PALA 2026: The Philosophy of Stylistics, 17–22 August 2026
Welcome!
We are delighted to be hosting the 2026 conference of the Poetics and Linguistics Association at Uppsala University, the first time that a PALA conference has taken place in Sweden. The conference theme is ‘The Philosophy of Stylistics’.
The summer school will take place on 17 and 18 August.
The main conference will run from 19 to 22 August.
There will be an optional post-conference excursion on 23 August.
We are delighted that the following speakers have agreed to give plenaries at the conference:
- Karl Berglund (Uppsala University, Sweden)
- Siobhan Chapman (University of Liverpool, UK)
- Catherina Nyström Höög (Stockholm University, Sweden)
- Brian Walker (Queen’s University Belfast, UK)
You can download a conference poster pdf, 394 kB..
We look forward to welcoming you to Sweden!
Conference Programme
Academic programme
Information coming soon.
Social events
Information coming soon.
Registration
Information coming soon.
Summer School
The theme of the PALA 2026 Summer School is ‘Stylistics: Back to the Future?’
We are delighted that the Summer School will this year be taught by two of PALA’s founding members:
Mick Short, Emeritus Professor of English Language and Literature, Lancaster University, UK
Katie Wales, Honorary Professor, School of English, University of Nottingham, UK.
This is a rare opportunity to study with two major figures in stylistics.
More information on registration for the Summer School will be available soon.
Contact
Organising committee
Dan McIntyre
Professor of English Language
Department of English
David Håkansson
Professor of Swedish Language
Department of Scandinavian Languages
Carin Östman
Associate Professor in Nordic Languages
Department of Scandinavian Languages
Please contact Academic Conferences if you have any questions about registration, travel and accommodation:
E-mail: reg-pala2026@akademikonferens.se
Tel: +46 (0)18-67 10 03
Please contact the Organizing Committee if you have questions regarding abstracts, the conference programme, or any other academic aspects of the conference:
E-mail: pala2026eng@uu.se