Monday, March 1 2021, 12am Please submit proposals to jlrice@uga.edu Symposium on Recognition, Reconciliation, and Redress April 30 and May 1, 2021 Hybrid Online Format We invite proposals for presentations, research papers, themed sessions, workshops, and performances on the histories of slavery at the University of Georgia to be part of an inaugural symposium on the topic. Scholars, activists, community members, political representatives, artists, educators, students, and practitioners are all welcome to participate. We are interested in works that seek to recognize, reconcile, and/or redress the historical and contemporary impacts of slavery at UGA and on Athens. We understand the history of slavery to be a broad and interdisciplinary topic with many entry points into analysis and discussion. We also recognize that the history of slavery is related to the history of settler colonization and Indigenous land dispossession. This could include (but is not limited to) the following topics: - Stories, memories, visual representations, and legacies of enslavement at UGA/Athens - Slavery, land dispossession, white supremacy, and segregation at UGA - Emancipation, Abolition, Black resistance, Afro-futures, Decolonization - Methods of recognition regarding the legacy of slavery at UGA - Possibilities for redress, reparations, and racial justice at UGA - University responses and resistance This symposium will be a space for a conversation among a broad group of people and organizations interested in exploring racial justice within and beyond the UGA community. Proposal Format and Submission Interested participants should submit a proposal for a single paper (15-20 minute presentation) or a full session with a proposed theme and participants (60-75 minutes). Symposium organizers will place single paper abstracts into appropriate grouped sessions. Interested individuals or organizations should submit the following information: ● Title ● Presenter name(s), affiliations, contact Information ● Type of presentation (e.g. research paper, entire themed session, artistic work) ● Brief description of proposed presentation (200 words or less) ● Statement of relevance to the symposium theme and purpose Please submit proposals to Jennifer L. Rice (jlrice@uga.edu) by March 1st, 2021. Submission of proposal does not guarantee acceptance. Responses will be communicated by March 15, 2021. For questions or further information please contact Jennifer L. Rice at jlrice@uga.edu. CFP_%20HSUGA%20symposium_Final.pdf
