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

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.