Call for Papers

ASAT's 67th Annual Conference

“Harmony & Discord”

Now Open: Submissions of abstracts for presentations and panels are now open for the 2024 ASAT conference, which will take place from November 14 - 16 on the campus of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. 

This year's theme is Harmony & Discord. Emerging from last year's theme of Death and Rebirth, ASAT continues to explore the fertile terrain of contrasting ideas. On a daily basis, we experience harmony's strength and beauty clashing against discord's messy notes and ugliness. The world seems to be in an endless push and pull between harmony and discord, with détente frequently undercut by tribalism and suspicion. This is true on the global stage as well within the United States. We are excited to see submissions that interpret this theme from an American Studies perspective.

ASAT encourages the submission of academic and creative proposals for panels, papers, and visual presentations that reflect a contemplative inquiry of the conference theme from an interdisciplinary perspective. Presenters should be professionals in their field, though graduate and undergraduate students are also encouraged to submit proposals endorsed by a faculty mentor. Blind abstracts should be limited to 250 words and include a separate cover sheet with a working title, your full name, school affiliation (if applicable), and contact info. Your name and/or affiliation should not appear on your abstract.

Submissions open May 20, 2024, and close September 30, 2024.

Email submissions to: john.schulze@msutexas.edu  Place ASAT 2024 as Subject

All applications will be considered for a travel grant. Awards of grants will be included in your acceptance note.

We kindly ask prospective presenters to write abstracts that examine the complex relationship between harmony and discord, but we will also consider presentations that deal with issues relating to American culture in any form or fashion, especially ones that focus on Texas, the South, or the Southwest. The following is a list of suggested areas of scholarship you may consider.

African American/Black Studies

Health & Wellness

Agricultural & Rural Studies

Hispanic Studies

Art (visual/performing) and Music

Historical and/or Political Perspectives

Asian American Studies

Journalism

Communication Studies

Language & Literature

Creative Writing

Native American Studies

Environmental Studies

Philosophy

Fashion Design

Popular Culture

Film/Theatre Studies

Sociology

Folk Lore Studies

Technology

Gender Studies

War