Conference Program
Please note that certain conference days are dedicated to specific thematic tracks. Participants are kindly asked to take these thematic focuses into account when registering for individual days, in order to ensure alignment with their professional interests and areas of expertise.
Comprehensive information regarding the themes for each day is available in the official conference program.
JUNE 15
Sosnowiec, Poland (University of Silesia in Katowice)
Korean Day
We are pleased to announce that the BEYOND LANGUAGE 2026 Conference held on June 15, 2026 at the University of Silesia is dedicated to Korean Studies focusing on three key areas:
1) Korean linguistics and translation studies,
2) linguistic and sociocultural dynamics on the Korean Peninsula,
3) Korean literature and popular culture.
“This year’s conference holds particular significance, as it both marks the inaugural hosting of the Beyond Language Conference at the University of Silesia and celebrates the opening of the newly established degree programme in Korean Studies at our University”.
JUNE 26–27
Vienna, Austria (University of Vienna)
The Vienna seminar foregrounds theological, philosophical, and epistemological perspectives on linguistic diversity, cultural identity, and minority communities, integrating the mission of Beyond Language 2026 with the academic profile of VDTR.
Theology
– religious and liturgical languages; multilingual worship and diaspora communities;
– language as a medium of faith, memory, and lived religious identities.
Philology & Linguistics
– minority and endangered languages; textual and oral traditions;
– translation and interpretation; linguistic heritage, contact, and revitalization.
Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion & Epistemology (Analytic & Continental Perspectives)
– religious meaning and understanding; interpretation and experience across languages;
testimony, authority, credibility; epistemic (in)justice and the socio-political power of language.
