CROSSROADS 2026 – INTERNATIONAL
CONGRESS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL STUDIES (ACS)
Coordinator:
Prof. Hélder Ferreira
Isayama
REGISTRATION: 01/14/2026 to 07/22/2026
EVENT DATES: 07/27/2026 to 07/31/2026
DATES AND TIMES
07/27/2026 – Monday
9:00 a.m.: Participant check-in 10:00 a.m.: Opening of the event (ACS Presidency, RIEC Presidency, UFMG
Rector’s Office, EEFFTO Board, PPGIEL Coordination, and General Event
Coordination) 10:30 a.m.: Opening Conference –
Spiral Temporalities, Embodied Memories, and Ancestral Performances as
Theoretical Foundations for Decolonizing the University
Leda Maria Martins (UFMG/Brazil) 12:30 p.m.: Lunch 2:00 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 1 3:30 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 2 5:00 p.m.: Spotlights 1 – Leisure,
Tourism, and Cultural Studies Christianne Luce Gomes (UFMG/Brazil) Maria Manuel Baptista (University of Aveiro/Portugal)
Spotlight 2 – To be defined 6:40 p.m.: Cultural Program
07/28/2026 – Tuesday
9:00 a.m.: Keynote 2 – The
Politics of Location/The Subject of Displacement: Stuart Hall’s Praxis of
Translation | Prof. Nick Beech (University of Birmingham) 11:00 a.m.: Panels 1
12:30 p.m.: Lunch 2:00 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 3 3:30 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 4 5:00 p.m.: Spotlights 3 – Bodies, Genders, and Cultural Policies: Latin
American Decolonial Perspectives Djalma Thüller (UFBA/Brazil) Marcela Pais Andrade (University of Buenos Aires/Argentina)
Spotlights
4 – Latin American Cultural Studies: Genealogies and Decolonial Perspectives Augustín Lao-Montes (University of Massachusetts/United States) 6:40 p.m.: Cultural Program
07/29/2026 –
Wednesday
9:00 a.m.: Keynote 3 –
To be defined 11:00 a.m.: Panels 2 12:30 p.m.: Lunch 2:00 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 5 3:30 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 6 5:00 p.m.: Spotlights 5 – Cultural Studies, Difference, and Education Prof. Marlucy Paraiso (UFMG/Brazil)
Spotlights
6 – To be defined 6:40 p.m.: Cultural Program
07/30/2026 – Thursday
9:00 a.m.: Keynote 4 –
What Forms Does Decolonial Hip Hop Take? Cultural Studies in the Age of the
(Post?) Empire Prof. Adam Haupt (University of Cape Town/South Africa) 11:00 a.m.: Panels 3 12:30 p.m.: Lunch 2:00 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 7 3:30 p.m.: Parallel Sessions 8 5:00 p.m.: Spotlights 7 – Dance, Performances, and Cultural Studies Sonjah Stanley Niaah (University of the West Indies/Jamaica) Renata de Lima Silva (Federal University of Goiás/Brazil)
Spotlights
8 – Transnational Anti-Gender Offensives and Policies and Ultraconservatism as
Dimensions of the World’s Geopolitical Reorganization Bruna Benevides (President of the National Association of Travestis and
Transsexuals/Brazil) Vir Cano (University of Buenos Aires/Argentina) 6:40 p.m.: Closing Ceremony
07/31/2026 – Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m.: Environment, Art, and Cultural Studies: Immersion at the Inhotim
Institute
FEES:
1st Registration
Period (01/14/2026 to 04/15/2026)
Non-ACS Members
Category
1: EUR 150
Category
2: EUR 100
Category
3: EUR 85
ACS Members*
Category
1: EUR 60
Category
2: EUR 50
Category
3: EUR 40
2nd
Registration Period (04/16/2026 to 07/22/2026)
Non-ACS Members
Category
1: EUR 200
Category
2: EUR 150
Category
3: EUR 100
ACS Members*
Category
1: EUR 80
Category
2: EUR 70
Category
3: EUR 60
Students (01/14/2026 to 07/22/2026)
Students
from Higher Education Institutions in: North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania
– EUR 30
Students
from Higher Education Institutions in: Africa, Central America, and South
America – EUR 20
Students
from Higher Education Institutions affiliated with the International Network of
Cultural Studies (Brazil: UFMG, University of Aveiro, UFPA, USP, UNICAMP, UFF,
UFPR, UENF; Portugal: University of Aveiro; Angola: ISPI; Cape Verde:
University of Cape Verde; Mozambique: UNISAVE) – EUR 15
PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD.
