**Extended Deadline!**

We welcome proposals that investigate aurality across media and genres, including literature, film, television, radio, theatre, podcasting, music, video games, and performance. Paper proposals might consider how adaptation translates, transforms, or reimagines texts as auditory experiences.

Sessions will be held on the Burman University campus, but we will also offer “Early Bird” and “Night Owl” online sessions for scholars facing travel difficulties at the moment. Please select “Online” on the proposal form if you are interested in this option.

We welcome contributions that engage with any topic related to adaptation studies, but our program will focus particularly on the following topics:

•  Sound and adaptation across media
• Voice, narration, and embodiment
• Musical adaptations and soundtracks as narrative translation
• The politics of listening: identity, silence, and representation
• Radio drama, podcasts, and audio storytelling
• Performance, orality, aurality, and adaptation
• Aural memory and soundscapes in adaptation
• Theoretical approaches to sound, noise, and silence
• Accessibility and aural adaptation (captioning, audio description, etc.)
• The affective power of sound in reimagined texts

Submission Guidelines

Please submit an abstract of 250–300 words, along with a short biographical note (50-100 words), by January 15, 2026, to the AAS 2026: Conference Proposal (Google Form: https://forms.gle/odzcD1Gr92SA432FA)

You may submit proposals for:

• Individual papers
• Panels
• Roundtables, workshops, or creative sessions (please specify format and requirements)

  All proposals should include:

1. Title of presentation or session
2. Abstract (250–300 words)
3. Presenter’s name(s) and institutional affiliation(s)
4. Contact information (email address)
5. Short biographical note (maximum 100 words)
6. Technical requirements for presentation (audio, video, etc.)

 Key Dates

• Proposal Deadline: January 15, 2026
• Notification of Acceptance: February 1, 2026
• Registration Opens: February 15, 2026 (early bird)
• Conference Dates: July 7–10, 2026

 Contact

For further information, please visit https://www.adaptation.uk.com/aas-conference-2026-call-for-papers/ or contact aas2026@burmanu.ca