We are delighted to announce to the winner of the BCLA First Book Prize 2025, which honours an outstanding first monograph in the field of comparative literature. The inaugural award goes to Dr Cedric Van Dijck’s Modernism, Material Culture and the First World War (Edinburgh University Press). The jury, which included Prof. Ziad Elmarsafy, Prof. […]
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The British Comparative Literature Association has a vibrant postgraduate community with members from across the UK and abroad. The Postgraduate Representatives organise dedicated events on Comparative Literature across different universities across the UK. They are presently responsible for the BCLA Postgraduate Seminar series “Emerging Voices in Comparative Literature 2025“. If you are interested in presenting at
The BCLA is delighted to relaunch the Arthur Terry Essay Prize as part of the BCLA@50 celebrations. The prize, awarded by the British Comparative Literature Association, recognises work of outstanding merit at Masters level.
The Glyn Hambrook Postgraduate Research Award was established by the BCLA in 2020 to offer support to postgraduates affected by the COVID pandemic, and is now the annual bursary awarded to one or more postgraduate members of the BCLA, with a value of up to £250.00. This sum may be used by for any costs incurred
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Keynote speaker: Dr Aristoteles Barcelos Neto, University of East Anglia This conference will examine how colonial and neocolonial powers have influenced representations of non-Western countries and their peoples in literature, the arts, and the media. This event seeks to investigate how these representations have been instrumental in constructing negative stereotypes, enforcing cultural hierarchies, and sustaining
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