Introducing Critical Rest Studies

We invite submissions analyzing rest in literature and culture. Panelists might examine how rest, sleep, and their disruption are structured through gendered/domestic labor, racial/technological capitalism, colonialism, medical surveillance, incarceration, war, and caregiving practices.

Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Vivian Delchamps Wolf, Dominican University of California (vivian.wolf@dominican.edu ) Philip Bonanno, Penn State U, University Park (pcb5234@psu.edu )