We are sad to report that Professor Dorota Filipczak, Head of the Department of Intermedial, Canadian and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Lodz, Poland, has died. From almost the beginning, since she came as a visiting scholar to the University of Durham in the late 1980s, Dorota has been a supporter of the biennial …
A virtual international conference, 24‒26 June 2021 From the Cliffs of Moher to the Valley of the Elwy, from leafy countrysides to city centres “smeared” with everyday life, Gerard Manley Hopkins was acutely attuned to environmental conditions. The 2021 international Hopkins conference, to be held virtually 24 to 26 June 2021, will consider the many …
4th June 1939 – 12th October, 2020. The death of Professor Stephen Prickett on 12th October, 2020 was a moment of great loss and sadness for all scholars in the field of literature and religion. Born in Sierre Leone, Stephen began his academic teaching career in Nigeria after a B.A. in Cambridge, followed by a PGCE in Oxford. After he had completed …
Dear ISRLC community, Like everyone right now, we as a Society find ourselves in uncharted territory. We are unable to absorb fully the immediate effects of the global pandemic, and even less can we ascertain the extent of its fallout. Like many institutions, organisations, groups, and indeed businesses, we have been forced to speculate on …
Call for Papers:The Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM) 2020 conference will be held at the University of Bedfordshire UK (Bedford Campus) 29-30 June 2020.The theme of the conference is: “The Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements: Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches.”The aim of the conference is to facilitate critical and …
Call for Papers Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts, invites submissions for forthcoming issues in 2020 and beyond. Postscripts (Equinox) is a fully refereed journal devoted to the academic study of scriptures around the globe, with a particular focus on the use and reception of sacred texts in both historical and …
Call for Papers Special Issue of Literature and Theology: An International Journal of Religion, Theory and Culture(OUP) ‘Postcolonial women’s writing and material religion: new directions’ Edited by Fiona Darroch and Alison Jasper (expected publication date March 2021) A trend in expressions of materiality, or ‘material religion’/ ‘material culture’ has emerged within (the contested parameters of) postcolonial …
2019 International Conference on Religion, Culture and Art – ICRCA 2019 September (Xi’an)Call for Papers: September 21-22, 2019Venue: Xi’an Guangcheng Hotel, Xi’an, China Planning is now in hand for 2019 International Conference on Religion, Culture and Art – ICRCA 2019, which, as you may know, will be held in Xi’an, China, on September 21-22 2019. Conference provides …
Digital Sacred Texts: Materiality, Performance, Theory 26–27 May 2020 Dublin City University (Dublin, Ireland) DCU School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music The “digital turn” continues to have far-reaching implications, including for the use of sacred texts: from individuals to religious communities to academia, people are increasingly engaging with scriptures in digital formats. For many, this shift from …
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ONE DAY CONFERENCE: Gender, Power and Change in Scotland COME AND MEET LESLEY RIDDOCH & Friends! Facing Down Resistance Gender, Power and Change in Scotland An event organised by the Gender Studies Programme (& friends) at Stirling University, MONDAY May 20, 2019 To be held at: Creative Stirling, 44 King Street, Stirling. FK8 1AY (Doors open 9.15am …
