As you know, BTTTT! is part of the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture (EPTC), which traditionally meets annually and concurrently with the Canadian Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The 2021 meeting of the Congress was to take place at University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Unfortunately, the Congress has opted to make its meeting entirely virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the EPTC executive board has opted not to participate. However, EPTC is planning to host its own series of panels and workshops in 2021, and will be sending updates on those developments as they become available.

BTTTT! 2021 plans on participating in these EPTC events, and so will continue to accept submissions via Word file until January 7, 2021. Papers should take no longer than 30 minutes to read (generally less than 4000 words), should be prepared for anonymous review (identifiable by paper title only), and include a separate abstract not exceeding 100 words. The cover sheet should also list the paper’s title, the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and email address. Please note that papers will be initially reviewed by the panel organizers, and suitable papers will then be sent for anonymous review. Submissions and inquiries should be sent to backtothethingsthemselves@gmail.com.