"Humanities 2.0: Traditions & Technology"

The 2025 HERA Conference will be hosted by the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD), March 12th - 15th.

HERA’s 2025 conference theme focuses on the questions, challenges, and opportunities presented by the growth of newer technologies alongside traditional approaches and methodologies associated with humanistic inquiry. To what extent can technology enhance or overshadow the Humanities? Are advances in technology affecting the culture of the Humanities? Whether your research is grounded in classical studies, explores more contemporary approaches, or falls somewhere in the middle, we welcome you to join us in at the University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX, March 12-15, 2025, to delve into discussion, discover new insights, and respectfully debate how traditions and technology will shape the future of our field.

 In keeping with HERA’s mission of promoting the study of the humanities across a wide range of disciplines and interdisciplinary studies, we invite presentations for the 2025 conference. Submissions are encouraged from educators at all levels (including undergraduate and graduate students) as well as all those with an interest in the arts and humanities. Proposals for papers, panels, or workshops must be submitted through the conference web portals below. Questions may be directed to the conference organizer, Marcia Green (mgreen@sfsu.edu).

 HERA Conference PROGRAM: Available in Jan. 2025

 Hotel & Conference LOCATION: Holiday Inn HoustoN Downtown

CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS

All proposals are due via submission links below by February 12, 2025.

Submissions are encouraged from educators at all levels (including undergraduate/graduate students) as well as all those with an interest in the arts and humanities. Proposals for papers, panels, or workshops (150-200 words) must be submitted through the conference e-submission links below. Submissions are processed on a first come, first serve basis and decision notifications will be sent out within one to two weeks from submission.  After receiving confirmation, participants can pay registration and membership fees via PayPal links or by check. If paying by check please fill out Conference Registration & Membership fee form downloadable below and make check out to HERA in U.S. dollars.

Individual Proposal Portal - (submit here)

Panel Proposal Portal  - (submit here)

Workshop Proposal Portal - (submit here)

TECHNOLOGY/PRESENTATION NOTICE: 

Session rooms are equipped with WIFI, projector and HDMI port connection. There will be no on-site computers available. Presenters are expected to bring their own laptop for any A/V presentations. Please bring the necessary adapter for your laptop to connect to HDMI. Some adapters may be available for USBC to HDMI. We also recommend that you have your presentation saved either in your email or a cloud service such as Google Drive or OneDrive as back up. 

Undergraduate Research Award Prize e-Submissions

Undergraduate students may apply for only one of the two undergraduate prizes.

Panels involving student award applicants will be recorded for judging purposes. 

HERA's Undergraduate Research Award e-Submission, a prize of $1,000 awarded to the best undergraduate conference paper (or divided among a panel of papers), sponsored by an attending professor (with a $500 prize awarded to the professor). The professor must become a member of HERA and register for the conference. The student must become a member of HERA and register for the conference. Creative presentations, readings, and exhibitions are also welcomed. 

HERA's Undergraduate Humanities Diversity Award, a prize of $500 will be awarded to the best undergraduate conference paper that addresses race, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality.  Creative presentations, readings, and exhibitions are also welcomed.

The University of Texas at El Paso is neither the official host nor sponsor of the HERA conference.