CALL FOR PAPERS
THEME: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND THE FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES
PREAMBLE
Since the dawn of the 21st century, the human world has faced diverse existential challenges such as global economic meltdown, insecurity, and disease outbreaks. In all of these, environmental injustice a la climate change and the emergent rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) appear to be defining our humanity's collective existence. Like never before, the role of the humanities becomes even more crucial given the current technological landscape of the world. As AI continues to reshape society, the humanities must engage with questions about the ethical implications of new technologies, preserving cultural heritage, and reimagining human-environment relationships. To this end, the Faculty of Humanities (FACHUM) of the Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, invites abstracts/proposals or papers for its first international conference. The three (3)-day event will be held physically and virtually, allowing for attendance of scholars in the Humanities and related disciplines across the globe.
*Keynote Speaker*
PROF ELO IBAGERE
Provost, Oleh Campus of Delta State University Abraka, Delta State
*Keynote Speaker*
PROF ANNA ODROWĄŻ-COATES
Vice-Rector, Development, Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland and Head of UNESCO/Janusz Korczak Chair in Social Pedagogy
*Lead Paper Presenter*
DR. HENRY OBI AJUMEZE
School of English, Media, and Creative Arts, University of Galway, Republic of Ireland
*Lead Paper Presenter*
DR TAIWO AFOLABI
Director of the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET) and Associate
Professor, University of Regina, Canada
*Lead Paper Presenter*
DR JOHN CHARLES RYAN
Associate Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Abstracts/proposals in any of the following sub-themes are welcome:
AI versus Humanity
AI and human apocalypse
AI and Insecurity in the Niger Delta
AI and Environmental Sustainability
AI and Language Studies: Nigerian languages
AI and Literature and its Doubles
AI, Fakery and Deep Fakes
AI and Culture (Traditional Institutions)
AI and Historical Studies
AI and Heritage Studies
AI, Translation and Translations Studies
AI and Communication studies
AI and Security Studies
AI and African (Performing) Arts
AI and Philosophical Studies
AI and Interdisciplinary Studies
AI and Nollywood Studies
AI, Theatre and Film Studies
AI and Diplomacy
AI, Fine and Applied Arts
AI AND Archaeology
AI and Robotic Studies
AI and Human Psychology
AI and Linguistics Studies
AI and African Indigenous Knowledge Systems
AI and Cyber Security
and any other related theme/discipline
Abstracts/Proposals should be submitted to the FACHUM International Conference via email at:
For organizational purposes, place FACHUM2025 in the subject line of your email.
The DEADLINE for receipt of abstracts is 26th February, 2025
Abstracts/proposals will be subjected to blind review. Notification for abstract/proposal acceptance will be sent by 26th March, 2025.
Authors whose papers have been accepted will pay the conference fee as follows:
VENUE:
On-site: SPGS Auditorium
On-site: Zoom Platform - the link, password & passcode shall be sent to all registered participants.
Chief Host
Prof Teddy Charles Adias
Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Host
Prof Osakue Stevenson Omoera
Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State Nigeria
Host
Prof Osakue Stevenson Omoera
Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State Nigeria