Category Archives: Category_Calls for Papers

CfP: Masculinities, Militaries, and Mass Violence in Transition (Second International MKGD-ZMSBw Conference, 01/2026, Potsdam); by – extended: 15.04.2025

Research Network on Military, War and Gender/Diversity | Militär, Krieg und Geschlecht/Diversität” (MKGD) (Web) 

Time: 22.-23.01.2026
Venue: Potsdam
Proposals by – extended: 15.04.2025

The military and war were among the first subjects of the history of masculinity, when it developed as a subfield of the emerging discipline of gender history in the 1980s. Until then, most military historians had regarded military service and warfare as exclusively masculine activities. Even today, for many scholars studying armed forces and conflicts the maleness of their research subject seems so self-evident as to require no critical scrutiny.
Historians of masculinity challenge this gender blindness, arguing that “gender” is crucial for understanding past and present armed forces and military conflicts around the globe. They use “gender” as a research subject and methodological approach, conceptualizing it as an analytical category, which works in intersection with class, race, ethnicity, age, sexuality etc. For them, “gender” as a social, historically specific construct of perceived differences between the sexes, shapes discourses on and representations of armed forces in peace and war, informs military laws and regulations, permeates the organisation and culture of regular and irregular armed forces, and frames individual as well as collective identities, experiences and memories.
Important areas of research in the history of masculinity, the military and war include the link between the supposedly “natural” male duty to serve as soldiers protecting home and family as well as male citizenship rights, which has long been used to deny women their rights as citizens; the resistance against an inclusion of women in the military in general and in combat positions in particular; the importance of male heterosexuality for the construction of a virile concept of military masculinity, which went hand in hand with the persecution of homosexuality; and sexual harassment within the armed forces and against women and men of the enemy. Read more … (PDF).

Keynotes
– Thomas Kühne (Clark Univ., Worcester, MA): Masculinity, War, and Genocide: State and Perspectives of Historical Inquiries
– Aaron Belkin (San Francisco State Univ.): Gender Identity and Violence in Authoritarian Times: Reflections on Transgender Military Service

CfP: Women and Health in the Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic World (12/2025, Funchal); by: 31.03.2025

Intercontinental Cross-Currents Network; Inês Tadeu, Univ. of Madeira and Julia Nitz, Martin Luther Univ. Halle-Wittenberg (Web) 

Time: 04.-06.12.2025
Venue: Univ. of Madeira, Madeira Island, Portugal
Proposals by: 31.03.2025

Notions of women’s health in the long 19th century were part and parcel of transatlantic societies‘ gender politics. Therefore, it doesn’t come as a surprise that foundational twentieth-century feminist scholars turned to questions of women’s health in their critique of patriarchal power structures. In the 1970s and 1980s, researchers such as Caroll Smith-Rosenberg, in their so-called “feminist reconstruction of history,” argued that we should study nineteenth-century health discourse in order to make apparent how the social role of women was constructed. This argument was based on the assumption that changes in social and cultural attitudes are made “evident in the language of health” (7). They believed that models of health and sickness showcased a plurality of notions of womanhood, i.e., they indicated what was considered personal shortcomings in women, what was construed as social problems, appropriate moral behaviour, women’s citizenship roles, etc. Scholars started to dissect health concepts and their cultural environment to see what judgements and expectations ideas of health have conveyed (see Disorderly Conduct: Visions of Gender in Victorian America; 1986, 6-7). After a two-decade-long interest in issues of women and health, interest ebbed until more recently when the Covid-19 pandemic starkly highlighted the gendered and racialised norms and prejudices tied to notions of health. This global health crisis generated renewed interest in questions of women and health across many disciplines, including medicine, history, social science, cultural and literary studies, as well as queer and gender studies.
This interdisciplinary conference contributes to the conversation by focusing on comparative transatlantic perspectives on women and health in the long nineteenth century. The organisers invite scholars and professionals from diverse fields to explore the intricate relationship between health discourses and concepts of womanhood, as well as the experiences and realities that women encountered, engaged in, resisted, or helped create.
The organisers encourage cross-disciplinary studies and comparative transnational perspectives. Thus, the conference will address a broad range of topics, including but not limited to: Read more and source … (Web)

CfP: Crisis, Addiction, and Disability in German and English Literature, Culture, and Media (Publication); by: 15.03.2025

Jahrbuch für Internationale Germanistik (Web)

