58th VIETNAM Global Conference on Literature, Languages, Humanities & Social Sciences (L2HS2-27) Jan. 18-20, 2027 Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

Flora Ross
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Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

1. Literature

Literature focuses on the written word, creative expression, and the cultural narratives that shape human experience.

  • Literary Theory & Criticism: * Formalism, Structuralism, and Post-Structuralism
    • Marxist, Feminist, and Queer Literary Theory
    • Psychoanalytic Criticism and Postcolonialism
    • Ecocriticism (literature and the environment)
  • Historical Periods & Movements:
    • Classical and Medieval Literature
    • Renaissance and Enlightenment Literature
    • Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism
    • Modernism and Postmodernism
  • Genres & Forms:
    • Poetry and Poetics
    • Prose Fiction (Novels, Short Stories)
    • Drama and Performance Texts
    • Epic and Oral Traditions
  • Comparative Literature: * Cross-cultural literary analysis
    • Translation studies and adaptation theory

2. Languages & Linguistics

This domain covers the scientific study of language structure, its cognitive foundations, and its social functions.

  • Theoretical Linguistics:
    • Phonetics & Phonology: The physical sounds and cognitive sound systems of speech.
    • Morphology & Syntax: Word formation and sentence structure.
    • Semantics & Pragmatics: Literal meaning versus contextual meaning.
  • Sociolinguistics: * Dialectology, sociolects, and language variation
    • Language policy, preservation, and revitalization
    • Discourse analysis (how language constructs power and identity)
  • Psycholinguistics & Neurolinguistics:
    • Language acquisition (first and second language)
    • How the brain processes and stores language
  • Historical Linguistics & Philology:
    • Etymology and language evolution
    • Reconstruction of dead languages (e.g., Proto-Indo-European)

3. Humanities

The humanities study human culture, values, and history through analytical, critical, or speculative methods.

  • Philosophy:
    • Epistemology & Metaphysics: The nature of knowledge and reality.
    • Ethics & Aesthetics: Moral philosophy and the nature of beauty/art.
    • Logic & Philosophy of Mind: Reasoning systems and the nature of consciousness.
  • History:
    • Historiography: The study of how history is written and interpreted.
    • Chronological/Regional History: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, and Contemporary history across continents.
    • Thematic History: Social history, cultural history, military history, and the history of science.
  • Visual & Performing Arts History:
    • Art History and Architecture
    • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
    • Cinema, Media, and Theater Studies
  • Religious Studies & Mythology:
    • Comparative Religion and Theology
    • Myth and ritual analysis

4. Social Sciences

The social sciences use empirical, qualitative, and quantitative methods to study human behavior, institutions, and societies.

  • Sociology:
    • Social stratification (Class, Race, Gender, Inequality)
    • Sociology of institutions (Education, Family, Religion, Medicine)
    • Urban and Rural Sociology
  • Anthropology:
    • Cultural/Social Anthropology: Ethnography, kinship, and cultural practices.
    • Archaeology: Material culture of past societies.
    • Biological Anthropology: Human evolution and forensics.
  • Political Science & International Relations:
    • Political Theory (from Plato to modern governance)
    • Comparative Politics (studying different state systems)
    • Global Governance, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution
  • Psychology (Social & Cognitive focus):
    • Social Psychology (Group dynamics, conformity, and identity)
    • Developmental and Cultural Psychology
  • Human Geography:
    • Geopolitics and spatial demographics
    • Urbanization and globalization flows

The Interrelated Cross-Over Points

  • Cultural Studies: Blends Literature, Sociology, and Media Studies to analyze modern pop culture and power dynamics.
  • Gender & Sexuality Studies: Intersects History, Sociology, Literature, and Psychology to examine how gender roles are constructed.
  • Digital Humanities: Merges Linguistics, History, and Literature with data science and computational tools.
  • Political Economy: Combines Political Science, History, and Economics to see how government policies shape wealth and society.
  • Cognitive Science of Language: Bridges Linguistics, Psychology, and Philosophy of Mind.
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