ASAP: The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present seeks applications for the next editor(s)-in-chief of the award-winning ASAP/Journal. Please see more information below! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Congratulations to Kency Cornejo, whose book "Visual Disobedience" has won the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present Book Prize from @asapartsnow.bsky.social. buff.ly/060p6IT

Thank you all for such a lovely ASAP/16! The conversations and gatherings are what make our organization so special and exciting. We’re already excited for ASAP/17 in Madison, WI! Stay tuned for more info!

I'll be talking about the NEA, literary nonprofits, & poetry's professionalization at @asapartsnow.bsky.social in Houston on Friday.

Safe travels to Houston for ASAP/16! We’re so excited to kick things off tonight! Tag us if you’re presenting!

Happy ASAP/16 Week! We’re so excited for the conference in a few days. Here’s a quick checklist to make sure you have everything you need.

Sixth in the ASAP/16 Book Prize shortlist is Christopher T. Fan’s ASIAN AMERICAN FICTION AFTER 1965: TRANSNATIONAL FANTASIES OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY from @columbiaup.bsky.social. The winner of the prize will be announced at our conference in Houston next week. Please join us!

Fifth in the ASAP/16 Book Prize shortlist is Amber Jamilla Musser’s BETWEEN SHADOWS AND NOISE: SENSATION, SITUATEDNESS, AND THE UNDISCIPLINED from @dukepress.bsky.social. The winner of the prize will be announced at our conference in Houston next week. Please join us!

Fourth in the ASAP/16 Book Prize shortlist is Steven Swarbrick and Jean-Thomas Tremblay’s NEGATIVE LIFE: THE CINEMA OF EXTINCTION from @nupress. The winner of the prize will be announced at our conference in Houston in a few weeks. Please join us!

Third for the ASAP/16 book prize is DEPTH EFFECTS: DIMENSIONALITY FROM CAMERA TO COMPUTATION by Brooke Belisle from University of California Press! We’ll announce the winner of the book prize at our annual conference in Houston! Please join us!

Third for the ASAP/16 book prize is DEPTH EFFECTS: DIMENSIONALITY FROM CAMERA TO COMPUTATION by Brooke Belisle from University of California Press! We’ll announce the winner of the book prize at our annual conference in Houston! Please join us!

Second up in our shortlist for the ASAP/16 Book Prize is Kency Cornejo’s VISUAL DISOBEDIENCE: ART AND DECOLONIALITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA from @dukepress.bsky.social. We will announce the winner at this year’s conference in Houston, TX. Please join us!

First up in our shortlist for the ASAP/16 Book Prize is Sarah Dimick’s UNSEASONABLE: CLIMATE CHANGE IN GLOBAL LITERATURES from @columbiaup.bsky.social. We will announce the winner at this year’s conference in Houston, TX. Please join us!

All of these books are FANTASTIC. I was blown away — in different ways — by each one and they were each a joy to read. The world is dark but scholarship continues to amaze

We are so excited to announce the shortlist for the ASAP/16 Book Prize! Congratulations to all the nominees! We’ll announce the winner of the prize at the annual conference in a few weeks in Houston! See the ALT ID and thread for more information. 1/4

Watch this space! We'll be dropping the shortlist for the 2025 ASAP Book Prize TOMORROW, October 1! 👀 The winner will be announced at the ASAP/16 conference in Houston.

ASAP Members! Are you a grad student who presented at our conference last year in NYC? Submit for this year’s Grad Student Paper Prize! Swipe to see the guidelines! Submissions due OCT 1!

Grad students, please submit!!!

ASAP Members! Are you a grad student who presented at our conference last year in NYC? Submit for this year’s Grad Student Paper Prize! Swipe to see the guidelines! Submissions due OCT 1!

REMINDER! The deadline to register for ASAP/16 in Houston, TX is SEPTEMBER 1! Register here: asap.press.jhu.edu/membership/c...

Happy August! As we get ready for the ASAP/16 conference in Houston, TX, don't forget to register: asap.press.jhu.edu/membership/c...

The ASAP/16 Book Prize, awarded to a scholarly book written by an ASAP member that has made the most significant contribution to the study of the arts of the present during the year 2024. The submission deadline for this year is May 15. Please find more info here: www.artsofthepresent.org/prizes/

Due to technical issues, we have extended the deadline for the Grad Student Papers in Progress Workshop to May 5 at 11:59pm EST. If you continue to have issues with Ex Ordo on Monday evening, please send abstracts and bios to [email protected].

Deadline is TOMORROW! Submit to the Grad Student Papers in Progress Workshop!

Are you grad student interested in workshopping a paper? Apply to the Grad Student Papers in Progress Workshop, which allows students to pre-circulate longer pieces of in-progress writing (article-length or approx. 15-25 pgs). Submissions are due MAY 2! Please send submissions to asap16.exordo.com.

Who's the cutest doggo in the whole world? In the new ASAP/Journal, the authors of the article "Puppy Power" look to the soft power of canine cuteness as a significant modern means of engaging patriotism and nationalism S2O Open Access at @ProjectMUSE tinyurl.com/2rfzabee

The acceptances for ASAP/16 are out! Comment below or tag us to let others know what your panels/seminars/roundtables are about! Stay tuned for some upcoming info about registration. We're so excited for ASAP/16 in Houston!

As the Motherboard continues to prepare for ASAP/16 in Houston, now is the perfect time to follow and share ASAP's BlueSky! We're trying to build up the same following we had on Twitter. Thank you all!

Are you an ASAP member who published a book in the 2024 calendar year? Submit to the ASAP/16 Book Prize! The deadline to submit is May 15! You can find more information here: www.artsofthepresent.org/prizes/

Are you an ASAP member who published a book in the 2024 calendar year? Submit to the ASAP/16 Book Prize! The deadline to submit is May 15! You can find more information here: www.artsofthepresent.org/prizes/

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