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        Date: 2025-08-22 15:51:17+00:00
        From: John Holmes <j.holmes.1@bham.ac.uk>
        Subject: CoSciLit 2026 conference cfp reminder

Reminder: Commission on Science and Literature (CoSciLit): 
Call for Papers (due 1 September)

Since 2014, the Commission on Science and Literature
<https://coscilit.gr/about/> (CoSciLit) has brought together scholars
and scientists from around the world to advance the study of science and
literature in dialogue with one another. Our next biennial conference
will take place at Ghent University, Belgium, on 17-19 June 2026.
Confirmed plenary speakers include Professor Sadiah Qureshi
<https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/sadiah-qureshi>
(University of Manchester), Professor Jean Walton
<https://web.uri.edu/english/meet/jean-walton/> (University of Rhode
Island), and Dr. Paul Hamann-Rose
<https://www.geku.uni-passau.de/en/english-literature-and-culture/team/dr-paul-hamann-rose>
(University of Passau). The conference will be semi-hybrid, with papers
presented in person and online. All presentations will be in English.

In addition to the main programme, for delegates attending the
conference in person, we are planning a drinks reception in Ghent City
Hall, a tour of the Ghent University Science Museum (GUM) and Botanical
Garden, and a postgraduate workshop.

CoSciLit invites proposals for twenty-minute papers, panels of three
papers, or roundtable discussions of 4-6 participants (talks of around
10 minutes each), on any subject within the field of literature and
science studies. Topics may include how literary texts in any language
represent and navigate scientific knowledge and concerns, now or in the
past; how literary forms and literary-critical methods can be used to
engage with scientific discourse, knowledge and communication; and how
scientific methods and findings can inform readings of literary,
imaginative and narrative texts.

Proposals of no more than 250 words, together with the name and
institutional affiliation of the speaker, should be submitted via this
form <https://forms.gle/RxpNoqETEgBTA97r5>. Please state clearly whether
you plan to deliver your paper in person at Ghent, or online remotely.
Proposals for panels should include a separate proposal for each paper.
The closing date for submissions is 1st September 2025.

Conference bursaries: there will be a limited number of graduate student
bursaries – a fee waiver and small travel grants – available from
CoSciLit. If you are interested in being selected for one of these
awards, please indicate this in the form when sending in your proposal.

About the Conference: the in-person conference will be held at Ghent
University. We will provide suggestions for accommodation, as well as
places to eat and activities in the city. The building will be fully
accessible, and tea, coffee, and lunch will be covered by the conference
fee and provided during the conference.

For any questions about the conference, please contact the organisers
Louise Benson James (louise.bensonjames@ugent.be
<mailto:louise.bensonjames@ugent.be>) and Shannon Lambert
(shannon.lambert@ugent.be <mailto:shannon.lambert@ugent.be>).

John Holmes
Professor of Victorian Literature and Culture
Department of English Literature
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/english/holmes-john.aspx



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