CALL FOR PAPERS - Society for Renaissance Studies 12th Biennial Conference
Conference dates: 30 June - 3 July 2027 | Warburg Institute & Senate House, University of London
Submissions deadline: 25 September 2026
The 12th Biennial Conference of the Society for Renaissance Studies, The Renaissance beyond Borders, envisions the Renaissance as a dynamic, interconnected process that transcends the chronological and geographical limitations of a fixed European moment. Bringing together scholars from across disciplines, it encourages narratives that trace the movement of ideas, texts, images, everyday artefacts and peoples across regions from the Mediterranean to Asia and the Americas. The conference foregrounds exchange, adaptation and processes of circulation as central forces of cultural renewal, while also interrogating the asymmetrical conditions under which such transformations occurred. Hosted in London, the conference additionally celebrates the city's long-standing role as a global crossroads – past and present – where diverse intellectual traditions meet, intersect, and continue to reshape our understanding of history.
The main strands of the event are as follows:
The Renaissance Beyond Europe
Beyond the Medieval-Renaissance Divide
London as Global City (including Migration and Multilingualism)
Object-Based Research
We invite researchers across the many fields of Renaissance and Early Modern studies — for instance, Art History, English and Comparative Literature, Modern Languages, Neo-Latin, New Ancient Greek, History, Music — as well as museum and gallery practitioners, curators, educators, and creative practitioners to submit proposals.
More info and submission here.