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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · 7d

📢 CFP open! The Poetics and Politics of Literary Assemblages in the Anglosphere. An International Conference 🌍
📅 University of Málaga, 18–20 May 2026
📝 Send title + 300-word abstract + bio note to [email protected] by 9 December 2025.

#CFP #LitAssemblage #RELY

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · 12d

📢 Upcoming Online Seminar: "La tecnología y su impacto en el aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera"

🗓️ 3 October 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 (CEST)
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams
👉 Register here: u.uma.es/gPk/.

Don’t miss this opportunity to reflect on innovation in language learning 📚💡

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎉 We’re excited to host the 13th ESPRit Conference “Periodicals as Cultural Assemblages” on 3–5 Sept 2025 at the Faculty of Arts (UMA)!

See the programme here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#ESPRit2025 #LitAssemblage #RELY

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jul 29

🗓️ Save the Date!

We’re thrilled to announce the dates for our international conference:
18–20 May 2026 🎉
Mark your calendars—more details coming after the summer break!

#RELY #LitAssemblage #internationalconference

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jul 14

From 2–4 July, @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social took part in the VI #AEDEAN #DoctoralSeminar — a fantastic space where our PhD candidates shared their ongoing research and received valuable feedback. This initiative celebrates an academic culture built on confidence, kindness, and collaboration 💬✨

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jul 10

📚 New Publication Alert! 📚
Our team member @manuhueso has recently published his article “Corporeal Abjection and Hopefulness in Oscar Wilde’s ‘Charmides’ (1881)” in the International Journal of English Studies (IJES).

revistas.um.es/ijes/article...

#RELY #LitAssemblage #NewPublication

Corporeal Abjection and Hopefulness in Oscar Wilde’s “Charmides” (1881) | International Journal of English Studies

revistas.um.es

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jun 30

🖤🌿 Last week, our PI @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social gave a keynote at Gothic Crossroads, in Manchester. Her talk, “Assembling and Crossing the Human and Non-Human”, explored the EcoGothic in Neo-Victorian fiction through assemblage thinking. #EcoGothic #LitAssemblage #RELY

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jun 18

👥✨ Yesterday we had the chance of welcoming young students who were introduced by @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social to the background and aims of our group, offering insight into academia. The visit continued with a literary analysis workshop. Thank you for your curiosity! #RELY #LitAssemblage

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Jun 5

🎥✨ We’re happy to share that Dr. Teresa Brus’s talk, part of our Literary Assemblage Online Seminar Series, is now available to watch online!

📍 Watch here: literaryassemblage.com/online-semin...

#RELY #LitAssemblage #onlineseries

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · May 29

We’re delighted to host Dr. Cristina Alsina Rísquez (Universitat de Barcelona) for an inspiring session titled:
💡 "Enamorarse de una pregunta de investigación: cómo acercarse a un proyecto de tesis y más allá”
📅 30 May 2025🕚 11:00 AM📍 Aula 1, Aulario Juan Antonio Ramírez
🖱Register at: u.uma.es/gt6/

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · May 28

🌟 Today’s online seminar with Dr. Teresa Brus was a real success!
A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the discussion on "Tectonics of Fragments in Personal Essays."
We hope to see you again at our upcoming events—stay tuned! #LitAssemblage #RELY #onlineseries

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · May 27

📢 New session as part of our Literary Assemblage Online Seminar Series!
🗓 May 28 🎙 Dr. Teresa Brus (University of Wrocław) 📚 "Tectonics of Fragments in Personal Essays"
🖱 Register here: u.uma.es/gt4/
📲 Or scan the QR code on the poster!
#RELY #LitAssemblage #onlineseries

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · May 19

This week, team members will participate in two different conferences: 🗓 19th International Conference on Contemporary Narratives in English📍University of Zaragoza | May 21–23 &🗓 10th ASYRAS Conference: Bridges Across Academia: On Sharing Knowledge📍University of Murcia | May 21–23. Stay tuned!

