The Department of English, School of Liberal Arts, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, is organising an International Conference titled “New Horizons in Humanities: Contemporary Perspectives in Literature, Language and Culture” on 29–30 January 2027 in hybrid mode.
The conference aims to provide a platform for scholars, teachers, researchers and students to engage in meaningful discussions on emerging developments in literature, language and culture. It seeks to examine how literary and cultural studies respond to contemporary challenges such as displacement, inequality and ecological crises, while exploring questions of identity, belonging and cultural memory. The conference will also encourage interdisciplinary dialogue on human–non-human relationships, environmental philosophy, history, ethics, science and technology, alongside emerging approaches to English Language Teaching in multilingual and digital contexts.
The conference will feature distinguished speakers, including Michaela Schrage-Früh of the University of Limerick, Ireland; Pramod K. Nayar of the University of Hyderabad, India; Victor Callari of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Joseph Dorairaj of Gandhigram Rural Institute, India; and J. John Love Joy of St Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, India.
The conference is convened by Dr. Sudha Mishra, Professor and Head, Department of English, with Dr. Lourdes Vijayan R, Assistant Professor of English, serving as Co-Convener. The organising committee comprises Dr. Sachidananda Panda, Dr. Fr. Bipin Kumar Kujur, sj , Dr. Chinmayee Nanda and Dr. Isha Sharma.
Selected conference papers will be considered for publication in a peer-reviewed conference proceedings volume. The conference aims to foster intellectual exchange, encourage innovative research perspectives and contribute to contemporary debates in the humanities.