XVI Lisbon Summer School for the Study of Culture

DISOBEDIENCE 2026

Date 29-3 June 2026
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Venue Raytheon Center at Egan Research Center, 416 Huntington Ave. Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Format In Person

About this Conference

A summer school exploring disobedience as an artistic, cultural, and political practice. The program examines various forms of dissent, resistance, and refusal across different domains, including arts, politics, and social movements.

Call for Papers

Paper proposals are invited on topics related to disobedience, including arts as practices of disobedience, cultural representations, archives of disobedience, resistance, civil disobedience, and digital cultures. Proposals should include a paper title, English abstract (max 200 words), name, email, institutional affiliation, and brief bio. Audiovisual essays up to 20 minutes are also accepted.

Important Dates

  • Abstract Submission January 26, 2026
  • Notification February 26, 2026
  • Full Paper Submission April 30, 2026
  • Conference dates 29-3 June 2026

Registration Fees

Type Amount Deadline
Early Bird Author €350 Mar 31, 2026
Regular Author €450 Jun 1, 2026
Early Bird Non-Author €60 Mar 31, 2026
Regular Non-Author €80 Jun 1, 2026