NeMLA's 55th Annual Convention
March 7-10, 2024
Boston, MA
Our Thursday opening address will be given by Rickie Solinger.
Our Friday keynote event will be given by Tiphanie Yanique.
SURPLUS is the keyword for 2024 NeMLA convention for critical and creative work that, in addition to the commonly associated meanings of profit and value, can be more broadly construed as excess or excessive, as surfeit, or what is leftover, or unwanted: an excess of emotions (anger, fear, passion, desire), for example; or surplus time (leisure or its absence); or populations rendered “surplus”—migrants, the marginalized, the unemployed, the incarcerated.
Host Institution: Tufts University, School of Arts and Sciences
General Guidelines
- Membership is required to submit a session proposal but not abstracts. If you participated in the previous convention, you are already a member.
- Members may present on up to two sessions of different types (panels/seminars are considered of the same type).
- Members cannot present the same abstract twice.
- Abstract submissions will open in the summer, and chairs will confirm the acceptance of abstracts by October 15.
- Once notified, please confirm your participation with chairs by accepting their invitations.
- The deadline for Registration/Membership is December 9.
Submission Requirements
Each session proposal must include:
- A title of no more than 80 characters
- A chosen session format (panel, roundtable, seminar, creative, workshop)
- A primary subject area and an optional secondary subject area (see our Areas of Inquiry)
- An abstract of 200 to 300 words
- A shorter one- to two-sentence description to appear in the online call for papers at CFP List and in the NeMLA Summer Newsletter.
Each abstract submission must include:
- A title of no more than 80 characters
- An abstract of 200 to 300 words
- A brief bio
- Media needs (no media required OR projector/screen--laptop not provided)