We invite presentations related, but not limited, to the following topics and approaches:
- dystopian nightmares and utopian hopes
- American losses: of cohesion, of confidence, of faith and reason, of innocence
- challenges to American hegemony
- conspiracy theories
- crisis and religion/spirituality
- crisis and risk management
- crisis as a catalyst
- crisis of dominant (meta-)narratives
- fake news and crisis of truth
- crises of democracy and governance
- domestic rebellions, riots, and protests
- economic crises, inflation, recessions, and depressions
- environmental crisis and the Anthropocene
- ethics in times of crisis
- health in crisis
- mental health crisis
- migration and border crises
- narrating crises in literature and media
- racial inequity in the United States
- the crisis of justice
- representational crisis and failures of imagination
- American wars
The language of the conference is English. Abstracts (ca. 250 words) or panel proposals together with a short bio (up to 100 words) should be sent to pass2022@mail.umcs.pl by June 15, 2022 [DEADLINE EXTENDED: July 15, 2022]. Notification of acceptance will be sent by June 30, 2022 [DEADLINE EXTENDED: July 30, 2022].
