The “Forum on Anthropology and Literature” at next year’s Modern Language Association conference, which will be held in Los Angeles (January 7-10, 2027), is seeking papers for history of anthropology related sessions.
On Pain
This joint session from the Literature & Anthropology and Medical Humanities Forums explores archives and methods for understanding the role of culture in experiences, treatments, and pathologies of pain. Submit 200-word abstract and bio.
Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 15, 2026
For more information, contact session organizers Mimi Winick, Virginia Commonwealth University (mpwinick@vcu.edu ) and Kim Adams, New York University (adams_kim@wheatoncollege.edu )
Anthropology and Literature Now!: Primitivism Reconsidered
Recent work (e.g., Etherington, Spinner) has re-conceptualized the seemingly settled category of “primitivism.” This roundtable seeks accounts of how writers deploy the “primitive” in aesthetic, political, and religious experiments. Submit a 200-word abstract and bio.
Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 15, 2026
For more information, contact session organizers Mimi Winick, Virginia Commonwealth University (mpwinick@vcu.edu ) and Brad Evans, Rutgers University New Brunswick (brad.evans@rutgers.edu)
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