Symbiosis: a Journal of Transatlantic Literary and Cultural Relations

Symbiosis: a Journal of Transatlantic Literary and Cultural Relations The journal is uniquely concerned with studies of transatlantic literary and cultural relations between the British Isles and the Americas.

SYMBIOSIS addresses the artificial divide between literatures in English on either side of the Atlantic, a divide recognised by few creative writers but institutionalised in the modern academic community. Symbiosis was launched in 1997 to address the artificial divide between literatures in English on either side of the Atlantic, a divide recognized by few creative writers but institutionalized in

the modern academic community. It remains interested in all genres, all theoretical approaches and all periods from the beginnings of both a transnational and Anglophone America to the present. "Symbiosis stands alone as the journal of transatlantic literatures in English, and thus helpfully monopolizes a huge, still-evolving area of cultural interest. Symbiosis is unique and compelling." Robert Weisbuch, author of Atlantic Double-Cross: American Literature and British Influence in the Age of Emerson (1989).

27/11/2023

Elizabeth Bishop in Glasgow: A Symposium (26th to 28th June 2024)
Early Announcement and Call for Papers
The University of Glasgow, College of Arts & Humanities, is delighted to welcome the 2024 Elizabeth Bishop
Symposium to our beautiful, historic and friendly city. Following on from similar events in Oxford, Paris
and Sheffield, Elizabeth Bishop in Glasgow provides an opportunity both to hear about recent and
emerging work in Bishop Studies, and to consider Bishop’s writing in a Scottish Atlantic context – a legacy
that helped to shape the history and culture of Great Village, Nova Scotia, Bishop’s maternal family home
and her imaginative lodestone. Bishop was familiar from childhood with the poetry of Robert Burns (and
had editions of his work in her adult library); our Symposium will consider the influence of Burns – and of
other Scottish writers and artists – on Bishop’s writing. And it will ask, in turn, about Bishop’s influence on
her successors in Scotland up to the present day.
Confirmed speakers include Professor Langdon Hammer (Yale University) and Victoria Fox (Farrar, Straus
& Giroux).
Elizabeth Bishop in Glasgow is open to anyone with an interest in Bishop’s life, work and reception; in
modern poetry; in Scottish and American literature and culture, in the Scottish Atlantic and in related
fields. We welcome proposals for short papers (c. 20 minutes) or other forms of participation on these and
related themes. Other areas of focus might include (but are not limited to):
Boundaries
Travel and walking
The North
Mystery
Bishop’s correspondence
Religion, Protestantism, the Bible
Language: Gaelic and Scots
Music, Scottish Song, hymns.
Diaspora
The Atlantic
Trade
Scottish Atlantic slavery
Publishing history
Visual culture
Bishop’s contemporaries
Bishop’s influence
Bishop in / and translation
Gender and sexuality
Robert Burns, Alexander Selkirk, Thomas and
Jane Carlyle.
Please send brief proposals for papers, panels (3 contributors) or other forms of participation to:
[email protected] by MONDAY 15th JANUARY 2024.
Location:
Elizabeth Bishop in Glasgow will take place in the James McCune Smith Building on the University of
Glasgow’s main (Gilmorehill) campus in the lively West End of Glasgow and will open on the morning of
Weds 26th June and close after lunch on Fri 28th The booking page will open shortly. There will be time in
the programme to visit the Hunterian Art Gallery, the Hunterian Museum or the Charles Rennie
Mackintosh House. The campus is easily accessible by bus or subway from the city centre and there are
hotels, guesthouses and restaurants close by.
For further information about the campus, visitor attractions, accessibility information and transport links
see: University of Glasgow - Explore.
For details about the city of Glasgow, including accommodation, things to see and do, and where to eat,
see: Visit Glasgow - hotels and accommodation - People Make Glasgow and for information about the rest
of Scotland, see: Accommodation in Scotland - Plan Your Stay | VisitScotland
Organisers and Steering Group:
Jo Gill (University of Glasgow); Jonathan Ellis (University of Sheffield); Angus Cleghorn (Seneca College);
Bethany Hicok (Williams College); Tom Travisano (Hartwick College).

21/02/2023
TSA 2023 Call for Papers
14/02/2023

TSA 2023 Call for Papers

TSA 2023

"The Genius of Phillis Wheatley Peters" initiative, inaugural event:
23/01/2023

"The Genius of Phillis Wheatley Peters" initiative, inaugural event:

Launch event for "The Genius Of Phillis Wheatley Peters: A Poet and Her Legacies” — Scholarly roundtable featuring speakers from TCU and UGA faculty in British Studies, American Studies, Transatlantic Studies, and related fields. From TCU, Brandon Manning, who will locate Wheatley’s place in A...

