8th biennial conference of the International Society for Intermedial Studies
The Politics of Intermedial Connectivity
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2 (Building i), 1050 Brussels, Belgium
27-29 May 2026
The 8th biennial conference of the International Society for Intermedial Studies seeks to advance critical discussions on politically engaged uses of intermediality, or on their political interpretation. The conference invites scholars to bring intermedial studies into dialogue with a broad range of disciplines, particularly those engaging with questions of power and identity, by exploring the politics of intermedial connectivity based on a broad understanding of media as technical and/or material communicative forms.
Keynote speakers:
Mieke Bal (Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL)
Patrick Jagoda (University of Chicago, US)
Birgit Neumann (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, DE)
Important dates:
Early-bird registration deadline: 1 April 2026
Regular registration deadline: 5 May 2026
Audience registration deadline: 12 May 2026
Organised by:
Janine Hauthal (VUB), Marcela Scibiorska (FNRS-VUB/ULB), Gry Ulstein (VUB)
Anne Reverseau (UCL), Karel Vanhaesebroeck (ULB)
Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC/VUB)
Institut des Civilisations, Arts et Lettres (INCAL/UCLouvain)
Centre de Recherche en Sciences del'Information et de la Communication & Centre de Recherche en Cinéma et Arts du Spectacle (ReSIC/CiASp/ULB)