Call for Papers! Literary Landscapes: Forms of Knowledge in Humanities | Sorbonne Université, Paris, France,

Call for Papers   Submit a Proposal    Dear Colleague, We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Twenty-first International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, to be hosted by Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, 28-30 June 2023. The New Directions in the Humanities Research Network is brought together by a common interest in established traditions in the humanities while at the same time developing innovative practices and setting a renewed agenda for their future. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.  Sign up for our newsletter, like us on Facebook, and on LinkedIn, or join the Scholar Community to keep up to date Program Each year the International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities attracts participants from all over the world. Our Program Development team draws on this diversity to craft a rich and distinctive conference experience, with session types and programming explicitly designed to make the most of both online and place-based social knowledge processes. Special Focus Literary Landscapes: Forms of Knowledge in the Humanities In addition to the annual special focus, we invite proposals addressing one of the following themes. Plenary Speakers Helene Dewaele Valderrábano Sorbonne Université, Paris, France    Asun López-Varela Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain    Brigitte Le Juez Dublin City University, Ireland In-Person + Online You can present and/or attend as an In-Person or Online Only delegate. Our model seeks to transcend physical boundaries by offering a platform to extend in-person conference content online while ensuring online-only delegates are afforded participatory and experiential spaces within the platform. At the same time, the model offers participants a legacy resource to which they can return in the CGScholar Event microsite, with access to a social space in our Community application where fellow participants can keep connected long after the conference ends.  With this step-by-step guide, you can get an insight into the new phases pre/during/post-conference of the conference experience. Social Events  Live Online Tour: Visit the Louvre with an Art Historian Discover the most famous museum in the world directly from your home. No crowds, no lines, no noise: you will enjoy the history of the building and its most famous masterpieces in perfect comfort.  Boat Dinner Cruise: The Essence of Paris Join other delegates and plenary speakers for a boat dinner cruise. Enjoy the night views over the Seine River. A 2.30-hour cruise includes appetizers, wines, mineral waters, and coffee; authentic, tasty cuisine cooked on board by the Chef; live musical entertainment by a singer with orchestra. Sign Up for Social Events Companion Journal Collection All presenters are also encouraged to submit their paper to the companion journal collection, the New Directions in the Humanities Journal Collection. Find out more about the journal collection and submission process. Important Dates We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission. Upcoming Proposal & Registration Dates Upcoming Proposal Deadline Regular 28 March 2023 UpcomingRegistration Deadlines Regular 28 May 2023 Final 28 June 2023 Submit a proposal by 28 March 2023 Sincerely, Dr. Bernard Franco Conference Chair Faculté des lettres, Sorbonne Université, France Dr. Asunción López-Varela Research Network Chair Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of English Studies, Universidad Complutense Madrid, Spain Dr. Phillip Kalantzis-Cope Chief Social Scientist Common Ground Research Networks, United States Want to Present in Spanish?   Submit Spanish Language Proposal