The 50th European Studies Conference, which will be held on October 9-11, 2025 at the University of Nebraska Omaha, welcomes papers on European topics in all disciplines.
50th Annual European Studies Conference
October 9 – 11, 2025
University of Nebraska Omaha
Call for Papers
Deadline for Submission: May 23, 2025 via our online form (ESC 2025 Submission Form (2025 Paper Submission Form).
To submit your abstract once you have complete the form down load and send it to our conference e-mail which is europeanstudiesconf@unomaha.edu as a PDF attachment. Title the PDF with your last name-first name-ESC Abstract 2025.
Acknowledging the Past/Envisioning the Future
In celebration of 50 years of scholarship and community, the 50th European Studies Conference will offer both online and in person panels at the University of Nebraska Omaha and welcomes papers on European topics in all disciplines. Areas of interest include art, anthropology, history, literature, education, business, international affairs, religion, foreign languages, philosophy, geography, performing arts, and current issues in cultural, political, social, or economic areas of study.
Graduate students are invited to apply for the Best Graduate Student Paper Award in the amount of $250. Deadline to submit their paper for consideration is 1 September 2025.
This year we will offer special panels on the following topics:
- Digital Humanities and European Studies
- 80 years on: Legacies of World War II
- Intersections: Spirituality, Public Health, and Religious Communities
- Black European Studies
- Silver, Spices, and Ships: The World of Medieval Trade
- Human Rights
- Indigeneity in Europe
- Holocaust and Genocide
- Medieval European Studies
Founded in 1975, our interdisciplinary conference has welcomed participants from colleges and universities in the United States and around the world. For 50 years it has been a space where scholars from diverse academic disciplines come together to hear new ideas, to create new synergies, and to share new insights into past and current cultural flashpoints and challenges.
In recognition of this milestone achievement and in addition to expanded panel offerings, we will have 3 Keynote Speakers; reminisce with scholars who have been participating in this conference for decades; partake in evening socials with live music; and gather for a no-host conference dinner at Beacon Hills. We look forward to sharing ESC’s “Golden Jubilee” celebration with you!
Questions?
Please direct any questions to the conference coordinator, Dr. Lisabeth Buchelt (lbuchelt@unomaha.edu). Follow conference updates on the European Studies Conference website.