April 9 – April 11, 2026

University of Glasgow

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 Studies conference at the University of Glasgow, to
be held from Thurs 9th to Sat 11th April 2026. We look forward to welcoming the
international American Studies community to our beautiful West End campus.

This will be the first BAAS conference in Glasgow since 1999, and the first in Scotland
since 2008. The conference coincides with the 250-year anniversary of 1776 and thus
offers opportunities for new scholarly appraisal; 2026 also marks the University of
Glasgow’s 575th Anniversary. We are delighted to announce Professor Mia Bay
(Cambridge), Professor Sinéad Moynihan (Exeter), and Professor Simon Newman
(Institute for Research in the Humanities) as, respectively, the 2026 Journal of
American Studies, Eccles Centre and Andrew Hook Centre keynote speakers.

The University has long been a hub for the study, understanding and teaching of American,
Transatlantic, Canadian, and Caribbean Studies. The College of Arts & Humanities at
Glasgow is strongly committed to interdisciplinary studies and we work in long-term
partnership with the cultural sector (both locally, for example, we are home to
the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery – and thus important Whistler and Charles Rennie
Mackintosh collections) and internationally. We are renowned for our pioneering research
on Glasgow’s – and Scotland’s – Atlantic history, particularly in relation to slavery, and we
are home to the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies.

We also host the Scottish Council
on Global Affairs with its expertise in diplomacy, politics and intelligence studies, and
the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts & Humanities, currently the only national DTP and
a hub for PhD students from 17 institutions across Scotland. The Andrew Hook Centre is
Scotland’s only centre for American Studies, and sponsors an extensive lecture and seminar
series, which is open to academics, students and the general public.

The conference programme will draw on all of the above interests and will take the broader
context of Scottish-American history, culture and exchange as a key theme. However, we
will be open to proposals for panels and papers on any current or emerging area of
American Studies, as broadly conceived. We hope to attract a range of papers across eras,
geographies, and disciplines. We are delighted also to invite proposals taking a comparative
approach, such as panels or papers on Canada and the Americas. Beyond research, we are
interested in receiving session proposals that address American Studies pedagogy, impact
and knowledge exchange, and the shape and future of the discipline. Along these lines, we
welcome panels that include activists, teachers, artists, and other community practitioners
alongside, and in dialogue with, academic colleagues.

The conference will take place on the University’s  Gilmorehill  campus; the opening
evening will be marked by a Civic Reception at Glasgow’s City Chambers. Overnight
accommodation is plentiful in Glasgow. The Glasgow visitor bureau provides useful
links. Glasgow is easily accessible by rail or coach with direct services from across the
UK. Public transport within the city (by subway – the famous Clockwork Orange – or
by bus) is straightforward. For more information on travel and accommodation,
conference rates (including subsidised rates for Postgraduate Research Students and
Early Career Academics), details of keynote speakers, networking opportunities, and
social events, please visit our website and booking page, which will be updated
regularly. 

Please note that by registering for the conference, you are agreeing to abide by
BAAS’s Code of Conduct. This can be found here: https://baas.ac.uk/about/baas-code-of-conduct/

Please also note that due to fixed costs and arrangements with suppliers, ticket
refunds for those attending are not normally available.

Submission Guidelines

We encourage individual paper proposals, fully formed panel proposals or roundtable
discussions. All sessions at the conference will be a maximum of 1 hour 30 minutes.

We welcome creative and experimental session formats that reconfigure the traditional
three-paper panel and encourage audience interaction, including (but not limited to): flash
papers, keyword/image sessions, work-in-progress discussion of pre-circulated papers,
reading groups, and workshops. Please contact the conference organisers
(uofgbaas2026@glasgow.ac.uk) informally to discuss your ideas or if you anticipate a
session duration in excess of 1h 30m.

BAAS is dedicated to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. We will give
preference to panels that reflect the diversity of our field in terms of gender,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, and institutional affiliation. We will also give preference
to panels that include a mix of participants from across the career spectrum (i.e., from
postgraduate to professor). All-male panel proposals will not be accepted.

Instructions for Panellists

All proposals should be sent to uofgbaas2026@glasgow.ac.uk with a copy
to conferences@baas.ac.uk by Friday November 28th 2025.

