HUSSE 2025 – The 17th Biennial HUSSE Conference – CFP

September 30, 2024    

30 January – 1 February 2025, Szeged, Hungary

HUSSE and the English Department of the University of Szeged invite participants from Hungary and abroad to this international academic event. We encourage the submission of 250-word proposals for 20-minute presentations in all areas of English Studies. Abstracts for individual presentations and proposals for pre-arranged panels (preferably with 4 papers in a two-hour-long slot) are both welcome. In the latter case, panel members should include the title of their panel in addition to the title of their paper in the online registration form. Please note that the conference is to be an exclusively on-site event.

Plenary Speakers

Dr. Mathias Clasen, PhD
Associate Professor of Media Studies
School of Communication and Culture, University of Aarhus (Denmark)
Director of Recreational Fear Lab

Prof. Dr. Attila Kiss, D.Sc.
Full Professor of English Literature,
English Department Head, University of Szeged (Hungary)
Winner of the Országh Award of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English in 2023

Prof. Dr. Biljana Mišić Ilić, D.Sc. 
Full Professor of Linguistics,
English Department, University of Nis (Serbia)
Secretary of ESSE the European Society for the Study of English

Prof. Dr. Ágnes Péter, D.Sc.
Professor Emerita,
Institute of English American Studies, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
Winner of the Országh Award of the Hungarian Society for the Study of English in 2002


Language: The working language of the conference is English.

Special academic events: Plenary lectures, Országh Award, Book Awards, Book Presentations.

Social events include an opening reception and the conference dinner. Suggestions for leisure activities can be found on the Practical Information page of the conference website.

Conference proceedings shall be published on multiple platforms.


We will continue to update the conference page, however, you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag #HUSSE2025.

For more information and registration details, please visit our webiste: https://www.ieas-szeged.hu/husse-2025/

For all enquiries, please e-mail us at: husse2025  

We look forward to seeing you in Szeged between 30 January and 1 February 2025.

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