The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture
Fifty Years of Literature. One Conference. Countless Conversations.
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Now in its sixth decade, LCLC has become one of the premier international conferences in literary and cultural studies — attracting more than 300 participants annually from universities and creative institutions around the world.
Scholars working in English and Spanish are invited to submit proposals on any topic in literature and culture since 1900. The conference also welcomes creative writers, hybrid practitioners and independent scholars. Critical, creative, and critical-creative work all have a home here.
A Conference Like No Other
More than five decades of uninterrupted international scholarly conversation.
Participants, including scholars, writers and practitioners from universities across the globe, every year.
One of the few major conferences that welcomes all three modes of practice, including hybrid.
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Voices That Have Shaped the Field
Over more than fifty conferences, LCLC has welcomed some of the most celebrated and influential voices in contemporary literature, criticism, and cultural studies. Past keynote speakers include:
- Jennifer Egan
- Colson Whitehead
- Fred Moten
- Juliana Spahr
- Sianne Ngai
- Jack Halberstam
- Douglas Kearney
- M. NourbeSe Philip
- Forrest Gander
- Johanna Drucker
- Rodrigo Toscano
- Mat Johnson
- Lauren Berlant
- Merve Emre
- Coral Bracho
- Marisa Parham
- Jean-Michel Rabaté
- Stephanie Burt
- Jed Rasula
- Dominic Pettman
- Anna Kornbluh
- ...and many more
Invest in the Future of Literature and Culture
Support the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture and help sustain a vital space for literary and cultural exchange. Your gift funds keynote speakers, interdisciplinary programming and keeping the LCLC thriving in Louisville and beyond.