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2026

Turin

Call for papers - History

Encounters with Death: Macabre Imagery and Symbolism across the Arts, Texts, and Cultural Traditions

22nd International Congress of the Danses macabres d’Europe (DME)

The congress invites scholars to reflect on the representation of death in art, literature, and history from the Middle Ages to the present day. Taking the iconic theme of the Dance of Death as its starting point, contributions may explore both the iconographic and literary traditions associated with it, including the Encounter of the Three Living and the Three Dead, the Triumph of Death, the Ars moriendi, the Memento mori, the Vanitas, and eschatological themes connected with the Last Judgement. Papers may also address funerary monuments and monumental sepulchral art, including gisants, tombs, and cemeteries, as well as the social practices surrounding death, such as funeral rites, the commemoration of the dead, and obituary traditions.

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2026

Florence

Call for papers - Sociology

Silence(d): Illusory Absences and Denied Presences

The doctoral conference Silence(d): Illusory Absences and Denied Presences aims to stimulate reflection on silence not only as the absence of voice or sound, but as a device that structures narratives, archives, memories, and processes of knowledge production.

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Aubervilliers

Conference, symposium - Early modern

Dancing Women, Idolatry, and Rites: Visual Culture and Cultural History of Dance in the Long Middle Ages

MuDanza’s anthropological approach to the image, along with iconographic analyses of the context in which the dances developed, aids in the investigation of the visual culture of the period under study, while a gender perspective allows for the reconstruction of the image of women as a central element of medieval choreographic narrative. The study unfolds within the field of cultural history and the visual culture of dance in medieval Europe and its enduring influences, aiming to provide a novel perspective on the role of women as dancing bodies, as typological figures in biblical exegesis.

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2026

Oran

Call for papers - Language

“ALTRALANG” Journal - September 2026

In an era marked by rapid economic transformation and the growing importance of innovation and startups, language plays a crucial role in shaping entrepreneurial ecosystems. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Français sur Objectifs Spécifiques (FOS) are increasingly mobilized to support entrepreneurs, students, and professionals in navigating specialized communication contexts.

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Paris

Conference, symposium - History

The Empire that Made India: 500 Years of the Mughals

The year 2026 marks half a millennium since the foundation of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857), the last great precolonial power, which governed most parts of the Indian sub-continent. In its heyday, the Mughal dynasty ruled over a population of more than 100 million subjects. The Mughal Empire has remained at the centre of major debates in Indian historiography on issues as diverse as the nature of political and administrative institutions, fiscal and economic systems, literary and artistic cultures as well as inter-religious cohabitation prior to colonial rule. The international conference commemorating the 500-year anniversary of the empire’s foundation critically engages with various historiographical approaches while proposing potential avenues for future research.

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Jul

2026

Ljubljana

Call for papers - History

Those Who Serve: Service, Labor, and Social Hierarchies in Historical Perspective

The workshop examines service as a key social relationship from the medieval period to the twentieth century. Focusing on Central Europe and the Habsburg lands, it brings together early-career researchers to explore forms of dependent labor across households, rural economies, and institutions. Approaching service as more than a category of employment, the workshop highlights its value as an analytical lens that cuts across class, gender, and race. Particular attention is given to rural labor and women’s work, as well as to changing forms of service in the transition from premodern to modern societies.

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Jun

2026

Call for papers - Education

Socio-ecological and territorial transition(s): policy, education, economics, management, research and social movements

This issue of RILEA journal wishes to focus on socio-ecological and territorial transition (SETT), its design and institutional framework, its links with applied language research, and with vocational teaching in applied foreign languages.

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May

2026

Athens

Study days - Prehistory and Antiquity

Painters of Offerings: From Sanctuary to Tomb

Researches on an Overlooked Art from Greece to Roman Egypt

Consacrée à l’art méconnu des peintres d’offrandes dans la Grèce antique, la rencontre programmée à l’Ecole française d’Athènes le 6 mai permettra de présenter, durant la session du matin, les recherches menées sous l’égide du Louvre et du C2RMF sur la polychromie des statuettes de terre cuite. La seconde session sera consacrée à une ouverture vers l’Egypte ptolémaïque et romaine, en examinant la question de la transmission et des adaptations de la technè grecque au contexte multiculturel de l’Egypte gréco-romaine.

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May

2026

Call for papers - Religion

The Handbook of Religion and Transmedia Storytelling: From Antiquity to the Digital Age

We invite submissions for the edited volume The Handbook of Religion and Transmedia Storytelling: From Antiquity to the Digital Age. We invite scholars across disciplines, including religious studies, media studies, cultural studies, literary studies, narrative studies, anthropology, and political science. We particularly welcome proposals that focus on a wide range of traditions and cultural contexts, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Indigenous traditions, Afro-diasporic religions, and esotericism. We also encourage contributions that examine phenomena at the intersections of religion and broader cultural domains, for example conspiracy theories, speculative fiction, nonfiction paranormal narratives, and apocalyptic narratives.

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Bishkek

Conference, symposium - Sociology

Reproductive Politics in Central Asian Societies

We are pleased to share with you the programme of the two-day event on May 28–29, 2026, exploring reproductive policies and women’s labor in Soviet Central Asian societies. The event will feature a roundtable, a workshop, and a film screening.