Panel proposals should be submitted by the panel chair and should include a
proposed title, a 250-word abstract for each constituent paper, and an abstract of no
more than 250 words describing the panel session as a whole. Proposals should also
include a 200-word biography (including institutional affiliation, where appropriate,
and preferred pronouns, if desired) and an email address for each participant.

Roundtable proposals should be submitted by the roundtable chair and should be no
longer than 500 words total (including, where appropriate, short summaries of each
participant’s contribution, an overall rationale for the session, and a session title). In
addition, proposals should include a 150-word biography (including institutional
affiliation, where appropriate, and preferred pronouns, if desired) and an email
address for each participant.

Individual paper proposals for c. 20-minute presentations should consist of an
abstract of no more than 250 words, along with a 150-word biography (including
institutional affiliation, where appropriate, and preferred pronouns, if desired) and an
email address.

If you or any of your panellists are interested in applying for a bursary for childcare or
accessibility purposes, please see details and form here.

Special Funding for Targeted Research Panels

As in previous years, we are pleased to invite applications for two successive annual
Targeted Research Panels. Targeted Research Panels aim to support, promote, and
feature the production of research by people of colour, LGBTQ+ communities and
disability communities. BAAS will provide funding of £5000 over three years, to
facilitate research culminating in panels/presentations at Glasgow 2026 and either the
2027 or 2028 BAAS conference.

The deadline for Targeted Research Panel applications is TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE
GENERAL CfP deadline i.e. by 14TH November 2025. The convenor will submit a
proposal for a fully formed panel as outlined in the 2026 BAAS Annual Conference Call
for Papers in addition to a short statement of no more than 500 words explaining how
the proposed panel addresses the production of research by people of colour, LGBTQ+
communities, disability communities and scholars without regularised institutional
support. The panel convenor might, for example, use funds to subsidise the travel and
accommodation of the panellists. Whilst proposals from international scholars are
welcome, because BAAS seeks to foster research networks and support scholars in the
UK, we would ask that at least 50% of panellists are UK-based.

Email submissions should include ‘Targeted Research Panels’ in the subject line, and
be sent to trp@baas.ac.uk, copying in conferences@baas.ac.uk. Convenors should
also specify whether they want their panel proposal to be considered for the 2026
Annual Conference if it is not selected as a Targeted Research Panel.

To discuss ideas informally, please contact the conference organisers and/or the BAAS
TRP lead Dr Riziki Millanzi at trp@baas.ac.uk

View the Eventbrite for the Conference here.

Friday November 14th, 2025
Glucksman Library, University of Limerick
Symposium Theme: “They’re Not Like Us”

This postgraduate symposium seeks to explore the multifaceted phenomenon of “othering”
within the context of American Studies. Taking inspiration from Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl
LVI performance and its layered commentary on identity and belonging, we invite postgraduate
researchers to critically engage with the historical and contemporary processes through which
individuals and groups within and beyond the borders of the United States have been
constructed as “other.”
The concept of “othering” – the process of defining a group as different and subordinate
to a dominant group – has profoundly shaped the American experience. This symposium aims
to examine how this process manifests across various dimensions, including but not limited to:
• Race and Ethnicity
• Gender and Sexuality
• Class and Socioeconomic Status
• Religion
• Nationality and Immigration
• Disability

We encourage submissions that explore these themes through diverse disciplinary lenses,
including literature, history, sociology, political science, cultural studies, film studies, and
more. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to:
• The historical construction of racial and ethnic “others” in American history and culture.
• Representations of marginalized groups in American literature, film, and media.
• The impact of immigration policies and rhetoric on the formation of “otherness.”
• The role of gender and sexuality in processes of marginalization.
• Experiences of othering related to class, religion, and disability.
• Resistance to and subversion of othering through activism, art, and community building.
• Comparative perspectives on othering within and beyond the United States.
• The theoretical frameworks for understanding “othering” in American Studies.

Submission Guidelines
Postgraduate students are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words for individual
presentations (15 minutes). Please include your name, university affiliation, email address, and

a brief biographical note (max. 150 words). Submissions should be shared with
clodagh.guerin@ul.ie and charlotte.troy@ucc.ie via email.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday 19th October at midday.

Symposium Bursaries
The IAAS also offers two bursaries of €50 each to scholars based in Ireland/N. Ireland who are
travelling to present a paper at the symposium. Applications should be submitted along with
abstracts. For more information, and to download an application form, please visit
https://iaas.ie/bursaries/

Hemingway in Toronto

July 20-25, 2026

Toronto, Canada

The Hemingway Society invites proposals for the 21st International Hemingway Conference, exploring Hemingway’s ties to Toronto and his broader literary legacy.

