Literature Conferences Worldwide

March 2010

08 Women and the Recession – Strategies for Survival Limerick Ireland
08 Knowledge Crossing Borders: Transnational and Global Collaboratives Heredia Costa Rica
Globalization reconstructs and reconfiguresintellectual borders, resulting in opportunitiesand challenges for transnational transformationsin higher education. Come to this conference toshare perspectives and enact collaborations.
10 Second International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation, SQU, Oman Muscat Oman
11 Philosophy and Literature PAU France
11 Negritud: Conference of Afro Latin American Studies Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
12 Coordinates of Comparison 2010: Contemporary Canon: Cultural and Intellectual Dialogues Edmonton Canada
12 Creativity Workshop in New York City New York NY
Conference dedicated to helping educators from alldisciplines discover and nurture creativity in allfields through exercises and lectures in guidedvisualization, creative writing, map making,drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
12 Innovative Technologies in Mechanical Engineering (ITME2010) Rasipuram, Namakkal, Tamilnadu India
15 Web-based Education Sharm El Sheikh Egypt
15 International Conference for Academic Disciplines Las Vegas
15 Somerset International Conference for Librarians and Teachers Gold Coast Australia
15 11th Global Conference: Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness Salzburg Austria
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryconference seeks to examine and explore issuessurrounding evil and human wickedness.
15 1st Global Conference: Magic and the Supernatural Salzburg Austria
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryproject seeks to examine issues surrounding therole and use of magic in a wide variety ofsocieties and cultures over the course of humanhistory.
15 INDIA THE MAGICAL-INDIA THE ETERNAL Kolkata India
19 Self, Selves and Sexualities : An Interdisciplinary Conference Dublin Ireland
19 Weltliteratur: Crossing Boundaries, an Interdisciplinary Conference on World Literature Notre Dame Indiana
19 Rencontres avec Gaston BACHELARD Bar-sur-Aube France
24 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival New Orleans Louisiana
25 Digging the Seam: Cultural Reflections and the Consequences of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike Leeds United Kingdom
25 4th International Malaysia-Thailand Conference on Southeast Asian Studies (UKM-Mahidol 4) Bangi Malaysia
25 George Moore and ‘the discovery of human nature’ Almeria Spain
26 Panel: Chinese American Literature and the Changing Image of the American Literary “Canon” Dublin Ireland
26 Poetry, Politics, Pictures in the Nineteenth Century Sheffield United Kingdom
26 Collectively - Third Annual Philosophy and the Arts Conference New York City New York
30 The Anglo-Saxons in their World Manchester United Kingdom
31 HORROR AREA -- PCA/ACA National Conference, 31 March to 3 April, 2010 St. Louis Missouri
31 'The idea of influence in American literature' Oxford United Kingdom
31 PCA/ACA 2009 National Conference; Area Vampire in literature, Culture and Film Buffy/Angel St Louis Missouri

April 2010

01 SECCLL Statesboro Georgia
01 Professor Olu Obafemi International Conference on African Literature and Theatre Ilorin Nigeria
02 Literature and the Mass-Produced Image New York New York
07 Presencia de Lenguas Nacionales y Extranjeras en el Bicentenario Santiago de Chile Chile
07 Theory That Matters: What Practice After Theory? Lodz Poland
07 2010 AWP Annual Conference Denver Other
08 Symposium on Andre Dubus/Andre Dubus III (Postmodern American Literature) Manchester New Hampshire
08 Fashioning the Neo-Victorian. Iterations of the Nineteenth Century in Contemporary Literature and Culture Erlangen Germany
08 British Association for American Studies Conference 2010 Norwich United Kingdom
09 Exploring Childhood Studies Camden NJ
09 CHRISTIAN LITERATURE:TEXT AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT COIMBATORE India
14 Fifth International IDEA Conference: Studies in English Ankara Turkey
14 Transforming culture in the digital age Tartu Estonia
14 James Joyce in the Nineteenth Century Durham United Kingdom
15 Festival of Faith and Writing Grand Rapids Michigan
15 Geographies of the Self LISBON Portugal
The 2010 APEAA Conference will be held at theSociedade de Geografia de Lisboa and dedicated tothe theme “Geographies of the Self.” Our primaryfocus will thus be the role of place indetermining and altering perceptions of individual and
16 Second Biennial Literature and Law Conference New York New York
16 Open Graves, Open Minds: Vampires and the Undead in Modern Culture hertfordshire United Kingdom
16 College English Association of Ohio's Spring Conference Columbus Ohio
21 Conference and Seminars for postgraduate supervisors and postgraduates Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
22 Let Spirit Speak! Cultural Journeys through the African Diaspora New York New York
22 Nostalgia in the 21st Century: ESRC seminar Glasgow United Kingdom
23 VII World Conference Hubli-Dharwad India
23 BUILDING CULTURAL BRIDGES: Integrating Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Translation into Education Almaty Kazakhstan
23 Modernism and Utopia: Convergences in the Arts Birmingham United Kingdom
23 Gender and Transgression in the Middle Ages St Andrews United Kingdom
24 Urban Gothic: Haunted Cities, Spectral Traces Liverpool United Kingdom
24 Carried Across: Translations, Temporalities, and Trajectories Kingston Rhode Island
27 Successful eCTD Lifecycle Management London United Kingdom
27 The Third International Nursing Conference The Heart of the Matter : Relevance of Nursing Responsiveness Amman Jordan
28 LIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010: World Englishes Across Cultures Bali Indonesia
28 Open Fields Sydney Australia
30 Imagination and Language Learning Jersey City New Jersey
Acceptable: Any topic representing imagination &language acquisition/development:Pre/K-12-College. International. $200, $125/day.All sessions=50min. Accepted 250+ word proposalswill be published in juried distributed bookInterCALI-2010
30 3rd International Graduate Conference on Literary and Cultural Studies Hsinchu Taiwan

