2026 Imagination Days - Third Annual Meeting of the Imagination Research Network Day Two
When: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Where: Room GC701, 7th Floor, Graduate Centre, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Is knowledge possible without wonder? Might wonder be the key emotion, the key pleasure, which enables knowing? This workshop explores how wonder-making is important for epistemic cultures. How is knowledge wonder-full, the workshop asks, and what are the technologies (across media and genre, and including language-made wonders as well as other kinds) of wonder-making that have been important to knowledge-making? More broadly, the workshop is also exploring how, when, and where the history of imagination overlaps with the history of knowledge. The format is that conversation-starters across two panels will share 1-2 examples (10-15 mins each) and provoke discussion, with an emphasis on friendly and informal conversation.
10am-1pm: Panel 1 (Chaired by Maksymilian Del Mar).
10am Welcome.
10am-11.30pm: Conversations with:
11.30am-11.40am Break
11.40am-1pm: Conversations with:
1pm-2pm: Lunch.
2pm-5pm: Panel 2 (Chaired by Richard Scholar).
2pm-3.30pm: Conversations with:
3.30pm-3.40pm: Break.
3.40pm-5pm: Conversations with: