The Cavendish's Collective's Fourth Annual Virtual Workshop

The Cavendish Collective Virtual Workshop:
Call for Submissions

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2026

The Cavendish Collective is a virtual reading group dedicated to investigating the philosophical writings of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673). Our participants are primarily early career scholars working on Margaret Cavendish and adjacent authors in the early modern period. We are excited to host our fourth annual virtual workshop to promote collaboration among researchers interested in the philosophical writings of Margaret Cavendish.

The event will be held virtually on Saturday, August 1, 2026 and will consist of a series of presentations arranged thematically by topic. Each participant will receive 20 minutes of presentation time followed by 20 minutes of discussion. Since research on Margaret Cavendish is expansive and interdisciplinary, we encourage submissions from researchers in any discipline. All topics relevant to Cavendish’s writings are welcome, including but not limited to:

Affect, Emotion, and Passion
Epistemology
Fame and Fortune
Feminism
Gender and Queerness
Genre and Literary Forms
History of Science
Imagination and Fancy
Materialism
Metaphysics
Mind and Mentality
Religion
Social and Political Philosophy
Women’s Writings

We welcome submissions from researchers at any career stage. We ask that interested participants submit either abstracts of around 150-300 words or papers of about 2800-3000 words for review. To send your submission, please use the Google form available on our website:

https://thecavendishcollective.weebly.com/workshop2026.html

The deadline for submissions is May 1, 2026, and presenters will be notified of acceptance by the end of the month. Upon acceptance, we ask that participants prepare papers of about 2800-3000 words in length (or slides suitable for 20 minute presentations).

We look forward to hearing from you! To register for the event, please submit your e-mail address using the registration form on our website. Please direct any questions to: [email protected]

A full schedule for the event will be posted after the submission deadline has passed.