[PHILOS-L] PRISM 2026 INDIA FEBRUARY 2026 CFP

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PRISM 2026

23 – 25 February 2026

Department of English and Cultural Studies

Presents

An International Conference on

Anthropology of Technology (AoT):

Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Perspectives on the Human–Technological Interface

AnthroTechne

 

Venue:
Bangalore Yeshwanthpur Campus

Mode:
Hybrid Conference
(Face-to-Face on Campus with Limited Online Participation for International Presenters)

 

About the Conference

The Department of English and Cultural Studies and its Postgraduate Research Forum, PRISM, announce the third edition of their international conference:

PRISM 2026 – AnthroTechne: Technopoiesis, Mediation, and Meaning.

This edition extends PRISM’s pursuit of Pioneering Reflections on Interdisciplinary Scholastic Matters into the evolving arena of the Anthropology of Technology.

The idea of AnthroTechne arises from the union of anthropos, meaning human, and techne, meaning craft or method. It emphasises how technology acts not only as a material construct, but as a human expression that moulds knowledge, communication, and cultural experience.

Technology shapes how people think, learn, and create. It redefines ethics, imagination, and human connection. Across literature, language, and culture, technology is both instrument and interlocutor, shaping discourse and reshaping the world of meanings that underlie all human acts.

PRISM 2026 invites academics, researchers, and creative practitioners to examine how technological mediation produces meaning and memory. The conference seeks to explore technopoiesis, the making of the human through technology, as an ongoing anthropological phenomenon situated within evolving digital and material worlds.

 

Aims and Scope | Concept Note

• To examine how technology constructs meaning within linguistic, literary, and cultural domains
• To explore discourse, narrative, and pedagogy in technologically mediated environments
• To investigate how digital mediation reorganises creativity, embodiment, and ethics
• To study intersections between language, learning, and design within digital landscapes
• To encourage interdisciplinary collaboration across digital, cultural, and environmental humanities

 

Conference Themes

• Linguistic Anthropology of Technology
  Patterns of discourse, translation, teaching and learning of English, and multimodality in digital spaces
• Literary Technocultures
  Machine representation and virtual identities in literature and film
• Cultural Mediations and Embodiment
  The role of technology in shaping affect, identity, and experience
• Technological Aesthetics
  Emotional, imaginative, and ethical dimensions of algorithmic creativity
• Digital Orality and Literacy
  Emerging forms of speech, script, and writing in online communities
• Sustainability and Technological Ecologies
  Environmental innovation through cultural media
• Multimodal Pedagogies
  AI-assisted communication, literacy, and learning
• Ethics of Automation
  Critical explorations of value and human agency in machine-driven futures
• Technology in Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Research
  AI-driven methods, literacy, prompting, and context engineering

 

Call for Papers

The conference invites original, research-based papers engaging with the intersections of technology, language, literature, and culture, foregrounding the human experience within evolving digital ecologies.

Contributors are encouraged to approach the theme
AnthroTechne: Technopoiesis, Mediation, and Meaning
from interdisciplinary and globally contextual perspectives.

 

Immersive Experiences

• AnthroTechne VR Lounge
  Interactive literature and art
• Human Library of Technology
  15-minute one-on-one mentorship sessions
• Algorithmic Art Wall
  Collaborative live AI-powered digital art

 

Who Can Present

• Students of English Studies and the Humanities
• Research Scholars and Faculty Members
• Industry Experts, Policy Makers, Administrators, Consultants
• Interdisciplinary collaborators

 

Mode of Participation

PRISM 2026 is primarily an on-campus, face-to-face conference.

• Online / virtual presentations will be considered only for international presenters who are unable to travel to India.
• Delegates may participate either in person or online, depending on category and availability.

 

Important Dates

• Abstract submission: 31 December 2025
• Acceptance notification: 15 January 2026
• Full paper submission: 10 February 2026
• Last date for registration: 15 February 2026

 

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract length: 250–300 words
• Formatting: MLA 9th Edition
• Format: MS Word
• File name: Abstract_fullname_prism2026_abstract
• Email: pris...@christuniversity.in

 

 

Registration Fee

Category	Fee (₹)
Students (outside CHRIST University)	750
CHRIST University Students	600
Research Scholars (outside CHRIST University)	1000
CHRIST University Research Scholars	800
Faculty (outside CHRIST University)	2000
CHRIST University Faculty	1500
Participant Attendance (Non-Presenters)	600
Presenters (Outside India)	50 USD
Participants (Outside India)	20 USD

 

 

 

Accommodation

₹1500 per day
First-come, first-served basis

 

Join Us

PRISM 2026 – AnthroTechne invites teachers, researchers, and students to reflect on machines, rethink modernity, and rediscover what it means to be human in an age of evolving technicity.

 

 

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