Dear All,
We, Nassim Balestrini (Intermediality Studies, American Literary and Cultural Studies), Sarah Bürli (Biology) and Caroline Gatt (Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology), the organisers of the festival/conference “A Relational World?”, are thrilled to share with you details about the keynote presenters.
Each keynote presentation will offer something very different: readings from a book of Baniwa myth, ritual and memory by Francy Baniwa; a performative presentation and conversation between Courtney E. Mohler and Randy Reinholz; a curated walk in the Styrian Sculture park with Dylan Robinson; an interactive talk about Butoh and chronic pain with Paola Esposito; Jessica Hiscox and members of the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Group who will give a workshop on Māori relational ecology; and finally a talk by Gabriele Berg about how microbiomes are crucial to solving global crises.
The deadline for submitting proposals and abstracts for the festival/conference has been extended to the 6th May 2026.
Please see the updated festival theme and call for papers here.
For more information please go to the conference website.