Following the UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sharing Cultures
2011 will welcome papers on the following topics:

- Oral traditions and expressions;
- Performing arts;
- Social practices;
- Traditional craftsmanship.

Under "Oral traditions and expressions" Authors may present research
work on language and communication, mainly if considered as means to
express or transmit intangible cultural heritage.

"Performing arts" will accommodate all contributions on music (instrumental and human voice), dance and theatre in their traditional, classical, ethnographic, or other forms.

The topic of "Social practices" will include all forms of social intercourse, corresponding to day-to-day life activities, rituals (religious or non-religious) and festive events that mark the way of life of a certain human group; under this topic gastronomy will also have
a place.

"Traditional craftsmanship" will gather contributions on various forms of material production, having in mind that all material culture has an intangible meaning and that the "know-how" is it-self intrinsically intangible.