Society of Early Americanists Fourteenth Biennial Conference
The Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Society of Early Americanists, an ASLE-affiliated organization, will convene on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, 5-8 June 2025.
Along with wide-ranging panels on various early Americanist topics, the conference will include:
Keynote Presentations from Sara E. Johnson (Literature, UC San Diego; author of Encyclopédie Noire: The Making of Moreau de Saint-Méry’s Intellectual World) and Zada Ballew (History, UW-Madison; historical consultant for Native American and Indigenous Initiatives at U of Notre Dame; citizen of the Pokagon Band ...
Breathing in the Global South
Panel at ASLE 2025: Collective Atmospheres July 8-11, 2025 University of Maryland, College Park
Some humans (and nonhumans) breathe more easily than others. In a world beset by poor air quality, lower-income communities across the Global North and South confront increasing rates of asthma, cancer, and infant mortality. This panel session focuses on Global South engagements with air, breath, atmosphere, pollution, and struggles for breathing justice. We welcome proposals (from any discipline) for papers or projects focused on issues such as: air pollution and air quality ...