The sixteenth annual conference of the British Society for Literature and Science will be held online from 8 to 10 April 2021, with ongoing access to posted papers through to the end of April for BSLS members. The conference will consist of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous events.
The BSLS invites proposals for 15-minute papers, panels of three papers, or special roundtables on any subjects within the field of science (including medicine and technology), and literatures in the broadest sense, including theatre, film, and television.
Please send an abstract (200 words) and short biographical note (50 words) in Word or pdf format to http://bsls.wetransfer.com/ by no later than 18.00 GMT on Friday 11 December. Please put your surname then a brief title in the name of the file. Proposals will be reviewed anonymously. Notices of acceptances should be expected by 18 January 2021.
Presentations of accepted papers can be shared as:
- short videos (preferably under 15 minutes and 300 MB; we recommend .mp4 but will accept any widely-used format),
- PowerPoints with or without audio narration (under 300 MB), or
- PDFs of text (2500 words, maximum, excluding citations).
Membership: conference delegates will need to register/renew as members of the BSLS (annual membership: £25 waged/ £10 unwaged). Delegates will need to renew their memberships by 31 March to be assured timely digital access.