Open Call – Biennial Conference

Open Call: Some Like it Hot

6th PARSE Biennial Conference
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Type: Open Call for Proposals
Deadline: March 31, 2025

Overview

The University of Gothenburg’s Artistic Faculty invites proposals for the 6th PARSE Biennial Conference, scheduled for November 12–14, 2025. This year’s theme, HEAT, explores its multifaceted implications—ecological, political, social, and sensual. The conference seeks contributions from artistic researchers, curators, performers, and cross-disciplinary collaborators, encouraging work-in-progress ideas and innovative approaches to this urgent and transformative topic.

Conference Focus

The theme HEAT invites exploration of:

• Its duality as a threat (climate crisis) and a catalyst for transformation or pleasure.
• Manifestations of heat as violence, generative friction, or embodied exuberance.
• Conductors and by-products of heat, including chaos, urgency, and unruliness.
• The sensory expressions of heat, through sound, movement, or other artistic forms.

Submission Guidelines

Proposals should address:

• Relevance to the theme HEAT.
• Potential to foster interdisciplinary dialogue.
• Originality in concept and approach.

Application Process

1. Submit proposals via the online submission form.
2. Proposals undergo a peer-review process by the PARSE committee.
3. Accepted proposals will be notified in due course.

Key Dates

• Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
• Conference Dates: November 12–14, 2025