Call for papers

The Department of Philology at the University of Cantabria is pleased to resume the celebration of our VI International Conference on Language and Literature. We are interested in fostering a scientific meeting for the exchange of current research linked to the areas of knowledge that comprise the Department: Spanish Philology, English Philology, French Philology and Didactics of the Language and Literature.

Our goal is to create a forum where all specialists in the study of modern languages ​​can present the development and results of their research from a variety of perspectives such as:

  • Acquisition and teaching of first, second and foreign languages
  • Bilingualism and multilingualism
  • Translation studies
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Diachronic and synchronic linguistic studies (phonetics, phonology; morphosyntax; semantics; lexis; discourse…)
  • Digital Humanities, Disabilities Studies, Ecocriticism and Animal Humanities
  • Comparative literature
  • Cultural studies
  • Gender Studies
  • Postcolonial Literature
  • Critical Theory
  • Ecoriticism

The Conference will take place online, through synchronous sessions using Zoom. We welcome proposals for papers that will be presented in parallel sessions. Each participant can submit a maximum of two proposals (as single author or co-author). Selected papers will be published in a post-conference volume with ISBN. Please email a 250-word abstract (excluding bibliography) in English, Spanish or French to cill6@unican.es. The deadline for submissions is June 1st 2022 June 15th 2022. Please remember to specify one of the above thematic tracks for your proposal.