This international conference aims to open up a space for critical debate on these issues and to develop interdisciplinary scholarly networks. It is the first of three conferences on this theme that will be held in 2024-2025, in Siena (Italy), Birmingham (UK) and Toronto (CA).

The three conferences constitute different stages of a research project on affective bonds and queer families from an inter- and transdisciplinary perspective, which seeks to identify emerging trends in cultural representation, and to develop new methodologies for analysing socio-cultural and discursive phenomena in a plural, multicultural and inclusive optic. 

Conference organisers:
Silvia Antosa (Unistrasi)
Charlotte Ross (University of Birmingham, UK)
Paolo Frascà (University of Toronto, CA)

Conference languages: English and Italian.

Abstract submissions: https://forms.gle/Jz1JYCNX5i1HiasL9

Deadline for abstract and/or panel proposals: 29 february 2024

Notification of acceptance: 5 march 2024