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Exploring the Scandalous: Scandal as a Catalyst of Progress?

22.01.2025

Call for Papers for the conference from 24-26 September focusing on literary, (pop)cultural, social, political and economic contexts of scandals.

24th (evening) – 26th September 2025

An international conference on scandals from the Anglophone and German-speaking cultural spheres, focusing on literary, (pop)cultural, social, political and economic contexts. CfP is out now!


Organisers:
Dr. Sandra Mayer (ÖAW), Prof. Dr. Barbara Straumann (University of Zurich) and Prof. Dr. Sylvia Mieszkowski (University of Vienna).


Those interested in contributing should send an abstract (500-750 words and a short list of references) and a brief bio-bibliographical note (100 words) by 15th March 2025 to all three conference organisers:  sandra.mayer@oeaw.ac.at, barbara.straumann@es.uzh.ch, and sylvia.mieszkowski@univie.ac.at.