RCELL International Conference 2027: Literature in the Age of AI: Posthumanism, Digital Humanities, and Ecological Futures

The Research Centre for English Language and Literature (RCELL), India, invites abstracts for the RCELL International Conference 2027, "Literature in the Age of AI: Posthumanism, Digital Humanities, and Ecological Futures", held online on Zoom on 13–14 February 2027, in academic partnership with Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies (Autonomous), Kerala, and Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Punjab.

Artificial intelligence is changing how literature is written, read, taught and studied. At the same time, posthumanist thought and the climate crisis are unsettling older ideas of the human, of agency and of the future. The conference invites scholars to think about these changes together, across literary studies, philosophy and critical theory, digital humanities and the environmental humanities.

Thematic streams
I. AI, Posthumanism and the Future of the Human
II. Digital Humanities, AI and New Literary Practices
III. Literature, Ecology and Climate Futures
IV. Postcolonial, Decolonial and Indigenous Futures

Keynote speakers
Dr María Ferrández-Sanmiguel (University of Zaragoza, Spain): "The Posthumanist Heroine's Journey"
Dr Dana J. Gavin (Dutchess Community College, USA): "Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI: The Only Way Forward Is Through"
Dr Marco Caracciolo (Ghent University, Belgium): "Embodiment and Illness in Anthropocene Fiction"
Further keynotes to be announced.

Submission
Abstracts of 250 to 300 words, with 4 to 6 keywords and a biography of up to 75 words, in one stream. Every abstract receives written feedback within 15 days. Presentations are delivered live on Zoom (5 to 10 minutes, followed by discussion). Selected full papers may be invited after the conference for a peer-reviewed special issue of The Criterion: An International Journal in English (ISSN 0976-8165); invitation does not guarantee publication.

Key dates
Early-bird registration: 31 December 2026
Final registration and abstract deadline: 31 January 2027
Conference: 13–14 February 2027 (online)

Registration, fee payment and abstract submission are completed together through the conference website: https://conference2027.rcell.co.in. Contact: [email protected]