An international conference on the Humanities

Publication date: Wednesday 1st December 2011
Invitation to the International Conference on Humanities 2012

(Language Studies, Literature, Philosophy and Civilization, History, Geography, Religious Studies, Translation Studies)

The International Conference on Humanities is organized by the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains London and will be held at The Langham London, the original 'Grand Hotel', from 10-20 March 2012.

The main theme of the conference is Empowering the Humanities in Upholding Heritage, Knowledge, People and Nature. It aims to provide a platform towards achieving the following objectives:

* To (re)affirm the functions of the Humanities in upholding heritage, knowledge, people and nature
* To explore and generate ideas on the latest trends, theories and findings in the Humanities achieving the above mentioned objective.
* To establish collaboration among intellectuals, professionals and members of the public in the various fields of Humanities, particularly Language Studies, Literature, Philosophy and Civilization, History, Geography, Religious Studies and Translation Studies

Who should attend?

* Academicians and research students (Geographers, Linguists, Historians, Literary Scholars, Translators, Philosophers, Religious Studies Lecturers)
* Professionals and members of the public (Environmentalists, NGOs, Policy makers etc.)

There is a call for papers for the discussion of the main theme from the following areas:

* History and Society
* Geography, Urbanization and Sustainability
* Languages and Linguistics
* Philosophy and Civilization
* Religious Studies
* Literature and Drama
* Translation and Interpretation
* Indigenous/Aboriginal People
* Technology and Innovation

All papers submitted must address one of the following sub-themes:

* Heritage
* Knowledge
* People
* Nature

The deadline for the maximum 200 words abstract submission is 28 February 2012. Please contact the Conference Secretariat at (secretarydesk@hotmail.com) as soon as possible. For further information

The conference committee would be grateful if you could forward this email to colleagues who may also be interested in this conference.

The Conference Secretariat,
International Conference on Humanities 2012,
School of Humanities,
Universiti Sains UK,