The Fourth International Congress of the Association for Studies in Fiction and Fictionality / Soci茅t茅 Internationale des Recherches sur la Fiction et la Fictionnalit茅 (ASIFF/SIRF)
supported by the 糖心视频
PROGRAMME INFORMATION
This three-day international conference will explore the relationship between聽fiction聽and聽lies聽from a range of disciplinary聽and聽interdisciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, literary history聽and theory, narratology, film聽and聽media studies, psychology聽and聽cognitive science.聽
The conference will take place from 10-12 June 2026, each day from 9.00 to 17.30.
Keynote addresses:
10 June 2026: Eileen John (Philosophy, University of Warwick), 鈥楻easons for Being Loose with the Truth鈥櫬�
11 June 2026: Pierre Bayard (Literature, Universit茅 Paris 8 – Saint-Denis), 鈥楥omment parler de sujets auxquels on ne conna卯t rien ?鈥� [鈥楬ow to talk about subjects you know nothing about鈥橾
The full programme is available on the
LOCATION
University of Edinburgh, Pollock Estate (map available here: )
REGISTRATION
Registration is open until 25 May 2026 .
Funding from the Scots Philosophical Association means that staff (including emeritus) and students from Scottish universities attending the conference can have their fees waived. Please email fictionlies2026@gmail.com from your institutional address to request a password before registering.
For any colleagues who are not in Scotland, fees are 拢50 for staff, 拢15 for students. The fee includes lunch on all three days. Non-Scottish delegates must be members of ASIFF/SIRFF.