The disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences are constantly engaged in exploring how human life and social worlds are shaped, reshaped, and transformed within their specific historical, social, cultural, and material contexts. They offer numerous ways to ask questions, produce knowledge, and make sense of the world we live in by examining the conditions that influence what people can think, say, and do. These conditions open possibilities to reinterpret varied experiences and negotiate change in order to inquire into the circumstances in which knowledge is reimagined to harness the inclusive, equitable and productive voices of all.

Within these shifting contexts, new perspectives can emerge, established assumptions can be reconsidered, and intellectual breakthroughs can occur. While conventional frameworks of knowledge production and modes of inquiry continue to offer important conceptual and methodological foundations for research, they are also being challenged by new perspectives, voices, and practices, through and beyond familiar frameworks. Heterodox methods of doing research—acts of thinking, speaking, theorising, and being—are gaining popularity while remaining committed to objectivity and truth.

The 12th Edition of the Graduate Research Meet aims to examine these critical junctures, consider alternatives, and explore possibilities within and beyond paradigms. By foregrounding diverse perspectives and voices from the margins, this conference seeks to contribute to the urgent work of imagining and enacting more just and liveable futures. We invite scholars to join this conversation, engage in discussions and deliberations, and take part in an extensive dialogue across the disciplines of Archaeology, Development Studies, Economics, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.