Out F.r.o.m. the Shadows
Out F.R.O.M. the Shadows Virtual Conference 2024
The Forgotten. The Rebel. The Outcast. The Marginalized.
17-18 October, US Eastern Time
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Previous Program Recording:
2024
Linda LeGarde Grover is Professor Emeritus of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a member of the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe. She is the author of a short fiction collection, The Dance Boots; a collection of poetry, The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives; a memoir, Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year; three novels, The Road Back to Sweetgrass, In the Night of Memory and A Song Over Miskwaa Rapids; and a creative nonfiction book Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong. She has received the Flannery O’Connor Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, whose previous recipients include Ann Patchett, Anne Tyler, and Toni Morrison. The Road Back to Sweetgrass was awarded the Native Writers Circle of the Americas First Book Award.
Alexander Martin (She/Her) is a Black and Trans Artist and performer working out of Peoria, IL. Her practice includes visual art, performance, drag, advocacy, education, and community engagement. Her work centers on celebrating, documenting, and highlighting the intersections of her identity. She has had her work exhibited across the states and has done artist residencies in both the U.S. and the U.K. She is a former state title holder for the drag pageantry system Miss Gay USofA and has performed all across the U.S. In 2022 she was featured in the PBS short film festival for her collaborative documentary with filmmaker Allison Walsh, The Daily Aesthetics of Alexander Martin. She is a founding and board member of the Peoria Guild of Black Artists, a co-founder of Project 1612, and is involved in several community-based efforts.
AIMS AND SCOPE:
The Policy Studies Organization and the English Department at American Public University System present this virtual conference focused on the voices that have traditionally been marginalized. The purpose of this conference is to bring a wide variety of peoples, issues, and ways of knowing to light in a context of multidisciplinary discussion.
The F.R.O.M. virtual conference is an opportunity for all voices to sing out about their ideas, research, experiences, and perspectives. The un-silencing of voices can come in many ways, many styles, with words and/or images, through immersive experiences and/or presentations.
TOPICS:
Topics include, but are not limited to, social constructions of identity, (gender, class, ethnicity, race, etc.), misperceptions and judgements, intersectionality, and theories and /or experiences related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
ABOUT:
Raising awareness about voices that have traditionally been marginalized is a first step in bridging the divide that results from the different ways people comprehend their place and experiences in the world. We gather to recognize how intersectionality makes each voice unique, veering from the traditionally accepted in an attempt to enhance and expand what has always been. We study how text and speech and the factors of race, ethnicity, gender, age, and religion, for example, meet to brew unique ways of knowing and responding to the world. When we listen to all voices, we learn more fully, empathize without judgement, and act in a way that promotes a more just and equitable society, making all lives richer, brighter, and more joyful.
TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL:
Ideas for all themes and topics will be most welcome. Participation formats are open and can include demonstrations, exhibitions, panel or roundtable discussions, personal speeches, games, spoken word poetry, art virtual tours, drum circles, or any type of presentation or experience that reflects unique communication in the shadows of marginalization.
To submit a proposal, please send an abstract of your topic to Daniel Gutierrez, PSO Executive Director, at dgutierrezs@ipsonet.org
All proposals will be peer reviewed.
