Call for Papers
17th International IDEA Conference: Studies in English
7-9 May 2025
Fırat University (Elazığ, Turkey)
Co-hosted by the Department of English Language and Literature & The School of Foreign Languages
CALL FOR PAPERS
Founded in 2005, IDEA (English Language and Literature Research Association of Turkey) is the Turkish national association for English studies. As the only professional association in Turkey affiliated with ESSE (The European Society for the Study of English), IDEA aims at bringing together academics working in the fields of linguistics, literature, language teaching and cultural studies. The 17th IDEA Conference will be held on the basis of in-person participation and by the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Fırat University.
Scope
Our conference accepts papers in a wide range of topics from many different fields of “Studies in English.” We invite individual papers in the following general fields:
Conference Language
The official language of the conference is English.
Abstract/Short-Bio Submission
Please submit an abstract (max. 250 words) for a 20-minute presentation, including 3-5 key words and a short-bio (70-100 words) as a single Microsoft Word file (no PDF please) to the conference email address: idea17@firat.edu.tr
Please include your full name, institutional affiliation (including country information), abstract title, and email address (not included in the 250-word text limit) at the top of the abstract file.
The deadline for abstract submissions is December 15, 2024.
The receipt of submissions will be acknowledged within 3 workdays. If you have not received a confirmation after 3 workdays, please contact Dr. Gülsüm Tuğçe ÇETİN at gtcetin@firat.edu.tr
Peer Review Process
All abstracts will be double-blind peer reviewed by two reviewers.
Publication Prospects
All accepted abstracts will be electronically published as Conference Proceedings and maintained on the conference website.
A separate call for submissions will also be issued soon after the conference to invite full text articles to be selected through double-blind peer review for an edited collection of essays to be published.
Conference Registration Fees (2025): To be Announced
Contact Person
All inquiries (other than abstract submission issues) should be addressed to Prof. Dr. Seda ARIKAN, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, Fırat University through the conference email address: idea17sarikan@firat.edu.tr
Conference Location: The conference will take place at Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.
Travel: Elazığ City Centre is conveniently accessible from Elazığ Airport, which is within a 30-minute travel distance (by taxi or shuttle service).
For details of the conference, please follow the updates at: https://idea17.firat.edu.tr
For information about Fırat University, please visit the university’s official website: https://firat.edu.tr
