The Fourth “Connections and Human Aspects of Urban Space” International Conference

The FES Acatlán through its Research Program, its  Department of Humanities, the Humanities Program and the Hispanic Language and Literature Section, have the honor of convening the 4th International Conference "Connections and Human Aspects of Urban Space" which will be held from November the 17th to the 19th in a hybrid format via Zoom and at the FES Acatlán campus facilities.

The city, being a mainly cultural and human environment, concerns us more deeply than other spaces. Various aspects of our civilization, history and imagination take shape within it as well as our interactions and development as individuals; our trajectories, our ties to society, nature and the environment are materialized and mapped in the urban context. Thus, the 4th “Connections and Human Aspects of Urban Space” International Conference intends to open an interdisciplinary space where researchers whose work revolves around human and imaginary aspects of urban space can present their findings and be welcomed in an open discussion forum.

Research Strands

1.-The call is addressed to all those researchers (teaching and research staff and students in the process of completing their dissertations) both attached to the FES Acatlán and other institutions who are interested in getting in touch with researchers of their own and other disciplines in a critical and proactive dialogue. It includes, but is not limited to philologists, philosophers, linguists, historians, geographers, archaeologists, architects, urban planners, sociologists, political scientists and anthropologists. We welcome, among others, proposals that deal with the following issues:

a)     Connected History and Urban Space

b)     Urban Imaginaries

c)     Anthropocene

d)     Linguistics and the city

e)     Literature, cinema, music, art and the city

f)      Historical Archaeology and cultural heritage

g)     Philosophy of the city

h)     Urban sustainability

i)      Urban identity

j)      Urban aesthetics

k)     City and technology

l)      Intersectionality (gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class) and urban spaces

m)   Gentrification and touristification

n)     Migration

• o)     Borders

p)     Urban design

q)     Urban analysis

r)      The right to the city

2.- Proposals will be received in Spanish and English and will be accepted for both in-person presentations and those delivered via Zoom.

3.- Send proposal’s title, 350 word abstract, author’s name and institutional adscription.

4.- All proposals for papers will be received via email by Dr. Elisa T. Di Biase,  at the National University of Mexico (UNAM, FES Acatlán), in Mexico City, at conexionesydimensioneshumanas@gmail.com from May the 25th and up to September the 30th, 2025.