The conference aims to discuss issues related to broadly understood national and historical identity, cultural heritage, and beyond.

Thanks to the interdisciplinary approach, the conference will address a number of issues from the humanities and social sciences (cultural studies, law, history, sociology, philosophy, international relations, linguistics and others).

We will also discuss the subject matter through the lenses of culture and art (film, music, literature, game, fantasy, painting).

We will attempt to find solutions that will contribute to the protection and promotion of the cultural and historical heritage of selected countries and societies of Europe and the rest of the world).

Proposed (sample) thematic areas of your conference presentation:

• Pride in ancestry vs. approaches to patriotism
• Preservation and promotion of cultural heritage of selected societies, nations and ethnic groups (e.g. Jews, Aborigines, Silesians, Tibetans) in the era of globalization
• Nationalism vs. patriotism – differences and threats in the context of current political developments
• National and international law for the protection of cultural property – selected problems
• The role of cultural institutions in the protection of cultural and national assets
• Historical heritage from the tourist perspective as a factor of regional development
• Globalization vs. regionalization – what direction should we take?
• Marketization vs. nationalization of culture / economic models of cultural heritage protection
• Popular culture as an element of cultural heritage
• Contemporary challenges of protection and promotion of cultural heritage of selected societies, nations and ethnic groups
• Acceptance of one's own history in the context of international politics
• The interdisciplinary dimension of cultural and historical heritage studies

And many more!

The thematic areas indicated above are only exemplary.

We strongly encourage you to go beyond them. In addition, the speeches may be interdisciplinary, combining various fields of science (but they do NOT have to be interdisciplinary, i.e., you may present a topic on only history or only on art).

We believe in academic freedom and do not censor speakers. Original presentations will always gain interest from the Conference Committee.

• Students, Ph.D. students, experienced researchers, and all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

– English

– Polish

Panels (sessions) during the conference will be arranged accordingly.

• Prof. Maksymilian Stanulewicz (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan) – Chairman of the Committee.
• Prof. Samanta Kowalska. (President Stanisław Wojciechowski University in Kalisz) – Vice-Chair of the Committee.
• Wojciech Walczak, Ph.D. (University of Białystok) – Member of the Committee.
• Lilya Kurii, Ph.D. (Center for American Studies Ukraine; formerly: Khmelnytskyi National University) – Member of the Committee.
• Luke Darby Bartosik, LL.M. (President, Center for American Studies) – Secretary of the Committee.

➤ ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣ Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and register via the Speaker Application Form at: https://forms.gle/hamet3PnquvyqMqx7

2️⃣ Register using the above-mentioned form by 23.59 on October 12, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒 We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣 The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by October 13, 2027.

3️⃣ Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via email. The fee must be paid by October 15, 2027 at the latest.

➤ PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣ Register via the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/iC43HhQuoqj4Ajwu5

2️⃣ Register using the above-mentioned Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on October 16, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline).

Failure to register using the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a conference audience certificate).

3️⃣ Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the audience via email. The fee must be paid by October 18, 2027, at the latest.

Audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule before paying the fee. The full schedule with a list of speakers and their presentation titles will be delivered to registered audience via email

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 249 PLN / 70 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 279 PLN / 80 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 55 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

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Important! Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*: " – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – "

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the co-speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• Our certificates are widely recognized in scholarship and grant procedures by public and private universities and other entities.
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university (institution/company) on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Certificates are usually sent via traditional post within 2 months after the conference – because of approaching scholarship deadlines we will do our best to deliver them faster.
• Digital certificates are sent to *all* participants within one week from the conference.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the composition of the Academic Committee.
• Every participant will receive an affidavit confirming the status of a scientific society of the Center for American Studies.
• The Center for American Studies arranges the order of presentations. The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by CFAS (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).
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