literature

Memory 1st Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Saturday 23rd October - Sunday 24th October 2021 Online Our memories shape us: our beliefs, our actions, our selves. A memory that we share with others can be a call to action or a way of formulating our identities. But memories are fallible...

The idea of the child as innocent, as pure, the ‘little angel’ in need of protection from the harsh realities of life and the corrupting influences of the world around us has come to dominate our thinking, language, values, social policies and educational philosophies. Children are seen as ‘little...

Proliferations of Lovecraft A Global Interdisciplinary Conference Sunday 18th April 2021 - Monday 19th April 2021 Vienna, Austria From humble beginnings in the pages of early 20th century pulp fiction magazines, the stories of H.P. Lovecraft continue to exert a powerful influence over the human...

Margaret Atwood is credited with observing that men fear that women will laugh at them, while women fear that men will kill them. Despite noteworthy advances for women across societies and cultures, the power dynamics Atwood so eloquently describes continue to inform the construction of barriers...

Bad Mothers A Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Sunday 14th March 2021 - Monday 15th March 2021 Lisbon, Portugal As givers of life, mothers occupy an essential role in ensuring the ongoing survival of the human race. The bond between mother and child is commonly revered in societies as...

Spaces and Places 2nd Global Interdisciplinary Conference Sunday 14th March 2021 - Monday 15th March 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Every day we move through spaces that have been constructed or delineated somehow to be significant. We recognise and - consciously or unconsciously - react to this...

Violence 2nd Global Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Sunday 14th March 2021 - Monday 15th March 2021 Lisbon, Portugal Throughout history violence has horrified and enthralled in equal measure, defining some of our most glorious and most distressing historical events. Debate continues about...

The Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative at Arizona State University is excited to announce our third Everything Change global climate fiction contest. The beating drum of the climate crisis is a constant reminder that our planet is a closed, limited system, and that we’re currently living...