Call for Papers: Conference on “Cyborg Culture and Poetics Studies”

The rapid development of AI (artificial intelligence) technology is transforming our real world. The human body, technology, and the world are becoming more closely integrated—we are all cyborgs. Through network technology and virtual reality, we are turning into human-machine chimeras; our bodies, thoughts, consciousness, and the world itself are undergoing tremendous changes and innovations due to the internet and AI technology. AI literature is challenging human imagination and creativity. It is therefore necessary to explore new changes in the human body, examine new forms of social culture, reassess literary values, and construct new literary theories and cultural poetics. To this end, the School of Humanities at Shenzhen University, in collaboration with the Institute of Culture of the Shenzhen Academy of Social Sciences, the Institute of Comparative Literature and Comparative Culture at Shenzhen University, and the Digital Humanities Research Center of the School of Humanities, plans to hold an academic conference on “Cyborg Culture and Poetics Studies” from May 22 to 24, 2026.

1. Conference Sub-themes:

The discussions will focus on, but are not limited to, the following five aspects:

AI Technology and Cyborg Culture

Cyborg Poetics

Future Literature and Urban Civilization

Cyborg Narratives in Science Fiction Literature

Sci-Fi Games and Human–Machine Symbiosis Narrative Studies

2. Submission Information:

Teachers and students interested in the above topics are welcome to submit papers and participate in the conference. This conference requires full paper submissions of 10,000–12,000 words. Submission email: shenzhenDH2025@163.com. Deadline: April 30, 2026. Official invitation letters will be sent out before May 7, 2026.

3. Conference Fees:

The conference registration fee is 1,000 RMB, and half-price for students.

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

For specially invited experts and scholars, the host organization will cover round-trip travel, accommodation, meals, and related expenses.

4. Journal Support:

This conference is supported by Frontiers of Literary Theory, Cultural Studies, Journal of Digital Humanities and Science Fiction Studies, Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Shenzhen Social Sciences. Outstanding papers will be recommended for publication.

Organizers:

School of Humanities, Shenzhen University

Institute of Culture, Shenzhen Academy of Social Sciences

Institute of Comparative Literature and Comparative Culture, Shenzhen University

Digital Humanities Research Center, School of Humanities, Shenzhen University

April 3, 2026

“赛博格文化与诗学研究”会议征稿通知

      AI（人工智能）技术的迅猛发展正在改变我们的现实世界，人类身体、技术与世界也更紧密结合在一起，我们都是赛博格。借助网络技术与虚拟现实，我们正在变成人机嵌合体；我们的身体、思维、意识、世界也因互联网和AI技术发生着翻天覆地的变化与革新；AI文学正在挑战人类的想象力与创造力。我们需要探讨人的身体新变化，观照社会文化新形态，重估文学价值，建构新的文学理论与文化诗学。为此，深圳大学人文学院联合深圳市社会科学院文化研究所、深圳大学比较文学与比较文化研究所和人文学院数字人文研究中心，拟于2026年5月22-24日举办“赛博格文化与诗学研究”学术会议。

一、会议分议题

议题将围绕但不限于以下五个方面展开：

1.AI技术与赛博格文化

2.赛博格诗学

3.未来文学与城市文明

4.科幻文学中的赛博格书写

5.科幻游戏与人机共生叙事研究

二、投稿信息

欢迎对本次议题感兴趣的老师与学生投稿参会。本次会议要求全文投稿，字数10000-12000字。投稿邮箱：shenzhenDH2025@163.com截止日期：2026年4月30日正式邀请函将于2026年5月7日前发出。

三、会议费用

本次会议会务费1000元，学生减半。参会者交通费与住宿费自理。特别邀请的专家学者将由承办方承担往来路费、住宿费、餐饮及相关费用。

四、刊物支持

本次会议获《文学理论前沿》、《文化研究》、《数字人文与科幻研究学刊》、《广东外语外贸大学学报》、《深圳社会科学》支持，优秀论文拟推荐发表。

主办方：深圳大学人文学院

深圳市社会科学院文化研究所

深圳大学比较文学与比较文化研究所

深圳大学人文学院数字人文研究中心

2026年4月3日

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