Dear friends, fellow IASIL members, I am afraid that the time has come to announce a sad but inevitable decision. It is clear now that our conference at the University of Łódź will not be able to happen in July: even if restrictions in Europe were lifted by then, and the university reopened its buildings, travel would still be difficult
» Read moreDear Conference Participants, First of all let us thank you again for submitting your paper proposals for 2020 IASIL conference in Lodz. We are very happy to be behind its organization and are really looking forward to July. We would like to make an announcement regarding the current situation with the global pandemic of Coronavirus – Covid-19. Under the circumstances
» Read moreThe IASIL 2020 conference wishes to reflect on the concept of borders and their creative potential that helps define identities, generates critical discourses, and provokes literary works to tackle issues of global political, social, and cultural nature. On the one hand, the border is seen here as a necessary confinement and a formal limitation. On the other, it is viewed
» Read moreAs a new year begins and thoughts turn to travels, do plan to include a visit to the newly opened Museum of Literature Ireland (https://moli.ie/) in your future Dublin plans. The museum is a collaboration between the National Library of Ireland and University College Dublin, and is located in Newman House 85-86 St Stephen’s Green, the student home of James Joyce,
» Read moreIASIL is pleased to invite applications for a Postgraduate Scholarship to attend the association’s conference, ‘Creative Borders’, at the University of Lodz, Poland, 20-24th July 2020. The Scholarship will contribute to travel (as detailed in the Notes), 5 nights student accommodation, registration fee and the conference dinner. Applications, and referee’s form, must both be received by 18th January 2020 and
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