Proposals by: 15.03.2025

The intersection of crisis, addiction, and disability in German and English narratives remains an underexplored yet highly relevant field within literary, translation, and cultural studies. While literary representations of addiction often engage with individual and societal crises, questions of identity, social exclusion, and medical pathologization, the intersectional aspect of addiction and disability is frequently overlooked. At the same time, the translation of such narratives plays a crucial role in shaping their reception and interpretation across different linguistic and cultural contexts. Translation studies can make a significant contribution by examining how addiction and disability are interpreted, adapted, or even transformed in intercultural transmission.
This interdisciplinary edited volume invites contributions from literary, cultural, and translation studies that explore the representation of crisis, addiction, and disability in German and English narratives. Submissions may focus on literary works from various periods and genres, as well as intermedial and transmedial adaptations. Additionally, the editors welcome contributions that examine the representation of these themes in translation practice and the challenges of transferring culturally specific concepts into different linguistic and cultural spaces. Possible topics include but are not limited to:

  • Literary and cinematic representations of crisis, addiction, and disability in German and English cultural history
  • Intersectional perspectives on crisis, addiction, and disability: interactions between social, cultural, and bodily factors
  • Pathologization and social marginalization: narratives of crisis, addiction, and disability in German and English literature
  • Transcultural challenges in the reception and adaptation of crisis, addiction, and disability narratives Continue reading

CfP: Nursing History and Humanities book series; by: Rolling call

Manchester University Press: The Nursing History and Humanities book series (Web)

Proposals by: Rolling call

The Nursing History and Humanities series is devoted both to historical approaches and humanities perspectives: work that explores nursing and health care cultures over time and place, in moments of pandemic and public health crisis and in creative and critical contexts. The series aims to capture the current challenges facing nurses and health care workers in local and global spaces, even as our books continue to document the long historical trajectories of the profession in structural and organisational terms.
The only book series devoted exclusively to nursing pursuits in the world, the editors welcome scholarly manuscripts within and across the fields of nursing history, nationally and internationally, the medical humanities and health studies of nursing practice, and the social histories of race, gender, and sexuality as they pertain to the nursing profession. Nursing is considered in a broad sense, and includes health care workers‘ and nurses‘ roles in midwifery, occupational health, physiotherapy, palliative care, among other areas. At the intersection of practice-based clinical nursing and rigorous cultural examinations of nursing, the series provides a forum for nurses, medical practitioners, historians, philosophers, and cultural critics to present new research.
The editors welcome approaches from established and emerging scholars. They look forward to reading fully formed submissions, providing preliminary advice on putting together a coherent edited volume or developing and framing a book based on PhD research, or generally to discuss ideas arising from a research project. The series takes a hands-on approach providing feedback at each stage, from the initial idea or dissertation through to the draft of the book manuscript. Further details, including a full list of published titles, can be found at the website (Web).

The series editors are: Christine Hallett, Univ. of Liverpool | Jane E. Schultz, Indiana Univ. | Kylie Smith, Emory Univ. | Alannah Tomkins, Keele Univ.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Meredith Carroll, MUP Senior Commissioning Editor for Modern History (Web): meredith.carroll@manchester.ac.uk.

Source: H-Net Notifications

Klicktipp and CfP: Home Front Studies (Publication); by: Rolling call

University of Nebraska Press: Home Front Studies (Web)

Proposals by: Rolling call

„Home Front Studies“ is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed new journal. It explores the concept of the home front, broadly considered, in times of war, civil war, and similar conflicts from the late 19th century to the present day. Its interests include the roles of art, discrimination, finance, gender, identity, literature, music, morale, propaganda, race, and/or sexuality as experienced by civilians on home fronts in locations around the world.
The journal is published by the University of Nebraska Press. Since the first issue in 2021, three further issues have already been published. The first of these is freely accessible online via the Muse project (Web).

Home Front Studies is calling for article submissions. The interdisciplinary editorial board is open to submissions from across the humanities. All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere. The editors welcome manuscripts of up to 9,000 words, inclusive of endnotes. Prepare contributions in accordance with the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, using humanities-style endnote citations. Home Front Studies uses Editorial Manager to process submissions at the website (Web).

The journal’s editor is James J. Kimble (Seton Hall Univ.) (Web). Please direct any questions about manuscripts in development to him: james.kimble@shu.edu.