Toronto was a pivotal stop in Hemingway’s early career—a place where he honed his craft as a journalist, earned his first bylines at The Toronto Star, and briefly settled to welcome his first child in 1923. The 2026 conference offers an opportunity to revisit these formative years and discuss Hemingway’s impact from multiple perspectives.

We welcome innovative perspectives on any aspect of Hemingway studies, including literary, cultural, and theoretical approaches. Proposals exploring Hemingway’s early career, Toronto connections, and new angles on his work are especially encouraged:

• The impact of Hemingway’s journalistic training on his literary style

• Hemingway’s Toronto years in a global and transnational context

• Reconsidering Hemingway’s mentorship networks (e.g., Morley Callaghan)

• Hemingway and civic responsibility

• The role of sports, competition, and masculinity in Hemingway’s early work

• Rethinking Hemingway’s relationship with modernist movements in Canada and beyond

In addition to individual 15-minute papers, we invite panel proposals (up to 4 presenters + respondent), roundtables (5-6 participants + moderator), pedagogy sessions, and multimedia/creative arts presentations.

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2025. Early submission by July 31 is strongly encouraged. 

• Proposals (300 words) should outline the topic and approach and include a Works Cited.

• Include a brief bio and A/V requirements.

• For panels/roundtables, provide bios for all participants.

• For multimedia/creative submissions, include a sample of work.

• Graduate students applying for a Hinkle travel grant should note their status, institution, degree sought, and expected completion date.

For details on the conference, accommodations, and to submit your abstract, visit hemingwaytoronto2026.com or email hemingway2026@torontomu.ca

Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9XL88s7zrRpR6yx9Xo6psiVCqD_CQX1kgBIl80HwRdB3J7w/viewform?usp=preview

Accepted presenters will be notified by December 31, 2025.

Plath Profiles is an interdisciplinary journal that welcomes the submission of scholarly articles and book reviews on Sylvia Plath, including on the subject of Plath’s writings and relating to Plath’s work and life. With a newly established editorial board, we are making some changes to the journal, and most importantly, we no longer accept creative submissions. We are focusing on academic articles and book reviews.

For volume 15, we are open to receiving submissions that celebrate, respond to, and review Plath’s Ariel at 60. We are also looking for book reviews of the newly released (from 2023-) on Sylvia Plath. 

When Sylvia Plath’s poetry collection Ariel blazed onto the literary scene sixty years ago, on 11 March 1965, published by Faber, it was met with critical and commercial success. In less than a year, it sold fifteen thousand copies, and just like Plath herself predicted, the poems Ariel contained made her name. A year later, it met with similar success as it was published in the U.S by Harper & Row. The voice of Ariel is at once tender, brave, angry, proud, and curious. At 60, the collection has remained marvellously youthful, daring, and relevant. This Call for Papers celebrates the 60th  anniversary of this extraordinary collection by putting together the next issue of Plath Profiles. Academic articles may directly engage with Plath as a historical subject, literary giant, and contested site; may utilize feminist, postcolonial, poststructural, queer, multilingual, and other strategies to analyse Plath’s work; or may propose a new path for Plath studies. Profiles is an inclusive journal, and we particularly encourage topics from unexplored areas and authors from underrepresented backgrounds. We encourage submissions from postdoctoral students, early-career researchers, but also from established scholars. We are particularly encouraging diverse, interdisciplinary, and novel responses and critical approaches to Plath’s Ariel.

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to: 

• Poetic Places (Gallipoli, Boston, France, England, Munich and other places)
• Plath and History
• Ariel and the BBC radio readings
• Plath and Film Studies
• Green Plath 
• Plath and the Thinginess of Things 
• Vulnerability and Emotional Labour
• Plath and Music (Beethoven, Mozart’s Don Juan, etc.)
• Teaching Ariel
• Translations and reception of Ariel in non-Anglophone countries
• Transatlantic Ariel

Submission deadline: 30 September 2025

Submission Guidelines:
Submissions are double peer-reviewed and subject to editing in collaboration with the author(s). Our response time is between 3-6 months. Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. AI-generated content is strictly prohibited.

