The Inaugural European Conference on the Fantastic

Description

The conference invited innovative papers that explore works of Fantasy or consider genre culture more broadly, focusing particularly on the ways in which speculative genres engage with the interplay of past and present. Its programme considers the kinds of history on which works of Fantasy currently draw; the ways in which pasts present themselves in genre texts; and the manners in which we currently model the diverse pasts of genres across different cultures and traditions. As the inaugural conference in a new series, it hopes to take stock of where we are in genre studies and collaboratively to think through where we would like to get to.

The conference programme includes around 150 papers; a series of workshops; three keynotes from leading scholars (see below for further details); and drinks receptions and social events on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.

Period	22 Jun 2026 → 24 Jun 2026
Event type	Conference
Location	Glasgow, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International