May 2010

02 LIHE Symposium - Writing for Journal Publication Aegina Island Greece
Writing for Journal Publication brings together 15academics and 3 prof writing coaches. Thesymposium helps academics improve their Englishwriting skills, finish their journal article & getpublished. Workshops, coaching, reviews.
05 International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings Brighton United Kingdom
06 3rd Global Conference: Intellectuals - Knowledge, Power, Ideas Prague Czech Republic
This conference seeks to explore the role,character, nature and place of intellectuals andintellectual work in contemporary society.
06 1st Global Conference: The Gothic - Exploring Critical Issues Prague Czech Republic
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryproject seeks to engage and explore the culturalsignificance and enduring narratives within therealm of the Gothic in culture at large.
09 Changing Cultures....Veterinary Medicine & Literature Guelph Canada
11 Malaysia International Conference for English Language Teachers Malacca City Malaysia
13 The 7th Cultural Intersections International Colloquium: Trauma Chichester United Kingdom
20 BAS - British and American Studies Timisoara Romania
21 Framing the Self: Anxieties of Identity in Literature & Culture, 1800 - Present Portsmouth United Kingdom
21 EROS - The Human Condition Series Bracebridge Canada
The Human Condition Series invites you to considerthe concept of Eros, and to share original andrevisited thoughts which transcend traditionaldisciplinary boundaries.
21 Africa: Cultural Translations Lancaster United Kingdom
21 Currency and Consumption: The Social Lives of Literary Texts (A Graduate Student Conference for English Literature) Madrid Spain
24 American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines Toronto Canada
27 Migration and Intercultural Identities in relation to Border Regions (19th and 20th centuries) Kortrijk Belgium
27 CENSORSHIP AND DISCOURSE IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (16th-21st centuries) Rennes France
27 Art in Translation: International Conference on Language and the Arts Reykjavik Iceland
28 New Voices: Inherited Lines Limerick Ireland
28 Magus: Transdisciplinary Approaches to the Work of Alan Moore Northampton United Kingdom
29 Transgression and Its Limits Stirling United Kingdom
30 End of Academic Year Conference for Academic Disciplines Bad Hofgastein near Salzburg Austria
31 Global Conference for Academic Disciplines at Harvard Boston