11/11/2020

In another blow in the fight against COVID-19, the delayed Symbiosis vol. 24 has now been published. It features essays by Robert J. Scholnick, Robert McParland, Madison Furrh, Stephanie Hicks, Richard E. Brantley, Amber Shaw, Abigayle Claggett, Faye Hammill and Melvyn New, covering a broad range of Transatlantic literary times and topics. Full details of contents can be found at symbiosistransatlantic.com

24/04/2019

We are delighted to announce that the keynote speakers at the Symbiosis conference will be:
Professor Celeste-Marie Bernier (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Faye Hammill (University of Glasgow)
In addition, Chris Searle (independent writer) and Claire Westall (University of York) will be speaking at a special C. L. R. James event.

The new Symbiosis website went live today. Do take a look and let us know what you think. https://www.symbiosistransatla...
25/09/2018

The new Symbiosis website went live today. Do take a look and let us know what you think. https://www.symbiosistransatlantic.com/

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The 12th Biennial Symbiosis Conference, 11-14 July 2019, University of Dundee.Venue: University of Dundee, Scotland, UK....
30/08/2018

The 12th Biennial Symbiosis Conference, 11-14 July 2019, University of Dundee.

Venue: University of Dundee, Scotland, UK.
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/about/facts-and-figures/
https://www.symbiosistransatlantic.com/

Dates: Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th July, 2019.

The 12th Biennial Symbiosis Conference will take place at the University of Dundee, Scotland, 11-14 July 2019. As ever, we welcome paper and panel proposals on all areas of Transatlantic literary exchange.
In addition to the general call for papers, there will be three special themes:
• Transatlantic Bicentennials (George Eliot and Herman Melville amongst others)
• Transatlantic Detective Fiction
• Transatlantic Comics

Dundee in the spotlight:
Dundee is one of the great powerhouses of comics production, not just in the UK, but internationally. The publisher DC Thomson is at the heart of the city, and many of the top comics creators in Britain began their careers with the company or have been inspired by Dundee’s comics. It is therefore fitting that Dundee hosts annual events that celebrate this legacy, and that the University of Dundee offers courses in Comics Studies at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The University of Dundee is a world leader in Anatomy and Human Identification and hosts the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science. Harnessing this scientific expertise, Dundee now offers a Masters in Creative Writing: Crime Fiction and Forensic Investigation. Scotland has a flourishing crime writing scene with several crime festivals in stunning historic locations celebrating the ‘tartan noir’ phenomenon.
Located on the east coast, Dundee is Scotland’s sunniest city, and one of the easiest to get to. It has a regional airport, but Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are also conveniently close. 90% of Scotland is within 90 minutes’ drive, with famous castles, lochs and golf courses easy to visit even for a daytrip.
Please send proposals to Dr. Aliki Varvogli ([email protected]), using ‘Symbiosis 2019’ as your subject.

Deadline for proposals: 30 January 2019.

A list of facts & figures about the University of Dundee's acheivements over the years.

The answer is all of them, plus Queen Victoria! We hope these bicentenaries will inspire some exciting conference papers...
06/07/2018

The answer is all of them, plus Queen Victoria! We hope these bicentenaries will inspire some exciting conference papers for ! https://t.co/gkG9cB5W07

“Watch out for the Symbiosis conference CFP over the next few days! Sneak preview of our special themes: whose bicentenary are we celebrating in 2019? ”

05/07/2018

Watch out for the Symbiosis conference CFP over the next few days! Sneak preview of our special themes: whose bicentenary are we celebrating in 2019?

When Frederick Douglass came to Dundee, he had to give 4 talks to meet demand! Find out what makes Dundee special by att...
04/07/2018

When Frederick Douglass came to Dundee, he had to give 4 talks to meet demand! Find out what makes Dundee special by attending the Symbiosis conference, 11-14 July 2019. https://t.co/yHQEEowfIE

In the 1840s one superstar emerged on Britain’s anti-slavery scene: Frederick Douglass. A former slave who had escaped from the American South, he was one ...

07/06/2018

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Need to go to the US for research? We've got a special funding update today, particularly for political historians! Visit our page for full details of the travel award: https://t.co/RH4vvxxUBA

07/06/2018

Planning for is well under way! I wonder whether delegates would fancy a whisky-tasting session?

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