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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📢😍Join us for our next conversation with Dr. Stacy Alaimo on material feminism, the Anthropocene, posthumanities, and encounters with deep-sea life.🌊 📆 THURSDAY October 8 - 18:00 CEST 💌Free registration: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com 🖇️Attendance certificates are issued! Share widely!!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

😍📚Many thanks to Dr. Harrington for the conversation on toxic masculinity and for encouraging us to question the concept's (mis)uses and relevance in academia and in popular culture. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our Fran for conducting the interview. More soon!!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📚😍Happening tomorrow!! ☀Join us at 10 AM for an (early) conversation with Dr. Carol Harrington on toxic masculinity and its implications for academic and popular culture. 💌Free registration and reading materials: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢📚Join us next Friday for an interview with Dr. Carol Harrington on a timely topic: what toxic masculinity is and why we should examine this tentacular phenomenon in academia! ⏰ 10.00 AM! 🔗Register at: reading.saas.us@gmail.com 🫂 Share with anyone interested!!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

😍📚Many thanks to Marco and everyone who joined us and participated in this first conversation!! We're very happy to have had the chance to talk books again and be reminded of the power of communal (digital) reading, especially in times of climate (and otherwise) uncertainty! More to come!!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📮📢Check your inboxes! The September 2026 SAAS Young Scholars Newsletter is out. Find out about upcoming conferences, CFPs, and other events and opportunities for young scholars. 💌If you want your activity featured in our next issue send us an email: saasyoungscholars@gmail.com

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📢😍Join us for the 1st session of the V ‘In Conversation series’! Marco Caracciolo will discuss climate uncertainty + how literature can give us tools to navigate unstable futures. 📅Sep. 18, 16:00h 💌Free registration + attendance certificate: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com 🫂 All welcome!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📢📚Save the date(s) for our V 'In Conversation' series starting Friday 18! This year, we’re delighted to have Marco Caracciolo, Carol Harrington, Stacy Alaimo, Sarah Stitzlein, and Zakiyyah Iman Jackson. 💌Free attendance + registration: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com 🖇️ Info: shorturl.at/0ckfN All welcome!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📢📚Back to school! The 5th “In Conversation" series is almost here! Join us for five conversations with international experts in US Studies, starting September 18 until October 23. 💌Free registration + certificates of attendance: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com 👀More info soon! 🔗https://shorturl.at/ZNXhL

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

As the academic year comes to a close, we’re taking a short summer break! We’ll be back in September with new events, beginning with the first session of our IV 'In Conversation' series on September 18. Stay tuned !🤓 Wishing everyone a wonderful summer filled with rest and good reading! 📚🏖️

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

😍📚 Our Elena Dobre is enjoying her research stay at the Instituto Franklin-UAH, as recipient of a Washington Irving grant. Her project examines fantasies of regional decline and fascist resonances in William Faulkner's work + their possible intersection with contemporary ethnonationalist discourses.

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Heidelberg Center for American Studies @hcaheidelberg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

On Thursday, Fabio Santos from the University of Copenhagen (@ucph.bsky.social) will give a lecture on “'Is It Because We Are Negroes?': Haitian Refugees, Racialized Detention, and Anticolonialism in Puerto Rico." 🕰️ July 9, 6:15 p.m. 📍 HCA, Atrium

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Many thanks to everyone who joined us today, and to our colleagues who generously shared their experience and gave us lots of useful advice!! We're very grateful, and we certainly hope this year's session was useful to everyone who attended!📚🫂

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📢💌 Our July 2026 newsletter is out! Check your inboxes for information on SAASYS activities, calls for papers, conferences + and other research opportunities. 🌅We will resume our newsletter in September.

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

📢😍 Join us this Friday, 3 July, for a very practical session on postdoctoral grants and opportunities + tips on how to make the most of the funding and support available. 🖇️Register for free here: shorturl.at/dTJYN 🫂Share widely with anyone you think might be interested!

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Spanish Association for American Studies Young Scholars: Contratos Postdoctorales 2026

La actividad "Sesión Informativa: Contratos Postdoctorales 2026" se organiza desde la Spanish Association for American Studies Young Scholars (SAASYS). La asistencia es completamente gratuita, pero r...

