CALL FOR PAPERS
ANGLOPHONIA: FORKING PATHS
International Anglophone Conference for Young Scholars
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
16-18 May 2024
ENGLISH STUDENT CLUB X.A.
is pleased to announce the seventh International Anglophone Conference for Young Scholars ANGLOPHONIA: FORKING PATHS, which will take place FROM 16TH TO 18TH MAY 2024 at the FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN ZAGREB, Croatia. The conference will provide a platform for young scholars (BA, MA and PhD students, graduates and scholars who have recently obtained a PhD) to discuss their works in a friendly, yet professional environment. The aim of the conference is to connect young and promising researchers who share an interest in all areas of Anglophone studies by providing them with an opportunity to exchange information, ideas, and views.
The theme of the conference will be ANGLOPHONE STUDIES with a focus on topics such as meaning, ambiguity, decoding, interpretation, subjectivity, intentionality, message. The inspiration for this year’s theme was drawn from Jorge Louis Borges’ short story The Garden of Forking Paths, and we borrowed the imagery in the title to evoke ideas of complexity, investigation and choice. Whether we are engaging in analyses of literary texts or examinations of meaning from a linguistic standpoint, the above-mentioned concepts rarely get left out, and we invite you to join us in expanding on them at this year’s conference. The topic is broad, so just be creative! The areas covered include, but are not limited to:
- Anglophone literature, as well as other art forms
- Anglophone cultures
- Translation studies
- Linguistics
- TEFL
GENERAL INFORMATION
Date of the conference: May 16-18, 2024
Conference venue: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ivana Lučića 3, Zagreb, Croatia
Organizer: English Student Club X.a.
Application deadline: March 7, 2024
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2024
Working language: English
Conference fee:
- 10 EUR (no accommodation)
- 20 EUR (with accommodation)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The application form can be found on the conference’ official web site. You are required to send an abstract containing no more than 1800 characters, 3-6 keywords and two key references. Presentations will last up to 20 minutes with additional 5 minutes for questions, comments, and discussion. The presenters will be asked to send a PowerPoint presentation before the conference.
The registration fee will be paid upon arrival at the conference and it includes:
- accommodation (youth hostel) – if you choose the 20€ fee option
- admission to all student presentations and keynote lectures
- welcome pack (including program and promotional materials)
- book of abstract and certificate of participation
- refreshments during coffee breaks
- social event and sightseeing tour
Travel expenses will not be reimbursed.
Selected papers will be published in the next volume of Patchwork, an international double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal, indexed on the Portal of Croatian Scientific and Professional Journals and Google Scholar. An e-mail with paper submission guidelines will be sent after the conference.
For more information, please visit Anglophonia’s website and Facebook page or contact us by email: anglophonia.ksaxa@gmail.com.
NOTE
Organizers reserve the right to cancel the social event and/or the sightseeing tour depending on interest, weather, or other circumstances. By applying, participants consent to being photographed, recorded and/or filmed. All data will be used in accordance with official regulations (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EC) No 45/2001).