The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s History Graduate Students Association invites all graduate and advanced undergraduate students to attend the 18th Annual James A. Rawley Conference in the Humanities. The conference will be held November 5th- 6th, 2026 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
We welcome proposals from all humanities fields, including: 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 and Gender Studies, and Digital Humanities.
All proposals are welcome; preference will be given to those which address the 2026 theme:
Surveilling Movement and Regulating Identity
Papers that address this theme should consider issues relating to movement or where the free expression of identity is limited. Possible topic areas related to this theme are issues of race, gender, and migration.
Full Panel submissions should include: Session title, One-page abstract that details how all papers fit into the panel and contact information for the panel chair, and a one-page CV for each participant.
Individual Paper Submissions should include: Paper Title, a one-paragraph abstract outlining the topic, argument, and methodology, and a one-page CV.
Please submit your full submission in a singular pdf document to hgsa@unl.edu with the subject line: “Rawley 2026 Submission - [last name, first name]”. Please also contact the HGSA or see our website: https://history.unl.edu/2026-rawley/ if you have further questions about the event itself at this time.
Please Submit proposals by September 15th, 2026.
This year the Rawley Conference in the Humanities will also host our Keynote speaker: Edward E. Curtis IV. Dr. Curtis is William M. and Gail M. Plater Chair of the Liberal Arts and Professor of Religious Studies at the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at Indiana University, Indianapolis. He is a publicly-engaged scholar of Black, Muslim, and Arab American history and life who translates his research into practice through film, popular writing, community archiving, K-12 teacher workshops, and public history projects such as “Arab Indianapolis.”
More details at: https://history.unl.edu/2026-rawley/