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📚📢Friendly reminder that on July 3rd we're meeting for an online session on postdoc grant opportunities and more!! Free inscription in the link below👇

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

😍😍Huge congratulations to our @luciabennett.bsky.social who passed her PhD viva with flying colours and received the highest distinction. All your hard work has truly paid off and we could not be prouder or happier for you!!!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📢😍If you’re finishing your PhD, or have recently finished, join us for the 2026 edition of our SAAS Young Scholars session on postdoctoral grant opportunities. 📅 July 3 - 17:00 🔗Registration: shorturl.at/CmmHA 📚All welcome!! Share with anyone who might be interested.

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢Remember the deadline for submitting your proposals is May 31, 2026!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📢😍Online roundtable “La invención de lo otro: Configuraciones literarias de la alteridad” organized by Beatriz Hermida Ramos and with the participation of our @jtorferna! 📅14 May, 17h (CEST) 🔗Free registration: shorturl.at/rsUzA + certificates of attendance issued

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

💌Our May 2026 #Newsletter is out! Check your inboxes for recent SAAS YS activities + call for papers, conferences, workshops, grants and more!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🔊 💌If you've taken part in a SAAS Young Scholars activity and would like to stay in touch and receive updates on our next events and news, please complete this short form to join our mailing list: 🖇️https://shorturl.at/OFPgl

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

😍📚Get ready for our next SAASYS Reading Group session on Thursday, April 23 at 16:00 (CEST)!! We’ll be discussing Ozan Sousbois’s provocative “Incels, Looksmaxxing, and the Surgical Design of the ‘Chad’-vertised Body.” 💌To sign up for a certificate contact: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

What two wonderful days! 😍📚 The Félix Martín 2026 Doctoral Seminar came to a close on Friday and we just want to thank everyone who took part and helped create such a welcoming space. It was a pleasure to hear so much excellent work and engage in such thoughtful discussions. Panels below 👇🧵

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

📢😍Thrilled to share the final program for the Félix Martín 2026 Doctoral Seminar (UCM, 12-13 March). Two days of panels on identity, gender, popular culture, posthumanism and more + keynote lectures and cultural activities. Looking forward to the conversations ahead!!📚

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

😍Join us for our Reading group's February session!! We'll discuss “The Future Imaginary” (The Routledge Handbook of Cofuturisms) by Jason Edward Lewis. 📅19 Feb 2026 (16:00 CEST/10:00 EST). 📚 🔗Sign up for reading materials and attendance certificate: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

😍📚Don’t miss our next reading session! We'll be discussing Tama Leaver's "Early Artificial Intelligence Films: When are you going to let me out of this box".🤖 📅 January 29 - 17:00 💌Free registration + reading materials: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com Attendance is certified!👇

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

✍️📢Writing an abstract: the difficulties of a simple task Join us for this online workshop with Dr. Miriam Fernández Santiago on how to write a strong, effective abstract for your TFG, TFM, thesis, or article. 🗓️ February 11 at 18:00–19:30 🖇️ Free registration: shorturl.at/9hvXa%F0%9F%...

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

📢😍Remember registration for the 2026 SAAS Félix Martín Doctoral Seminar is open!! 🐦Early-bird registration open until Jan 31; regular registration open until Feb 15! 🖇️ shorturl.at/nvAch 💌Inquiries: saasyoungscholars@gmail.com We can’t wait to meet you and hear about your work!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

😍📭Many thanks for all your submissions!! We’re currently reviewing your abstracts, so keep an eye on your inbox for updates. 📅 Remember registration opens January 15. 📄Stay tuned for the provisional program and more updates!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

😍We’re grateful for your submissions so far and looking forward to welcoming you to Madrid for the Félix Martín Doctoral Seminar 2026 (March 12–13). 📖 📩You can still send your proposal today to: saasyoungscholars@gmail.com 🔗More info: shorturl.at/TgfZO

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📢😍Nos vemos mañana, 11 diciembre a las 19h, para compartir consejos, estrategias y experiencias a la hora de defender trabajos académicos.📚🎙️ 🖇️Si todavía no lo has hecho, puedes preinscribirte aquí👉 shorturl.at/cKS06

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Registro: Cómo Defender un Trabajo Académico

La actividad "Cómo defender un trabajo académico: Consejos para enfrentarte a TFG, TFM y Tesis Doctorales" se organiza desde el Workshops Team de SAAS Young Scholars. La asistencia es completamente gr...

