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SUMMARY:Freedom and Authenticity - 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Conference online (via Zoom):</strong></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>CFP:</strong></p>\n<p>Since the postmodern movements such as Pop and hyperrealist art or literary genres ̶ New Journalism and creative non-fiction questioned the status of the real and the imitated\, the concept of authenticity has called for a constant reevaluation. Walter Benjamin&rsquo\;s 1935 assumption that &ldquo\;the presence of the original is the prerequisite to the concept of authenticity&rdquo\; has been called into question with the corporate and advertising practice continually rebranding the concept of authenticity to suit mass consumers&rsquo\; needs. Why is it then that within the contemporary culture\, with modes of expressions such as irony\, cynicism and sarcasm strongly present\, the notions of authenticity and freedom are still heavily linked with spiritual awakening and happiness? To what extent do authenticity\, individuality and freedom function as mere commercial products and advertising slogans? Have they over time become shallow romantic ideals or do they still hold the substance to be discovered and implemented into one&rsquo\;s line of thinking and living? What makes freedom and authenticity creatively attractive to artists\, thinkers and spiritual teachers? Can authenticity be defined\, measured\, conceptualized in the contemporary context of relativism? What are the main dynamics between freedom and authenticity?</p>\n\n<p>During the conference\, we strive to discuss the contemporary status of authenticity and freedom\, their interrelationship and their association with concepts such as sincerity\, individuality\, vulnerability\, creativity and many others.</p>\n\n<p>We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: art\, film studies\, literature\, theatre studies\, media studies\, anthropology\, psychology\, sociology\, politics\, cognitive studies\, to name a few.</p>\n\n<p>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inquiries\, personal reflections\, problem-oriented arguments\, comparative analyses and creative expressions.</p>\n\n<p>We will be happy to hear from experienced scholars and young academics\, doctoral and graduate students\, as well as professionals from various disciplines. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.</p>\n\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>I. &nbsp\;Sociology\, Anthropology\, History</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Global and local authenticity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Quest for authenticity in the context of social and historical crisis</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom and coronavirus pandemic</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>II. Psychology and Psychiatry</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and self-growth</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and emotional armory &ndash\; perfectionism\, numbing\, etc.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and shame</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and vulnerability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and self-image</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and individuality: self-absorption versus self-confrontation&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>III. &nbsp\;Literature\, Film\, Theatre\, Visual Arts</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Realism\, hyperrealism\, naturalism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and intertextuality: concepts such as original artwork\, reproduction\, printed representation\, copy\, etc.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ghostwriting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and autofiction</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and creativity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and adaptation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Online theatre performances during COVID-19</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>IV. &nbsp\;Media Studies</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Fake news</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Social media marketing and authenticity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom of speech</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>V. &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Philosophy and Worldviews</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom and authenticity as philosophical concepts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and ethics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and freedom as the highest humanistic values</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Existential\, postmodern and contemporary view on authenticity</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation\, together with a short biographical note by 03 August 2026 to: conferencefreedom@gmail.com</a>&nbsp\; or by&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br>Notification of acceptance will sent by 06 August 2026.</p>\n\n<p>The conference language is English.</p>\n\nNote:<br>As our online conference will be international\, we will consider the different time zones of our Participants.\nThe conference will be held virtually via Zoom. Different forms of presentation are available.&nbsp\;\n<br>
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SUMMARY:Food and Memory - 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference online</p>\n<p>ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Researchers have long confirmed the importance of studying food-related issues in the past and in the today's world. During our interdisciplinary conference\, we are going to concentrate on the relationships between food and memory. In what sense &ndash\; and in what circumstances &ndash\; can food be regarded as an identity-forming factor? What role does it play in shaping our individual and collective memories? How can food studies deepen our knowledge on the social and cultural aspects of our lives? Why are food memories so often related to important experiences of individuals and societies?</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; We would like to discuss these and many other questions from a broad perspective\, referring to the anthropological\, psychological\, sociological\, historical\, and&nbsp\; aesthetic research on food and memory. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic fields: anthropology\, history\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, psychiatry\, sociology\, political studies\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, memory studies\, consciousness studies\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, migration studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, and cognitive sciences\, to name a few.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inquiries\, personal reflections\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.