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Call for Papers: Special edition of Symbiosis: A Journal of
Transatlantic Literary and Cultural Relations on the 'Irish
Transatlantic: Act of Union (1800) to the Present Day'
The Autumn 2015 issue of Symbiosis: A Journal of Transatlantic
Literary and Cultural Relations will take as its focus the literary
and cultural exchange between Ireland and the Americas from the Act of
Union (1800) to the present day. We seek to provide a window onto the
expansive and multifarious nature of Irish transatlantic studies,
publishing a range of articles which illustrate the depth and breadth
of contemporary scholarship in this area. Despite the unquestionable
historical, material and political connections between these two
geographical locations, the Irish dimension to transatlantic studies
is often overlooked. Burgeoning interest in transatlantic studies has
led to the publication of innovative book series on the topic; while
this is an exciting move in scholarship, the number of texts that
display sustained engagement with Irish transatlantic concerns is
surprisingly low. Similarly, although the historiography of the Irish
diaspora is a rich field, transatlantic Irish literary and cultural
studies is an uneven area of inquiry; notably, while the Famine years
have received plentiful commentary, there is a dearth of scholarship
considering the decades preceding this.
We hope to touch upon emergent areas of enquiry, such as spatial
mappings of Atlantic geography attendant to the richly rhizomatic
nature of transatlantic exchange; examinations of Irish-American
ethnic identity informed by critical race studies; and the impact of
digital humanities on the field at large. The editors' research
interests lie in early nineteenth century and contemporary literary
culture so they would be particularly receptive to articles
investigating transatlantic exchange within these periods.
Potential topics may include (but are not limited to) the following:
•Methodologies and/or mappings for Irish transatlantic study
•Transatlantic applications of (post)colonial theory
•Gender across Atlantic space
•Religion and spiritual practices
•Transatlantic intersectionality
•The role and function of literary form
•Effects of the Act of Union on the publishing trade
•Transatlantic circulations and critical receptions of texts
•Exchange of correspondence and letters
•Areas of consonance and dissonance between cross-currents of
diasporic and migrant experience
•Northern Irish exchange with North America
•Replication and development of local and/or regional Irish
identities after migration
•The Big House in literary and cultural imagination(s)
•Transatlantic medical humanities
•Cultural performance, theatre and performing arts (particularly
music and dance)
•Contemporary constructions of Irish-American identity in popular culture
•Critical race studies and 'white innocence'
•Irish folklore and Celtic mythology within North America
We are seeking articles of between 5,000 and 7,000 words in length
(inclusive of notes and bibliographic material), written in accordance
with MLA style. Deadline for submissions: 31st December 2014;
submissions should be sent to Muireann Crowley and Alison Garden at
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Alison Garden
Doctoral Researcher
University of Edinburgh
School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
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