A ONE-DAY STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
MARCH 6 2010, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Multi Faith Centre, 569 Spadina Avenue, Toronto
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Conference Organising Committee invites students from any
tertiary institution in the Toronto area, and any discipline or field,
to participate in the U of T Caribbean Studies Programme’s second
one-day, student-organised, interdisciplinary conference on the
Caribbean and its diaspora. Now in its second year, this annual
conference offers a vital public venue to highlight, discuss and
celebrate the work and ideas of students interested in the Caribbean.
All students, faculty and friends of the Caribbean Studies Programme
at the University of Toronto, and members of the college and university
community and the public are invited to attend and participate in the
conversation. The primary organisers and most of the participants are
students themselves (with faculty and staff support). This conference
gives organisers and participants the opportunity to gain invaluable
organising experience and a chance to get a glimpse of what it might
feel like to pursue a career in academia. Additionally, it creates a
unique space for community interaction, self-empowerment and networking.
All of the work submitted will be considered for possible publication.
We seek proposals and submissions from any of the following people or groups:
- tertiary-level students across Toronto who have written a paper on a
Caribbean topic, and who wish to share their work with a wider
community of interested people. Term papers, book/film reports, or any
other analytical format are welcome.
- students who want to share and reflect upon their experiences as
part of practicum or fieldwork training in the Caribbean, or with
Caribbean communities in Toronto.
- authors of spoken word poetry, prose, music, visual arts, and short
think pieces, whose work is relevant to the conference. The work of
visual or installation artists will be featured as part of an art
exhibit. All artists selected will be invited to perform and discuss
their work as part of a special session of the conference focusing on
the arts and the artistic process.
- presenters/proposals for a special session entitled “Beyond the
Classroom” which highlights the work of young, community organizers and
activists who are making important contributions to building and
sustaining community life in the Toronto Caribbean community.
- graduate students who would like to participate as either
presenters on our graduate student panels or panel facilitators/chairs.
Academic presentations should be approximately 10-12 minutes long.
Presenters of artistic pieces are also encouraged to work within this
time frame. Based on the submissions which we receive we will group the
papers into panels with general themes.
The conference takes place on March 6 2010, with a deadline for
proposals and submissions on February 7 2010. Submissions/proposals
should be a summary of your work not exceeding 300 words in length. If
yours is an artistic piece then you may submit the entire work. All
submissions should include a title; the individual’s name and
institution; a telephone number and an email address. Refreshments and
lunch will be served. We will have some limited childcare available with
experienced childcare providers, but spaces are limited. Those in need
of childcare in order to facilitate their involvement in the conference
are strongly encouraged to make arrangements with the COC ahead of time.
For more information please contact any of the following COC members:
Samantha Peters, MA Candidate, Social and Equity Studies s.peters@alumni.utoronto.ca Melanie Newton, Department of History and New College (melanie.newton@utoronto.ca/ 416-978-4054
Members of the Conference Organising Committee:
Lenore Butcher (Undergraduate); Chantal Persad and Claire-Hélène
Heese-Boutin (Undergraduates and Caribbean Studies Students Union
representatives); Sharifa Khan, Samantha Peters, Latania Christie
(Graduate); Melanie Newton, Alissa Trotz (Faculty advisors)
