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- DECADOCS has started on 1 October 2025. Our kick-off took place in Lisbon from 2 to 4 October 2025. Special thanks to Lusofona for its wonderful hospitality!
- Recruitment completed on janvier 23, 2026: 9 MSCA doctoral fellows will join us in a few weeks’ time. We would like to thank all applicants : they bear testimony to DECADOCS’ excellence. ‘Let decadence abound!’
- ‘The Decadent Fairy Tale’ Volupté, Volume 8, Issue 2, Winter 2025 Guest edited by Eleanor Keane (Goldsmiths) and James Dowthwaite (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz).Volupté is an INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF DECADENCE STUDIES published by Goldsmiths University, member of DECADOCS.
- DECADOCS presented in UBE in-house magazine in February 2026.
« This year marks a very special milestone: 30 years since the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions were named after the amazing Polish-French scientist who discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes. Since its inception, the MSCA have supported more than 150,000 researchers at all stages of their careers, fostering international mobility, cross-sector collaboration and excellence in research… »
- Mai 9, 2026. Join us to celebrate European doctoral day ! DECADOCS is proud to participate in the first European Doctoral Day, a continent-wide initiative that will be held annually on May starting in 2026, during Europe Month.
- DECADOCS took part in the first European doctoral day (11 May 2026) Recording available here.
- Disgusting civilisations, London, Senate House, 14-15 May 2026
» The Decadence Research Centre at Goldsmiths and the Institute of English Studies are organising a conference on Disgusting Civilisations at Senate House London on the 14 and 15 May, with talks ranging from rotting empires and festering cultures to corrupt and contagious corporeality. »
- Our Integration Week took place from 22 to 26 June 2026 in Dijon. See our programme here.
- Volupté, volume 9, Issue 1 (Summer 2026) ‘Estonian and Finnish Decadence’ published!
This exciting issue guest-edited by Mirjam Hinrikus, Hasso Krull, Viola Parente-Čapková, and Riikka Rossi (proud DECADOCS member), is in open access. Volupté is the only peer-reviewed journal on decadence studies. Feel free to have a look and discover a beautifully designed OA journal on a topic we all love!
- 📣 DECADOCS is delighted to announce its Summer School « Working with Archives », hosted by the University of Glasgow from 7 to 11 September 2026. Doctoral candidates from across our consortium will spend a week immersed in archival practice — from rare books and manuscripts to digital archives and museum collections — combining hands-on workshops, expert-led visits and much more!
- Our Summer school took place in Glasgow, from 7 to 12 September !
- European doctoral researchers came to Glasgow this month for the DECADOCS Summer School, exploring archives, collections and cultural heritage.
- DECADOCS has its own blogging page!
- DECADOCS’ Webinars on Decadence will take place from October 2026 to July 2027. See the programme here.
