The 26th International Conference of the History of Concepts Group (HCG) is scheduled to take place in Bologna, Italy.

It will be hosted by the Department of the Arts, Bologna University, from 27th to 29th October 2025

The conference is open to students and scholars from various fields engaged in a dialogue with conceptual history seeking to expand transdisciplinary and comparative dimensions in their investigations. The main theme for this year’s conference is images of time and history, with a particular emphasis on how such images have been shaped historically through concepts, metaphors, and aesthetic representation in the arts.

 

The call for papers is open.

Submission deadline: May 31st