes, these spaces offer a temporary home to their dwellers, and perform commercial, social, political and symbolic functions
From campaigns against disenfranchisement to protests against sexual and gender-based violence, feminism has historically combined dissent—against exclusion, subordination, and prevailing power structures—with a focus on the imperative for social and political transformation. This issue of Rejoinder explores the history of feminist dissent and how it has shifted through the decades, both for activists and academics. In addition to a historical focus, we seek to address contemporar
We are pleased to invite researchers, academics, and practitioners to contribute chapters to the upcoming edited book titled Multi-Task Learning in Science and Engineering. This book will explore the intersection of Deep Learning and Multi-Task Learning (MTL), offering insights into methods, techniques, and applications across a wide range of scientific and engineering domains
The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) had its 6th anniversary in full force in May 2024. Undebatable, it triggered a chain reaction with many other jurisdictions adapting their own regulations, which is often told as a success story. However, is it though?
The original proposition was to improve compliance with data protection law in the EU by harmonization. In particular with other emerging regulations in mind (regulating data flows, artificial intelligence, an
The question of the relationship between literature and the other arts, or, to an even greater extent, as in the case of this call for papers, between literature and other cultural spheres, has always engaged and fascinated the discipline which, by a now accredited and established convention, is generally referred to as comparative liter
Retellings and Representation in the Ramakatha Tradition: Critical Perspectives [ISBN: 978-81-952119-4-4]
Editor: Dr. Pallavi Mishra, Assistant Professor of English, SDM Govt PG College, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Manuscripts in MS Word (4,000—8,000 words) adhering to MLA 9th edition formatting guidelines should be sent to pallavi.engdhe@gmail.com by 31 December 2024.
