Racism, Nationalism and Xenophobia - 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference (Conference)
Gdansk/online
Organization: InMind Support
Event: Conference
Conference online (via Zoom)
CFP:
It is widely known that ideologies of racism, nationalism, and xenophobia are dangerous and spread all over the world. We want to examine these terms as much as possible, from many perspectives and variable aspects: in politics, society, psychology, culture, and many more. We also want to devote considerable attention to how the phenomena of racism, nationalism and xenophobia are represented in artistic practices: in literature, film, theatre or visual arts.?
Our first conference on racism, nationalism and xenophobia took place in Warsaw in March 2016. The second edition was held in June 2018, followed by subsequent editions in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. We have hosted over 250 scholars representing universities and research institutions from all over the world.
We invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: history, politics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, economics, law, literary studies, theatre studies, film studies, fine arts, design, memory studies, migration studies, consciousness studies, dream studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, medical sciences, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, cognitive sciences among others.
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?Different forms of presentations are encouraged, including case studies, theoretical investigations, problem-oriented arguments, and comparative analyses.
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We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers, as well as doctoral students. We also invite all individuals who wish to attend the conference as listeners, without giving a presentation.
?We hope that due to its interdisciplinary nature, the conference will bring many interesting observations on and discussions about the role of racism, nationalism and xenophobia in the past and in the present-day world.
Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:
I. Politics and History?
Colonialism / postcolonialism
Antisemitism: past and present
Islamophobia and terrorism
Orientalism
Imperialism
Crimes against humanity
Human rights violations
Racism, nationalism and political correctness
Nationalism and patriotism
Xenophobia and cosmopolitism
Racism, nationalism and religion
II. Anthropology and Philosophy ?
Ideologies of racism
Nationalism and the “will of power”
cultural determinants of racism, nationalism, and xenophobia
Nationalist states
Xenophobic societies
Racist generations
III. Psychology?
Stereotypes and prejudices
Racist myths and phantasms
Racism and scapegoat mechanism
Xenophobia and sense of guilt
Nationalism and narcissism
Projection and repression
Individual and social susceptibility to hate ideologies
Therapy for victims of discrimination
IV. Memory and the Protection of Human Rights?
Organization for the protection of human rights
Education against racism, nationalism and xenophobia
Memory in the service of education
Memorial places
Solidarity with victims of violence
Empathy toward the Other
V. Literature and the Arts?
Racism, nationalism and xenophobia in literature
Racism, nationalism and xenophobia in film
Racism, nationalism and xenophobia in theatre
Literature and the arts against hate ideology
Racist artists
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?Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentations, together with a short biographical note, by 10 May 2026 to: inconferenceoffice@gmail.com
https://www.inmindsupport.com/racism-conference
Conference Office