Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Arnold and modernity; Arnold’s modernity 

• Arnold and the idea of the sage 

• Arnold and other intellectuals – of his time and of our own 

• Arnold and the theory/ies of culture 

• the role and nature of cultural institutions 

• culture and societal transition(s) 

• anarchy, freedom and security 

• unity and divisiveness in culture and society 

• the liberal legacy and the question of equality 

• culture, politics and religion 

• translating Arnold; Arnold’s translators and translations 

• the international reception of the work of Matthew Arnold 

• Brexit and the search for identity 

• the impact of Brexit on (British) society and culture

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The organisers welcome proposals for 20-minute papers in English or Portuguese responding to these or other

topics prompted by the conference's rationale.