June 2010

01 International Conference on Linguistics, Literature and Culture Penang Other
01 International Conference on Linguistics, Literature and Culture Georgetown Malaysia
02 Food in Bloom: Cross Pollination and Cultivation of Food Systems, Cultures and Methods Bloomington Indiana
03 2nd International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in libraries and Informtion Services (ETTLIS) 2010 Waknaghat, Solan (near to Simla) India
03 Medworlds II- Conference of Mediterranean Worlds: The Mediterranean of the Myths, the Myths of the Mediterranean Istanbul Turkey
04 Katherine Mansfield, the 'Underworld' and the 'Blooms Berries' Melbourne Australia
07 1st Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts Athens Greece
08 Euro-American Conference on Academic Disciplines Aix-en-Provence France
08 Borneo International Conference on Language and Literature (BICOLL) Kuching Malaysia
09 NAES-FINSSE 2010: English in the North Oulu Finland
10 The Second International Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE2) Herceg Novi, Montenegro Other
10 Dissident Citizenship: Queer Postcolonial Belonging Brighton, UK United Kingdom
11 States of Emergency - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Dynamics of Crisis Berlin Germany
12 Fractured Words / Broken Images Lancaster United Kingdom
14 Re-Writing the Bible: Devotion, Diatribe and Dialogue Glasgow United Kingdom
18 Investigating Torchwood: Text, Context, Audiences Cardiff United Kingdom
18 Creativity Workshop in New York City New York City NY
Conference dedicated to helping educators from alldisciplines discover and nurture creativity in allfields through exercises and lectures in guidedvisualization, creative writing, map making,drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
18 The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities Osaka Japan
The conference's theme is 'East Meets West' andthe organizers encourage submissions that approachthis questions from a variety of perspectives.However, the submission of other topics forconsideration is also welcome.
18 Queer Crossings. Contemporary Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality Palermo Italy
21 Fourth International Plagiarism Conference Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
23 The 2010 Interdisciplinary Conference of AHLiST Madrid Spain
23 L.M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature Charlottetown Canada
23 Jewish migration: voices of the Diaspora Instanbul Turkey
24 MANAGING US LITIGATION FOR EUROPEAN COUNSEL London United Kingdom
26 Creativity Workshop in Crete, Greece Crete Greece
Conference dedicated to helping educators from alldisciplines discover and nurture creativity in allfields through exercises and lectures in guidedvisualization, creative writing, map making,drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
28 The Author-Translator in the European Literary Tradition Swansea United Kingdom
28 Consuming the Past: Library Resources for PGRs - An Interdisciplinary Conference and Training Day Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom
29 Eighth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities California Los Angeles,
29 Performatives after Deconstruction Kingston United Kingdom
29 75 Years of Penguin Books: An International Multidisciplinary Conference Bristol United Kingdom
30 Remake | Remodel: New Perspectives on Remakes, Film Adaptations and Fan Productions Göttingen Germany

July 2010

05 Creativity Workshop in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Spain
This conference is dedicated to helping peoplefrom all disciplines discover and nurture theircreativity in all fields through a series ofexercises in guided visualization, creativewriting, map making, drawing, storytelling and memoir.
05 18th Biennial Conference of Asian Studies Association of Australia Adelaide Australia
06 4th International Colloquium on Tourism and Leisure Bangkok Thailand
Submission deadline: 15th March 2010.You are invited to submit an abstract or paper tothis annual international conference. Weparticularly encourage critical andinterdisciplinary perspectives on tourism andleisure issues.
06 The Body on Display, from Renaissance to Enlightenment Durham United Kingdom
07 Contemporary Women's Writing: New Texts, Approaches, and Technologies San Diego California
07 4th Global Conference: Visual Literacies - Exploring Critical Issues Oxford United Kingdom
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryconference seeks to examine and explore issuessurrounding visual literacy in regard to theoryand praxis.
08 Museums and Restitution Manchester United Kingdom
08 11th International Lung Cancer Congress Rancho Palos Verdes California
09 Controversy, Protest, Ridicule, Laughter, 1500-1750 Reading United Kingdom
10 John Buchan and the Idea of Modernity London United Kingdom
11 5th Global Conference: Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction Oxford United Kingdom
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryproject aims to explore what it is to be human andthe nature of human community in cyberculture,cyberspace and science fiction.
12 3rd Annual International Conference on Literature, Languages & Linguistics Athens Greece
12 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Orlando Orlando
13 Environment and Climate change Conference for Students and Teachers of Asia Chennai India
14 Creativity Workshop in Florence, Italy Florence Italy
Conference dedicated to helping educators from alldisciplines discover and nurture creativity in allfields through exercises and lectures in guidedvisualization, creative writing, map making,drawing, storytelling, memoir. Grad credits.
15 1st Global Conference: Revenge Oxford United Kingdom
This inter- and multi-disciplinary research andpublications project seeks to explore themulti-layered ideas and actions of vengeance orrevenge.
15 3rd Global Conference: Forgiveness - Probing the Boundaries Oxford United Kingdom
This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinaryconference project seeks to investigate andexplore the nature, significance, and practices offorgiveness.
16 Pacific and Asia Communication Association (PACA) Biennial Conference Shenzhen China
16 National Conference on ACADEMIC RESEARCH Chennai India
19 Derrida Today Conference London United Kingdom
The Conference will focus on the ongoingvalue of Derrida’s work to the political-ethical, cultural, artistic, scientific andphilosophical futures that confront us. Keynotes: Geoffrey Bennington, Peggy Kamuf, Nicholas Royle, Marian Hobson
21 Internatiional Conference on Postcolonial Praxis: Theories, Culltural Practices and Movements for the Global South Manila Philippines
22 Clint Eastwood: Monument of American Cinema Brisbane Australia
28 Academic Writing and Beyond in Multicultural Societies Tel Aviv Israel

