Twenty-Fourth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
- Beyond Borders: The Role of the Humanities in Reimagining Communities
- 1-3 July 2026
- NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lisbon, Portugal + Online
Founded in 2003, the New Directions in the Humanities Research Network is brought together by a common interest in established traditions in the humanities while at the same time developing innovative practices and setting a renewed agenda for their future. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.
The Twenty-Fourth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities calls for research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:
In-Person: In-Person presentations will be delivered onsite. We offer innovative formats for a range of presentation styles.
Online Only: online presentations will be delivered and viewed online as asynchronous digital media. Online Only presenters also have discussion boards to structure conversations and access to other online activities.
Conference as Archive: we'll capture and add as much content as possible on the conference microsite. While it's a requirement for online-only presenters, we strongly encourage in-person presenters to pre-record and upload their presentations to the conference microsite. The conference microsite becomes an archive to which delegates and Research Network members can return anytime.
With this step-by-step guide, we walk you through the new phases pre/during/post-conference to ensure you have a productive conference.
In-Person: participate in innovative in-person formats, plenaries, talking circles, garden conversations, and on a human scale. You will also have access to all online-only content.
Online Only: gain access to live and recorded presentations, welcome addresses, plenaries, and curated thematic content -- from any place and in your own time.
Conference as Archive: we'll capture and add as much content as possible on the conference microsite. And you can help here too. If you do not see digital media on a presenter page, you can request it from the presenter. You can also add comments to discussion boards of all content. The conference microsite becomes an archive to which delegates and Research Network members can return anytime.
We are working to change how knowledge is produced, validated, and shared within member-based Research Networks.
The New Directions in the Humanities Journal Collection offers pathways to transform your presentation into formal research objects. We also offer several affordable Open Access pathways to allow maximum flexibility to support principles of open research and funder mandates.
We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. The dates below serve as a guideline for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission.
| Advance Proposal Deadline | 1 September 2025 | |
| Early Proposal Deadline | 1 December 2025 | |
| Regular Proposal Deadline | 1 April 2026 | |
| Late Proposal Deadline | 1 June 2026 |
| Advance Registration Deadline | 1 October 2025 | |
| Early Registration Deadline | 1 January 2026 | |
| Regular Registration Deadline | 1 June 2026 | |
| Late Registration Deadline | 1 July 2026 |
All Presenters (In-Person and Online Only) are asked to upload Digital Media (a video of the presentation as embed code, MP4, PowerPoint, or PDF) to their Presentation pages. This content will be delivered and viewed online as asynchronous digital media. We require presenters to add their digital media to their Presenter Page at least one week before the conference start date, as our Program Development Team will review all media.
Tips on how to upload digital media to you your CGScholar Presenter Page. Take the link to the Event Microsite Guide to find out more.
| Digital Media Deadline | 24 June 2026 |
We also offer two language pathways to present your research or practice -- English or Spanish.
Use the buttons below to submit a proposal for review.