The Department of Languages, Philosophy, Religion, and Cultures and the Department of Education at Rockford University invite you to submit a proposal (abstract) to participate in the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Student Conference “Celebrating the Interdisciplinary Humanities” to be held both in person and via Zoom, on Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30, 2022. Students are invited to present their research papers in any area of the Humanities with special emphasis on interdisciplinary connections. This conference will discuss cultural, theological, literary, and philosophical inquiry across time periods, genres, and cultural traditions. We encourage students to participate by presenting papers about humanistic thought, literary production, performance, and/or theological writings over time. This is an invitation to discuss together how ideas, words, and cultures emerge, change, and are connected. Presentations, abstracts, proposals, and papers in either English or Spanish are welcome.

Presentations can be from any discipline and about any area of the Humanities. Students will present their work in the form of 10-to-15-minute oral presentations (the equivalent of a 4-6 page double-spaced paper) as part of a traditional panel with a faculty member and undergraduate student as discussants. Students can submit individual proposals or proposals for panels of 3 or 4 papers. All participants and attendees will be asked to register for this two-day event, but registration is free.

The three best papers presented will be awarded as follows:

– First place award: $150 and publication of the paper in our academic journal Deinós.

– Second place award: $100 and publication of the paper in Deinós.

– Third place award: $50 and publication of the paper in Deinós.

Individual presentation proposals (abstracts) of no more than 250 words must be submitted via email by April 10th to conference organizer Dr. Yoandy Cabrera Ortega at ycabreraortega@rockford.edu. Please be sure to include the following information.

For individual proposals:

• Name of the student and contact information (email address)
• Affiliation – what college or university the student attends
• Title of the presentation
• An abstract of no more than 250 words

Panel proposals of 3 or 4 presentations should be submitted with the following information:

• The title of the panel
• The organizer’s name and contact information (email address)
• The names of the panelists and their contact information (email addresses)
• Panelists’ affiliations – what colleges or universities the students attend
• Abstract of each paper in the panel – no more than 250 words each

For a list of potential topics and for more information, please see the attached document.