18-19 June 2024, University of Szczecin and online

Law and emotions are closely intertwined. Emotions are inherent in many areas of the law. They affect the legal decision-making process, are the root cause of crimes involving passion and premeditation, and last but not least reflect upon social attitudes toward justice. The study of law and emotions has flourished since the publication of "The Passions of Law" (edited by Susan Bandes) in 1999. This seminal collection of essays has sparked scholarly interest in the topic, ignited an ongoing debate among experts from different fields, and offered new methods of scrutinising the correlations between law and emotions. As literature serves as a window into human thoughts and emotions, there is no better way to probe the intersections between law and emotions than through the examination of literary works. William Shakespeare's literary endowment offers a wealth of analysis. His plays and sonnets feature a wide range of human feelings, including love, hatred, grief, revenge, and jealousy, to name a few. In depicting human emotions, Shakespeare utilised the law.

Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives of law, psychology, history, philosophy and literature, we would like to provide a forum to address the role of emotions in William Shakespeare's plays and their affinities with the law. We welcome research into various aspects of the law, emotions and affect in Shakespeare's literature.

Titles of presentations should be submitted by 30 April 2024 to Katarzyna Jaworska-Biskup (katarzyna.jaworska-biskup@usz.edu.pl).

The seminar will take place on 18-19th June 2024, at the University of Szczecin, Poland and online.

Accepted papers will be published in "Rocznik Komparatystyzny" Volume 15/2024 (edited by Maciej Jońca), subject to peer review. The deadline for full papers is 31 October 2024.

The potential submissions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• emotions, crime and punishment;
• emotions as dynamic forces of legal actions;
• legal and criminological narratives of emotions;
• emotional states and psychological disorders of Shakespeare's dramatis personae (as viewed from historical and contemporary vistas);
• emotions as reflections of social fears and phobias;
• translating and performing emotions;
• reimagining and rediscovering emotions in contemporary adaptations of
• Shakespeare's works;
• gender, class and emotions;
• emotions and the legal process;
• emotions, minority cultures and the law.