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09/02/2016

CSCA 2017 Call for Papers Reminder: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus

Hello Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus Members,

I hope everyone’s term is off to a great start. I just wanted to send this out one more time to remind you that the deadline for submitting papers and panels for CSCA is just about a month away.

The annual conference is being held in Minneapolis, MN on March 16th-18th, 2017. In the meantime if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to receiving many excellent papers and panels in the next month.

Hope this message finds you well, Tim McKenna-Buchanan (tpmckenna-buchanan@manchester.edu)


 


Call for Papers and Panels
2017 Central States Communication Association (CSCA)

Annual Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 16-18, 2017

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The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus invites submissions of competitive papers and panel proposals for the 2017 CSCA Conference. The purpose of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus is to promote dialogue and scholarship and engaging issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity in the communication discipline. Thus, in conjunction with the convention theme of Create, we are seeking innovative and critical research that explores how we begin and/or create conversations around queer issues in our research and teaching.

As communication scholars interested in LGBTQ issues, we welcome a diverse range of topics including but not limited to the following topics that emerged in our business meeting: current legislation related to LGBTQ issues and what that contributes to larger conversations, research or discussions surrounding the construction of LGBTQ allies, research that explores gender identities outside of whiteness borders, the creation of more inclusive classroom environments, or creating a safe space to learn about how to queer your course and ask questions where there is no right answer.

With all of this said, if you are interested in being a part of panel whether one of the topics above or another one and need additional individuals, please join our SOGI Caucus Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CSCASOGI/?fref=ts) and begin asking for help, resources, or just starting conversations. As a caucus we especially encourage graduate, and undergraduate students to submit their papers and panel ideas so we can work together to create excellent conference programming.

Please note, awards are given to both top paper and top student paper. In terms of panels, strong preference will be given to those with panelists from multiple institutions.

Guideline for Submissions

Papers: Papers can follow APA, MLA, or Chicago style, and must be the original work of the author(s). Please submit two documents. First, please fill out the Competitive Paper Submission Form with: paper title, interest group (SOGI), author name(s) and contact information (e-mail), and a brief abstract (50-75 words). If you are an undergraduate or graduate student please mark “STUDENT” by student author(s) names. Additionally, if this will be a graduate student debut paper, please type “DEBUT STUDENT” by the author(s) names. To be considered a graduate student debut paper, (1) the author must be a graduate student, (2) the paper must have single authorship, and (3) the paper must be the author’s first paper to be presented at CSCA. Indicate if author(s) are CSCA members. Second, submit the document without title page, please remove all identifying author information from the paper prior to submission. Competitive submission papers of more than 30 pages will not be reviewed or accepted. NOTE: You must submit two separate documents. The Competitive Paper Submission Form must be submitted along with the finalized paper document. This form is located on the CSCA website: www.csca-net.org.

Panels: Paper panels and discussions panels are welcome. Paper panels include completed papers encompassing a specific topic and roughly four to five panelists. For this please submit the Paper Panel Submission Form with: panel title, interest group (feel free to share if you think they may be interest in co-sponsoring), chair, respondent, and 4-5 paper presenters with author name, institution, and paper title. You will also include a panel description (in no more than 75 words) and rational for the panel (in no more than 75 words). Discussion panels are those with four to six panelists who provide a brief opening statement concerning a topic and engage in discussion. For this please submit the Discussion Panel Submission From with: panel title, interest group (SOGI), chair, and the names and institutions of 4-6 individuals. You will also include a panel description (in no more than 75 words) and rational for the panel (in no more than 75 words). NOTE: All panels must be submitted using the respective forms (Paper Panel Submission Form, Discussion Panel Submission Form) located on the CSCA website: www.csca-net.org.

All technology requests must be made at the time of submission.

Submissions must be received by October 3, 2016.

Please send submissions electronically using Microsoft Word with the email subject line “CSCA 2017 Paper/Panel Submission” to the following:

Tim McKenna-Buchanan
Manchester University
CSCASOGI@gmail.com

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