Hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma's College of Liberal Arts, the 11th Annual International Gender & Sexuality Studies Academic Conference is seeking proposals for the 2026 event!
Sponsored by The Women's Research Center; BGLTQ+ Student Center; and the Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Central Oklahoma, this year's conference theme is "Community at the Margins."
We invite papers considering ways in which individuals and groups who find themselves on the margins create sustaining networks of care, resilience, and meaning. Let us therefore examine marginality not as exclusion, but as a site where relationships and community are built.
With your participation, we will take up many questions related to WGSS in multiple disciplines during our two-day conference at the University of Central Oklahoma on September 26 and 27, 2026, while sustaining a productive and positive space for students, scholars, activists, and community members alike. To encourage international participation, there will be a limited number of virtual presentations available only for those residing outside of the United States.
All submissions are welcome. The selection committee interprets our theme broadly and encourages proposals that reflect on women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. The conference will include presentations that address issues of women, gender, and sexuality studies across various disciplines, including, but not limited to, the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, activism, and STEM fields. We invite students, faculty, staff, scholars, and activists to propose papers, panels, roundtable discussions, and workshop presentations. Please submit abstracts (max 200 words) through the link listed here: https://forms.office.com/r/k2wYjbsQVj. The deadline to submit proposals is April 24.