Call for Papers

Join us November 6, 2026, at the University of Lethbridge for the second annual Environmental Conference of the Humanities (ECOTH). ECOTH embraces the all-encompassing study of the environment in the context of the humanities. This year’s ECOTH celebrates the coulees surrounding the University of Lethbridge and their connotations of flow, connections, and corridors with our theme of Coulees and Corridors. The word coulee, from the French verb couler, means “to flow,” and these valleys invite us and our fellow creatures to flow with and connect to the land. We encourage proposals for papers, panels, creative presentations, and posters that expand our ideas about Coulees and Corridors in relation to the environmental humanities. Topics for exploration include but are not limited to:

• Connections; Cultures
• Passages, Passageways, Corridors
• Ebb and Flow, Flows, Movement
• Tracks, Trails, Traces, Marks, Lines; Impressions, Fossils
• Rivers, Riverbanks; Tributaries
• Peaks, Valleys; Ridges, Canyons
• Beds, Embeddedness
• Habitation, Recreation
• Sanctuaries, Sanctuary
• Keystone Species; Indigenous Plants and Animals
• Stewardship; Advocacy
• Land-Based Learning
• Snakes; Shedding; Watersheds

More generally, we welcome proposals for papers, panels, creative presentations, and posters on all topics within the field of Environmental Humanities, including but not limited to:

• eco-criticism
• environmental history
• environmental philosophy and ethics
• environmental anthropology
• TEK in/and the humanities
• political ecology
• critical animal studies
• science and technology studies
• ecocultural studies

We strongly encourage undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and other emerging researchers to submit their proposals as the conference provides an inclusive platform for sharing ideas, receiving feedback, and fostering academic growth.

Guidlines

Please submit a proposal (maximum 300 words) and a biographical statement (maximum 75 words) to ecoth.uleth@gmail.com no later than 23:59 (MST) on October 13, 2026. For panels (up to 4 presenters), applicants are asked to share the title of the proposed panel in addition to the individual paper titles and presenter bios. For multimedia/creative submissions, please include a description or sample of work. For help on writing a proposal and biographical statement, feel free to contect us at ecoth.uleth@gmail.com.

Authors may submit multiple abstracts (e.g. one single author submission and one co-authored submission) but may only present once.