Helsinki, June 1– 2, 2026

This year’s workshop of the Research Committee on Literary Theory of the International Comparative Literature Association will take place in Helsinki on 1-2 June 2026. Co-organised by Natalya Bekhta (Tampere University) and Karin Kukkonen (University of Oslo), the workshop will focus on explorations of the theoretical in comedy and games and, in turn, on the comedic and playful in theory. We shall also consider what resources of resilience literature, and art in general, can provide in the face of crisis. The workshop venue is hosted by the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.

Programme TBA