17th Biennial HUSSE Conference 2027.
Host and dates: HUSSE and the English Studies Institute of the University of Pécs (Hungary) | 28-30 January 2027.
Deadline for submissions: 15 September 2026.
Event organised by HUSSE and the English Studies Institute of the University of Pécs.
Event presentation
Formed in 1993, the Hungarian Society for the Study of English (HUSSE) is the most significant scholarly society in Hungary devoted to the promotion and cultivation of English studies, in its versatile interdisciplinarity, ranging from literature through history to linguistics, from film studies through cultural studies to drama studies, and from British Studies through Irish, Canadian and Australian Studies to American Studies. The Society aims at disseminating the most recent developments in scholarship by providing a space for its members to present their research results at conferences and in publications, while it also forms a scholarly body of more than two hundred members, thus creating a supportive community both for its upcoming junior and established senior members to launch stimulating and invigorating dialogues in the best spirit of intellectual exchange which all parties can only profit from. HUSSE is a member association of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE). HUSSE is generously supported by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
HUSSE and the English Studies Institute of the University of Pécs invite participants from Hungary and abroad to this international academic event. We encourage the submission of 250-word proposals for 20-minute presentations in all areas of English Studies. Abstracts for individual presentations and proposals for pre-arranged panels (preferably with 4 papers in a two-hour-long slot) are both welcome. In the latter case, panel members should include the title of their panel in addition to the title of their paper in the online registration form. Please note that the conference is to be an exclusively on-site event.
Language: The working language of the conference is English.
Special academic events: Plenary lectures, Országh Award, Book Awards, Book Presentations.
Social events include an opening reception and the conference dinner (for an extra fee). Suggestions for leisure activities will be posted on the Practical Information page of the conference website.
Conference proceedings shall be published on multiple platforms.
Please, apply by submitting your abstract and personal info in 
this form 
, also accessible by this QR code:
Timeline
- 15th September, 2026: submission of a 250-word abstract with keywords and a short bio of 80 words, or, in the case of pre-organised panels, submission of brief panel descriptions along with 250-word abstracts for ‘panelists’ presentations and 80-word bios for each presenter
- 1st November 2026: notification of acceptance
- 15th December 2026: early bird registration closes
- 6th January 2027: registration closes
- 28th January – 30th January, 2027: the Conference17th Biennial HUSSE
Contact: 
husse2027@pte.hu.
For further details, please check the original call inserted below.
HUSSE2027_CfP(Posted 21 June 2026)
7th International Words and Music Conference: Words, Music, and Artificial Intelligence (WMAI).
Host and dates: University of Maribor, Slovenia | 29-30 January 2027.
Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2026.
Event organised by University of Maribor (Slovenia); Faculty of Arts, English Department, Sociology Department; Faculty of Education, Music Department.
Venue details:
University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts
Koroška cesta 16
2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Faculty of Arts website: https://ff.um.si/
Event presentation
Language and music have always been among humanity’s most powerful technologies. Long before algorithms and neural networks, words and melodies carried memory, emotion, ritual, persuasion, and identity across generations. Poetry and songs shaped political movements, and preserved histories and legends. Together, words and music form a uniquely human way of making meaning that combines structure and feeling, logic and intuition, communication and art.
Today, artificial intelligence has entered this creative space. Systems capable of generating lyrics, composing symphonies, imitating voices, and producing entire songs now challenge long-held assumptions about creativity and authorship. What once seemed inseparable from human experience — emotional expression through language and sound — can now be simulated by machines trained on vast archives of human culture. This raises difficult and fascinating questions: Can AI truly be creative, or is it only recombining patterns? What happens to originality when algorithms can produce endless variations in seconds? And how do words and music change when they are created not only by people, but also in collaboration with intelligent systems?
A discussion of “Words, Music, and Artificial Intelligence” therefore sits at the intersection of art, technology, philosophy, and ethics. It invites us to examine not only what AI can create, but also what creativity itself means. As artists, audiences, and machines increasingly interact in shared creative environments, the relationship between human imagination and artificial intelligence may become one of the defining cultural questions of the twenty-first century.
Suggested topics (including, but not limited to)
- Ethical and legal considerations of AI plagiarism of music and text
- AI as a legitimate tool for creators
- Detecting AI generated creations: is it still possible to tell the difference?
- Implications for educators and classroom applications
- Translating text and music with AI
- Fictional depictions of AI creations in songs, films, television programs, novels, etc.
- How does AI work?
Submission and registration
- Abstracts (max. 300 words) should be submitted to wmai@um.si
- Registration is to be completed via the WMAI Registration Form on the conference website
Timeline
- Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2026
- Notification of acceptance: 31 September 2026
- Registration deadline: 30 November 2026
- Conference dates: 29-30 January 2027
- Paper submission deadline: 1 April 2027
- Expected publication: July 31 2027
Conference website
https://ff.um.si/o-fakulteti/oddelki/oddelek-za-anglistiko-in-amerikanistiko
Contact
CFP
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