The International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities travels annually with leading universities and cultural institutions. Each edition brings established and emerging voices together to share work, debate critical questions, and build collaborations through varied presentation formats and an evolving Special Focus.
The Network’s peer-reviewed journal collection publishes scholarship that bridges canonical debates and contemporary concerns. Editorial stewardship and double-anonymous, rubric-guided review sustain rigor, timeliness, and constructive dialogue.
The New Directions in the Humanities Book Imprint publishes monographs and edited collections that extend arguments beyond article length—documenting theory, method, and case-based scholarship that move the humanities into broader conversations and classrooms.
The Network extends through CGScholar, a digital ecosystem supporting member engagement. Members share profiles, papers, and projects year-round—connecting conference presentations with journal articles and books in one integrated research environment.
The Network’s leadership provides overall direction and stewardship—shaping priorities, supporting programs, and sustaining an inclusive, scholar-led community. The current chair is Asun (Asunción) López-Varela (Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Partnerships extend the scholar-led mission of the Network—linking universities, societies, and cultural institutions to reimagine the humanities for changing publics. Recent and recurring collaborators include:
Granada, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Paris, France
Paris, France
Rhodes, Greece
Rome, Italy
Hilo, USA
Lisbon, Portugal
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