Source: H-Net Notifications

CfP: The Lesbian International: Creating Networks of Knowledge Across Space and Time (10/2025, New York City); by: 31.03.2025

Lesbian Lives Conference 2025: The Journal of Lesbian Studies, the journal Sinister Wisdom, and CLAGS: the Center for LGBT Studies at the City Univ. of New York (Web)

Time: 24.-25.10.2025
Venue: Graduate Center CUNY, New York City
Proposals by: 31.03.2025

For the first time since its inception in 1993, the „Lesbian Lives Conference“ is crossing the Atlantic to New York City! The conference is hosted by the Journal of Lesbian Studies, Sinister Wisdom, and CLAGS: the Center for LGBT Studies at the City University of New York. Lesbian Lives brings together academics, artists, writers, and activists to showcase, enjoy, and critically analyze lesbian culture. Rooted in an ethos of inclusivity, dialogue, diversity, and accessibility, the conference welcomes people of all sexualities and genders.
In keeping with its arrival in the global city of New York, this year’s theme is: „The Lesbian International: Creating Networks of Knowledge Across Space and Time“. The aim is to foster international and interdisciplinary conversations on critical issues in lesbian studies today. By engaging with global scholars, activists, and artists, we seek to deepen understanding of the lesbian erotic and generate new knowledge, artistic imaginations, and activist strategies to sustain lesbian lives and resistance.

The organisers invite proposals on (but not limited to) the following themes: Lesbian Desires | Lesbian Memory Work | Lesbian Genius | The Sapphic State | Intergenerational Conversations | Lesbians Spaces | Lesbian Earth | Imagining Lesbian Futures | Read more … (Web)

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CfP: Geschlechtergeschichte/n: Räume und Beziehungen|Gender Histories: Spaces and Relationships: Zweites Forum für Dissertant:innen und Forscher:innen in Österreich und angrenzenden Regionen (10/2025, Graz); bis: 27.04.2025

Zweites Forum Geschlechtergeschichte/n für Dissertant:innen und Forscher:innen in Österreich und angrenzenden Regionen; Heidrun Zettelbauer und Katharina Scharf (Graz)

Zeit|Time: 23.-24.10.2025
Ort|Venue: Univ. Graz
Einreichfrist|Proposals und Anmeldung|Registration by: 27.04.2025 (Formular als PDF)

„Geschlechtergeschichte ist gekommen, um zu bleiben“. Ganz im Sinne dieses Eröffnungszitats der ersten Ausgabe des Forums 2024 in Innsbruck zielt die Weiterführung des Forums Geschlechtergeschichte/n in Graz im Oktober 2025 auf die weitere nachhaltige Vernetzung innerhalb der Geschlechtergeschichte in Österreich und angrenzenden Regionen ab. Im Zentrum des Workshops stehen erneut die Diskussion von Dissertationsprojekten in den Bereichen Geschlechtergeschichte, Queer History und intersektionale Geschichte sowie der strukturierte Austausch mit Geschlechter- und Queerhistoriker:innen untereinander. Das Forum bietet wieder einen Raum für die Diskussion von – im weitesten Sinne – geschlechterhistorisch ausgerichteten Dissertationsprojekten aus allen Epochen und historischen Teildisziplinen. Darüber hinaus widmet sich das Forum erstmals auch einem Schwerpunktthema – konkret der vielfältigen Verschränkung von Raum und Geschlechtern in der Geschichte. Weiterlesen … (PDF)

Gender Histories: Spaces and Relationships
“Gender history is here to stay.” In line with this opening statement from the first edition of the Forum in 2024 in Innsbruck, the continuation of the Forum Gender Histories in Graz in October 2025 aims to strengthen further sustainable networking within gender history research in Austria and neighboring regions. The workshop will once again focus on discussing dissertation projects in the fields of gender history, queer history, and intersectional history, as well as facilitating structured exchanges between gender and queer historians. This year’s Forum will again provide a space for discussing dissertation projects broadly focused on gender history across all historical epochs and subfields. Additionally, for the first time, the Forum will introduce a thematic focus—specifically, the diverse interconnections between space and gender in history. Read more … (PDF)

Programm des Ersten Forums Geschlechtergeschichte/n im Oktober 2024 in Innsbruck (Web)

CfP: Ungleichheiten neu denken|Rethinking Inequalities (Publication: ZS Gender); by: 30.03.2025

Zeitschrift GENDER; Anna Amelina, Barbara Gruning, Ingrid Jungwirth und Catharina Peeck-Ho (Web)

Einreichfrist|proposals by: 30.03.2025

Die Analyse des Zusammenwirkens von Geschlecht mit anderen Ungleichheitskategorien und -prozessen und deren gegenseitige Bedingtheit wird seit einiger Zeit im deutschsprachigen Kontext produktiv aufgegriffen. Der Call lädt dazu ein, theoretische und methodologische Fragestellungen intersektionaler Analysen aufzugreifen und/oder empirische Forschungsergebnisse zu präsentieren. Weiterlesen … (PDF)

