Vrije Universiteit Brussels, 18-20 September 2025

This conference explores the role of literature in constructing, circulating, and critiquing meritocratic thought across historical periods and cultural contexts. We invite papers examining literary representations of meritocracy, its impact on literary production and reception, and the ways literature challenges or sustains meritocratic paradigms. Contributions focusing on non-Western, premodern, and transcultural perspectives are especially welcome.

Submission deadline: 15 March 2025
Apply here: https://events.vub.be/merlit-conference-abstract-submission-form

Full call can be found here.