EASA: European Association for Studies of Australia

25/08/2026

Dear friends and colleagues,

We’re excited to share a fantastic new project with you! 🎉

Two brilliant PhD researchers from Australia have launched EXHUME, a Substack-native literary journal dedicated to Australian literary history, criticism, and deep reads.

Exhume was created to bridge the gap between academic literary analysis and a broader public audience—building a community for readers, researchers, and critics outside the paywalls and traditional constraints of academic publishing. Beyond literary criticism, it explores contemporary and historic Australian writing, cultural thinking, and the broader state of the arts.

We are also thrilled to share that the editors will be joining us at our upcoming conference to present their project in person!

📖 Read, explore, and subscribe here:

👉 https://exhume.substack.com/

Learn more about their mission: https://exhume.substack.com/about

Let’s show them some EASA support and help spread the word! 📚✨

25/08/2026

Dear friends and colleagues,

We’re thrilled to share that the newest special issue of JEASA is officially live! 🎉

A huge thank you and congratulations to our wonderful colleagues, Marilena Parlati and Salhia Ben-Messahel, for editing this issue, as well as to all of the brilliant contributors who brought it to life.

📖 Read and share the issue here:

👉 https://www.australianstudies.eu/?cat=78

Not a member of EASA yet? We’d love to have you! We are an active, friendly community where scholars connect, collaborate, and share ideas. Explore our website to join us: www.australianstudies.eu

📢 Save the date: A brand-new Call for Papers (CFP) will be dropping in early September 2026. Keep an eye on our page!

Warmly,

The EASA Team

11/05/2026

🎉 Exciting news from our sister association across the Atlantic!

We're delighted to share that the American Association of Australasian Literary Studies (AAALS) has announced their 2026 Virtual Seminar Series — and the lineup looks wonderful.

In place of their regular conference this June, AAALS will be hosting a series of free, public panels on Zoom covering a rich range of topics in Australasian literary studies:
📅 12 June — 'This I Call My Oyster Delusion': Janette Turner Hospital Thirty Years On
📅 16–17 June — Imperfect Literacy and Authorial Resistance: Writing and Censorship in Australian Literary History
📅 18–19 June — The Romantic Frontier in Australia and the United States: Reflections and Receptions
📅 22–23 June — Reading for Connection: Approaches to Literatures from the Asia-Pacific
📅 25–26 June — Contemporary Australian Women's Writing on War
📅 29–30 June — Genre and Subjectivity in Asian Australian Literature

All sessions are free and open to the public via Zoom.
Registration details are coming soon — keep an eye on the AAALS page for updates!

We at EASA warmly encourage our members to attend and engage with what promises to be a stimulating month of scholarship.

👉 Follow AAALS for registration links and further details.

AAALS Virtual Seminar Series - Save the Date!

In lieu of our regular conference, we are having a series of panels over June. There are some great sessions and you'll be able to make them. More details soon!

20/03/2026

Somebody has to say it.

The humanities are being managed like a budget line. Australian Studies scholars know this intimately — from Canberra to Copenhagen, the logic is the same: prove your worth in economic terms, or make room for something that can.

Graeme Turner asked the question plainly before he died: Why do they hate us?

We don't have a simple answer. But we have two days, scholars from four continents, and a deep conviction that thinking against the grain is not a retreat — it's a method.

Thinking Against the Grain: Australian Studies in Times of Constraint

Online Symposium · 27–28 November 2026

We are calling for papers, project presentations, and book presentations across four thematic areas: climate change and environmental justice; settler colonialism and multiculturalism; geopolitics and transnational relations; and Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing.

Paper abstracts due 1 October 2026.

Project and book proposals due 1 September 2026.

All proposals to: [email protected]

Full call: https://www.australianstudies.eu/?page_id=44

16/03/2026

What does it mean to think against the grain when the academy is increasingly run like a business? That is the question at the heart of our upcoming online symposium.

Thinking Against the Grain: Australian Studies in Times of Constraint brings together scholars from Europe, Australia, North America and the Global South for two days of conversation about the enduring relevance of humanities scholarship — in Australian Studies and beyond.

We invite proposals for 15-minute papers, project presentations, and book presentations across four thematic strands: climate change and environmental justice; settler colonialism and multiculturalism; geopolitics and transnational relations; and Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of knowing.

Deadlines:
📌 Project & book proposals — 1 September 2026
📌 Paper abstracts (ca. 300 words + 100-word bio) — 1 October 2026

Send all proposals to: [email protected]

The symposium takes place 27–28 November 2026 via Zoom, with the timetable designed to accommodate participants across time zones..

Tag a colleague who should be part of this conversation. 👇

28/02/2026

Start Here – Everything You Need from EASA 🌏

Welcome! 👋

Looking for all things European Association for Studies of Australia in one place? This is your guide to:

🌟 Meet our partner associations – discover who we collaborate with

📝 Become a member – join our vibrant community

🎓 PhD opportunities & grants – resources for students and researchers

📅 Conferences & events – never miss an update

✍️ Submit your research to JEASA – share your work with us

📚 Recent publications – see what our members are publishing

👉 Everything starts here: https://sites.google.com/view/easa-start-here/home