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

😍📢 One week left to apply for our 2026 Félix Martín Seminar! Send your proposal by December 15 and join us for two days of academic conversation, feedback, and peer support--with Dr. Eulalia Piñero Gil and Dr. Laura Álvarez Trigo as keynotes.📚 💻+ info: shorturl.at/TgfZO

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

😍 Os esperamos a la próxima sesión!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

😍Os esperamos mañana a las 17:00!! Si todavía no os habéis apuntado, todavía estáis a tiempo. Creemos que será una sesión muy útil!🤓🔖

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

📚📢We're resuming our reading sessions! 😍Join us for our next one. We'll be reading Susan Stryker, “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix: Performing Transgender Rage” 🗓 3 Dec 2025 – 16:00 CEST/10:00 EST 📩 Sign up here: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com Hope to see you there!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

😍📢Friendly reminder that the #CFP for the SAAS Félix Martín Doctoral Seminar is open until December 15. Whether your PhD project is already advanced or still taking shape, we'd love to welcome your proposal and create a supportive space for early-career researchers.📖 🖇️More info: shorturl.at/TgfZO

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

📢 ¿Vas a defender un TFG, TFM o tesis doctoral y no sabes por dónde empezar? Te invitamos a nuestro taller online donde compartiremos dudas y orientaciones sobre el proceso de defensa.📚 🗓 11 dic 2025 - 19:00–20:00 💻 Online y gratuito. 🔗 Inscripciones: acesse.one/eaapF ¡Os esperamos!😍

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

📢😍 Si estás cursando un doctorado o pensado en hacerlo, nos hace ilusión invitarte a una sesión informativa sobre distintas modalidades de financiación: convocatorias FPU, FPI, autonómicas, Fulbright, etc. ¡Te esperamos! 📅5 diciembre - 17:00h 🔗Inscripción grauita : shorturl.at/aEXwZ

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

📚 😍Finishing on a great note with Dr. Sean O’Brien’s work on precarity and representation. Thank you to everyone who joined us throughout these five sessions; we’re grateful for your time, generosity, and insights. We can’t wait to start the next "In Conversation" series!

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

📢Happening today! Hope to see you all at 16:00 for the last session of our “In Conversation” 2025 series. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the past sessions! 😍📚

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

😍📢It’s a wrap! Join us for the final “In Conversation” session with Dr. Sean O’Brien (U. of Bristol) 🗓️ Oct 24, 16:00 CEST / 10:00 EST 💬 “Representing Precarity: American Literature and Culture from Boom to Crisis” 💌 Free registration & certificates: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com Hope to see you there!📚

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

🎙️📚 We’re live with Dr. Catherine Rottenberg, who’s explaining the link between neoliberal feminism, postfeminism, and the figure of the "trad-wife".

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Happening today!! Hope to see you all there at 16.00h📚😍

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

😍📢 For our 5th “In Conversation” session, we'll have Dr. Catherine Rottenberg sharing her work on "The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism". 📅 Friday, Oct. 17th, 16h 💌Free registration, materials & attendance certificates: reading.saas.ys@gmail.com 💻+ info: shorturl.at/TgfZO Hope to see you there!📚

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Reminder - Call for papers: HORROR STUDIES NOW, May 28/29 2026, Northumbria University t.co/QK7DDTdeNb

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Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society @signsjournal.org · 09/10/2025

Signs is seeking submissions for a new special issue: "Crisis," edited by Jih-Fei Cheng, Cati Connell, and Gowri Vijayakumar. For the full CFP go to signsjournal.org/for-authors/...

CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: March 1, 2026

Feminists are no strangers to crisis. In the context of rapidly escalating population-threatening catastrophes—the global rise of fascism; war and genocide; climate crisis and Indigenous dispossession; sharp rises in unhoused, migrant, and refugee populations and their subsequent criminalization; increased normalization and legalization of gendered and sexual violence; lethal threats to public and reproductive health; the upward distribution of resources and wealth; and the crisis of the university—feminist theorizing feels both as urgent and as under threat as it was during the dawning of women’s studies as an academic enterprise.

This special issue invites contributions theorizing and responding to crisis. Where and how do we locate crisis (or crises)? What enables crisis conditions, and how do we—feminists and feminism—survive them? Feminist, queer, and trans theorists are uniquely positioned to offer critical readings of crisis within the longer temporal frame of slow violence and everyday brutality.

Guest Editors: Jih-Fei Cheng (Scripps College), Cati Connell (Boston University), and Gowri Vijayakumar (Brandeis University).

For the full call for papers and submission instructions, visit www.signsjournal.org/cfp

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We're live!🤓 Dr. Cagulada is sharing her work on blindness as perception and reception, and on disability narratives that see through embodied difference.

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SAAS Young Scholars @saas-yscholars.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

😍Happening today!! Hope to see you all there at 16:00! If you haven't, you still have time to register!👇

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