Annual Conference

Trans(–)Turns in Nineteenth-Century Studies

March 21-24, 2024  |  Hyatt Regency Hotel  |  Cincinnati, OH

INCS 2024 Conference Website

An illustrated map of Cincinnati and Vincinity created by S.A. Mitchell and dated 1864. Neighborhoods and districts are numbered and colored. The Ohio River cuts through the bottom portion of the map image. Image is from Wikipedia Commons.
S. A. Mitchell, “Plan of Cincinnati & Vicinity,” 1864 (Wikimedia Commons)

Trans-
“across, through, over, to or on the other side of, beyond, outside of, from one place, person, thing, or state to another”; “beyond, surpassing, transcending” (OED).

Whether in bridging divides or leaping over them, contesting a binary or dismantling it, “trans(-)” linguistically registers changes of state as well as movements in time and space; it indexes communication or traffic that puts places, persons, and things in new relations to one another and, perhaps, to themselves.

Building on INCS’ rich history, this iteration of the conference will seek to explore the “trans(-)” alongside and in productive tension with the “inter-.” Proposals on a wide array of topics from all areas of nineteenth-century studies will be welcome.

Topoi of Potential Interest
transatlanticisms
transcendentalisms
transdisciplinarity
transgender
transhumanism
transimperialisms
translation
transmedia
transnationalisms
transpacificisms
transportation
transurbanism

INCS has a unique panel format to facilitate discussion and collaboration. Presenters pre-circulate a written version of the papers shortly before the conference and give a 7-8-minute synopsis during their panels, leaving ample time for dialogue and exchange.

Deadline for paper proposals (200-word abstract and a one-page CV) is October 2, 2023. Submit proposals through the SUBMISSION PORTAL HERE.

For more information, contact Mary Jean Corbett at [email protected]

Click here for a PDF of CFP 2024