Call for Papers. Conference: Networks of Antiquity.
Held at University of Copenhagen. Date, 7-8 May 2026.
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Call for Papers - Conference: Networks of Antiquity.
- Venue: University of Copenhagen
- Date: 7-8 May 2026
KEYNOTES Nick Groom, University of Macau Jon Mee, University of York
We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers that consider how European communities, networks, and individuals of the long eighteenth century engaged with antiquarian studies and cultural contexts regarding and those external to their own geographical borders.
PAPERS MAY EXPLORE TOPICS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Circuits of communication, letters, and objects
- Material culture and its popular or localised consumption
- Antiquarianism and visual culture
- Nordic antiquity, Northern antiquarianism, the Gothic
- The relationship and tensions between (neo-)Classical antiquity and vernacular traditions
- National vs local networks, the circulation of knowledge production
- Recollecting, reconstituting, and reinventing the past
- Adaptations and appropriations
- The Antiquarian as a figure/character
- Antiquarian Spaces: The Society of Antiquaries, libraries, museums, private vs. public exchange
- Exchange and Encounters: Transatlantic, Anglo-Nordic, Asiatic, etc.
- Geographies of antiquity, landscapes, scientific antiquarian travel
- Empire, trade, race, imperial and postcolonial perspectives
- Antiquarianism as a literary form and genre
- Stadial theory, Translation theory, Reception Studies, Memory Studies
TO APPLY
Please submit a 250-word abstract and 150-word biography to Sharon Choe (sharon.choe@hum.ku.dk) with the subject line : Networks of Antiquity Conference Submission. We are keen to encourage the participation of PhDs, early career researchers, and scholars on precarious employment contracts, and so will be offering bursaries to contribute towards travel to and accommodation in Copenhagen. Priority will be given to those without access to institutional financial support or external grant funding. To be considered for a bursary, please also provide a short 100-word application alongside your proposal, including your current institutional position and any research projects.
Application deadline : 31 January 2026 Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 10 February 2026