43rd International Human Science Research Conference

Imagination and Creativity – Dreaming the World Anew 

Join us for the 43^rd International Human Science Research Conference, where we will explore the transformative potential of imagination, dreaming, and creativity in the face of existential and/or global challenges. How might imagination, dreaming, creativity, and arts inspire awareness, transformation, resonance, and even hope? How can these experiences contribute to scientific inquiry, and how might we study them meaningfully?

This year, the Conference focuses on imagination, dreaming, and creativity as profoundly meaningful dimensions of human experience. As grounded primarily in phenomenological and hermeneutic perspectives, the conference invites us to reflect on the diverse ways in which imagination, dreaming, and creativity can open new pathways for thinking and inhabiting the world. It also seeks to highlight how the disciplines of the human sciences can contribute to reimagining the world through practices of thought, research, dialogue, and creation that are infused with the conviction that human life is also, if not foremost, an adventure to be drawn. 

We invite researchers to submit abstracts that delve into topics such as: 

• The interplay between imagination, dream, creativity, and art in the exploration of subjective experiences;
• The value of imagination, dream, creativity, and art in human science and intervention;
• Studies and case examples using imagination, dream, creativity, and art;
• The use of narratives and metaphors in research and practice;
• Methodological and ethical reflections regarding imagination, dream, creativity, and art in research;
• Performative presentations;
• Other topics.
   

Call for submission is open until March 2nd, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.