For all submissions, the editors request the following:
Length:
o Articles should have a minimum of 4000 words and a maximum of 7000 words.
o Book reviews should have a maximum of 1500 words.
Formatting:
o All articles must be submitted electronically via the Scholarworks/OJS website. No submissions via email will be reviewed. Please save in Microsoft
Word, single-spaced 12-point type, .25 indents, no tabs, no unnecessary hard returns, and name and title on every page
o Use American spelling for articles
o Do not submit your work to other journals while it is under review with Plath Profiles. 
o Articles must include an abstract as part of the submission
Citation:
o Images and diagrams must be submitted separately, be fully credited, and have rights obtained in advance by the author.

• We are unable to acquire the rights to reprint Plath’s poems, photos, or other archival items for the author.

o Quotations from Plath’s works must fall within the guidelines of ‘fair use’. For more information, please see http://www.copyright.gov/fl s/fl102.html
o Articles must be fully referenced using MLA and cited with full and accurate notes. References must be from verifiable academic sources.
o Poor formatting, styling, or citation may result in the rejection of your submission.

Revisions:
o If an article is approved, it is the duty of the author to submit updates and revisions to their work by the agreed upon or stipulated deadline, which is
final. Failure to do so will result in the removal of the work from the slated volume.
o The Editor and the Editorial Board reserve the right to withdraw articles and their approval for articles at any time. Their decision is final. 

Justice and Morality in the North American Context

23-24 October 2025

Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Sousse

The legal maxim Fiat justitia ruat caelum, or “let justice be done though the heavens fall”, holds the belief that justice must be realized despite all the odds. Yet the term “justice” is rooted in the Latin word jungere, which means to bind and tie together (Duggal and Gohil 2021). As such, while the legal maxim cited above embodies the notion of absolute justice, the etymology of the word hints at justice’s ultimate goal which is creating unity and harmony in society through enforced laws. However, and despite existing solid justice systems, both national and international, humanity at times faces the impossibility of achieving justice.

What is justice then? Is it merely the application of legal texts and immutable standards within national and international judicial frameworks? Or is it the alignment of such standards to societal, cultural, and humanitarian dimensions? What if legal texts fail to achieve social harmony? This conference on Justice and Morality endeavors to rethink these notions and their conceptualization as they span over humanity with a specific focus on issues pertaining to North American history, politics, media, and culture while looking at the philosophical, political, cultural, humanitarian, and historical underpinnings of justice. Some topics we encourage may examine, though not exclusively, the following dimensions:

Resistance and the (im)possibility of Justice
Some forms of justice cannot be achieved within legal frameworks despite agreements that bind national and international political actors/institutions/governments. For instance, the inefficiency of the international legal system can be seen in the incapacity of the International
Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold accountable perpetrators of injustice and even human rights violators. Possible themes of research can be:

• Justice or the lack thereof in U.S. foreign policy
• U.S. foreign policy on transitional justice
• Narratives of resistance and justice
• Indigenous resistance and the struggle for justice in North America
• Historicizing (in)justice
• Grassroots movements and transnational solidarity
• (Alternative) Forms of resistance: vengeance, commemorations, story-telling, and advocacy for reparations

Divine Justice and Religion in North America
As conceptualized in many religious traditions, divine justice is perceived as an absolute form of justice in its moral authority. For example, the invocation of divine justice in American public discourse is evident in debates surrounding issues such as abortion and capital punishment. Divine justice can also be seen in Indigenous traditions in North America which conceptualize justice through spiritual and communal frameworks rather than purely legalistic ones. Possible themes of research can be:

• Divine Justice and religiosity in the North American political tradition
• Advocacy in relation to legal provisions on the abolition of the death penalty and abortion
• Indigenous perspectives on justice and spiritual law in North America

Environmental Justice and Moral Policy Making
The present climate crisis is inherently caused by forms of extractive capitalism that heavily impact the lives of communities for the sake of sustaining fossil capitalism spurred by the U.S. global empire, American militarism, and the increasing production of greenhouse gas emissions. Looking into these new forms of oppression that hamper communities’ right in a safe and healthy environment while shedding light on structural
forms of injustice is necessary to assess the impact of the absence of morality in environmental policies on society. Possible themes of research can be:

• Case studies of environmental (in)justice in the U.S.
• Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice in North America
• U.S. policies on capitalism, industrialism, and modes of production
• The role of Native nations and Indigenous-led movements in climate advocacy for land and water protection.
• Environmental campaigns and justice movements and their impact on U.S. policy reform

