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Call for PAPERS! Full call here: ien.umk.pl 2nd International Egodocumental Network Conference:
Researching Egodocuments in the Twenty-First Century: Opportunities and Challenges
Sorbonne Université, Paris, Wednesday-Friday, 7-9 April 2027
Sorbonne Université
Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu/Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun
Uniwersytet Łódzki/University of Lodz
Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius UniversityUniversity
Organisers: dr Anna Brzezińska, dr hab. Hadrian Ciechanowski, dr hab. prof. UŁ Michaël Green, Prof. Arvydas Pacevičius, Prof. François-Joseph Ruggiu
In April 2025 the first International Egodocumental Network Conference, which took place at the Vilnius University, the main topic was the development of the egodocuments from Medieval codex to modern media. In 2027, for the second IEN conference, we are following in the footsteps of Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, who initiated a discussion on the digitisation of egodocuments in light of the development of the internet in Montpellier in 2002, we are mindful of the implications on historical sources that technological advancements have for researchers. As one of the key elements of the debate at the Paris conference, we would like to discuss research opportunities arising from the emergence of new forms of egodocuments, such as blogs and social media as well as from the current technological possibilities for egodocumental research. Furthermore, we would like to raise the issue of accessibility of personal archives for historical research in the current big tech era.
In addition to the two main themes of the conference, we also welcome papers which are based on research into egodocuments dealing with other topics, and especially, but not exclusively interdisciplinary and those focusing on religion, privacy, media and book history. In addition to the main theme of the conference, this call is open to all researchers – whether or not they are members of the network – who are interested in egodocuments as material for their research, in any field whatsoever, as cultural artifacts or as a literary genre.
Organisational information will be published on the website: https://ien.umk.pl
Please submit your paper proposal by 15 October 2026 to: [email protected], accompanied by a short CV.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 1 December 2026.
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