Call for Papers & Projects for the Open Books Open Minds Student Conference

We're calling for paper, panel, roundtable, or other creative proposals to be presented at our 15th Annual Student Conference. Undergraduate and graduate students may submit proposals and instructors are encouraged to submit collaborative proposals for student panels or innovative formats. Submissions are due by April 1.

Submission Details

We invite students to share their writing, research, and creative projects (visual art, musical performances, skits or dramatic performances, poetry readings, creative pieces, academic writing) on any topic related to this year’s common book, A Map is Only One Story. Undergraduate papers will be allotted 10-12 minutes each (time for approximately 1000-1250 words or four-five pages, double-spaced); graduate student papers will be allotted 15 minutes. We will accept proposals for already-formed panels (one hour per session) or for individual papers, which we will group by topic. We’re also open to other possibilities: poster sessions, larger roundtables with more students on a single panel, and so on. Pitch us what you think would work for you. We welcome submissions from any academic discipline as well as interdisciplinary approaches.

Possible Topics

• Family
• The Meaning of Home
• Immigration
• Borders
• Maps
• Bi Cultural Identity
• Undocumented Status
• Geopolitics
• Multiplicity of Truths
• Post Colonialism
• 1st Generation College Students
• Tokenism