KISMIF is coming! From July 8th-11th,2026,the next edition of KISMIF-conference will be held in Porto.

The thematic focus is set around ‘DIY Cultures,Global Uncertainty and Critical Imagination’.

The submission of abstracts for this Conference is open to researchers, academics, activists and artists working in all areas of sociology, anthropology, history, cultural economics, cultural studies, geography, philosophy, urban planning, media and cognate disciplines such as design, illustration, popular music, film, visual and performing arts. This initiative follows the great success of  the past seven KISMIF Conferences (held in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2024) and brings together an international community of researchers, artists and activists focusing on alternative music-art scenes and do-it-yourself cultures. As such KISMIF 2026 will serve as a pivotal occasion of reunion and critical imagination around the societal fragmentation shaped by the multiple crises we are experiencing on an unprecedented scale.

Full Call for Paper see here.

More information about KISMIF-conference at the conference website