The interdisciplinary conference is anchored in the idea that the recent turn toward transnational and transdisciplinary aspects of romanticism in scholarship demands a reassessment of approaches, methodologies, and historiographic structures of the field.
We will seek to encompass both romantic discourses that arose in the period most typically associated with romanticism and the afterlives of romantic ideas, people, objects, discourses, etc.
The conference features a wide range of papers that focus on processes like dissemination, circulation, and transference, and, in doing so, challenge traditional understandings of the relationship between centre and periphery in the spread of romantic discourses and aesthetics.
Through the conference's emphasis on circulations and interdisciplinarity, the program also features reflections on meta-theoretical perspectives, as well as meta-critical reevaluations of entrenched narratives about romantic phenomena, as well as previously marginalised perspectives such as the consideration of indigenous groups, questions of gender, environmental and post-colonial critiques.
Keynote lecturers
- Timothy R. Tangherlini (UC Berkeley)
- Stephanie O’Rourke (University of St. Andrews)
Program
Registration
Registration is expected to open early in week 35 – please check back here for the link to pay and register.
There is no separate participation fee for the conference. To cover the costs of coffee and refreshments during the conference, however, we do ask you to pay here. This will also serve as your registration.
Please note that lunch is not provided for participants.
Conference registration and payment
Deadline for registration: Sunday 6 September.
Conference dinner
The NARS 2026 conference dinner will be held at Südøst, Friday kl 19.30.
The conference dinner price is set at 515 NOK per participant. The price covers dinner and transaction charges. Drinks can be ordered and paid for separately at the venue.
To participate, please follow these two steps:
- Payment for participation (button below).
- Registration, so we can note any dietary requirements.
Conference dinner registration and dietary requirements
Deadline for registration: Sunday 6 September.
Organisers
The conference is part of the Nordic Association of Romantic Studies (NARS) framework, but organised in collaboration between:
- University of Oslo and the ERC project Norwegian Romantic Nationalisms (NORN) represented by Ellen Rees
- University of Copenhagen and the project Norwegian Wood: Extraction landscapes, art and visual culture in Denmark and Norway 1730 to 1860, funded by Novo Nordic Foundation, represented by Tonje H. Sørensen
Contact the organizers by email.
