Religion and Solidarity in Precarious Times
The Asian Pacific American Religions Research Initiative (APARRI) is the largest and longest running interdisciplinary conference series in the United States addressing issues of religion and race in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Since 1999, APARRI gatherings have provided opportunities for scholars and community leaders involved in work on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander religions to share research, exchange ideas, and build collaborative relationships.
As we gather again at UC Berkeley, we invite participants to reflect on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander religion and solidarity in precarious times. What do religion and solidarity look like now? What does solidarity mean across different religious communities and what form(s) will that solidarity take? How might Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander scholars and religious communities work together to create robust partnerships and networks of support?
Particular topics of interest include, but are not limited to AA and NHPI:
Please note that there are 4 types of proposals you can submit. Please click on any tab below to learn more about the type of proposal:
These submissions can be on any topic relevant to the conference theme and call for proposals. If accepted, individual submissions will likely be organized into panels at the program committee’s discretion.
Presenters may organize their own panels around a common theme or topic. Given time limits, successful panels tend to have four individual presentations or fewer. This may include three presentations and comments from a discussant, or four presentations. Organizers and presenters should leave time for audience discussion and Q and A in planning their presentations.
These submissions are most suitable for advanced/revised dissertation chapters (beyond first drafts), articles nearly ready to submit for journal publication, and book proposals. Authors will spend 5-10 minutes introducing their work, followed by feedback from the respondent and audience. Workshop attendees are expected to read papers in advance.
For these workshops, full drafts must be submitted by May 28, 2024. Drafts should not exceed 25 pages, double-spaced, excluding footnotes or endnotes.Respondents will not read more than 25 pages of text. Although your pre-circulated paper might be accepted on the basis of your abstract, the committee reserves the right not to circulate submissions that appear to be first drafts or unpolished writing (and will remove you from the program if so).
Only conference registrants will have access to these pre-circulated papers.
Workshops are distinguished from conference presentations, panels, or pre-circulated papers by being interactive, i.e there is significant audience participation beyond Q&A. Past successful workshops have included use of the arts, movement, how-to’s (learning by doing), testimonials, etc.
Deadline: March 29, 2024
Notification: April 12, 2024
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Submission Guidelines
Please include the following information in your proposal:
The selection committee will review submissions and notify presenters by April 12, 2024.
Travel Support
Thanks to generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and UC Berkeley, APARRI will be offering limited scholarships to cover domestic travel and lodging, with priority to graduate students, independent scholars, and contingent/adjunct teacher-scholars who present at the conference. Participants may apply for scholarships with their conference registration.
APARRI is a scholarly community advancing the interdisciplinary study of Asian Pacific Americans and their religions. We offer opportunities for collaboration, mentorship, and workshopping works-in-progress.