30th FILLM Congress – Call for Proposals Now Open!
We’re excited to announce the 30th Congress of the International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures (FILLM), taking place from 8–11 December 2026 at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia!
Theme: Talking Country
Join us as we explore how “country” shapes—and is shaped by—languages, literatures, and cultures. From Indigenous knowledges to global multiculturalism, the Congress invites reflection on how we speak with, through, and about the places we inhabit.
We welcome proposals for:
- Individual presentations
- Curated panel sessions
- Practice-based workshops
- Organisational meetings
🔗 Submit your proposal and find more info here: https://www.vu.edu.au/30th-FILLM-Congress
Deadline for proposals: 30 September 2025
Accepted applicants will be notified by November 2025 to allow ample time for travel planning and funding.
Let’s meet in Melbourne to celebrate the power of language and literature across cultures and continents!
Congress Proceedings
29th International Congress, 2023, Accra, Ghana
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
28th International Congress, 2021, Vienna, Austria
In Process
28th International Congress, 2021, Vienna, Austria
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
28th International Congress, 2021, Vienna, Austria
Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Diversity in a Global Perspective
Bodomo, A. and Koblitz C. (eds.) John Benjamins, 2024
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
Representing the Exotic and the Familiar: Politics and Perception in Literature. Meenakshi Bharat and Madhu Grover (eds) Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2019
26th International Congress, 2014, Ningbo, China
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
27th International Congress, 2017, New Delhi, India
(Not published)
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
Major Versus Minor? Languages and Literatures in a Globalized World
Theo D'han, Iannis Goerlandt and Roger D. Sell (eds)
Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2015
24th International Congress, 2008, Lyon, France
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
25th International Congress, 2011, Halden, Norway
(Not published)
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
(Not published)
22nd International Congress, 2002, Bangkok, Thailand
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
Re-imagining Language and Literature for the 21st Century
Suthira Duangsamosorn et al. (eds)
Amsterdam / New York, NY: Rodopi, 2005
21st International Congress, 1999, Harare, Zimbabwe
23rd International Congress, 2005, Cairns, Australia
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
Broaching Frontiers, Shattering Boundaries. On Tradition and Culture at the Dawn of the Third Millennium
T.E. Knight (ed)
Frankfurt/M, Berlin: Peter Lang Verlag, 2002
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
Children in Literature – Children’s Literature
Paul Neubauer (ed)
Frankfurt/M, Berlin: Peter Lang Verlag, 2002
19th International Congress, 1993, Brasilia, Brazil
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
19th International Congress, 1993, Brasilia, Brazil
Language and Literature Today: Modernity and Postmodernity; Communication, Technologies and Translation in the `Global Village'; The Canon and Canonicity; Interdisciplinary Approaches;
The Literatures of Latin America
University of Brasília, 1996.
18th International Congress, 1990, Novi Sad, Serbia
20th International Congress, 1996, Regensburg, Germany
19th International Congress, 1993, Brasilia, Brazil
(Not published)
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Historical and Cultural Contexts of Linguistic and Literary Phenomena
University of Guelph, 1989. From: English Department, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
16th International Congress, 1984, Budapest, Hungary
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Change in Language and Literature
Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1986. From: Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.
15th International Congress, 1981, Arizona, USA
17th International Congress, 1987, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
Adjoining Cultures as Reflected in Literature and Language
Arizona State University, 1983. From: Peter Horwarth, Dept. of Foreign Languages, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. 85287-0202, U.S.A.
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
(Not published)
13th International Congress, 1975, Sidney, Australia
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
12th International Congress, 1972, Cambridge, England
Language and Literature in the Formation of National and Cultural Communities
Australasian Univ. Lang. & Lit. Assn., (c/o Dr Alan Corkhill, Department of German, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia).
12th International Congress, 1972, Cambridge, England
14th International Congress, 1978, Aix-en-Provence, France
12th International Congress, 1972, Cambridge, England
Expression, Communication and Experience in Literature and Language
Modern Humanities Research Association, 1973 (c/o Maney Publishing, Hudson Road, Leeds LS9 7DL, UK; maney@maney.co.uk)
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
(Not published)
10th International Congress, 1966, Strasbourg, France
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
Le Réel dans la littérature et dans la langue
Paris, Librairie Klincksieck, 1967.
9th International Congress, 1963, New York, USA
11th International Congress, 1969, Islamabad, Pakistan
8th International Congress, 1960, Liège, Belgium
Literary History and Literary Criticism
New York University Press, 1964.
8th International Congress, 1960, Liège, Belgium
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
8th International Congress, 1960, Liège, Belgium
La littérature et la langue
ed. Belles Lettres, Paris, (95 Boulevard Raspail, Paris 6e), 1961
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
Stil-und Formprobleme in der Literatur
Winter, Heidelberg, 1959
6th International Congress, 1954, Oxford, England
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
7th International Congress, 1957, Heidelberg, Germany
La littérature et la science
Blackwell, Oxford, 1955. (Note: Out of print).
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
La littérature et les beaux-arts
Valmartini, Florence, 1955.
4th International Congress, 1948, Paris, France
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
La littérature et la politique
Boivin, Paris, 1950.
3rd International Congress, 1938, Lyon, France
5th International Congress, 1951, Florence, Italy
2nd International Congress, 1935, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Les genres littéraires
Résumé of communications printed in the internat. review Helicon, Vol. 2, fasc. 1, published by Editions Académiques Panthéon, Amsterdam/Leipzig, 1938.
2nd International Congress, 1935, Amsterdam, Netherlands
If you would like more information about these publications or the conferences organized by FILLM,
2nd International Congress, 1935, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Périodes dans l'histoire littéraire depuis la Renaissance
Proceedings published in Bulletin of Int. Committee of Historical Science, Vol. IX, pt. 3, Paris, Presses Univ. Françaises, 1937
1st International Congress, 1931, Budapest, Hungary
If you would like more information about these publications or the conferences organized by FILLM,
If you would like more information about these publications or the conferences organized by FILLM,
Actes du 1er Congrès Int. d'Histoire Littéraire
Vol. IV, Pt, 1, no. 14 of the Bulletin of Int. Committee of Historical Science, Paris, Presses Univ. Françaises, 1932.