INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Sofia, New Bulgarian University
24.04 – 25.04.2026
The organisation Balkanistic forum – international university seminar for studies and specializations and New Bulgarian University are pleased to invite you to discuss important challenges of intergenerational dialog:
- Growing old in the Balkans – creativity and despair
- Lost generations and their hopes
- The generational revolts
- Repressed memory – women and minorities
- Fathers and sons, mothers and daughters
- Sexism and ageism in media
- Internet generations – advantages and risks
- Literary generations – traditions and rebellion
- Generational stereotypes – gender and age (ageism and sexism)
- Generational slangs and misunderstandings – language conflicts
- Youth and totalitarian secret services
In the framework of the conference, we dedicate the panel ‘The Balkans and the Caucasus: Near and Distant’ to the 20th anniversary of our collaboration with Batumi Shota Rustaveli University, as well as to the academic partnership between New Bulgarian University and Sokhumi State University (Tbilisi), reflecting shared scholarly engagements across the Black Sea region.
- Traditional and Modern Communications
- Changing Landscapes and Ecological Challenges
- Cultural Heritage and the Provocations of Modernity
- Dynamic Social Processes and Sustainable Structures
- Women, Family, and Society Beyond Patriarchal Stereotypes
- Scientific Communities and Knowledge Exchange
- Perspectives and Collaboration
E-mail: bforum1992@gmail.com
Deadline for submitting applications: 30.01.2026 (abstract in English up to 200 words)
Working languages of the Conference are Bulgarian and English.
For papers presented in Bulgarian, an English translation of the title and abstract is required.