Submission Deadline: February 12, 2024 by 11:59 PM CT

Host: English Graduate Student Association at the University of Texas at Arlington

Location: Arlington, Texas

The English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) at the University of Texas at Arlington invites graduate students to submit scholarly papers on the topic of film and media, including works on: criticism, representation, rhetoric, writing or storytelling, artificial intelligence or digital exploration, race and ethnicity, technology, queer studies, and pedagogy of these areas. Conference presentations will be no more than fifteen minutes in length followed by a ten-minute question and answer period. All papers accepted for presentation will be eligible for the conference paper award. This conference will be held entirely in person at the University of Texas at Arlington on Friday, April 19, 2024.

Guidelines:

• Proposal Submission Deadline by February 12, 2024: Online submissions will require a 250-300 word abstract (PDF or Word document) uploaded to submission portal: https://egsa.wufoo.com/forms/2024-egsa-conference/.

• Time Presentations Only: 7-10 double-spaced pages (15-minute reading time).

• Paper Submissions: 250-300 word abstract or full versions of conference papers.

• Theme: papers need to be works related to film or media that deal with topics like criticism, representation, rhetoric, writing or storytelling, artificial intelligence or digital exploration, race and ethnicity, technology, queer studies, and pedagogy of these areas. Other topics dealing with film or media may also be considered as well.

• Prizes: Those who want their work considered for prizes must submit the full version of their paper by February 12, 2024 in the submission form. Select the option for “YES” at the end of the form.

Chairs for the 2024 EGSA Conference:

Coady Spaeth
Jered Mabaquiao
John Rose