Fwd: 2016 Humanities Conference: Nature at the Crossroads: New Directions for the Humanities in the Age of the Anthropocene - A Common Ground Conference

FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, USA 8-11 June 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS Proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters, or colloquia are invited for the Fourteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in Chicago, USA, 8-11 June 2016. Proposals are invited that address the humanities through one of the following categories: Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies ?Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies ?Theme 3: Civic, Political, and Community Studies Theme 4: Literary Humanities Theme 5: Humanities Education 2016 SPECIAL FOCUS: 'Nature at the Crossroads: New Directions for the Humanities in the Age of the Anthropocene' VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS If you are unable to attend the conference in person, you may present in a Virtual Poster session or a Virtual Lightning Talk. Virtual sessions enable participants to present work to a body of peers and to engage with colleagues from afar. As a virtual participant, presenters are scheduled in the formal program, have access to select conference content, can submit an article for peer review and possible publication, may upload an online presentation, and can enjoy Annual Membership to the community and subscriber access to the New Directions in the Humanities Collection. NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMANITIES COLLECTION All presenters are invited to submit written articles for publication to the fully refereed New Directions in the Humanities Collection. Articles may be submitted by in-person and virtual participants as well as community members. SUBMISSION DEADLINE The current review period closing date for the latest round of submissions to the Call for Papers (a title and short abstract) is 11 September 2015. Please visit our website for more information on submitting your proposal, future deadlines, and registering for the conference. For more information and to submit a proposal visit: http://thehumanities.com/chicagoconference-2016 Enquiries: conferencedirector@commongroundpublishing.com Web address: http://thehumanities.com/chicagoconference-2016 Sponsored by: New Directions in the Humanities / Common Ground Publishing