CFP: Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 33rd ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE IN THE HUMANITIES
Intersectionalities/Interconnections/Liminalities
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the College of Arts and Humanities, and the University of West Georgia (UWG) invite you to celebrate the 33rd Annual Interdisciplinary Conference in the Humanities, October 25-27, 2018. We welcome submissions from across the Humanities, Fine Arts, and the Social and Natural Sciences, dealing with INTERSECTIONALITIES/INTERCONNECTIONS/LIMINALITIES and the many relations and intersections between them. Papers, exhibits, performances and screenings may be submitted by scholars, graduate students, writers, artists, and performers.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Juanamaría Cordones-Cook
We encourage presentations about Intersectionalities/Interconnections/Liminalities on topics including, but not limited to:
- Africana and Indigenous Studies
- Literary studies of all periods, places, and times
- African, Maghrib and Saharan Studies
- Haitian studies
- Filmography
- Afro-Hispanic Studies
- Opposing concepts such as: war/peace; love/hate; local/global; citizens/immigrants; etc.
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Imperialism and the Natural Sciences
- Cultural studies
- Migration, immigration and globalization
- Feminism, queer and postcolonial theory
- Linguistics, language and bilingualism
- Eco-criticism
- Memory, memorials, and commemoration
- Study abroad
- Anthropology
- Geography and cartography
- History, historiography, and historical revisions
- The visual arts, including film studies, photography and graphic design
- Environmental Studies and Urban Studies
- Health and travel concerns
- Theatre, scenes and landscapes
- Philosophy
- Myths and mythology
- Music, including musical history and theory
- Economics, including commerce, marketing and trade
We especially welcome presentations about Haitian Studies to honor Dr. Flore Zephir. Dr. Albert Valdman, Director of the IU Creole Institute, will participate in this important recognition.
For individual proposals please submit a one-page, double-spaced abstract to Dr. Ana Zapata-Calle at azapata@westga.edu. Include the presenter’s name, institution, email address, phone number, and any audio-visual or technical requirements for the presentation on a separate page. Papers in French, German and Spanish are welcomed as part of a pre-organized panel.
Submissions for panels of 3-4 presenters are especially welcome. For panel proposals please submit the panel title, abstracts, and contact information for all speakers and for the panel moderator. Proposals are due by May 15th, 2018.
Posted: February 4, 2018, 4:02 PM