Elements of Surprise

We invite contributions from literature, cultural studies, linguistics and cognitive science to an interdisciplinary panel on surprise as a cognitive-affective mechanism of interpretation. Send a 250-word paper abstract and a 100-word bio to co-organizers.

Deadline for submissions: Sunday, March 15, 2026

Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, University of Oregon (zjingsch@uoregon.edu ) Vera Tobin, Case Western Reserve U (vera.tobin@case.edu )