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 8-10 June 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS The Fourteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities will be held at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA, 8-10 June 2016. We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, virtual lightning talks, virtual posters, or colloquia addressing 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 2016 SPECIAL FOCUS: "Nature at the Crossroads – New Directions for the Humanities in the Age of the Anthropocene" CONFERENCE SUBMISSION DEADLINES We welcome the submission of proposals to the conference at any time of the year before the final Late Proposal Deadline (see below). All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. *Early Proposal Deadline – 8 November 2016* Regular Proposal Deadline – 8 March 2016 Late Proposal Deadline – 8 May 2016 A COLLECTION OF JOURNALS The New Directions in the Humanities Collection consists of six journals and an annual review. The New Directions in the Humanities Collection encourages the widest range of submissions and aims to foster the highest standards intellectual excellence. Articles may be submitted by in-person and virtual participants as well as Community Members. Journals in the New Directions in the Humanities Collection are indexed by: Scopus, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, The Australian Research Council, Humanities International Index, Humanities International Complete, Humanities Source, Modern Languages Association, Genamics Journal Seek, Literary Reference Center Plus, Political Science Complete, Communication Source For more information and to submit a proposal visit: http://thehumanities.com/ChicagoConference-2016 Please forward this announcement to your colleagues and students who may be interested. Enquiries: support@thehumanities.com Web address: http://thehumanities.com/ChicagoConference-2016 Sponsored by: The New Directions in the Humanities Knowledge Community / Common Ground Publishing