</p>\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Individual experiences:</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food memories</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and sensory memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Smell\, taste and remembrance</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Individual food preferences</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and identity</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Veganism and ethical memory</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&ldquo\;You are what you eat&rdquo\;</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and emotions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and affect</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and abjection</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and sickness</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and eating disorders</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and aging</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and mental health</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and the materiality of memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and nostalgia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and trauma</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and ecstasy</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food as epiphany</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food in dreams</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;2. Interpersonal experiences:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and love</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and sex</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and caregiving</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and poisoning</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food as a tool of communication</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and intergenerational memory</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and queer identities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Recipes as memory practices</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;3. Collective experiences:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food\, memory and tradition</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food habits</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food ceremonies and rituals</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food taboos</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and religions</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and language</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food symbolism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and cultural/social identity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and migration crises</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Diasporic cuisines and belonging</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and displacement</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and war</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food scarcity and survival</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and decolonization</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Colonial histories of food</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Culinary nationalisms</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Multicultural dimensions of contemporary cuisines</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and fashion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and social status</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and inequalities</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and genocide</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food waste and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and sustainability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and climate anxiety</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Pandemic food practices</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food during COVID-19F</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and capitalism</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>4. Aesthetic experiences:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and memory in literature\, film\, theatre and visuals arts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food-related literary and cinematic genres</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Cookbooks as autobiographical narratives</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food in the media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food aesthetics in popular culture</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Concepts of good taste</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food photography and memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Nostalgia marketing and food</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>5. Contemporary challenges and digital cultures:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Digital food cultures</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and digital archives</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Food and social media</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food influencers and online identity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food delivery culture</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Artificial intelligence and food cultures</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Food and bioethics</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by 25 July 2026 to:conferencememory@gmail.com</p>
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SUMMARY:Freedom and Authenticity - 8th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference online (via Zoom)</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>CFP:</strong></p>\n<p>Since the postmodern movements such as Pop and hyperrealist art or literary genres ̶ New Journalism and creative non-fiction questioned the status of the real and the imitated\, the concept of authenticity has called for a constant reevaluation. Walter Benjamin&rsquo\;s 1935 assumption that &ldquo\;the presence of the original is the prerequisite to the concept of authenticity&rdquo\; has been called into question with the corporate and advertising practice continually rebranding the concept of authenticity to suit mass consumers&rsquo\; needs. Why is it then that within the contemporary culture\, with modes of expressions such as irony\, cynicism and sarcasm strongly present\, the notions of authenticity and freedom are still heavily linked with spiritual awakening and happiness? To what extent do authenticity\, individuality and freedom function as mere commercial products and advertising slogans? Have they over time become shallow romantic ideals or do they still hold the substance to be discovered and implemented into one&rsquo\;s line of thinking and living? What makes freedom and authenticity creatively attractive to artists\, thinkers and spiritual teachers? Can authenticity be defined\, measured\, conceptualized in the contemporary context of relativism? What are the main dynamics between freedom and authenticity?