Matter, Rhizomes, and More-than-Human Sociology Annual Conference 2026
A BSA New Materialisms Study Group Event
22 June 2026 (10.30am-5.00pm BST)
Goldsmiths, University of London , New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
Call for Papers
Plenary Speaker: Professor Tara Page
We invite submissions for the in-person one-day conference Matter, Rhizomes, and More-than-Human Sociology. Sociologists and other scholars are increasingly engaging with matter and materialities to disrupt nature/culture dualism and anthropocentric biases. This conference invites contributions that attend not only to matter and more-than-human relations, but to the conditions through which these relations come to matter. Rather than assuming ethics, agency or connection as given, we are interested in how they are made, sustained or remain obscured within institutional and more-than-human arrangements.
The event offers a space to share research, experiment with concepts, and build connections.
We welcome contributions that engage critically and creatively with matter, rhizomes and more-than-human sociology. Innovative presentation styles are welcome (exhibition space available).
We are delighted that our keynote speaker will be Professor Tara Page.
We invite abstracts (150-200 words) for 20-minute papers reporting your research on any topic or discipline using new materialist/more-than-human approaches.
Please submit abstracts to the organisers by 1 May 2026.
Registration
- BSA members: £30
- Non-BSA members: £35
- BSA concessionary members (student and other): £10
- Non-BSA member students: £20
Registration includes buffet lunch and refreshments.