Following the successful previous editions of the Student and Alumni Conference of the European Joint Master’s Programme in English and American Studies (EJMPEAS), the team of the European Joint Master’s Programme at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice is delighted to announce the seventh student and alumni conference.
The event will be held in conjunction with the annual consortium meeting of the academic coordinators. The conference continues the tradition of providing a vibrant platform for participants to present their research within the fields of English and American Studies, and in so doing promote international exchange and academic collaboration.
This year’s theme, “Changing Landscapes, Shifting Grounds” explores the constant movement in and across our contemporary world, especially in a city like Venice, exposed to climate change and always on the brink of collapse, yet which continues to resist adding new chapters to its centuries-long history. The technological disruptions and ecological crises of the world we inhabit demand evolving cultural paradigms for the future. In the fields of English and American Studies, these transformations compel us to rethink traditional boundaries. The landscapes we study—whether geographical, literary, linguistic, or political—are changing; the very grounds upon which our disciplines were built are transforming.
This graduate student conference invites Master’s students and alumni of the EJMPEAS to examine these shifts, exploring the fluid intersections between regions, languages, literatures, and cultures. We welcome contributions that challenge conventional borders and investigate how texts and languages respond to a rapidly altering world.
Submission deadline: January 10, 2027
Further information can be found in the call for papers.
SPANNING REGIONS AND DISCIPLINES:
SEVENTH STUDENT AND ALUMNI CONFERENCE OF THE
EUROPEAN JOINT MASTER’S PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES
Changing Landscapes, Shifting Grounds
May 3, 2027
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