Equity, Race and Gender
A very significant concept tied to justice and society is that of inequality. Addressed by one of the most prominent theorists of justice in the 20 century, John Rawls, in his eminent work Theory of Justice (1971), this concept stipulates that “all social values—liberty and opportunity, income and wealth, and the social bases of self-respect—are to be distributed equally unless an unequal distribution of any, or all, of these values is to everyone’s advantage” (Rawls 55). Rawls’ premise that there could be justice in inequality indicates that equity matters in the process of
achieving justice. Possible themes of research can be: 

• Affirmative action and minorities in North America
• Equity, (in)equality and (in)justice in North America
• Gendered dimensions of justice processes
• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)

Media and Justice
Media outlets can play an important role in influencing the public’s perceptions of justice. While such outlets can provide a space of accountability, they can also amplify or obscure narratives of injustice. Moreover, the emergence of the digital age reformulated the paradigm within which justice can be represented, contested,
or manipulated. Possible themes of research can therefore be:

• Media representation of racial and social (in)justice in North America.
• The role of journalism in exposing systemic injustices
• Social media activism and its impact on justice movements
• Indigenous narratives, media representation, and justice in North America
• The ethics of media coverage in high-profile criminal cases.

Please note that:

Contributors are encouraged to send an abstract of 300 words to justice.morality25@gmail.com before July 15 , 2025.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent on August 15, 2025.

Selected articles will be published by Ecole et Littératures Research Lab.

Preferential hotel rates have been negotiated with our trusted travel agent.
Should you need accommodation, please contact
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1776-2026: Visions of Freedom

Bologna September 1-4, 2026

In the introduction to his book The Story of American Freedom (1999), Eric Foner wrote:
“Americans’ love of liberty has been represented by poles, caps, and statues, and acted out
by burning stamps and draft cards, running away from slavery, and demonstrating for the
right to vote. If asked to explain or justify their actions, public or private, Americans are likely
to respond, ‘It’s a free country’”. Published at the dawn of the new millennium, this statement
poses a lasting challenge, at once historical, cultural, literary and political: what does the
idea of freedom here imply? What do a series of images mean, considering that they can be
appropriated by different if not opposing perspectives? How many visions of freedom have
been pursued, accomplished, abused or exploited in the past 250 years? EAAS 2026
intends to address these questions, investigating the ever-changing reality of the United
States.

The Declaration of Independence (1776) famously recognized three main unalienable rights
– Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Indeed, after pointing out the “tyranny” of the
British Crown, the Declaration described the subjects of the colonies as “free people,”
deeming the ruler “unfit,” while urging the Colonies to become “free and independent
States.” The newly acquired freedom granted the new federated States the power to levy
war, sign peace treaties, contract alliances, establish commerce, paving the way to future
colonial/imperialist projects. Since the Revolution, pundits and politicians have celebrated
the exceptional character of American freedom (and empire), which they interpreted as a
pioneering achievement, capable of inspiring other nations, contributing through their
example to the larger cause of “liberty” and “democracy” around the world. From this
moment onward, American cultural productions, literature, visual art and film have
constituted a precious output to observe, map and question this national mythmaking, each
time celebrating or problematizing the nation’s ability to hold on to its promises and
premises: from the transcendentalists to the masters of American Renaissance, from the
novels and pamphlets of the Gilded Age, to the voices emerging from many margins (African
Americans, women, Indigenous people, Asian Americans, among others). American artists
of all genres and disciplines have contributed to redefine the very idea of American freedom.
Despite the importance granted to both freedom and liberty, since that beginning, the US
articulation of freedom has been exclusive, as gender, race, religion, and class have
determined who could benefit from such unalienable rights and in what manner. Notably, in
different ways, women, Black and Indigenous people would not be granted the rights
promised by the Constitution, and neither the 13th (abolition of slavery), nor the 14th
amendments (right to citizenship) passed soon after the Civil War brought about a truly equal
and just society. The promises of citizenship granted by the Constitution were quickly

jeopardized. Racial divide was complicated by industrialization, urbanization, and Jim Crow.
While class conflicts sometimes led to outbreaks of violence.

