T.I.M.E.
Trailblazers, Innovations, Movements, Epochs
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln History Graduate Students Association invites all advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying the humanities to participate in the Sixteenth Annual James A. Rawley Conference in the Humanities.
The Rawley Conference strives to enhance our collective understanding of the humanities. We welcome submissions from those studying the humanities and related fields, including but not limited to: History, Classical and Modern Languages, Classics and Religious Studies, English, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies, Great Plains Studies, Latin American Studies, Medieval/Renaissance Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Digital Humanities.
While all proposals are invited, preference will be given to those which address the 2020 theme:
T.I.M.E.: Trailblazers, Innovations, Movements, Epochs
One beauty of the humanities is its diversity of research and interpretation. This year, the Rawley Conference seeks to encourage varied examinations of five major components that are best conveyed in our thematic acronym, T.I.M.E.: trailblazers, innovations, movements, epochs.
This conference aims to encourage scholars to examine ordinary people who drove local, regional, national, or global social movements; intellectual and disciplinary innovations that continue to influence our lives today; and memory of past epochs that are due for critical revisitation. Applicants may choose to pursue one thematic component, or critically examine a topic through the lens of multiple elements of the theme.
For example, March 2020 marks the centenary of national women’s suffrage and Women’s History Month. On one potential panel, while approaches may differ between a historian, a sociologist, and a psychologist, analysis of social backgrounds for different groups of women in the United States over the past century (time, movement, trailblazers) could unite the panel. Other sessions can be similarly constructed to encourage interdisciplinary discussion under a common panel theme. This brief example illustrates how one topic can be examined from various perspectives by scholars of the humanities, and it is perspectives like these to which the Rawley Conference seeks to give voice.
Submission Deadline:
December 15, 2019
Conference Date:
March 13-14, 2020
Cost to Register: FREE
SUBMISSION Guidelines
Individual papers, panels, posters, and digital projects are all equally and highly encouraged.
PRESENTATION STYLE OPTIONS
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ROUNDTABLE (75 mins): 45 minutes of presentation + 30 minutes of discussion, Q&A, and feedback. Presenters are expected to have prepared questions to fuel the dialogue.
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STRUCTURED CONVERSATION (75 mins): A participant-driven conversation around a shared interest. This format encourages audience dialogue. It usually starts with a bold statement or a problem presentation, and the facilitated conversation goes from there.
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TRADITIONAL PANEL (75 mins): 3 presentations of 20 minutes + 15 minutes of discussion, Q&A and feedback. It is composed by 3 presenters, a chair and a commentator.
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EXPERIMENTAL (75 mins): Simulation, roleplay, games… Non-traditional presentation style is highly encouraged, if you are not sure your idea would fit in the Rawley Conference, feel free to contact and ask the organizers.
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PECHA KUCHA (75 mins): Usually a multi-presenter presentation, using a series of images to convey key ideas around a shared interest. Each presenter uses 20 slides in 20-second increments.
All submissions must have:
- An abstract of 250 words, single-spaced, including topic, and argument or thesis of the project.
- A current one page CV or resume.
Paper panel submissions:
- Abstracts with previously stated requirements and a resume or CVs for each project/participant
- A 500-word summary of the topic and purpose of the panel, and a brief explanation as to how each paper fits into the theme of the panel. This document should also specify the name and email address of the panel chair.
Submissions should be emailed to
rawleyconference.unl@gmail.com
with the subject line:
“Submission - UNL Rawley 2020.”
Within the email, please state first and last name, along with your current institution, a brief bio, any technological needs you may require (laptop, adapter, projector, etc.).
DEADLINES
Submissions:
December 15, 2019
Papers:
To be considered for the prize, the final paper must be emailed to the conference organizers by
February 15, 2020.
A distinguished paper prize is awarded annually. The winner of the distinguished paper prize will be announced at the end of the conference day on Saturday, March 14, 2020.
Credit: Michael T. Davis
The 2020 Rawley Conference's Keynote Speaker
Dr. Cathleen D. Cahill
Dr. Cathleen D. Cahill is a social historian at Penn State University and a member of the Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lectureship Program. She focuses on women's working and political lives, asking how identities such as race, nationality, class, and age have shaped them. Dr. Cahill is also interested in the connections generated by women's movements for work, play, and politics, and how mapping those movements reveal women in surprising and unexpected places.
One of her current projects is "Raising Our Banners: Women of Color Challenge the Mainstream Suffrage Movement." It follows the lead of feminist scholars of color calling for alternative "genealogies of feminism," using individual biographies to explore the activism of African American, Indigenous, Chinese American, and Hispana women before and after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.
S C H E D U L E
December 15, 2019
January 15, 2020
February 15, 2020
March 13-14, 2020
Paper Submission Due
Final Decisions
Final Paper Due
2020 James A. Rawley Conference
More information to come