Rethinking Inequalities
The examination of the concept of intersectionality as a theoretical approach and methodological approach as well as a power-critical instrument is productive, creative, and challenging at the same time. Against this background, we invite submissions on theoretical and methodological issues of intersectional analysis as well as on empirical research results of interdisciplinary gender studies. Read more … (PDF)

CfP: Care & Aktivismus|care & activism (ZS kuckuck); bis: 03.03.2025

kuckuck. notizen zur alltagskultur; Mateja Marsel, Christina Sterniša und Sabrina Stranzl (Web)

Einreichfrist: 03.03.2025

Sorgen und umsorgen, fürsorgen und nachsorgen, versorgen und vorsorgen, aussorgen, besorgen und entsorgen, sorgsam sein und sich kümmern, re-produzieren, achtsam und nachhaltig agieren; diejenigen umsorgen, die sich sorgen. Sorge_Arbeit ist zentral im Zusammenleben mit Mensch, Tier, Umwelt – wir alle sorgen, sind besorgt und werden versorgt. Dennoch oder gerade weil Care_Arbeit so zentral in unseren Alltagen ist, bleibt sie oft unsichtbar oder wird als selbstverständlich angesehen. Dabei wird in Zeiten wachsender sozialer, ökonomischer, politischer Herausforderungen die Bedeutung von Care immer deutlicher und zum Ausgangspunkt von Aktivismus, Protest und der Suche nach Alternativen: Kämpfe um Anerkennung und gerechte Verteilung von Sorge_Arbeit, Kämpfe gegen die Unsichtbarkeit und Ausbeutung von weiblicher und prekärer Arbeit.
Vorstellungen und Praktiken der Sorge und des Sorgens sind nach wie vor zentral in der Konstruktion von Weiblichkeit. Die Trennung von produktiver und reproduktiver Arbeit verfestigt normative Geschlechterverhältnisse und Ausbeutung – auch in linken Bündnissen. Eine Struktur, die bis heute Einfluss auf die ungleichen Handlungsspielräume von Individuen hat. Ein Miteinander wird in aktivistischen Kontexten meist intersektional gedacht, aber nicht immer entsprechend praktiziert. Anhand der Analyse von Care_Praktiken werden die Verschleierung qua Zuschreibung eines spezifischen „Geschlechtscharakters“ (Karin Hausen), die strukturelle Entwertung und mangelnde Respektierung wie auch die Re_Produktion von rassistischen, klassistischen, sexistischen, patriarchalen Strukturen sichtbar.
Soziale und politische Bewegungen sind aus historischer und aktueller Perspektive oftmals androzentrisch dominiert, Care_Praktiken und -Politiken vergeschlechtlicht. Obwohl weiblich assoziierte Widerstandspraxen erst die Mobilisierung von breiten Widerstandsbewegungen ermöglich(t)en, finden sie dennoch bis heute häufig keine Würdigung. Ungleiche Geschlechterverhältnisse werden als ’second cause‘ behandelt, der an Bedeutung verliert, wenn es um andere politische Kämpfe geht. Frauen* betreiben (soziale) Reproduktion auf … weiterlesen (PDF).

English version … (PDF)

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CfP: Photobooks, Photo Essays, and the Body (09/2025, Arlington); by: 28.02.2025

Panel Series at the German Studies Association Annual Conference (Web); Verena Kick (Web) and Jessica Resvick (Web)

Time: 25.-28.09.2025
Venue: Arlington, VA, USA
Proposals by: 28.02.2025

This panel series explores the status of the body within, and in relation to, German-language photobooks and photo essays in magazines and newspapers from the 19th century to the present. Focusing on discourse about the body as well as techniques of depicting and engaging the bodies of photographer, subject, and viewer, we ask how the genres of the photobook and photo essay generate new knowledge about corporeality. For example, how did these genres take up and transform physiognomic discourse? What role did medical and criminological photography play in the development of these genres? How did depictions of the mutilated body in works published after World War I and World War II affect the representation of the (often male) body? What kinds of ideologies and aesthetic experiences are promoted or generated by forms like the stereoscopic photobook? The organisers invite papers that examine these ideas from the perspectives of literary studies, art history, media history, the history of science, and related disciplines.

Topics might include, but are not limited to:
– Depictions of the body, encompassing, e.g., portraiture, body image, body modifications, wounds, trauma
– Gender, sexuality, race, class, disability, and the body
– The body and politics
– Human and/vs. animal bodies
– The body and technology
– The medicalized body (healthy and ill bodies, aging bodies, reproducing bodies)
– Viewers’ corporeal interactions with photobooks/photo essays
– The body of the photographer Continue reading