Despite such evident contradictions between the universal ideals professed and the law, the
centrality of freedom as a defining characteristic of US national identity has been confirmed
and renewed by its constant retooling for diverse propaganda purposes. “The land of the
free, the home of the brave” is an identity statement proudly sang by a variety of audiences;
yet increasingly during the 20th century, it was one that was consistently reappropriated by
marginalized groups, as well as by counter-cultural narratives, social movements and
discourse, to question the nation’s founding ideals in light of evolving and complex
international scenarios. The visions of (American) freedom were problematized after 9/11,
affecting not only politics inside and outside the nation, but also the rhetoric of the nation’s
ideals, in turn questioning the solidity, as well as the actual meaning of American democracy.
“How do we imagine and struggle for a democracy that does not spawn forms of terror, that
does not spawn war, that does not need enemies for its sustenance? […] How do we imagine
a democracy that does not thrive on this racism, that does not thrive on homophobia, that is
not based on the rights of capitalist corporations to plunder the world’s economic and social
and physical environments?” asked Angela Davis in The Meaning of Freedom and Other
Difficult Dialogues (2012). These questions are even more urgent today in the frame of a
growing democratic backsliding, and considering the threat posed by the illiberal regimes
around the world.

EAAS 2026 invites scholars to address the above by investigating the role that freedom
played/plays in the conceptualization of the United States as a real and an imagined
community. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

• (American) Freedom / American Liberty
• Freedom, Peace, War
• “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave”: Freedom & Militarism
• The Rhetoric(s) of Freedom: Then, Now, Next
• Systemic Freedom and/or Systemic Slaveries
• Academic Freedom
• Freedom of Speech, Free Will, Censorship, Dissent
• Freedom, Media, Communication
• Technology and Freedom (as in Printing, Propaganda and the Dissemination of Ideals)
• Freedom/Unfreedom and Digital Media (AI, Language Models, Algorithmic Biases, Data Collections, Open Access, Open Sources)
• Freedom of Movement, Immigration & Mobility
• Freedom, Democracy, Security, Detention

• Economic Freedom (and Inequality), Consumerism, the Market
• Individual Freedom, Societal Wellbeing
• Freedom & Race and Ethnicity
• Indigenous Perspectives on Freedom: Sovereignty and Resistance
• Freedom, Labor & Social Movements
• The Limits/Borders of Freedom
• Freedom of Choice (Euthanasia, Abortion, Stem Cell Research, etc.)
• Freedom from Fear & National Security
• Freedom and Human Rights
• Religious Freedom, Conscience Claims, Tolerance
• Freedom, Federalism, Political Institutions (Presidency, Courts, etc.)
• Freedom & (National) Sovereignty
• Freedom in Art and Literature
• Freedom and Education
• Women and Freedom
• Teaching Freedom
• Freedom and Sustainability or Climate Change as a Challenge to National and GlobalFreedoms
• Health as Freedom (Disease, Epidemics, and Medicine) and Freedom from Illness (Public Health and Access to Care)
• Freedom and the Frontier: Expansion, Indigenous Displacement, Settler Colonialism, and Indigenous Sovereignty
• Freedom and the Family
• Gender and Sexual Freedom
• LGBTQIA+ Interpretations of Freedom
• Freedom: Global Perspectives and Legacies (e.g. Anti-colonial Movements and Comparative Freedoms)
• The commemoration, contestation, and denial of American values and rights of freedom
• The use and abuse of the American Civil Religion in freedom discourses

Submission Instructions
All proposals are to be sent starting from August 1st through the link posted
on this platform: Deadline October 15.
Panel proposals (three to four presenters and a Chair – with the possibility of one person
fulfilling both roles) are strongly encouraged and will be given priority. Proposals must
include:

• 350-word overview of the panel theme
• 350-word abstracts for each paper
• 150-word author biography

Individual proposals must include:
• 350-word abstracts for each paper
• 150-word author biographies

In addition, EAAS 2026 will include a poster exhibition presenting thematic explorations in a
different format, also proofed and selected. Posters will be on display online (conference
website) and in one of the conferences venues. Poster proposals must include:
• 350-word poster rational
• Graphic Pre-view (Format: pdf)
• 150-word author(s) biography/biographies

IMPORTANT DATES
• Abstract Submission from August 1, 2025
• Deadline: October 15, 2025
• Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: December 15, 2025
• Registration deadline for authors: April 30, 2026
• Conference Dates: September 1-4, 2026

For additional information please contact: visionsoffreedom@unibo.it