First Announcement and Call for Papers

International Conference

Transformative Power of Travelling: From Research to Discovery Experience

Golubac, Serbia, 5-6 June 2025

https://e-routes.eu/call-for-papers-2025/

Conference Aims

The conference seeks to explore the multifaceted nature of travel as a transformative cultural experience, bridging historical research and contemporary artistic interpretation through the exploration of common intercultural denominators that transverse time and space. Inspired by the E-ROUTES project https://e-routes.eu/, this international gathering of professionals in cultural heritage and cultural tourism domains, artists, academics, researchers, PhD students, and others will:

  • Examine travel as a dynamic form of intercultural communication
  • Investigate the intersections of cultural heritage, artistic expression, and travel narratives
  • Promote dialogue across disciplines, focusing on travel experiences from the 18th century to the present

Conference Scope

We invite scholars, artists, cultural practitioners, and researchers to submit proposals that investigate travel as:

  • A method of cultural exchange
  • A form of personal and collective narrative and experience
  • A lens for understanding historical and contemporary interconnections
  • An artistic and research methodology

Possible Topics

Proposals are welcome across, but not limited to, the following thematic areas:

  1. Historical Travel Narratives
  • Travelogues, diaries, maps as cultural documents
  • Comparative studies of travel writings
  • Reconstructions of historical travel routes
  • Representation of intercultural encounters in travel literature
  1. Digital Humanities and Travel Research
  • Digitization and digital preservation of travel-related cultural heritage
  • Innovative methodologies for presenting travel experiences
  • Augmented reality and interactive storytelling
  • Digital archives and travel route reconstructions
  1. Artistic Interpretations of Travel
  • Contemporary artistic responses to historical travel narratives
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to travel experiences
  • Creative reimagining of cultural routes
  • Multimedia representations of journeys
  1. Cultural Tourism and Heritage
  • Sustainable cultural tourism models
  • Preservation and promotion of travel-related cultural heritage
  • Interdisciplinary approaches to cultural routes
  • Local and regional identity through travel experiences
  1. Interdisciplinary Perspectives
  • Inter/Trans-disciplinary insights into travel experiences
  • Psychological dimensions of journeys
  • Sociological interpretations of mobility
  • Linguistic exchanges and transformations through travel

Submission Guidelines

Please send your submissions in English (name/s, affiliation, contact email/s, title, abstracts, keywords), addressing the above one or more thematic areas by 31 January 2025 to eroutesproject21@gmail.com. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 15 February 2025. Obligatory full papers must be sent to organizers by 15 April 2025. Following the conference, full papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

  • Abstract length: 300-500 words
  • Working languages: English
  • Proposed presentation formats: 10-15 minute presentations of papers, artistic presentations, multimedia works.

Important Dates and Practical Information

1st CfP: 10 December 2024

2nd CfP: 10 January 2025

Abstract submission: 31 January 2025

Accepted full papers submission: 15 April 2025

Registration: 15 April-15 May 2025

Conference dates: 5-6 June 2025

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation during the conference. The organizers will arrange affordable and convenient accommodation in Golubac, which will be offered to registered participants.

Venue

Golubac Public Library “Veljko Dugošević”, Cara Lazara 13a, Golubac, Serbia

Golubac is a beautiful town and popular tourist destination in eastern Serbia, on the banks of Danube which separates it from neighboring Romania. It is 130 km from Belgrade, approximately a two-hour drive by car. Among the beauties of this part of Serbia it is worth mentioning the Danube, which is almost six kilometers wide at that point before entering the Iron Gates Gorge, Đerdap National Park, famous Golubac Fortress, and local cuisine.

Support

The conference is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and Golubac Public Library “Veljko Dugošević”. This conference is organized under the activities of the E-ROUTES project, supported by the Creative Europe program of the European Union.