CALL FOR PAPERS & pANEL PROPOSALS

29th Annual Jewish American and Holocaust Literature (JAHLit) Symposium
Meeting 27-29 October 2024
The Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach

Call for Papers and Panel Proposals

29th Annual Jewish American and Holocaust Literature Conference (JAHLit)

27-29 October 2024/The Betsy Hotel, Miami Beach

The JAHLit Symposium organizing committee welcomes individual and panel proposals that address the subjects of global Jewish, Jewish-American, and Holocaust literature and culture. We are especially interested in critical and theoretical approaches to Jewish literature, film, and other media, but these subjects are intended to be broadly conceived and [could] include:

• New voices and perspectives in Jewish American literature

• Transnational Jewish literature

• Jewish literature and visual narratives across the Americas

• Holocaust literature and narratives across genres

• The Holocaust and post-Holocaust in film and television

• New media including graphic novels and digital media

The new deadline for submission of proposals is August 15, 2024; we will consider proposals through September 1 if you need time to secure travel funding. Proposals should be emailed to Adam Goldwyn (adam.goldwyn@ndsu.edu). Please check jahlit.com for updates.

Individual paper proposals should be no longer than one double-spaced typed page and should be submitted with a short CV that contains contact information.

Organizers of complete panels should submit a cover sheet with the title of the panel, a brief description of the panel theme, the titles of each of the papers, and contact information for each presenter. The cover sheet should be followed by the three individual paper proposals and brief CVs. You may include an additional chair or respondent, but it is not necessary.

Early-career colleagues are especially encouraged to propose panels on topics in their research areas; limited funding is available for early-career faculty and advanced graduate students. The symposium will be in person only.

Upon acceptance of your paper/panel, pay the registration fee of $175 online (non-US residents can pay on site). The fee includes all talks and events, receptions, and breakfast/lunch on Monday and Tuesday.

The conference will begin Sunday evening with a keynote event and conclude Tuesday evening.

We recommend the Henrosa Hotel and The Betsy Hotel for lodging. Henrosa’s nightly rates: 10/26=$225; Oct 27-29= $155. Use booking code JAHLC2 (expires 10/7). This rate does not include a daily resort fee of $32 per room, which includes breakfast, beach towels and chairs, complimentary alkaline water bottles in room, 24/7 coffee, and wine tastings from 4-6 daily. You are also welcome to use the many facilities at The Betsy Hotel, including the rooftop pools, workout rooms, nightly music, library and more, as a conference attendee.

The Betsy Hotel’s discounted nightly rate is $429 10/26-10/29 (before taxes, but resort fees are waived). We encourage presenters to secure rooms early and by phone—mention the JAHLit conference - in order to get the discount and book one of the limited rooms.

Other less expensive but lovely alternatives nearby include Winter Haven Hotel and Blue Moon Hotel.

The conference will begin Sunday evening and conclude Tuesday evening.