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January 11, 2026

Last Reminder: CfP 18th EAJS International Conference 2026 in Poznań

From: Zachmann, Urs Matthias <U.Zachmann@fu-berlin.de>
Date: 2026/01/02

Dear Members of SSJ-Forum,

with all the best wishes for the new year, we would like to send round a last reminder that the Call for Papers and Panel Proposals for the EAJS International Conference in Poznań ends on Monday, 5 January 2026.

This is the link for submissions: https://eajs.eu/2026-call-for-contributions/

Please also find the original Call below.

With best wishes,

Urs Matthias Zachmann

EAJS Office, Freie Universitaet Berlin

Call for Papers and Panel Proposals
18th EAJS International Conference 2026, 27-30 August 2026
Poznań, Poland / Hybrid Format
 
With over 1,200 members, the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) is the largest association for Japanese Studies in Europe. Its triennial International Conferences bring together PhD students, early-career scholars and experienced researchers to present and discuss their work across the full spectrum of disciplines, as well as interdisciplinary areas, within Japanese Studies.
 
The 18th EAJS International Conference will be hosted at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to join either in person or online.
 
We invite individual paper proposals and pre-organised panel proposals for the following sections:
 
  • Urban and Regional Studies
  • Modern Literature 
  • Pre-modern Literature
  • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Media Studies
  • Economics, Business and Political Economy
  • History
  • Religion and Religious Thought
  • Intellectual History and Philosophy
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Law
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Anthropology and Sociology
  • Interdisciplinary Section: Digital Humanities
  • Interdisciplinary Section: Environmental Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Section: Gender Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Section: Trans-Regional Studies (East/Northeast/Southeast Asia)
  • Japanese Language Education
 
The deadline for proposals is 5 January 2026. Please read the full rules and instructions on our website (https://eajs.eu/2026-call-for-contributions/) before you submit your panel or paper. 
 
For more general questions regarding the conference, please contact the EAJS Office (office@eajs.eu). However, any queries concerning the submission of proposals should be sent to: eajs@nomadit.co.uk. 


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Office of the European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)

 

Freie Universität Berlin

Institute of Japanese Studies

Hittorfstr. 18

14195 Berlin, Germany

Phone: +49-30-838 50929

Fax:       +49-30-838450931

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