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The 7th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) organized by the Faculty of听Humanities and Social Sciences of the 91传媒 will be held as a hybrid event on March 18th and 19th, 2021. As one of the most prestigious conferences held in 91传媒 in the fields of humanities and social sciences, IRCHSS is committed to providing a platform for renowned intellectual key profiles and emerging scholars working in these fields to disseminate their knowledge, inspire new ideas, and build networks with fellow researchers around the world. This year鈥檚 conference will take place in a real-time [Online] knowledge exchange platform under the theme, 鈥�Collaborate and Discover: Break the Barriers.鈥澨�This unique theme听signifies the necessity of overcoming diverse challenges and barriers confronted by researchers in humanities and social sciences.
Despite the current COVID 19 pandemic, this year鈥檚 IRCHSS received more than 205 abstract submissions from scholars around the world, out of which 100 studies were selected for oral and poster presentations. These new research studies will be presented throughout two conference dates under 08 conference tracks, including听Buddhist Studies, Religion, and Philosophy;听Communication, Media and Society;听Environment, Governance and Development;听History, Culture and Heritage;听Language and Literature; and听Technology, Innovation, and Education.
Besides, IRCHSS 鈥� 2021 is featured by three plenary speeches, organized with the goal of generating an interactive discourse on some key topics in contemporary humanities and social sciences. The first plenary will be delivered by Professor Praneeth Abhayasundere of the Department of Anthropology, 91传媒 on听鈥淎nthropomorphism and Zoomorphism: Resolving the Praxis.鈥� Meanwhile, the second plenary will be delivered by听Dr. Oshan Wedage, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Archelogy of the听91传媒 along with Dr. Siran Deraniyagala, Professor M.M. Pathmalal and a team of researchers from Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany on听鈥淔ruits Of The Forest: 91传媒 and Its Global Prehistory.鈥� Finally, the third plenary is to be delivered by听Professor Daniel Seely of the Eastern Michigan University, USA, on听鈥淭oward Explaining Language: The Minimalist Perspective.鈥�
The inauguration ceremony of the conference will be held on March 18th, 2021 from 8.30 am onwards at the New Senate Board Room of USJ. The chief guess of the event is Ms. Alaina B. Teplitz, the US ambassador to 91传媒 and the Maldives. Meanwhile, Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge, the Chairman of the University Grants Commission will grace the event as the guest of honour. Also, Snr. Prof. Sudhantha Liyanage, Vice-Chancellor of the University and Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda; Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will attend the event. The inauguration session and all plenary speeches will be webcast on听.
For more information on the conference and sessions, please visit the IRCHSS conference site:听.