The organizers of the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference and the VI RIEC Congress – International Network of Cultural Studies – announce the opening of submissions for the Book Launch Session at the event. This activity will take place exclusively in person during the Congress and aims to promote and give visibility to recent publications in the field of Cultural Studies and related areas.
The Book Launch Session is a specific moment in the program dedicated to the dissemination of recently published works, in which authors or organizers will have the opportunity to present their titles, engage directly with theaudience, and facilitate the sale of the works. The activity seeks to foster direct interaction and exchange between authors and readers within the context of the Congress.
The activity does not include formal presentations or debates about the works, functioning as a meeting space between authors, publishers, and participants of the Congress.
Who can participate?
Authors or organizers of books related to the field of Cultural Studies and related disciplines, published between 2025and July 2026, may participate. Works in any language are accepted.
Works in physical and/or digital (e-book) formats are accepted.
The Organizing Committee will verify whether the submitted works meet the temporal and thematic criteria established in this call for papers.
Submissions of works that engage with the theme of Crossroads 2026 – “Decolonizing Cultural Studies: Leisure, Bodies, Performances, Territories and Universities” are encouraged.
Participation in the Book Launch Session is contingent upon registration for the Congress and payment of the corresponding fee by at least one of the authors or organizers of the work.
Registration deadline: June 20, 2026.
Registrations will be confirmed by email by the Organizing Committee.
All registered titles will be published on the Crossroads in Cultural Studies/VI RIEC Congress website ( https://crossroads2026.com/).
Important Information
It is the full and exclusive responsibility of the authors or third parties designated by them to:
- Register for the event;
- Ensure the accuracy of the information provided to the event;
- Arrange for the transport and safekeeping of the works to the event venue;
- Organize and manage the sale of books during the launch session.
Procedures for registering works
- The applicant must fill out the Google form (https://forms.gle/bx9enYoQoETnLgF59) available on the website, on Instagram, or sent via the event’s email.
- Send for each work/title:
- Title
- Cover of the submitted work (image in JPG/JPEG format, white background and with dimensions of 400 x 400 pixels);
- Author(s);
- Synopsis (up to 1.000 characters including spaces);
- Link for online purchase of the work (optional).
* For physical works, it is recommended to bring copies for in-person sale. For digital works, the author may provide a QR code or access link during the session.
- The number of copies for the launch depends on the expectations of each author or publisher;
- The transportation of the books will be the responsibility of authors, publishers, or representatives designated by them.
- Each applicant may register up to two titles for the Book Launch Session.
In cases when the same applicant registers more than one title, only one table will be available for the presentation and sale of all the works.
Procedures on the day of the launch
The Book Launch Session will take place on a date and time to be confirmed, on the premises of the UFMG campus, the venue for the Congress.
Each author or exhibitor will have an exclusive table and chair available for the launch and sale of their books, being directly responsible for the sales operation, without any cost to the Congress organization.
Questions and information
For clarifications, please contact us by email at crossroadsbrasil2026@gmail.com or visit the website https://crossroads2026.com