The congress is structured around the following thematic areas.

1. Cultural studies: present and future in a global world. Coordinator: Ms. Genara Pulido Tirado, PhD. (Universidad de Jaén, Spain)

2. Postcolonial and subaltern studies. Coordinator: Mr. José Luis Anta Félez, PhD. (Universidad de Jaén, Spain)

3. Subjectivities, identities, feelings and corporalities. Coordinator: Mr. Adrian Scribano, PhD. (CONICET-IIGG-Universidad de Buenos Aires, CIES, Argentina)

4. Art, literature and popular culture. Coordinators: Mr. Juan Sergio Quesada Aguilar, PhD. (Universidad de Jaén, Spain) and Mr. Rubén J. Pérez Redondo, PhD. (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain)

5. Gender and sexualities studies. Coordinator: Mr. José M. Peixoto Caldas, PhD. (Universidade de Porto, Portugal)

6. Health and well-being on culture. Coordinator: Ms. Ana M. Martínez Pérez, PhD. (Universidad de las Américas, Ecuador)

7. Cultural industries, communication and the digital world. Coordinator: Ms. Carmen Gaona Pisonero, PhD. (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain)

8. Tourism, heritage and collective memory. Coordinator: Ms. Nuria Morere Molinero, PhD. (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain)