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Oak Spring Garden Foundation deadline approaching
“Literary Ecologies: Reading to Reinhabit the World” returns to the Oak Spring Garden Foundation. The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (the former estate of Paul and Rachel Mellon near the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia) is offering a residential short course based at Oak Spring on “Literary Ecologies: Reading to Reinhabit the World” from April 27-May 1, 2026. The seminar will be taught by Gretchen E. Henderson and…
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From Yaa Asantewaa to The Woman King: Black Feminist Counternarratives in Film, History, and Digital Culture
“The controlling images that circulate in society define what it means to be a Black woman, and they limit our possibilities for self-definition and self-determination. African-American women come to understand the workings of intersecting oppressions without obvious teaching or conscious learning. The controlling images of Black women are not simply grafted onto existing social institutions…
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Reclaiming the Lemon: A Neurodivergent Educator’s Philosophy of Wandering and Worth
By Mechelle Marie Gilford Ed.S. NBCT Reclaiming the Lemon: A Neurodivergent Educator’s Philosophy of Wandering and Worth By Mechelle Marie Gilford Ed.S. NBCT The Lemon as Radical Truth-Teller At a regional training—one of those mandatory professional development days where educators from multiple districts gather in a fluorescent-lit conference room to eat sad sandwiches and pretend…
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CFP: XVIII Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference/Association for Documentary Editing 2026, a joint conference
Record Keepers of Nation: Diverse Foundational Figures and Documents of the US The Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program (Recovery) and the Association for Documentary Editing (ADE) invite proposals for a joint conference to be held October 8-10, 2026 in Houston, Texas. This first-ever collaboration between Recovery and ADE will bring together scholars, archivists, editors, students and…
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Call for Papers: Comics and Machines Conference 2026 (Sweden)
April 22-23, 2026 Uppsala University (Uppsala, Sweden) & Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) Deadline for abstracts: 1st December 2025 A two-day international gathering rethinking comics as computational media and as engineered configurations entwined with automation, standardization, and information processing, and positioning comics-as-research as a way to generate knowledge through making. Inviting work on topics…
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Preprint Feedback Request: Ecology, Identity & Media (Beyond Prescription)
Preprint Open for Feedback Beyond Prescription: Naming Grief, Refusing Erasure considers how intersectional ecology can frame cultural identity and media analysis, weaving cultural studies with relational, non-anthropocentric ways of knowing. It welcomes feedback from scholars and practitioners across humanities, arts, and media; happy to reciprocate with peer review on related work. 📄 Preprint DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17214609…
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Soliloquy in Violet-Rose: An Uncharted Existence
Soliloquy in Violet-Rose: An Uncharted Existence By Mechelle Marie Gilford Ah, so they’ve figured it out, have they? These clever little eyes, these busybody brains. “Purple isn’t real,” the pronouncements echo, bouncing off the very lavender fields and plum skins I seem to inhabit. Not real? Tell that to the artist who dabs me onto…
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Breaking the Plexiglass Ceiling: A Neurodiverse Perspective on UDL in Job Interviews, Including Project-Based Learning Options
Lunar Librarians Breaking the Plexiglass Ceiling: A Neurodiverse Perspective on UDL in Job Interviews, Including Project-Based Learning Options Introduction As a neurodiverse K-12 teacher seeking a position in higher education, I have encountered unique challenges in navigating the academic job market. The “plexiglass ceiling” – which I use to describe the often subtle, yet formidable…
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JOB ALERT: Assistant Professor in Transgender Studies Approaches to Literatures, Media, and Cultures of the Global South, Department of English and Program in Women’s and Gender Studies
Location:Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Position Type:Faculty – Tenure Line Application Link Position Description: The Department of English and the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies at Georgetown University invite applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2025. We are looking for candidates whose work is in Trans Studies as it relates to literary,…
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A Critical Lens on Digital Inclusion: Ensuring Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users
A Critical Lens on Digital Inclusion: Ensuring Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users Abstract The proliferation of digital technologies has revolutionized various aspects of human life, including communication, education, and entertainment. However, for individuals with visual impairments, these advancements can present significant challenges. This article explores the critical role of digital accessibility in ensuring that individuals…