Over the past several years, gaming in Asia has emerged as a compelling cultural phenomenon and a key arena in which national imaginaries are articulated, contested, and remapped. Against a backdrop of a fragmented imagination of Asia, often divided into reified national categories and shaped by resurgent, reactionary nationalisms, video games have become sites where political, cultural, and affective forces intersect in complex ways. Yet, despite this significance, the increasingly tight and intricate relationship between video games and Asian nationalisms has not received sustained academic attention, particularly from bottom-up perspectives attentive to everyday practices through which nationalism is navigated, appropriated, and contested. This workshop seeks to investigate Asian nationalism through the lens of video games, offering nuanced insights into emerging gaming materialities, modalities, and mobilities, and their entanglements with national politics across Asia. A special issue is planned as a post-workshop publication outcome. For a fuller introduction to the workshop, please find the detailed CFP and submission information here: ari.nus.edu.sg deadline: February 6, 2026.
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Nineteenth Ischia Summer School on the History of the Life Sciences
Biblioteca Antoniana, Ischia, Italy, 28 June – 5 July 2026. Applications are invited for this week-long summer school, which provides advanced training in history of the life sciences through lectures, seminars and discussions in a historically rich and naturally beautiful setting. The theme for 2026 is ‘Problems of Growth’. The deadline is Friday 27 February 2026. societastoriadellascienza.it
European Society for the History of the Human Sciences (ESHHS)
invites submissions to its 45th conference: to be held from June 30th to July 3rd, 2026. The conference will be hosted by Sigmund Freud Private University, Vienna, and will be held in person only. We invite proposals for oral presentations, posters, symposia or workshops that deal with any aspect of the history of the human, behavioural and social sciences or with related historiographic or methodological issues. This year’s conference particularly encourages submissions related to the theme of archival work and uses. Naturally, all other topics are welcome as well. Deadline for submissions is March 1st, 2026. eshhs.eu
Interdisciplinary Regional Studies Conference
This conference aims to address current and historical issues related to the Middle East from an interdisciplinary perspective and to create a productive, deliberative, and comprehensive academic platform by bringing together researchers, experts, and graduate students studying the region. Researchers wishing to participate in the conference must submit their abstracts of at least 250 and no more than 500 words and relevant keywords by March 15, 2026: bau.edu.tr
CFP 19th International Indonesia Forum Conference, 29-30 July 2026, Tanjungpura University (UNTAN), Pontianak, Indonesia
The 19th International Indonesia Forum (IIF) conference will focus on sustainability at the crossroads of water and land, of the rural and urban. This may include issues related to specific coastal zones, river basins, peatlands, forests, agricultural frontiers, or rural–urban interfaces, or broader issues that affect diverse spaces. The key questions are how environmental change, economic development, and policy interventions shape everyday life, resources, and land use in Indonesia and beyond. Call for Papers Deadline: 30 March 2026. networks.h-net.org
New Jersey Institute of Technology – Research Associate
The Center for the Humanities in Extended Reality (CHXR) at the Albert Dorman Honors College at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) seeks candidates to fill a Research Associate position. Candidates are expected to support all aspects of a research project, including developing an online digital platform, coordinating undergraduate research assistants, and providing organizational, writing, and project-management support for ongoing digital humanities initiatives. Closing Date: September 11, 2026. networks.h-net.org
Maritime and Naval Studies Program Postdoctoral Associate, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs – Yale University
The Maritime and Naval Studies Program (MNSP), directed by Paul Kennedy, the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History and Global Affairs, will award one postdoctoral associate position starting in either fall semester 2026 or spring semester 2027. The MNSP postdoctoral associate must have a completed Ph.D. degree in a relevant before beginning the fellowship. Faculty members at other institutions are eligible to apply if they have sabbatical leave funding and/or partial salary support that could be held concurrently with the fellowship. Applications are due through Interfolio by midnight ET on Monday, March 2, 2026. networks.h-net.org
3 full-time 4-year doctoral contracts (Phynest / iHC-UAB)
The Institute for the History of Science (iHC) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is about to open a call for 3 full-time 4-year doctoral contracts in the history of science and technology, or related fields, starting in October-December 2026. These contracts are part of PHYNEST (https://webs.uab.cat/phynest/), a Horizon Europe MSCA-COFUND doctoral programme coordinated by the UAB. Application deadline: February 28, 2026. networks.h-net.org
Centre College – Two-year Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Centre College invites applications for a two-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of History, beginning in August 2026. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in History or related field by the time of appointment. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who are committed to undergraduate education, will contribute to the depth of our faculty, support our flourishing student body, and utilize a variety of pedagogical practices. As noted in the Statement on Community, The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated rather than discouraged, where the individuals have the opportunity to exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. We will consider any specialty but especially subfields in transnational, gender, African American, or Latin American histories or the history of science and technology. Candidates should have experience teaching a variety of classes, including the America since 1865 survey as well as upper-level courses. This position carries a 6-course teaching load, which includes a 3-week January Term course. Deadline: February 2, 2026 networks.h-net.org
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Dean of Faculty of Humanities
The University is now inviting applications and nominations for the post of Dean of Faculty of Humanities. The successful candidate should be qualified for appointment as Chair Professor, normally on regular terms in one of the constituent academic units of the Faculty, and will hold the Deanship on a concurrent basis. The Deanship appointment is normally for an aggregate period of six years in two three-year terms of office, but with possibility of further extension dependent on individual merits and achievements. Deadline: May 11, 2026. networks.h-net.org