The Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies (IGSF) invites proposals for the third annual McGill Queer Research Colloquium (QRC). The QRC is a forum for the scholarly community at McGill and beyond to share research pertaining to LGBTQI2 studies. Past participants have included faculty, visiting and post-doctoral scholars, and graduate and honours students. If you are interested in sharing your work, please submit a short abstract (max 150 words) and biography (

Synoptique – An Online Journal of Film and Moving Image Studies Call for Abstracts: “Beyond Indian Cinema’s Centenary” (French follows) In the spring of 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra, the first Indian feature-length film was screened. Celebrations commemorating the 100th year of Indian cinema’s success and rich history have emerged in 2013; thus illustrating its far-reaching impact and staying power (film festivals, special productions, interviews, special editi