Proposals were due January 15, 2024, and results have been shared. The conference schedule will be available online soon.
The Canadian South Asian Studies Association/Association canadienne d’études sud-asiatiques (CSASA-ACESA) is a scholarly association affiliated with the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. CSASA-ACESA will host its third Annual meeting on June 15-17, 2024, at the Federation’s Annual Congress, Canada’s largest academic gathering (June 12-21, 2024) at McGill University, Montreal. The format will encompass entirely in-person sessions as well as online and hybrid sessions. Please save the date and forward this announcement widely.
For questions about Congress 2024, contact the members of the organizing committee—
| Julie Vig, York University CSASA-ACESA President, Congress Programme Co-Chair julievig@yorku.ca | Andrea Farran, McGill University CSASA-ACESA Treasurer and Vice-President, Congress Programme Co-Chair andrea.farran@mcgill.ca |
| Anne Murphy, University of British Columbia Steering Committee Member anne.murphy@ubc.ca | Arafaat Valiani, University of Oregon/University of Calgary Steering Committee Member arafaat.valiani@ucalgary.ca |
| Swati Chauhan, McGill University Conference Convenor swati.swati@mail.mcgill.ca |
Individual, Panel, and Roundtable Proposals:
Study of South Asia offers an invaluable lens to engage with complex issues in our globalized world in historical and contemporary terms. We invite colleagues to submit individual paper proposals, fully formed panels, and roundtable submissions on topics related to social scientific and humanities-oriented study of South Asia. Individual proposals, panels, and roundtables that represent a diversity of views are especially solicited. Researchers at all stages, including those working on MAs and PhDs, are encouraged to apply. Proposals and papers may be written in English or French.
Theme:
Echoing the 2024 Congress theme “Sustaining Shared Futures”, CSASA-ACESA seeks submissions that approach this theme in the context of South Asia, diasporic South Asian communities, and emerging social justice movements. We are particularly interested in scholarship that critically engages with discourses on pre-/de-/post-coloniality, anti-casteism, and climate justice and reckons with the colonial legacies of South Asian Studies as a field. In this vein, we also welcome submissions concerned with post- and decolonial literatures and cultural products, particularly as they question power structures and reimagine social justice; submissions centering the voices and narratives of those who have been historically excluded from knowledge production; and submissions grappling with issues of environmental racism in the context of South Asian communities globally. CSASA-ACESA also strongly encourages submissions dealing with these topics in relation to premodern South Asian histories, literatures, and material cultures.
Follow this link for more details on the 2024 Federation’s theme here: https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress2024
Proposal Format and Length:
Individual Papers: Paper abstracts should be a maximum of 250 words; accepted proposals will be matched with other thematically-related submissions.
Panels: Full panel submissions should consist of three or four presenters, a moderator, and a respondent. Panel proposals should include a title and a thematic abstract (150 words), along with individual presentation proposals (250 words each) for every participant.
Roundtable: Full roundtable submissions should have a defined theme and include three or four presenters, with a moderator. Roundtable proposals should include a title and abstract (250 words), along with a list of participants and outline of their proposed contributions (500 words).
Submissions and Deadline: Final submissions should be emailed to csasa.acesa@gmail.com by January 15, 2024, 23:59 EST.
CSASA-ACESA 2024 Business Meeting—Study of South Asia in Canadian Academic Contexts:
How can we collaborate across regions, and share resources to enhance engagements in South Asian Canadian studies? The two-day program will include a business meeting and general planning session where members can share suggestions and ideas for CSASA-ACESA to serve the needs of our community. We also hope that Congress 2024 will be an occasion for members of CSASA-ACESA to reflect collectively on ways we can reimagine the study of South Asia in the Humanities and the Social Sciences by decentering whiteness and upper-caste perspectives.
Acceptance of Papers, Panels, and Roundtables: Applicants will be notified of their proposal’s acceptance status by February 15, 2024.