All are welcome to the workshop.

Please email Chelsea Christine Hill (chelseahill@uchicago.edu) and Nishan Varatharajan (ndv@uchicago.edu) if you have any questions or require accommodations to participate.

Call for Papers

Proposal Deadline: September 26th, 2025

Workshop Coordinators: Chelsea Christine Hill and Nishan Varatharajan

Faculty Sponsors: Florian Klinger and Andrei Pop

The Literature and Philosophy Workshop is now seeking papers for the 2025-2026 academic year. The workshop serves as a forum for discussions about literature, philosophy, and, crucially, the intersection of the two.

To that end, we are looking for submissions that concern the following: philosophy of literature; philosophy as literature; philosophy in literature; the interaction of literary criticism, political theory, critical theory, aesthetics, and the philosophy of language in analyzing literary and philosophical works, as well as the cross-pollination of such themes with other modes and artifacts, such as psychoanalysis, rhetoric, myth, visual art (including photography, film, and new media) and music. Papers for the workshop typically engage with these topics through careful readings of selected fundamental texts and works from around the world.

If you are interested in presenting, please fill out this form by Friday, September 26th. Pre-circulated papers are generally up to 25 pages in length, double-spaced. Papers should be sent to the coordinators ten days before your scheduled workshop. While we are prioritizing fall quarter applications, submissions for the winter and spring quarters are also welcome on a rolling basis.

The workshop will take place in person throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. However, remote options can be arranged if needed. For any accommodations or questions, please email Chelsea Christine Hill at chelseahill@uchicago.edu or Nishan Varatharajan at ndv@uchicago.edu.

We look forward to reading your submissions. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.