Twelfth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
Madrid, Spain
Universidad CEU San Pablo
11-13 June 2014
Dear Delegate,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee and the International Advisory Board, we are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Twelfth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities and the Call for Submissions to The Humanities Journal Collection.
The 2014 Humanities Conference will be held in Madrid, Spain from the 11-13 June at the Universidad CEU San Pablo. Proposals for paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, roundtables, or colloquia are invited to the conference, addressing the humanities through one of the following themes:
Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies
Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies
Theme 3: Literary Humanities
Theme 4: Civic, Political, and Community Studies
Theme 5: Humanities Education
Presenters also have the option to submit completed papers to one of the fully peer-reviewed journals in The Humanities Collection. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the journal.
Proposals are reviewed on rolling deadlines. The final submission deadline for in-person presentations is 11 May 2014 (title and short abstract). Proposals submitted after this day will be accommodated in non-themed sessions at the conference or are eligible for community membership registrations (no attendance at conference required with community membership presentations).
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