{"id":1670,"date":"2023-11-15T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T18:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfd\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:24:55","slug":"cfd-annual-conference-2024-call-for-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfd\/2023\/11\/15\/cfd-annual-conference-2024-call-for-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"CFD Annual Conference 2024 – Call for Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Center on Forced Displacement Annual Conference: <\/span>The Future of Borders<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

April 23-24, 2024 – Boston, MA<\/span><\/h4>\n

The Center on Forced Displacement is inviting calls for presentations for our 2024 annual conference entitled <\/span>The Future of Borders<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference will bring together interdisciplinary scholars, researchers, artists, practitioners, students and engaged community members from around the world to discuss, debate and learn about borders and border policies, the myriad challenges faced by forcibly displaced communities and ethical, practical, evidence-based and rigorous approaches to address these challenges. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Focusing on CFD\u2019s four research themes (Human Environments and Climates; Art, Expression, Identities; Healthy Lives and Meaningful Livelihoods; and Training and Ethical Engagement), the conference seeks presentation submissions in the following formats: \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Presentation or Panel\u00a0<\/span>\n
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    1. <\/span>We welcome proposals for 5-15 mins conference presentations. The organizers especially welcome proposals for \u201cno paper\u201d and or \u201cno powerpoint\/low powerpoint (no more than 3 slides)\u201d presentations in which presenters determine the most effective way of sharing their work without reading from a pre-written text or toggling through a powerpoint. We welcome both individual presentation proposals and full panel submissions (3 presentations of 12 minutes each and a moderator). <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. Workshops\n
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      1. We invite proposals for 60 min workshops with the constraint that the majority of the session must involve the direct engagement of the participants in activities. Workshops are more than welcome to interrogate the very question of what counts as \u2018engagement,\u2019 the nature of the relation between participation and observation, the active and the passive and so forth. Workshops can be organized individually or collaboratively.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Story lectures\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n
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        1. We invite proposals for 20-minute story lectures that foreground processes of knowledge creation, share research or practice insights, reflect on the act of learning, consider potential pedagogical impact made possible by nontraditional methods of teaching\/presenting, and many more. Story lectures can be organized individually or collaboratively.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. Key Topics Groups\n
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          1. We invite proposal for <\/span>topic<\/span>s<\/span> of interdisciplinary interest, and conference attendees will sign up to participate.\u00a0 Keygroups will coordinate in advance of the conference and precirculate mini-statements (1 pg on the topic). They will meet during the conference to continue shaping their contribution to fit the contours of the unfolding event, and they will produce a brief presentation of their work on the conference\u2019s final day. Each group may consist of researchers, practitioners, artists, scholars, educators and others engaged with forced displacement. Already existing working groups are welcome to apply.\u00a0Some funding is available to support travel to the conference for keygroup participants.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Artistic Contributions<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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            1. We invite proposals for artworks, performances, and installations to exhibit<\/span>. Artists are welcome to submit individual or collaborative works.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              This conference will be held in-person with the opportunity to apply for a limited number of travel fellowships for early career scholars. If applying for early career travel fellowship, please send a CV, and a 1-2 page statement on how the conference fits your academic and\/or research goals. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

              The deadline for submissions is <\/span>December 31st, 2023. <\/span><\/b>Decisions will be sent out by <\/span>January 25th, 2024<\/span><\/b>. Presentation submissions must include a title, abstract (max 350 words) and a short biography (max 250 words).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

              To apply, please email CFD Director of Programs Marina Lazetic at <\/span>mlazetic@bu.edu<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n