Categories:
Category 1: Participants affiliated with institutions or independent scholars
holding passports from countries/economies with GDP per capita above USD 25.000.
Category 2: Participants
affiliated with institutions or independent scholars holding passports from
countries/economies with GDP per capita between USD 10,000 and USD 25.000.
Category 3: Participants
affiliated with Brazilian institutions, or participants affiliated with institutions
or independent scholars holding passports from countries/economies with GDP per
capita below USD 10.000.
ATTENTION! ACS member registrants must attach proof of
membership at the time of registration. If the applicant does not attach the document, the resgistration will be canceled!
Participantes da conferência (pesquisadores e
profissionais) que são membros da
*Conference
participants (researchers and professionals) who are members of the Association for Cultural Studies
(ACS) are entitled to reduced
registration fees. For more information about ACS membership, visit: https://www.cultstud.org/wordpress/membership/ Different membership levels (10/25/50 EUR) depend on self-estimated annual
income. You can apply for ACS membership here: https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/ACS_membership
The Association
for Cultural Studies (ACS) is an intercontinental,
non-profit academic organization. Its aim is to form and promote an effective
global community of cultural studies and to act as a tool for building strong
interdisciplinary and transnational connections, offering meaningful meeting
spaces for the wide diversity of researchers committed to this field. Among its
activities, ACS co-organizes international academic events such as the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference and the ACS Institute, which bring together researchers to engage with the past, present, and
future of cultural studies research.
REGISTRANTS WHO DO NOT
COMPLETE PAYMENT WITHIN 2 DAYS WILL HAVE THEIR REGISTRATION CANCELED.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The event is intended for researchers, university
professors, undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals in the
fields of Cultural Studies, the Humanities and Social Sciences, Education,
Communication, Arts, and related areas. Participation is expected from scholars
from all five continents, with an emphasis on researchers from Latin America
who are interested in debates on epistemological decolonization, leisure,
corporealities, performances, territorialities, and universities. The event also
aims to attract public administrators and professionals in the fields of
culture and education who are interested in cultural and social policies
OBJECTIVE:
Strengthen
Latin American academic production in the field of Cultural Studies by
increasing its international visibility. Promote
dialogue among different research traditions, valuing epistemological diversity
and decolonial approaches. Consolidate
networks of scientific collaboration among institutions from different
countries, especially through the International Network in Cultural Studies
(RIEC). Foster
discussions on the interfaces between culture, leisure, the body, territory,
and the university from interdisciplinary perspectives. Integrate the
academic community with diverse sectors of society through cultural activities
and the dissemination of scientific knowledge.
Contribute to
the training of students and early-career researchers through exchanges with
international specialists.
METHODOLOGY:
The Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference
2026 will be organized based on a methodological approach that combines
different formats of academic interaction, valuing both the presentation of
consolidated research and the discussion of works in progress. The event
structure will integrate keynote lectures, thematic panels, parallel sessions,
innovation sessions, and a cultural program, creating multiple spaces for
dialogue and exchange among participants. Papers
for the parallel sessions will be selected through an international public call
and evaluated by a scientific committee composed of researchers from different
countries, ensuring diversity of perspectives and approaches. The scientific
program will be complemented by cultural activities open to the general public,
expanding the reach of the event beyond the academic community and promoting
dialogue between scientific knowledge and artistic-cultural expressions. The
event will provide simultaneous interpretation at all main activities
(Portuguese and English), facilitating the participation of international
researchers and ensuring full understanding of the discussions by all
participants. Scientific dissemination will be ensured through the prior
publication of abstracts in digital proceedings and the subsequent publication
of full papers in a bilingual e-book, guaranteeing wide dissemination of the
knowledge produced. A technical visit to the Inhotim Institute, scheduled for the final day, will offer an
experience that integrates art, culture, and nature, linking theoretical
discussions with contemporary artistic expressions. Event management will be
carried out by specific committees (scientific, organizing, communication,
infrastructure, and cultural), composed of faculty members, technical staff,
and students from PPGIEL/UFMG,
as well as faculty from other graduate programs and departments at UFMG, and representatives of partner
institutions, especially the International
Network in Cultural Studies (RIEC) and the Association for Cultural Studies.
The participation of
student volunteers in the support team will provide complementary formative
experience, contributing to the training of new researchers in the field.
Additional Information:
For more information
or questions, please contact us by email at projetos3@fepe.com.br or by phone at +55 31 3409-2071.
We remain
at your disposal,
FEPE Team.
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