Call for Papers: 2025 Dickinson Critical Institute in Taiwan (In-person + Online)

https://www.emilydickinsoninternationalsociety.org/cfp-2025-critical-institute-in-taiwan

Graduate students and others early in their careers (having received their degrees in the last eight years) are invited to apply to the Dickinson Critical Institute to take place 2:30 – 6 PM on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan on the day before the Emily Dickinson International Society (EDIS) International Conference. The Critical Institute provides an opportunity for participants to workshop essays, chapters, or conference papers in small seminars with established Dickinson scholars. We interpret “scholarship” broadly to include work by early-career teachers, translators, artists and others whose work is rigorously grounded in the life and writings of Emily Dickinson. Following these seminars, participants will gather for a large-group discussion of grant and award opportunities, publishing, and other professional development topics. For those who cannot travel to Taipei, it will also be possible to participate in the workshop portion of the Critical Institute virtually.

There is no charge for the Critical Institute, but in-person participants will be expected to register for and attend the June 20-22, International Conference, “Dickinson and Ecologies.” Participants in the Critical Institute are welcome to propose a paper for a panel presentation at the EDIS International Conference. The 2025 International Conference call for papers (due 30 September 2024) can be found at https://2025edisinwenshan.wordpress.com. Travel subsidies for in-person Critical Institute participants will also be available.

If you are interested in applying to the Institute, please submit a one-page CV and a 500-word proposal to Eliza Richards (ecr@email.unc.edu) and Karen Sánchez-Eppler (kjsanchezepp@amherst.edu) no later than 30 November 2024. Use the subject heading “[Last Name] Dickinson Institute Application,” and attach your application materials as a single Word or PDF document. Be sure to indicate whether you intend to participate virtually or in-person. Applicants will be notified by email by the end of December; selected participants will be asked to circulate 8-10-page papers to their workshop group by May 1, 2025.