{"id":6102,"date":"2020-03-12T16:01:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T23:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cale\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=6102"},"modified":"2022-02-16T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T19:13:46","slug":"pencils-down-symposium-call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/news\/pencils-down-symposium-call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pencils Down Symposium &#8211; Call for Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Call For Papers: Pencil\u2019s Down,<br \/>\nStudent-Led Symposium, Co-Sponsored by EWU English Department, Stands Up Against Bigotry and Weaponized Hatred<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Symposium Date:<\/strong> To Be Announced<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Symposium Location\/Format:<\/strong> To Be Announced<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In light of the recent COVID-19 epidemic\/pandemic, we are reevaluating the format\/location\/date\/programming for the symposium and will be making an announcement about alternative format\/location\/date\/programming soon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abstracts are being accepted on a rolling basis up until April 3rd, 2020.\u00a0 If it is getting near the April 3rd deadline, and an abstract is being submitted, a more completed draft or even a full paper may be requested to be submitted.\u00a0 Please contact the symposium committee at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:SAPHSymposium@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAPHSymposium@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> if you have questions on this or to submit abstracts\/full papers for consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Full papers due:<\/strong> April 3rd, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pencil\u2019s Down <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a Student-Led Symposium, Co-Sponsored by the English Department and the Student Assembly of Proletariat Humanitarians (SAPH) at EWU, which is aimed at achieving the following goals:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe want to stand up to the bigotry and weaponized hatred we are witnessing on our campus and in our communities. We believe that we can make the most impact with a student led symposium.\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pencil\u2019s Down<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aims to showcase students\u2019 ideas and voices on topics that affect them immediately and continually.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Our hope is that this will be an event where students can build confidence in their presenting and discourse abilities and connect to others. To foster a sense of unity and equity within the student body will be our primary objective. We are not in this alone, no matter how much it may feel like it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The role of the Humanities has often been conceived as both responding to and shaping culture. Nevertheless, departments within the Humanities too frequently take their responsibilities to confront hatred and iniquity in society, along with their potential to address social justice, for granted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The goal of the symposium is to highlight student voices while confronting hate with and in the humanities. Creative, non-traditional, and digital projects of all kinds are welcome.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You are encouraged to challenge the current idea and function of the humanities as a discipline. Presentations should be no longer than ten minutes to allow for Q&amp;A at the end of each session. Please submit an abstract of your project, indicating at the top if your project is best suited for a panel discussion, outdoor venue, or gallery walk through. Abstracts should be no more than four hundred words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Potential Student Topics include:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">White Supremacy in our local communities\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humanities in action: our ability to effect change\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Socio-Economic disparities\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Refugees and World Relations Media Representations and Portrayals Deconstructing the Canon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ableism in the Academy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illuminating Otherness within the Local Community\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This list is not exhaustive; we are open to any and all projects that may subvert or resist the academic establishment. Please email abstracts and full papers to: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:SAPHSymposium@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SAPHSymposium@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Additional information for faculty wishing to participate in the symposium:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The symposium invites faculty members to participate in a moderated panel to discuss what social justice in the classroom means in practice. Interested faculty, please submit abstracts to the editorial committee, outlining the material you intend to present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the primary focus of the symposium is to highlight student voices, we want to accentuate the role faculty members play in creating strong alliances, empowering students, and influencing classroom dynamics. For this reason, we are especially interested in faculty submissions that address their role in facilitating student experiences at the university.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Potential faculty topics include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confronting Microaggressions in Classroom Discussions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Considering Accessibility when Designing Assessments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Job Precarity &amp; the Adjunct Crisis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ethical Career Guidance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public-Facing Assignments<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compiling Diverse Reading Lists<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encouraging Student Dissent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allying with Students in Political Activism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This list is not exhaustive; we are open to any projects that highlight what you feel are the responsibilities of faculty members, in particular, when confronting structural iniquities. 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