Conference VI

22nd-24th October 2025

First Circular and Call for Papers

We would like to invite everybody interested and involved in Scotland, in the country’s culture, history and politics, and in how it has been perceived and represented in Europe, to participate in the sixth conference on this subject, which will be held on 22nd-24th October 2025, in Warsaw, on the present premises of the Institute of English Studies at the University of Warsaw, continuing the meetings that took place in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, in 2012 and 2014, and in Warsaw in 2016, 2018, and 2022.

We would like to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and to facilitate cooperation and a discussion between different European academic centres in connection with the following subjects:

  • Scotland past and present:
    • The position of Scotland in Europe
    • Scotland’s historical links with Europe
    • Scotland and Independence 
    • The current political situation of Scotland
    • Ethnic and regional identity
    • Popular culture, media and the arts
  • Scottish literary and cultural exchange with Europe:
    • The influence and reception of Scottish literature and culture
    • Publishing policies and the translation of Scottish literature
    • The role of translation in Scottish literature
    • Representations of Scotland in European literature, culture and the media
    • European influences on Scottish literature and culture
  • Scotland’s languages:
    • The understanding of Scotland’s multilingualism
    • Languages and regionalism
    • Language as a political issue
    • Language varieties and their reflection in translation
    • Language barriers in the translation of Scottish literature

Keynote speakers

  • Prof. Carla Sassi (University of Verona)
  • Prof. Magdalena Charzyńska-Wójcik (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin/ University of Notre Dame)

Submissions

 

Papers: Participants will have 30 minutes at their disposal (20 minutes for the paper and 10 minutes for discussion).

Abstracts: Please write your abstracts (250 words max.) in the registration form and send them as doc./docx. attachments to scotlandineurope@uw.edu.pl

Deadline for abstract submission: 31st May 2025
Notification of acceptance: 15th June 2025
Deadline for early payment: 30th July 2025