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Apr 30

🎨✨ Our seminar "Ensamblaje, Creación y Género" is underway! In Session 1, Prof. @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social & the artist José María Escalona explored assemblage in theory & art practice 🧩—setting the stage for a powerful series. Stay tuned for more!

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Apr 24

That’s a wrap! 🎉 @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social & @lola-am00.bsky.social closed our series exploring Anglophone autopathographies via Assemblage thinking & Health Humanities. Thanks for joining—more inspiring initiatives soon!

#LitAssemblage #RELY #Dissemination #HealthHumanities

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Apr 11

📸✨The third session of our seminar was a success! Dr. Rosario Arias @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social & María Torres explored the non-human via assemblage thinking in Anglophone texts. Thanks to all who joined! More soon!👇#LitAssemblage #RELY

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Apr 4

📸✨ Thank you for joining us!

The conference "Hope and/or Resistance" with Dr. Cristina Gámez Fernández (UCO) was a success! 🌍📖

Great discussions on hope & resistance and their connection with literature—thanks to all who attended!

📢 More events coming soon—stay tuned!

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 31

📢 New event!
Join us for "Hope and/or Resistance: A Theoretical and Practical Approach to Literary Analysis" with Dr. Cristina Gámez Fernández (UCO), PI of Resisting the Capitalocene.
📅 April 3, 2025 | ⏰ 16:00h | 📍 Room 1, Aulario Juan Antonio Ramírez
🔗 Register via QR code or at u.uma.es/gaP

RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 21

Open Access publication alert! ✒️

Our PI @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social’s chapter "'I Know that I Exist': Lorna Gibb's _A Ghost Story_ as an Assemblage of Matter and Spirit" is now available online ⬇️

hdl.handle.net/10630/38099
dx.doi.org/10.31338/uw....

#RELY #LitAssemblage #NewPublication

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 19

📸✨ Highlights from our second session!

Our seminar was a success! 🎉 Dr. Juan José Martín González & Dr. Martyna Bryla led a powerful discussion on gender & migration in Anglophone literature. 🌍📖

🙏 Thanks to all who joined!
📅 Next session: April 8th

RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 17

📚 Happening tomorrow!
Join us for our second seminar, co-organised with IGIUMA and Centro Andaluz de las Letras.
✨ Identity assemblages, migration & gender, led by Dr. Juan-José Martín González and Dr. Martyna Bryla
🗓️ Date: 18th March
🕖 Time: 7PM
📍 Location: Centro Andaluz de las Letras, C/Álamo, 24

RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 12

🎨Upcoming seminar "Ensamblaje, Creación y Género"
Join us for this seminar series organized under our research project with the Dept. of Art History.🗓️April 23&29–May 7&12, 2025✨First session: Prof. Rosario Arias & José María Escalona🔗Register via QR code✅Certificates available
#LitAssemblage #RELY

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Rosario Arias @rosarioariasuma.bsky.social · Mar 7

So happy for another successful AEDEAN on the Move! A big thank-you to everyone involved for their warm hospitality, and to students and staff, who attended to know more of what @aedeaninfo.bsky.social offers.Special thanks to my lovely executive board members!😍 #AEDEANfamily #yosoydeAEDEAN

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AEDEAN @aedeaninfo.bsky.social · Feb 27

AEDEAN on the Move: Next Stop – University Pablo de Olavide @pablodeolavide.upo.es! 🚎
After a fantastic first edition in Málaga, AEDEAN on the Move is back! This seminar is designed for students offering a chance to connect with fellow researchers and discover the benefits of AEDEAN.

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RELY project @assemblagelit.bsky.social · Mar 7

🌍 Yesterday, Dr. Juan José Martín González & Dr. Martyna Bryla led a thought-provoking talk: “Literatura y migración: la figura del migrante en el mundo actual”.
Through literature, they explored migration & identity in today’s world.
Thanks to all who joined us! 📚

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