international conferences

Comparative Legal Imaginaries

Abstract This panel explores Love as a counter‑epistemology that challenges technocratic definitions of intelligence. Drawing on Marguerite Porete’s Mirror of Simple Souls and contemporary critiques of AI, the session examines Love—grounded in the heart—as a heart‑intelligent mode of knowing that resists domination and rehumanizes communities. The panel invites interdisciplinary work on affective intelligence, mystical epistemology, communal subjectivity, heart‑brain research, and alternative modes of cognition.

In 1996, Carl Sagan warned us of a time when people would lose their ability to question, “when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few . . . when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.” Maybe Mr Sagan was somewhat pessimistic when writing The Demon-Haunted World. But then again, in times of conspiracy theories, Ancient Aliens, Antivaxxers, and Holocaust Deniers, the Age of Information appears just as capable of spreading dangerous frauds and charlatans as it is of disseminating reliable scholarship.

Twentieth Global Studies Conference, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, 15-17 July 2027

Proposals for 15-20 minute papers responding to the following call for papers are invited for the Dickens Society's panel at NeMLA 2027 (March 6-9, Newport, RI).

The Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico invites proposals for three
sponsored sessions for ICMS 2027. Proposals must be submitted through the ICMS Confex
Portal (https://shorturl.at/d05So) by 15 September 2026, including title, 300 word abstract and
50 word description.

Conference online (via Zoom)

8-9 October 2026

Deadline for proposals: 18 September 2026

CFP: 

CALL FOR PAPERSDHARTI 2026 Biennial ConferenceDecolonising the Digital: Social Justice, Inclusion, and Equitable Knowledge Production

18–20 December 2026
KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Hosted by KIIT Deemed to be University in collaboration with the Digital Humanities Alliance for Research and Teaching Innovations (DHARTI).

Conference Theme

Call for Proposals: Sessions, Panels, Papers

Come join a vivid and diverse community of scholars and professionals to discuss the history and depiction of the sea through a popular culture perspective!

We are considering proposals for individual papers, panels, creative sessions, and roundtables. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per session. Scholars, undergraduate and graduate students, and working professionals are all encouraged to submit. Proposals may include (but are not restricted to):

ICAF is excited to announce its first conference outside of North America and invites proposals for scholarly presentations for its twenty-second meeting, to be held online and in person at Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

I am proposing two "Just In Time" sessions at the MLA Convention (January, Los Angeles) on reparations for empire. They are prompted by the passing of UN Resolution A/80/L.48 at the end of March. JIT session proposals can't be submitted until September, and I believe we hear in early November if the session is accepted and added to the convention program, or not. Also, you need to be a member of MLA to present.

Public scholarship is rapidly becoming both an essential part of an academic CV and a powerful tool for making the case for the importance of the humanities to our society. Adding public scholarship to one’s academic skills, however, is not as straightforward as it may seem. We are seeking scholars to join the roundtable discussion on what public scholarship is, what forms it may take, how to write for a public audience, how and where to pitch ideas, and how public scholarship can benefit one’s other work, among any other questions our colleagues may have about adding public scholarship to their humanities repertoire. We invite proposals from members with a range of public scholarly experience to share their perspectives and expertise.

Conference Dates: 23-24 October, 2026

Format: Online (via Zoom)

International, interdisciplinary conference titled:

Healing Narratives: Exploring Humanity in Medicine and Healthcare

In the realm of medicine and healthcare, narratives- whether spoken, written, visual, or performed- serve among others as powerful tools to humanize clinical experiences, challenge biomedical paradigms as well as foster empathy and understanding. These stories reveal the complex interplay between biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of health, illuminating the ways in which healing is intertwined with human dignity, identity, and societal values.

International, interdisciplinary conference titled:

Healing Narratives: Exploring Humanity in Medicine and Healthcare

In the realm of medicine and healthcare, narratives- whether spoken, written, visual, or performed- serve among others as powerful tools to humanize clinical experiences, challenge biomedical paradigms as well as foster empathy and understanding. These stories reveal the complex interplay between biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of health, illuminating the ways in which healing is intertwined with human dignity, identity, and societal values.