That's a wrap! Thank you to our incredible presenters. Every paper reminded us that slop and nostalgia define the present moment. And thank you to our respondents for bringing it all together: if slop slips right through our hands, the texture of nostalgia gives us something to hold onto.

I have new respect for slop now, weirdly.

We are excited to share the program for our mini-conference on May 14th! Our panels on SLOP and NOSTALGIA feature papers from established and emerging scholars alike across four different time zones. Read below or check out the full schedule here: dlcplus.org/spring-2026-...

The deadline to submit to our mini-conference on SLOP and NOSTALGIA is approaching this weekend! Submit your abstract by March 14th using the following link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🤖 We are excited to announce that our upcoming mini-conference on May 14th on "slop" and "nostalgia" will feature responses by Tess McNulty and Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social. Abstracts due March 1st. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... 📀

If you're thinking seriously about slop (and we should) consider applying for this virtual mini-conference hosted by the great @dlcplus.org on SLOP call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/...

the "nostalgia" thread here may have particular salience to the #dhmakes & book lab crowds?

Check out the CFP for this pair of VIRTUAL mini-conferences on SLOP and NOSTALGIA, held by DLC+. I attended some of the previous mini-conference they put on it and it was great. Highly recommend. Keynote by the great Tess McNulty @dlcplus.org docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🤖 "SLOP" and "NOSTALGIA" 📀 – DLC+ mini-conference: Current Keywords in Digital Literary Culture. May 14th CFP out now. See link for details and submission. Deadline: Mar. 13th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! #nostalgia #slop #digitalhumanities #digitalculture

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The first of the DLC+ mini-conference series is happening next week! Join us on Thursday Nov. 20th for 3 hours of smut, lore and all things digital culture! See the schedule and abstracts, and sign up to get the zoom link below #digitalculture #digitalhumanities dlcplus.org/current-keyw...

🪅 DLC+ mini-conference: Current Keywords on Digital Literary Culture. Nov 20th. Deadline EXTENDED: Oct 15th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! 🦭 We want all the smut and lore out there! #digitalhumanities #digitalculture

🪅 DLC+ mini-conference: Current Keywords on Digital Literary Culture. Nov 20th. CFP out now. Se link for details and submission form. Deadline: Oct 8th. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share widely! 🦭 We want all the smut and lore out there! #digitalhumanities #digitalculture

Very exciting mini-conference hosted by @dlcplus.org happening on Nov 20 on "smut" and "lore": submit an abstract here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New #CFP from @dlcplus.org - we're hosting a mini-conference on Keywords in Digital Literary Culture! We have two keywords for our first conf: smut and lore. Read the CFP and submit here: forms.gle/hXgbeJ1s5okD...

Want to join our network? We provide community resources for scholars working on topics related to digital literary culture(s), and maintain a space for community. We have a Slack where we informally share recommendations and we do meet-ups in monthly reading groups (on Zoom). Join us here:

Interested in digital literary cultures? We manage an active reading list, which we think might be relevant for any scholars, artists, students and anyone else interested in the field. Please also submit relevant research for our 2.0 edition, to be released later this year!

Hi BlueSky! We're new here! We're an open-access research resource and network of digital literature scholars. Previously known as Instasociety, we’ve decided to change our name to DLC+ to capture our focus on digital literary cultures broadly defined. we hope you want to follow us! 🙏