CALL FOR PAPERS : Ecology and Religion in 19th Century Studies

Posted on November 30, 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS : Ecology and Religion in 19th Century Studies

Ecology and Religion in 19th Century Studies

CALL FOR PAPERS

This is a unique conferencing experience that will run from September 18-21, 2019. Ecology and Religion in 19th Century Studies is a flightless, multi-site conference that invites interdisciplinary attention to confluences between environmental and religious perspectives and practices in the long Anglophone nineteenth century (1780-1900). The conference will be broadcast online from four participating sites:

  • Armstrong Browning Library at Baylor University (Texas)
  • Lancaster University (UK)
  • University of Washington (Seattle)
  • Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)

This conference calls for attention both to earlier religious environmental consciousness and to the environmental impact of our scholarship today. According to TerraPass, air travel for an average international conference generates roughly 100 metric tons (mT) of carbon dioxide equivalents, the same greenhouse-gas impact as consuming 11,252 gallons of gasoline, burning 109,409 pounds of coal, or driving 245,098 miles in a passenger vehicle. In addition to avoiding air travel, we hope to lower barriers of cost and transportation, thereby enabling a more diverse and inclusive range of participation than is often possible at international conferences.

Rather than seeking to replace physical with digital networking, this conference will take a hybrid approach by linking several international sites. Events will be live-streamed on a shared conference website, where, after the conference dates, they will also be recorded for future access.

Deadline

  • Friday, March 15, 2019
  • 5:00 p.m. CST

Proposals

Proposals for 90-minute panels should:

  • be no longer than 1,000 words total
  • contain no more than three panelists, each presenting for no more than 20 minutes include summaries of the panel focus and of each paper’s argument
  • include a one-page CV for each panelist listing primary publications and research achievements
  • specify the location the panelists hope to attend, the ABL or Lancaster
  • if the panel is intended for the ABL, specify whether panelists wish to participate digitally (we prefer that some panelists be physically present for every panel, so fully digital panels will require special consideration)

Proposals for individual 20-minute paper proposals should:

  • contain a paper description of 300-500 words
  • include a one-page CV with primary publications and research achievements
  • specify the location the panelist hopes to attend, the ABL or Lancaster
  • if the panelist wishes to contribute to the panels at the ABL, specify whether the panelist envisions site-based or digital participation

FULL INFORMATION including theme and mission for The Call for Papers is available on the Ecology and Religion in 19th Century Studies conference site here: baylor.edu/library/ecologyreligion.

PLEASE visit the site and submit a proposal for a paper or panel session.