Academic and Scholarly Events

  • CFP: Borderlands Conference 2017- 1.20.2017

     
    CALL FOR PROPOSALS

    As the precarious nature of political landscapes continue to show themselves—in the United States and other regions of the world—researchers, activists, artists, and other stakeholders have developed complex ways of interrogating the inequalities prevalent within them. Additionally, many critical scholars have asserted that the “post-racial, post-feminism, post-homophobic melting pot” narratives that have been central to contemporary discussions of identity, place, and space have always been dangerous fallacies. Such perspectives illustrate that inequality takes on institutional and interpersonal forms that are constantly changing in their scope and discourse.
    Influenced by this, the 2017 conference theme is “Inequality: Transmutations and Contestations.” This two-day symposium will explore scholarship and artwork that highlight the many faces of power, inequality, oppression, and resistance within our social worlds. All disciplinary interventions are welcomed!
    We are looking for the following types of proposals:
     
    •       individual academic papers (will be used in the construction of thematic sessions by conference organizers)
    •       wholly constituted panels or workshops
    •        visual or performance artworks
    •          academic posters.
     
    All proposals should be submitted via: https://goo.gl/forms/jRXrCTCjRRoTrHsr2 by January 20th, 2017.
     Submissions should include 2-5 keywords, short abstracts, contact information, A/V needs, and short bios of all presenters.
     
    Guiding Questions/Ideas for Proposals, along with more information about Borderlands: A Critical Graduate Symposium can be found at https://borderlandsgraduatesymposium.wordpress.com/cfp/
     
     
    For more information, contact: Cynthia Melendez at borderlands.uconn@gmail.com

If you have any questions, please contact Grad School at 860-486-3617.