Submissions

The submission period for proposals for presentations of works and performances for the IX International Conference in Cultural Studies is open from April 5th to May 30th. The conference will take place on November 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2024, at the Department of Languages and Cultures (DLC) of the University of Aveiro, in Portugal. The event is organized by the Gender and Performance Group (GECE) and the Cultural Studies and Leisure Nucleus (NECO) of the Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (CLLC), as well as the Doctoral Program in Cultural Studies at the University of Aveiro (Portugal).

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1. CultureS, Activisms and Cultural Changes

The theme of the IX International Conference in Cultural Studies is Cultures, Activisms, and Cultural Changes. We intend to focus on the points of collaboration, inflection, and friction that this theme entails, discussing the intrinsic controversies from both epistemological and political-academic perspectives.

2. SESSions

IX International Conference in Cultural Studies is Cultures, Activisms, and Cultural Changes hosts three types of presentations: 

2.1 Keynote Lectures

The lectures will be held by invited speakers, whose trajectories as researchers, activists and/or artists are well recognized nationally and internationally. 

2.2 Communications and Performances

Our parallel sessions will include the presentation of papers and performances. Each session will be organized around a topic and will be composed of up to 5 papers that approach it from different perspectives, and will gather researchers, activists and artists in the discussion. Our purpose is for papers’ linkage to enable rich debates and to bring authors and audience together in the discussion.

The maximum presentation time of each paper is 10 minutes, followed by a longer period of discussion. The model for each presentation is up to each speaker. Creativity and multiplicity of format are encouraged.

The organization committee of the Congress challenges participants to find alternative formats to the already worn-out use of PowerPoint presentations, and warns that the availability of this equipment will be limited. In order to streamline the presentation process, we suggest that all participants use their own laptop computers. Performance proposals will also be assessed regarding their feasibility, given the structural conditions of the available space for the event. All formats are welcome, but adaptations may be necessary. If in doubt, contact the organization committee.

3. Topics

We suggest some themes, but they do not enclose the scope of the IX International Conference in Cultural Studies is Cultures, Activisms, and Cultural Changes, so that the authors are free to contribute with different proposals:

  • Queer and LGBTIA+ Activisms;
  • Anti-racism Activisms;
  • Indigenous Rights Activisms;
  • Feminist Activisms;
  • Disability rights movement; 
  • Environmental Activisms;
  • Indigenous Activisms;
  • Cultural Activisms: through music, performance, theater, cinema, etc…
  • Artivisms;
  • Student Activisms;
  • Activisms against gentrification and the touristification of cities;
  • Activisms for the right to housing;
  • Activisms and advocacy within Political Parties;
  • Digital Activisms;
  • Activisms for Peace;
  • Activisms related to Social Support: provision of food and other necessities…;
  • Unequal power relations within activisms;
  • Rise of activists to celebrity status (for example, through social media);
  • Artificial Intelligence and the future of activisms;
  • The role of Non-Profit Organizations in Activisms;
  • Transnational Networks in activisms;
  • Festivals, fairs, and celebrations of activisms;
  • Museological Activisms;
  • Anti-speciesist Activisms;
  • Cyclist Activisms.

4. General guidelines

4.1 Abstract Submission

Paper and performance abstract submissions may have a maximum of 4 (four) co-authors. Proposals must be sent in one of the two official languages of the event, Portuguese and English, and present the following elements: title; abstract of up to 600 words; up to 5 keywords; authors; institutional filiation; type of presentation.

Each author may present a maximum of 3 papers/performances.

The full texts of the approved proposals must be submitted until 15 May. The abstract should be submitted through the designated form. The evaluation outcome by the Scientific Committee will be communicated via email starting from July 1st.

4.2 Full paper submission

The full texts of the approved proposals must be submitted until 30 September. The submission may be in one of the Congress’s official languages, Portuguese or English. It is our intention to thereby guarantee the broadest international dissemination possible.

4.3 Rules for text formatting and paper presentation 

The presentations will be grouped by the organizing committee, as far as possible, around the topic indicated in the proposal submission. The proceedings with the accepted paper and performance abstracts will be available online on the Congress’s website, enabling consultation during the presentation.

Full texts must be sent in both of the event’s official languages, in a single file. They must be 8 to 10 pages long; font: Georgia, 11 pt. (body), 10 pt. (quotes), 9 pt. (footnotes); spacing 1,5 (body), 1,0 (quotes and footnotes); paragraph: 10 pt.; references at the end.

5. Publication

The conference proceedings will be published online in two volumes, one for each official language, each with different ISBNs. All abstracts of performances and full texts of accepted papers, submitted within the established deadline, will be available in this online publication. In 2025, the publication of an e-book is planned, containing a peer-reviewed selection of the best papers presented during the Congress.

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