</p>\n\n<p>During the conference\, we strive to discuss the contemporary status of authenticity and freedom\, their interrelationship and their association with concepts such as sincerity\, individuality\, vulnerability\, creativity and many others.</p>\n\n<p>We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: art\, film studies\, literature\, theatre studies\, media studies\, anthropology\, psychology\, sociology\, politics\, cognitive studies\, to name a few.</p>\n\n<p>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inquiries\, personal reflections\, problem-oriented arguments\, comparative analyses and creative expressions.</p>\n\n<p>We will be happy to hear from experienced scholars and young academics\, doctoral and graduate students\, as well as professionals from various disciplines. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.</p>\n\n<p>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p>I. &nbsp\;Sociology\, Anthropology\, History</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Global and local authenticity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Quest for authenticity in the context of social and historical crisis</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom and coronavirus pandemic</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>II. Psychology and Psychiatry</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and self-growth</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and emotional armory &ndash\; perfectionism\, numbing\, etc.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and shame</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and vulnerability</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and self-image</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Authenticity and individuality: self-absorption versus self-confrontation&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>III. &nbsp\;Literature\, Film\, Theatre\, Visual Arts</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&nbsp\;Realism\, hyperrealism\, naturalism</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and intertextuality: concepts such as original artwork\, reproduction\, printed representation\, copy\, etc.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Ghostwriting</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and autofiction</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and creativity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and adaptation</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Online theatre performances during COVID-19</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>IV. &nbsp\;Media Studies</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Fake news</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Social media marketing and authenticity</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom of speech</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>V. &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Philosophy and Worldviews</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Freedom and authenticity as philosophical concepts</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and ethics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Authenticity and freedom as the highest humanistic values</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Existential\, postmodern and contemporary view on authenticity</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation\, together with a short biographical note by 03 August 2026&nbsp\;to: conferencefreedom@gmail.com</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Mamory\, Trauma and Recovery - 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference online (via Zoom)</p>\n<p>CFP:</p>\n<p><br>To remember&nbsp\; sometimes means to experience again. That is the case of trauma. However\, recovery from trauma is also based on memory. The question\, then\, is not how to forget painful memories\, but how to remember without suffering.<br>During this conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of trauma and recovery\, to look at how memory is involved in the traumatic experience and the recovery process and explore\, among other questions\, what we remember and forget\, what causes suffering and how to deal with it.<br>We are interested in all aspects of traumatic experiences\, in their individual and collective dimensions\, in the past and in the present-day world. We would like to examine the role of memory in both falling into trauma and overcoming it. Thus\, we want to describe the phenomena of trauma and recovery in their multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, and many others. As usual\, we also want to devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre or visual arts. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychiatry\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, cognitive sciences\, and urban studies and others.<br>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical inqueries\, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.<br>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers\, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br><br>The topics for the conference include but are not limited to the following suggestions:<br><br>I. Individual experiences<br>- Trauma and childhood memories<br>- Trauma and child abuse<br>- Trauma and violence against women<br>- Trauma and domestic violence<br>- Trauma and old age<br>- Trauma and love<br>- Trauma and death<br>- Trauma and mourning<br>- Trauma and crime<br>- Post-traumatic stress disorder<br>- Trauma and nightmares<br>- Trauma and neurosis<br>- Trauma and psychosis<br>- Secondary traumatization<br>- Life after trauma<br>- Trauma and psychotherapy<br>- Help for traumatized people<br><br>II. Collective experiences<br>- Trauma and war<br>- Trauma and genocide<br>- Trauma and terrorism<br>- Trauma and natural disasters<br>- Trauma and post-memory<br>- Traumatized nations<br>- Traumatized minorities<br>- Traumatized generations<br>- Traumatized social classes<br>- Trauma of victims<br>- Trauma of witnesses<br>- Trauma of bystanders<br>- Trauma of perpetrators<br>- Trauma and oblivion<br>- Trauma and forgiveness<br><br>III. Representation of trauma<br>- Bearing witness to trauma<br>- Testimonies and memories<br>- Trauma and narrative<br>- Trauma and fiction<br>- Trauma in literature<br>- Trauma in film<br>- Trauma in theatre<br>- Trauma in visual arts<br>- Traumatized authors<br>- Traumatized readers/spectators<br>- Writing as a traumatic experience<br>- Writing as recovery from trauma<br>- Trauma and creativeness<br><br>IV. Institutionalization<br>- Trauma and law<br>- Trauma and politics<br>- Trauma and religion<br>- Trauma and medical treatment<br>- Trauma and management<br>- Trauma and punishment systems<br>- Trauma and army<br>- Trauma and school<br>- Trauma and memory places<br>- Trauma and museums</p>\n\n<p>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note\, by 31 August 2026 to: conferencememory@gmail.com</a></p>
