13th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World
Academic members responsible for the conference
- Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute .
- Dr. David Philip Wick, Director, Arts, Humanities and Education Division, Athens Institute & Retired Professor of History, Gordon College, USA.
- Dr. Or Soltes, Head, Arts & Culture Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Georgetown University, USA.
- Dr. Krasimir Kabakciev, Deputy Director, Arts, Humanities and Education Division, Athens Institute .
- Dr. Steven Oberhelman, Professor of Classics, Holder of the George Sumey Jr Endowed Professorship of Liberal Arts, and Interim Dean, Texas A&M University, USA, Vice President of International Programs, Athens Institute and Editor of the Athens Journal of History.
- Dr. Patricia Hanna, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Athens Institute , ex-Dean & Professor Emerita, University of Utah, USA.
- Dr. Nicholas Pappas, Vice President of Academic Conferences and Meetings, Athens Institute & Professor of History, Sam Houston University, USA.
- Dr. David A. Frenkel, LL.D., Head, Law Unit, Athens Institute & Emeritus Professor, Law Area, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Dr. Robert Bishop, Head, Philosophy Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Wheaton College, USA.
- Dr. Stamos Metzidakis, Head, Literature Unit, Athens Institute & Professor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA & Adjunct Professor of French, Hunter College-CUNY, USA.
- Dr. Tatiana Tsakiropoulou-Summers, Director, Center for Classical & Byzantine Studies (ACCBS) & Associate Professor, The University of Alabama, USA.
- Dr. Eliza Gardiner, Deputy Head (Theatre), Arts & Culture Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Vancouver Island University, Canada.
- Dr. Peter Walther Baur, Deputy Head (Culture), Arts & Culture Unit, Athens Institute & Associate Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Dr. Elena Ene Drăghici-Vasilescu, Professor, University of Oxford, UK.
The Athens Institute is organizing its 13th Annual International Conference on Humanities & Arts in a Global World which will be held in Athens, Greece on 3-6 January 2026 sponsored by the Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts. The conference will be organized by all the Units of the Arts, Humanities and Education Division (AHUMED)
In the past, the six units of the AHUMED have organized more than 130 annual international conferences on education, history, philosophy, literature, linguistics, languages, education, humanities as well as the visual and performing arts. This annual international conference offers an opportunity for cross disciplinary presentations on all aspects of humanities, arts and related disciplines including Art, Art History, Classic, Education, Literature, Culture, Languages Linguistics, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies etc. Irrespectively of the theme of Athens Institute’s small academic events, all programs may include few sessions on general issues of education and research.
Please note that all our conferences are non-thematic as explained in our policy (click here). However, academic members and friends can take the lead to organize and chair a stream as part of this conference.
If you think that you can contribute, please submit an abstract (email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form by 27 May 2025 to: Dr. David Philip Wick, Director, Arts, Humanities and Education Division, Athens Institute & Retired Professor of History, Gordon College, USA. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name(s), First Name(s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of the submission. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements.
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