Registrations are now open for #Cultures 2026 – International Online Congress of Studies on Cultures, an international academic and scientific congress to be held entirely online from October 13 to 15, 2026.
The congress is organised by CLAEC – Latin American Center for Cultural Studies and Scientia International, bringing together researchers, faculty, artists, cultural managers, educators, creators, activists, cultural agents, institutions and academic networks from different countries, territories and fields of practice.
Official website:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/
A permanent international forum on cultures
#Cultures is conceived as a permanent international digital forum where cultures meet, speak and reshape one another. More than a single event, it is a continuous space for encounter, dialogue, scientific circulation and institutional articulation.
The congress approaches cultures in the plural, recognizing them as fields of memory, identity, dispute, pedagogy, institutions, artistic practices, public debate and meaning-making.
Central theme of the 2026 edition
The central theme of #Cultures 2026 is:
Cultures in the Reconfiguration of the World Order: Conflicts, Mobilities and Pluralities in the 21st Century
The 2026 edition invites critical, interdisciplinary and international reflection on how cultures are affected by geopolitical realignments, regional and global conflicts, migration and displacement, digital technologies, symbolic economies, identity disputes, heritage transformations and new forms of belonging and resistance.
These processes are not only geopolitical. They are also cultural, as they transform cultural policies, territorialities, institutional arrangements, identities and ways of producing meaning.
Eight thematic axes
Submissions and activities are organised around eight thematic axes:
Axis I – Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development
Axis II – Cultural Diversity, Human Rights and Inclusion
Axis III – Cultural Territories, Education and Sustainability
Axis IV – Technology, Digital Culture and Social Innovation
Axis V – Borders, Migrations, Diasporas and Identities
Axis VI – Cultural Management, Organisations and Entrepreneurship
Axis VII – Memory, Heritage and Museology
Axis VIII – Arts, Performances, Communication and Cultural Practices
Three open calls for participation
For the 2026 edition, #Cultures offers three open and complementary calls, allowing different forms of academic, cultural, scientific and institutional participation.
1. Paper submission
The first call is for paper submissions, aimed at researchers, artists, educators, cultural managers and cultural agents.
The submission period opened on May 19, 2026, and the final deadline is August 31, 2026.
The congress accepts seven submission formats:
Scientific Research
Experience Report
Cultural Practice
Critical Essay
Pedagogical Letter
Artistic Creation
Performance or Intervention
All submissions must include a written text suitable for publication in the digital proceedings with an individual DOI. Submissions are accepted in any language, although Portuguese, Spanish, English and French are recommended to expand international circulation.
Full submission guidelines:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/submissions/
2. Axis Partnership
The second call is for Axis Partnerships, open to researchers, research groups and academic networks interested in contributing directly to the scientific construction of the congress.
An Axis Partner may join the Scientific Committee of a thematic axis and propose an activity for the programme, such as a thematic panel, lecture, dialogue, lecture series or another compatible format.
The deadline for Axis Partnership proposals is July 31, 2026.
More information:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/axis-partnerships/
3. Institutional Partnership
The third call is for Institutional Partnerships, addressed to universities, graduate programmes, research centres, networks, associations, cultural institutions and international organisations.
Institutional partnerships are formal links between institutions and #Cultures 2026, with no financial obligation. They are based on scientific and communicational collaboration.
Partner institutions receive visibility in official materials, certificates, inclusion in the international network of partner institutions and a 40% discount on registration fees for formally affiliated researchers, faculty and students.
The deadline for Institutional Partnership proposals is August 31, 2026, with June 30, 2026 recommended for maximum visibility.
More information:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/institutional-partnerships/
Registration
Registration is required for all forms of participation.
Authors and co-authors must complete and confirm their registration before submitting a work. Each registration allows authorship or co-authorship in up to two submitted works.
General attendee registration remains open until October 1, 2026.
Full registration information:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/registration/
Editorial pathway
#Cultures 2026 offers a complete editorial pathway for accepted and presented works.
All accepted and presented works will be published in the Digital Proceedings with individual DOI, with estimated publication in April 2027.
After the congress, selected authors may be invited to submit full articles to special thematic publications, including:
RELACult – Latin American Journal of Studies in Culture and Society
Thematic issues in Scientia International network journals
Bilingual e-books organised by thematic axis
This editorial pathway strengthens the circulation, visibility and academic impact of the works presented at the congress.
Important dates
Submission portal opens: May 19, 2026
Early Bird registration deadline: June 30, 2026
Axis Partnership deadline: July 31, 2026
Final submission and presenter registration deadline: August 31, 2026
Institutional Partnership deadline: August 31, 2026
General attendee registration deadline: October 1, 2026
Congress: October 13-15, 2026
Proceedings published with DOI: April 2027
Contact
General information:
info@culturescongress.org
Official website:
https://culturescongress.org/2026/
#Cultures 2026 is an international platform for structured reflection, scientific circulation and institutional articulation, built collectively by researchers, institutions and networks from different territories.
Understanding how cultures respond to the reconfiguration of the world is not optional. It is an urgent intellectual task.
#Cultures – Connecting knowledge, celebrating diversity, transforming realities.
