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The Department of English and American Studies at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia, invites you to contribute papers to the annual Literary Colloquium, this time on the topic: Good and Evil in Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hybrid event will take place on 18-19 November 2026<\/strong>.
\nThe online part of the event will take place via Zoom and will be recorded and later published on the department\u2019s Youtube channel later.<\/p>\n

We invite you to submit proposals for talks\/presentations exploring the representation of good and evil in literary works and their adaptations, which may include, but are not limited to, the following ideas:<\/p>\n

The assessment of the kinds of good and evil depicted by selected authors and literary works from the perspective of various philosophical or theological theories (e.g. Manichean, Augustinian , Nietzschean, …)
\nThe nature of good and evil in fictional worlds
\nA moral analysis of concrete characters on either side of the good\u2014evil spectrum
\nAre the “good guys” really good and the “bad guys” really bad?
\nThe good\u2014evil power struggle and balance
\nThe apparent impossibility of redemption for some evil characters<\/p>\n

The length of the papers should be about 20-30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Submission link: https:\/\/forms.gle\/nwWfhNSswhskQgzH8<\/a><\/p>\n

We warmly welcome both in-person and online participation \u2014 international scholars and researchers who are unable to travel are encouraged to join the event virtually.<\/p>\n

There is no participation fee for the event.<\/p>\n

However, we do not provide any funding for travel, therefore in-person participation is advised primarily for researchers from Slovakia who can attend on their own terms.<\/p>\n

Selected papers presented at the colloquium can be submitted for consideration for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Ars Aeterna.<\/p>\n

The event is organised with the support of the projects VEGA 1\/0236\/26 Axiological Actualizations and Reconfigurations in Contemporary Mythopoetic Narratives<\/em> and KEGA 015UKF-4\/2026 Developing Literary Competence in the Context of Intercultural Cooperation<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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