LOST program for the summer term 2026
15. Mar - 30. Sep
Here are the dates for our LOST program during the summer term 2026, organized by Iris Seidemann and Boukje Cnossen.
LOST Theme Summer Term 2026
Being Affected
Proximity, Discomfort, and the Practice of Research
In this summer semester of LOST, we foreground affect, discomfort, and resistance as central dimensions of organizational research. Many of the phenomena we study are socially relevant, urgent, and emotionally demanding, bringing research objects uncomfortably close to our own lives and commitments. Rather than treating these affective experiences as mere side effects, the semester creates space to reflect on how proximity, resistance, and discomfort actively shape research relations, methodological choices, and the practice of research itself.
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April 13, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 pm
Online-only session
Paper discussion session organized with the Sheffield University Management School – Organization Studies Group.
We will have space to discuss two full papers by LOST members, with a discussant from the University of Sheffield.
In addition, there will be two open discussant slots to discuss work from the University of Sheffield.
April 22, 2026 | 12:00–3:00 pm
Lunch (12:00–1:00 pm) + LOST session
Room: C 40.164
May 19, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 pm
LOST session
Dinner afterwards
Room: C 6.317
June 3, 2026 | 12:00–3:00 pm
Lunch (12:00–1:00 pm) + LOST session
Room: C 11.320
June 16, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 pm
LOST session
Dinner afterwards
Room: C 6.317
July 7, 2026 | 4:00–8:00 pm
LOST × EGOS session
Paper party
Room: C 25.019
LOST Workshop
Details to be announced.