CfP: Trans(-)Turns in Nineteenth-Century Studies

Interdisciplinary NineteenthCentury Studies 2024
March 2124, 2024
Hyatt Regency Hotel

Cincinnati, OH

Trans
across, through, over, to or on the other side of, beyond, outside of, from one place, person, thing, or state to another”; “beyond, surpassing, transcending” (OED).

Whether in bridging divides or leaping over them, contesting a binary or dismantling it, “trans()” linguistically registers changes of state as well as movements in time and space; it indexes communication or traffic that puts places, persons, and things in new relations to one another and, perhaps, to themselves.

Building on INCS’ rich history, this iteration of the conference will seek to explore the “trans()” alongside and in productive tension with the
“inter. Proposals on a wide array of topics from all areas of nineteenthcentury studies will be welcome.

Topoi of potential interest
transatlanticisms

transcendentalisms

transdisciplinarity

transgender

transhumanism

transimperialisms

translation

transmedia

transnationalisms

transpacificisms

transportation

transurbanism


INCS has a unique panel format to facilitate discussion and collaboration. Presenters precirculate a written version of the papers shortly before the conference and give a 78minute synopsis during their panels, leaving ample time for dialogue and exchange.

Deadline for paper proposals (200word abstract and a onepage CV) is October 2, 2023.

For more information, contact Mary Jean Corbett at
INCSCinti2024@gmail.com