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The 10th SLSAeu conference took place at Stockholm University from June 14 to 17, 2016. For any remaining inquiries, please contact info@control2016.com.
The European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts brings together scholars, artists, and researchers from across disciplines to explore the intersections of scientific inquiry, literary expression, and creative practice. This interdisciplinary community examines how different ways of knowing and representing the world can inform one another, fostering dialogue that transcends traditional academic boundaries. By encouraging collaboration between the sciences and the humanities, the society creates space for innovative thinking about complex contemporary questions. The annual conference serves as a vital gathering point where participants share research, present creative works, and engage in meaningful exchange around a central theme that connects diverse fields of study.
The theme of control resonates across literature, science, and the arts in profound ways. In scientific contexts, control evokes experimental design, systems management, and the ethical boundaries of technological intervention. Literary and artistic works often explore control through narratives of power, autonomy, and resistance, questioning who holds authority and how it is exercised. The concept also touches on self-regulation, social structures, and the relationship between human agency and external forces. By examining control from multiple disciplinary perspectives, conference participants can uncover unexpected connections between how different fields understand order, constraint, freedom, and the limits of influence in both natural and constructed systems.
Stockholm provided a fitting setting for exploring themes of control and its opposites. The city's architecture balances historic structures with modern design, reflecting careful planning alongside organic development. Conference attendees moved between formal sessions and informal conversations, finding inspiration in both the programmed exchanges and the spontaneous discussions that arise when diverse minds gather. The summer setting offered long daylight hours that extended possibilities for connection and reflection. Beyond the lecture halls, the surrounding environment invited contemplation of how natural and urban landscapes each impose their own forms of order, reminding participants that control is never absolute and always exists in dynamic tension with unpredictability.