27/03/2026
Call for papers for IOTA 2027 – submit by 15 April 2026!
The International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) is calling for papers for its third mega-conference, which will be held in Poti and Kobuleti in the Republic of Georgia 🇬🇪 from 17 to 21 January 2027. The conference's overarching theme is "Tradition and Traditions".
Call for the session organised by the Church Music Group (co-chaired by Alexander Khalil, Bogdan Djakovic, and Maria Takala-Roszczenko):
This session explores the complex intersections of authenticity, transmission, and tradition across musical practices and contexts. While authenticity as a discursive construct has largely been de-emphasized in fields such as folklore, anthropology, and ethno/musicology—understanding it as a product of perspectival grounding that holds no explanatory power—it still plays a significant role in shaping perceptions of liturgical music and how traditions are passed down. Further, understandings of authenticity are a core aspect of the cultural and interpersonal dynamics of a core aspect of Orthodox understanding: continuity and relationship to Tradition. We invite scholars, clergy, performers, and practitioners to question the role of the construct of authenticity in understanding, practice, and lived experience. Possible topics may include (but are not limited to): authenticity and authority; historicism and re-enactment in performance practice; migration, diaspora, and the recontextualization of “traditional” sound.
Call for Papers The third mega-conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) will take place in Poti and Kobuleti, Republic of Georgia on 17-21 January 2027. The overall theme of the conference is "Tradition and Traditions." This theme will be featured in the sessions of so...