August 2010

01 RECENT ADVANCES IN GRAPHENE AND RELATED MATERIALS Singapore Singapore
02 The principle of natural selection in nature and civilization (ISSEI 2010) Ankara Turkey
02 Thought in Science and Fiction Ankara Turkey
02 Nietzschean Thinking Beyond the Two Cultures (ISSEI 2010) Ankara Turkey
05 Popular Romance Studies: Theory, Text and Practice Brussels Belgium
13 Festival in the Shire: A celebration of all things Tolkien inspired Machynlleth United Kingdom
22 FAHR2010 -- 1st Int. Workshop on Frontiers in Arabic Handwriting Recognition (Computing Science) Istanbul Turkey
22 8th International Conference on Low-temperature Chemistry Yerevan Armenia
24 ESSE 10 - Seminar 12 on Shakespeare's language and style Turin Italy
25 Mimesis, Ethics and Style: International Conference on Literary Representation Helsinki Other
30 Reading Postmodernism and Postcolonialism Malda India

September 2010

03 Interdisciplinary Approaches to 'Voice' in Music, Theatre and Film (Song, Stage and Screen V) Winchester United Kingdom
10 Biblical Women: Reading and Writing Women in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Belfast United Kingdom
10 Writings of Intimacy in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries Loughborough United Kingdom
11 1st International Conference on Language, Literature and Cultural Studies: The Said and the Unsaid Vlore Albania
14 2nd Global Conference: Villains and Villainy Oxford United Kingdom
This conference will seek to uncover thehistorical origins of the 'villain', chart itschanging meanings and explore the characteristicsof persons and actions labelled as villainous inliterature, film, media and culture.
15 iPED 2010 Coventry United Kingdom
15 Narratives and Innovation Karlsruhe Germany
16 (In)Visibility in African Cultures Oxford United Kingdom
16 3rd International Congress of Environmental Research University of Mauritius Mauritius
Original research papers, review papers, postersof Physical Sciences,Life Sciences, Technology,Social Sciences, Law, Management and Planningrelated to Energy, Environment and Development areinvited for the conference
16 ASAUK Biennial Conference, 2010 Oxford United Kingdom
18 A Contemporary Woolf AIX-EN-PROVENCE France
23 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching Literature,Theology and Philosophy Oxford United Kingdom
29 The Seventh Australian Conference of Celtic Studies Sydney Australia

October 2010

01 Workshop on Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer Washington, DC
06 Freud After Derrida: An Interdisciplinary Conference Winnipeg Canada
06 4th International Symposium Contemporary Issues of Literary Criticism Tbilisi Georgia
07 Sirens Vail Colorado
07 German Studies Association Conference Oakland USA
12 Once Upon a Place - Haunted Houses & Imaginary Cities Lisbon Portugal
14 “Poets and Publishers : Circulating Avant-Garde Poetry (1945-2010)” Le Mans France
15 Michigan College English Association conference Dearborn, Michigan Michigan
21 International Conference Unity in Diversity on the Niche Areas in Commonwealth Linguistics, Literature and Culture Szczecin Poland
28 MediAsia 2010 - The Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2010 Osaka Japan
The International Academic Forum, in conjunction with its global partners, is pleased to announce the inaugural Asian Conference on Media and Mass Communication 2010, to be held in Osaka, Japan, from October 28-30 2010.

November 2010

03 2010 American Studies Association of Turkey Conference: The Art of Language Alanya Turkey
04 37th International Mextesol Convention, 10th Central American and Caribbean Conference Cancun Mexico
06 Eighth International Conference on the Book St. Gallen Switzerland
10 English and German Nationalist and anti-Semitic Discourse (1871-1945) London United Kingdom
18 Australian Early Medieval Association 7th Annual Conference: Courage and Cowardice Perth Australia
28 European Conference for Academic Disciplines Gottenheim near Freiburg Germany

December 2010

01 MICFL 2010 Malaysia International Conference on Foreign Languages Serdang Malaysia
02 The Asian Conference on Education 2010 Osaka Japan
Second Annual International Asian Conference onEducation, sponsored by the International AcademicForum, London University (Birkbeck) and WasedaUniversity.Special Theme: Internationalization or Globalization?
07 The Marginalized Cairo Egypt
10 ‘On or about December 1910 human character changed’: Centenary reflections and contemporary debates: modernism and beyond Glasgow United Kingdom

January 2011

26 Rhetoric in Society 3 Antwerpen Belgium

June 2011

09 2nd International PRISEAL Conference: Publishing and Presenting Research Internationally: Issues for Speakers of English as an Additional Language Sosnowiec / Katowice Poland
24 Tennessee Williams in Europe: A Centenary Celebration, 1911-2011 Nancy France

July 2011

14 Gossip, gospel, and governance: orality in Europe 1400-1700 London United Kingdom