About the conference

The international scientific conference “Alisher Navoi and the 21st Century” has been held annually since 2016. The initiator and main organizer of the conference is the Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named after Alisher Navoi.

The primary aim of the conference is not only to promote in-depth research on the legacy of Alisher Navoi, but also to examine pressing issues of Uzbek language and literature through the perspectives of 21st-century scholarship. The forum seeks to introduce the national literary heritage to the global academic community and to study it in close connection with contemporary literary processes.

The conference program covers a wide range of topics, including classical and modern literature, textology, translation studies, comparative literary studies, language development, and cultural relations.

Over the years, the conference has evolved into an important platform for scholarly dialogue, strengthening international cooperation, supporting innovative research, and contributing to the continued development of Uzbek philology.

These proceedings brings together scholarly articles from the international conference “Alisher Navoi and the 21st Century.” It explores the enduring significance of Alisher Navoi’s literary and scholarly legacy in classical Uzbek literature, addressing key topics in textology and linguistics connected to his work. Offering insights into the current state and future directions of Uzbek Navoi studies, this collection is an essential resource for researchers, philology specialists, graduate and undergraduate students, and anyone interested in the rich heritage of Uzbek literature.