Scientific Conference "Young Researchers' Day 2025"

PhD students and candidates for scientific degrees are invited to apply for the scientific conference "Young Researchers' Day 2025."

The application deadline for the "Young Researchers' Day 2025" conference is open until April 25. The conference invites PhD students and candidates for scientific degrees in the humanities and social sciences. The conference is organized by the Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the University of Latvia (UL), in collaboration with the UL Doctoral School and the Latvian Union of Young Scientists.

The aim of the conference is to promote academic networking among young researchers and stimulate interdisciplinary research, while introducing the broader public to current research directions in the humanities and social sciences.

Participants can submit topics related to their dissertation research, methodology, or issues, not only as scientific presentations but also as interdisciplinary lectures. PhD students and candidates for scientific degrees working on research in one of the following fields or interdisciplinary areas are encouraged to apply: anthropology; architecture; gender studies; philosophy; folkloristics; cultural theory; performing arts; literary studies; art theory; music; theatre and film history and theory; visual arts; linguistics; history; environmental humanities; visual arts.

The organizers also welcome proposals related to contemporary theories and methodologies, including feminism, queer theory, sexuality studies, posthumanism, affect theory, ecocriticism, new materialism, autoethnography, disability studies, and more.

Young researchers from various universities in Latvia and abroad are invited to give presentations. The duration of each presentation, including discussion, is expected to be 20 minutes, and the language of the presentation is optional (Latvian or English).

The application should include the speaker's name, presentation topic, an abstract (up to 1500 characters), the academic institution or workplace, and an email address.

Applications for participation in the conference can be submitted electronically by April 25, 2025: https://ej.uz/jaunopetniekudiena2025.

Notification about the inclusion of the presentation in the conference program will be sent to participants by May 1, 2025. All conference participants will receive e-certificates of participation in the "Young Researchers' Day 2025" conference.

The conference will take place on May 27, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in the "Sapere aude" hall of the UL Doctoral School, Kalpaka Boulevard 4, Riga.

An online broadcast of the conference will be provided.

The "Young Researchers' Day" organized by the Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of the University of Latvia is an annual public conference held at the end of the spring semester, gathering PhD students and scientific degree candidates from Latvia and around the world. The event aims to support the academic development of early-career researchers and provide them with opportunities to network and connect with colleagues from other institutions.

The conference is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation.