Calls for Conference Papers – ESSE

Irony: Dramatic and Otherwise

Published on 7th August 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

Irony: Dramatic and Otherwise. Host and dates: University of Tübingen, Germany | 25-28 July 2027. Deadline for submissions: 31 October 2026.

A Golden Age? Global Historical Fictions and Political Nostalgia

Published on 7th August 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

A Golden Age? Global Historical Fictions and Political Nostalgia. (Historical Fictions Research Network Online Workshop 2026). Host and dates: Historical Fictions Research Network | 28 November 2026. Deadline for submissions: 1 October 2026.

Nature and Civilization in Anglophone and Russian Literature and Culture

Published on 22nd July 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

International Academic Conference “Nature and Civilization in Anglophone and Russian Literature and Culture”. Host and dates: Moscow Pedagogical State University; Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistics University N.A. Dobrolyubov | 24-26 September 2026. Deadline for submissions: 20 August 2026.

LIFE at its Limits: Medicine, Literature, Philosophy

Published on 27th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

LIFE at its Limits: Medicine, Literature, Philosophy. Host and dates: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary | 10–12 December 2026. Deadline for submissions: 4 September 2026.

17th Biennial HUSSE Conference 2027

Published on 21st June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

17th Biennial HUSSE Conference 2027. Host and dates: HUSSE and the English Studies Institute of the University of Pécs (Hungary) | 28-30 January 2027. Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2026.

Canada and the logics of the extractive economy

Published on 20th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

Canada and the logics of the extractive economy: aesthetic, political, legal, historical, economic, and environmental perspectives. Host and dates: University of Strasbourg | June 23-25 2027. Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2026.

H.G. Wells and Modernity – Extended deadline for submissions: 10 September 2026.

Published on 19th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

H.G. Wells and Modernity: Texts, Contexts, (Re)visions. Host and dates: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland | 22-24 October 2026. Extended deadline for submissions: 10 September 2026.

FEMINANIMALS

Published on 13th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

FEMINANIMALS: Representations of Women and/as Animals in Literature, Arts, and Other Media. Host and dates: Oriel College, University of Oxford | 14-16 April 2027. Deadline for submissions: 15 July 2026.

Historical Fictions Research Conference 2027

Published on 11th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

Historical Fictions Research Conference 2027 – Power and Politics in Historical Fictions. Host and dates: University of Amsterdam | 4 & 5 February 2027. Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2026.

Culture and Cognition in Language 5

Published on 6th June 2026 in Calls for Conference Papers

Culture and Cognition in Language 5: Dynamic Aspects of Meaning Construction. Host and dates: Institute of English Studies, University of Rzeszów, Poland | 27-28 April 2027. Deadline for submissions: Abstract submission deadline: 15 September 2026. Notification of acceptance: 15 October 2026.