Full Title: 14th International Conference on Language and Literary Studies
Short Title: LLEmpathy
Theme: LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EMPATHY

Date: 30-May-2025 - 31-May-2025
Location: Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia
Contact Person: Božana Solujić
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB8NVCPOJFTUS26b2SsBblZOGkdpCUeq6yREugtLv46ONFcA/viewform?pli=1

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Translation
Subject Language(s): Bosnian (bos)
Croatian (hrv)
English (eng)
Serbian (srp)

Call Deadline: 31-Mar-2025

Meeting Description:

14th International Conference on Language and Literary Studies

Faculty of Foreign Languages is pleased to announce that its 14th International Conference on Language and Literary Studies will be held on 30 and 31 May 2025. The topic for this edition of our annual conference is

LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, AND EMPATHY

Empathy, as the ability to understand and share the feelings, emotions, or perspectives of another person, plays a crucial role in human relationships, communication, and fostering understanding between individuals and cultures. An empathetic understanding of an audience or reader improves how language and stories are crafted, making them more impactful and relatable, while literature driven by empathy often challenges norms and inspires readers to act compassionately in their own lives. Within this context, the aim of our conference is to explore the profound connections between linguistic expression, literary creativity, and the human capacity for empathy. To this effect, we invite contributions inspired by but not limited to the following topics and areas of research:
* Language as a medium of empathy
* Empathy in literary narratives across genres and cultures
* Empathy in communication and media studies
* Empathy in education, teaching, and learning
* Empathy in social life and social studies
* Interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to research on empathy
* Other (you can specify a topic for a panel session with at least three presenters)

Conference sessions will be held both onsite, at Alfa BK University (Bulevar Maršala Tolbuhina 8, Belgrade), and online, via Google Meet. Conference fee is 50 euros. Payment instructions will be forwarded following the acceptance of your presentation proposal.
Proposals for presentation (up to 15 minutes) can be submitted via the following link: Language, Literature, and Empathy / Jezik, književnost i empatija (https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB8NVCPOJFTUS26b2SsBblZOGkdpCUeq6yREugtLv46ONFcA/viewform?urp=gmail_link&pli=1) and will be accepted until 31 March 2025. Proposals should contain 200 to 300 words. You will receive notification of acceptance within two weeks of your submission. For any enquiries, please contact us at [email protected].