We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for this year's No Limits Student Research Conference -- "Writing as Resistance," featuring SJ Sindu as the keynote speaker.
And....I am writing to encourage you all to submit a proposal. Perhaps you did something for one of our WGS classes that you're proud of (academic or creative). Perhaps you've done interesting feminist outreach by way of volunteering or interning. Perhaps....
It's a great way to get your ideas out there and gain experience speaking in front of a friendly audience. Even if you don't submit a proposal, you really should come because it's a great chance to learn new things, hang out with other feminist folk, and cheer your peers on. Read on for more details!
The conference will be held Friday, March 11, 2022 at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It will take place in person at the Nebraska City Campus Student Union and will abide by COVID requirements as directed by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department at that time.
An alum of UNL, the keynote speaker Professor SJ Sindu is a Sri Lankan American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Marriage of a Thousand Lies, was released by Soho Press in June 2017, won the Publishing Triangle Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction, and was named an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book. Her forthcoming book, Blue-Skinned Gods, has been described by Roxane Gay as “another brilliant novel…[T]he richness of this story will take hold of you and never let go.”
The deadline for proposals is Friday, January 21, 2022. Proposals can be submitted online here: https://www.unl.edu/wgs/no-limits-submissions
No Limits is a student research conference. There is no registration cost, and the event is free and open to the public.
We invite proposals from undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates on any topic from any discipline related to women's issues, lives, histories, or culture; or women's and gender studies. Creative writing, visual arts, film, music, performances, workshops, and academic papers are all welcome. Proposals for individual presentations or pre-made panels are accepted.
Additional information about the conference can be found here: https://www.unl.edu/wgs/no-limits-conference
More information will be added as conference organizing continues. So stay tuned!
Should you have additional questions, please submit them to -- nolimitsunl@unl.edu.
More details at: https://www.unl.edu/wgs/no-limits-conference