Call for Papers — The Sixteenth Century Society: A Society for Early Modern Studies
Chicago, IL, October 29-31, 2026
The Sixteenth Century Society (SCS) is pleased to invite proposals for individual presentations, panels, roundtables, and workshops for its annual conference which will take place at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago on October 29-31, 2026. Please note that this conference will begin on Thursday morning and end on Saturday evening. The deadline for submissions is April 12, 2026.
The Sixteenth Century Society promotes a broad range of scholarships in the early modern era (c. 1450-c. 1750). We encourage submissions from international scholars and warmly welcome advanced graduate students, independent and early-career scholars, and postdoctoral researchers.
We invite proposals in the following fields:
Art & Architectural History
Bodies, Nature, Knowledge (formerly History of Science & Medicine)*
Digital Humanities
English Literature
French Literature
German & Dutch Studies
Global History
History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Italian Studies
Pedagogy
Professional & Career Development
Reformation Studies
Religion & Theology
Spanish, Portuguese, & Latin American Studies
For more information about the SCSC, please see the conference website: https://sixteenthcentury.org/conference/2026-chicago/. To submit a proposal, please see the online CFP: https://sixteenthcentury.org/call-for-proposals/.