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from May 2, 2024 to June 16, 2024
Published on May 13, 2024– Updated on May 13, 2024

NOVA University Opens Call for the Next Edition of Winter Doctoral School Symposium


NOVA University of Lisbon School of Social Sciences and Humanities are pleased to announce the second edition of the Winter Doctoral Symposium, to be held on 18th -19th of November 2024 at NOVA University of Lisbon. This symposium intends to bring together doctoral candidates and early-career researchers from various academic fields to discuss their work or other topics related to literatures and cultures in English. This Doctoral Symposium will serve as a platform for networking and sharing experiences as early career academic researchers in a supportive and collaborative environment. We welcome paper proposals that explore a range of topics in the areas of literature and culture in the English language.

Proposals for papers can relate, but are not limited, to the following topics:
  • Contemporary British and American literature and culture
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to literature and culture
  • Anglo-Portuguese Studies • Global literatures in English
  • Postmodern and postcolonial perspectives on literature and culture
  • Queer Studies and LGBTQ+ literature
  • Ecocriticism and environmental humanities
  • Intersections between science, literature, and culture
  • African American literature and culture
  • Asian American literature and culture
  • Diaspora and migration in literature and culture
  • Literary adaptations and transmedia narratives
  • Intersections between videogames, literature, and culture
  • Digital Humanities and literature
  • Translation Studies
  • Literature and popular culture
More details here. 


Deadline of Submission: June 15

Notification of Submission : July 31