Conference programs


Please note: The 2025 program and schedule are now finalized.  Please see our list of previous conference cities, themes, and program schedules here.

— Greenville, SC—“Real, Artificial, and Superficial”

— Savannah, GA— “(Em)body/Environment”

— San Antonio, TX—“Myths and Mythmaking”

— Memphis, TN—“Witness and Withness”

— Virtual Conference (Due to COVID-19 Pandemic)—“(Re)Imagining and (Re)Creating

— Baton Rouge, LA—“Revelry and Reverence”

— Asheville, NC—“Silence, Sound, Rhythm, and Performance”

— Savannah, GA—“Truths, Lies, Fictions”

— Louisville, KY—“Movements, Flow, Resistance”

— Louisville, KY—“Public Bodies, Private Spaces; Private Bodies, Public Spaces”

— Athens, GA—“Virtues and Vices; Desires, Devices”

— Richmond, VA—“Memories, Histories, Fantasies”

— Savannah, GA—“Boundaries: Real & Imagined”

— Louisville, KY—“Bodies of Knowledge, Knowledge of Bodies”

— Jacksonville, FL—“Food”

— Asheville, NC—“Work and Play”

— Durham, NC—“Transforming, Transformation: Process, Renewal, Change

— Knoxville, TN—“Home: Finding, Seeking, Claiming, Making, Celebrating Home”

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Southern Humanities Conference is a welcoming intellectual community and a great place to present your humanities research. See our call for papers and submit a proposal.

REGISTER

Registration for the conference is required for all attendees. Please register early to help the team with planning and programming. On-site registration is not available.

HOTEL

This year’s conference will be held at the Marriott Courtyard Greenville Downtown. Registered attendees and presenters can take advantage of a discounted booking rate. 

the Team

We are fortunate to have a dedicated team of academics to lead our organization. Through their hard work and dedication, we are able to bring our annual conference to life each year.