Call for Papers
We invite undergraduate students from across Connecticut to present their work at the 5th Annual Connecticut Ethnic Studies Symposium, on Friday, April 5th from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. This in-person symposium is sponsored by the UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship program and the UConn Humanities Institute.
This year’s symposium will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1974 sit-in at Wilbur Cross Library in which state police arrested 219 Black students who demanded the construction of an African American Cultural Center. These students’ radical protests for Black liberation created permanent, physical spaces for students of color to gather and inspired cross-racial solidarity. With a theme of “Archival Activism and Public Memory,” the symposium will educate the community about using archives to reconstruct the public memory and honor student leadership in social movements. To democratize the sharing of knowledge and emphasize inter-collegiate collaboration, we encourage participation from students at non-R1 Research Institutions, public universities, and community colleges.
Our keynote speaker will be Antoinette Brim-Bell, the Connecticut State Poet Laureate. She is a poet, printmaker, professor of English at Capital Community College, and author of These Women You Gave Me, Icarus in Love, and Psalm of the Sunflower.
FORMAT/TOPICS: Presentations (approximately 10–12 minutes) should focus on ethnic studies, including but not limited to Africana Studies; American Studies; Anthropology; Asian and Asian American Studies; English; History; Human Rights; Latino and Latin American Studies; Literatures, Cultures, and Languages; Native American and Indigenous Studies; Political Science; Sociology, Urban and Community Studies; and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Possible themes include refugee and migration studies; race, diaspora, and indigeneity studies; decolonization, anti-imperialism, and demilitarization; community organizing and resistance; and advocacy and dissent through the arts, music, and media.
Questions can be directed to ctethnicstudies@gmail.com.
Yale University will provide bus transportation from Yale’s campus in New Haven to Storrs for New Haven area students. UConn will provide parking validations for students driving themselves to Storrs. We will provide lunch and a reception for all attendees.
RSVP Form
Please RSVP here. RSVP is required for attending the welcome lunch and keynote speech from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and is not required for attending any of the other panels.
