New directions in Humanities conference - London

London in July - why not? 

The 15th international conference on new directions in the humanities will be held at the Imperial College, London, between 5 and 7 July 2017 with an optional tour of London on the 4th of July. Late proposal deadline is the 5 of June and the registration fee is 600 USD. 

The special focus of this years' conference will be on new directions of the Humanities in a knowledge society. Five themes are listed: 1) Critical cultural studies 2)Communications and Linguistics 3) literary Humanities 4) Civic, political and community studies 5) Humanities education. Under each of these, there are detailed descriptions and pointers available on the web page. 

Today, the term society is synonymous with the term network: it is all about people and their relationships - with other people, with technology, with knowledge and with the realities of life which urge us to become agents of positive change. How does knowing in the academic world translate to doing in the needy world? What role can academics in the humanities play to promote and encourage positive change? 

Science and technology is dependent on humans.  So is commerce and economics. And the moral aspect of humanity should be firmly embedded in these and all other academic spheres. It is the task of the humanities to interrogate the nature and actions of humans and to provide a normative foundation for actions. What will this entail for the future? Where should the humanities go and how should it get there? These are crucial questions and academics in the humanities are urged to attend to providing useful and positive answers.