We are pleased to announce that the next joined Roman Archaeology Conference (RAC) and Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (TRAC) will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, in May 2026.

The conference asks the key questions of where the academic field of illness narrative research is currently moving and how new experiences, discourses, mediations, and technologies shape the way illness narratives are told today. The conference welcomes researchers at all career stages working within the fields of illness narrative, health communication, medical humanities, narrative medicine, and media and cultural studies.

The theme for the fifteenth International Congress for Luther Research is “Veni Creator Spiritus. Vertrauen und Zukunft / Trust and Future”. In light of the upheavals caused by war, pandemic, and the climate crisis, the Congress found the title of the old Latin hymn „Come Creator Spirit“ fitting, as it examines the understanding of trust and the future in Luther’s theology. 14 invited keynote speakers will address the main theme from different angles and perspectives.

The aim of the conference is to explore what is a good life for children, where the dynamics between children’s social situation and social situation of development is considered. A central theme to be explored at the conference is how societal norms and values contribute to creating a child’s zone of proximal development in everyday life.