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Mons

Conference, symposium - Science studies

What Can Body Cultures Do?

Ontological Pluralism in Medicine and the Humanities

This international conference asks whether the biomedical humanities can intervene in the very constitution of the phenomena they study. We propose to rethink the body as a relational entity shaped by biological, social, environmental, and existential assemblages—moving beyond traditional partitions (body/mind, nature/culture, biological/social) that structure contemporary medicine.

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May

2026

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Language

The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings Grant Writing Residencies 2026

The Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is happy to announce up to 5 short (1-2 months) paid Grant Writing Residencies in the period August-December 2026. Candidates will spend the Residency preparing postdoctoral fellowship applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO).

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2026

Paris

Call for papers - Sociology

Framing Autonomy: Ideas and Policy Dynamics in Long-Term Care

Since the 1990s, long-term care (LTC) policies across Western countries have undergone major transformations, notably toward marketization, aging in place, and recognition of informal caregivers. Despite this convergence, the normative and ideational dimensions of these changes remain understudied. Drawing on scholarship about the role of policy ideas in welfare state reform, the workshop invites contributions on three interconnected themes : the influence of international organizations and transnational networks on policy convergence ; the impact of shifting cultural norms around gender, family, and intergenerational solidarity ; and the concept of autonomy as both a normative framework and a practical tool for comparing LTC systems.

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May

2026

Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Study days - History

The Chemical Industry in Northwest Europe: Local and Global Perspectives (18th–20th Centuries)

The history of the chemical industry has long attracted scholarly attention and continues to do so today. This workshop reflects on the current state of the historiography, including its implications for other areas of research. Focusing on Northwest Europe and its connections to other regions, the workshop provides a forum to discuss works in progress and identify avenues for future research. Those interested in attending, either in person or virtually, are encouraged to register via the link above.

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Cambridge

Study days - Thought

Living together in the Absurd

Making sense when the world doesn’t make sense

According to Camus, the world we live in is absurd. While this can become manifest to us in nearly any situation, Camus is adamant that the world’s absurdity is not owing to any specific features. Rather, it is intrinsically relational and results from the unresolvable tension of two elements : the unbridgeable hiatus between a reason that seeks understanding and a world that remains strictly irrational. If it is our understanding that opens up the world for us, at the same time, the world irrevocably resists being fully grasped. The absurdity thus creates a human desire for clarity that will never see its fulfilment.

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May

2026

Turku

Scholarship, prize and job offer - Language

Assistant / Associate Professor (tenure track) or Professor in French

The University of Turku, Faculty of Humanities, invites applications for the position of Assistant / Associate Professor (tenure track) or Professor in French. The employment will begin 1.8.2027. The position is located at the School of Languages and Translation Studies at the University of Turku, within the Department of French. An Assistant / Associate Professor or Professor is expected to conduct and supervise scientific work, provide research-based teaching, follow developments in their field, and participate in societal interaction and international cooperation.

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Sep

2026

Call for papers - Urban studies

Emergent Urbanism and Urban Futures in the Global South

“City Development : Issues and Best Practices” Journal

The issue examines how urban forms emerge and configure possible futures in contexts shaped by partial infrastructures, social and environmental vulnerabilities, and the reconfiguration of public action. The issue welcomes empirically grounded work — fieldwork, case studies, and comparative approaches — on cities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, in dialogue with contemporary debates in urban studies, the sociology of space, and critical geography.

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Kinshasa

Call for papers - Africa

Boundaries and Belonging in Central Africa and Beyond

At this conference, we seek to highlight questions around the nature of boundaries in Central Africa and beyond - whether that means physical, political, and communal boundaries or disciplinary boundaries. How do boundaries function in the past and present within the region and in its relationships with the rest of the continent? What might it look like to build more effective bridges across boundaries to address the pressing political, economic, and social issues in Central Africa and its diasporas?

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Call for papers - Africa

De la science des océans à l’économie bleue : bâtir la transition durable

Madagascar et océan Indien occidental

Dans le cadre de la semaine des océans 2026. L’Institut halieutique et des sciences marines (IH.SM) de l’université de Toliara organise un colloque international consacré au rôle de la science des océans dans la transition vers une économie bleue durable. Ce colloque vise à réunir chercheurs, étudiants, décideurs publics, organisations internationales, ONG et acteurs du secteur privé afin de partager des connaissances, expériences et innovations contribuant à la compréhension et la gestion durable des océans et des zones côtières, en particulier dans le contexte de Madagascar et de l’océan Indien occidental.

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May

2026

Call for papers - Representation

Ageing on Contemporary European Screens: Dialogues Between Film Studies and Cultural Gerontology

Journal “Cinéma & Cie”, n°48

What transnational narrative patterns, thematic or iconographic motifs can be identified in European films that portray ageing and age-related subjects ? What role, if any, is played in this by the ‘silvering of stardom’ and ‘the silvering of audiences’ across the European region ? How can these representations be viewed in light of the specific industrial and institutional dynamics that characterise film production in Europe, including supranational funding schemes and co-production agreements ? We will prioritize contributions that focus on films released after 2010 and incorporate transnational or comparative approaches between European countries.

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