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SUMMARY:Memory\, Melancholy and Nostalgia - 11th International Interdisciplinary Conference
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DESCRIPTION:<p>Conference:2-4 December 2026<br><br>Gdańsk (Poland) and online<br><br>CFP:<br><br>In our modern world\, which some have argued to be disjointed while immersing itself ever deeper in crisis\, the turning back to &ldquo\;the olden days&rdquo\; and the ensuing nostalgia constitute anoticeable phenomenon\, both individually (the memory of biography) and collectively (the memory of history). Another important &ndash\; and equally noticeable &ndash\; phenomenon is the longing for something vague\, indefinite or never existent.<br>Hence\, during our interdisciplinary conference we would like to concentrate on the phenomena of nostalgia and melancholy. We are interested in all expressions of longing forthe past\, from the reassuring and action-propelling ones to those which paralyze us\, leading to despair and utter dejection.<br>We aim to explore the experience of nostalgia and melancholy in its multifarious manifestations: psychological\, social\, historical\, cultural\, philosophical\, religious\, economic\, political\, artistic\, and many others. We will also devote considerable attention to how these phenomena appear and transform in artistic practices: literature\, film\, theatre\, and visual arts. This is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology\, history\, psychology\, psychoanalysis\, sociology\, politics\, philosophy\, economics\, law\, literary studies\, theatre studies\, film studies\, memory studies\, nostalgia studies\, migration studies\, consciousness studies\, dream studies\, gender studies\, postcolonial studies\, medical sciences\, psychiatry\, cognitive sciences\, design\, project management and other disciplines.<br>Different forms of presentations are encouraged\, including case studies\, theoretical investigations\, problem-oriented arguments\, and comparative analyses.<br>We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the beginning of their careers\, as well as students. We also invite anyone interested inparticipating in the conference as listeners\, without giving a presentation.<br>We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature\, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of memory\, melancholy\, and nostalgia in the past and in the present-day world.<br><br>Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:<br><strong></strong><br><strong>I. Memory and Affects</strong><br><br>unwanted memory<br>nostalgia or melancholy?<br>non-melancholic nostalgia<br>nostalgia and longing<br>the healing power of nostalgia<br>nostalgia as an illness<br>nostalgia and depression<br>nostalgia and psychoanalysis<br>collective nostalgia<br>anticipatory nostalgia<br>memory and emotions<br>memory\, trauma and resilience<br>ecological grief/ solastalgia<br>memory and wellbeing<br>nostalgia and identity formation<br><br><strong>II. Common Experiences</strong><br><br>nostalgic epochs<br>nostalgic nations<br>nostalgic generations<br>nostalgia and the myth of eternal return<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and totalitarianisms<br>nostalgia and war<br>nostalgia and melancholy of the expelled<br>nostalgic patriotism<br>nostalgia and nationalism<br>nostalgia and gender<br>nostalgia and religion<br>nostalgia and language<br>nostalgia and melancholy in the postmodern world<br>nostalgia and postmemory<br>digital nostalgia<br>platform nostalgia<br>social media and nostalgia<br>nostalgia and populism<br>memory politics<br>cultural memory<br>prosthetic memory<br>diasporic nostalgia<br>transnational memory<br>memory and decolonization<br>nostalgia after pandemics<br><br><strong>III. Individual Experiences</strong><br>return to childhood<br>nostalgia for something indefinite<br>nostalgia for the future<br>nostalgia for a traumatic experience<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and old age<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and death<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and mourning<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and love<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and imagination<br>nostalgic phantasms<br>nostalgic dreams<br>identity and memory<br>false memories<br>memory reconstruction<br>memory and ageing<br>nostalgia and life transitions<br>memory and mental health<br>embodied memory<br>everyday nostalgia<br>family memory<br>intergenerational memory<br><br><strong>IV. The Arts</strong><br>nostalgia and melancholy as a theme in literature\, film\, and theatre<br>nostalgic literature<br>nostalgic cinema<br>literature and the arts as a vehicle of memory<br>literature\, theatre and film in search of lost time<br>nostalgic literary genres<br>melancholic artists<br>nostalgia in digital art<br>nostalgia in video games<br>virtual reality and memory<br>memory in interactive media<br>AI-generated memories<br>photography and memory<br>music and nostalgia<br>museums and memory<br>architecture and memory<br>material culture and nostalgia<br>digital archives<br>memory and digital storytelling<br><br><strong>V. Society</strong><br>nostalgia and political movements<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and memory places<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and memorials<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and community development<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and migration<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and meaning-making<br>nostalgia\, melancholy and drive to change<br>nostalgia and travelling<br>nostalgia and food<br>nostalgia and climate change<br>social media memories<br>algorithmic nostalgia<br>AI and collective memory<br>digital heritage<br>memory activism<br>urban memory<br>memory and place-making<br>nostalgia and consumer culture<br>brand nostalgia<br>food heritage<br>migration and belonging<br>memory and reconciliation<br>memory and human rights<br>memory of pandemics<br>memory of ecological crises<br>climate grief<br>memory and resilience<br><br><strong>VI. Memory and Emerging Technologies</strong><br>artificial intelligence and memory<br>algorithmic remembrance<br>digital afterlife<br>nline mourning<br>virtual memorials<br>memory in the age of big data<br>digital storytelling<br>social media archives<br>nostalgia in streaming culture<br>synthetic memories<br>AI-generated heritage<br>virtual identities and memory<br><br><br><strong>VII. Environmental Memory</strong><br><br>climate memory<br>environmental nostalgia<br>memory of landscapes<br>environmental humanities<br>memory of natural disasters<br>memory of extinction<br>memory in the Anthropocene<br>nostalgia for nature<br>environmental justice and memory<br><br><br>Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations\, together with a short biographical note to: conferencenostalgia@gmail.com or by REGISTRATION FORM :<br><strong>onsite presenters</strong> - by <strong>30 September 2026</strong><br><strong>online presenters - by 31 October 2026</strong><br><br>The conference language is English.<br>Our email: conferencenostalgia@gmail.com<br></p>
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