International Association of Literary Semantics

Conference Proceedings:

In line with the association’s supportive ethos of idea exchange and advancement, proceedings from IALS conferences are now published online. Presenters at IALS events are encouraged to submit their conference paper in written form to be shared here. For guidance on submission, please contact the Secretary.

IALS 2019 proceedings – “Pathetic Fallacy: Towards an Updated Definition” (Kimberley Pager-McClymont)

Previous conferences:

IALS 2019: Wor(l)ds

15-17 April 2019, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.

IALS 2017: Creation and Innovation

10-12 April 2017, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.

IALS 2014: Literary Semantics: Past, Present, Future?

3-5 July 2014, Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

IALS 2010: The Semantics of Landscapes

24-28 July 2010, University of Genoa, Italy.

IALS 2006: In Search of (Non)sense: Literary Semantics, Related Fields and Disciplines

12-14 October 2006, Jagiellonian University of Kraków, Poland.

IALS 2002: The Meanings of Literary Semantics

7-9 April 2002, University of Birmingham, UK.

IALS 1997: Second Conference of the International Association of Literary Semantics

1-4 September 1997, University of Freiberg, Germany.

IALS 1992: Inaugural Conference of the International Association of Literary Semantics

31 July – 2 August 1992, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.