Deadline extended

Concorde: Literary, Linguistic and Sustainability Studies International Conference

Date: 22-23 April, 2026

Venue: Department of English, Netrokona University, Netrokona, Bangladesh

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Professor Dr Anirudra Thapa, Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Professor Dr Shamsad Mortuza, Department of English, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professor Dr Shaila Sultana, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professor Dr Maswood Akhter, Department of English, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Professor Dr Sabiha Huq, English Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh

Professor Dr Mohit Ul Alam, Department of English, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Concorde focuses on founding a habitable ground for upholding the spirits of literature, language studies and sustainable future by bringing them under one parasol. The world today, in the multiverse of paranoia, has become vulnerable; a number of man-made, and hence enforced nature, calamities threaten human existence in many ways. Environmental crises, challenges posed by technology, in particular AI, an imposing threat of WWIII, global economic instability, ever-increasing global migration scenario, regional and trans-wars are just a few to name the overcasting shadows on the growth of civilization. We have been burdened with so much ideological, social, cultural and economic sectionality that tends to impose the reimagining of our stature. Is there any rational way to overcome these impediments? How should arts and humanities respond to crises beyond its grasp? What are the ways literary studies may promote a sustainable future for us and the next generations? What are the ways language and linguistic studies may propagate a sustainable future across cultures? Are the SDGs enough, or should there be any modifications in the list of the UN-proposed 17 SDGs? Concorde aims to address these questions and bring out promising outcomes so that a bridge between interdisciplinarity and sustainability can be built.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

-Literary studies for sustainable future

-Language education for sustainability

-Linguistic studies for sustainable future

-Cultures and development studies

-Spiritual desolation, materialistic upgradation

-STEM or STEAM?

-Ecocriticism and sustainability

-Redressing global climate crisis

-Sustainability and/beyond literary theory

-Power politics and sustainability

-Sustainability in literature and language curricula

-Sustainable environment and literature

Abstracts of 250 words (followed by five keywords and 100-word author bio) encompassing any of the above themes (or any related themes) should be emailed to concorde.english@neu.ac.bd on or before February 22, 2026. Submission outcome email will be sent by 01 March, 2026. Individual registration (fees: TBC) will be open in March until the end of the month. This in-person international conference will be held on 22-23 April, 2026 at the university premises. We encourage individual paper presentation of 20 minutes. 

The last session of the conference event will be dedicated to Shakespeare anniversary.

For any queries, please email: concorde.english@neu.ac.bd