Agora 2022 Conference Proposal

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Use this form to submit a proposal to present a paper, presentation, or creative project at Agora, RDC's annual undergraduate student conference March 25-26, 2022.

The conference format:
Presentations will take place online this year. Presenters will be grouped into thematically-similar panels of 3-4 students based on their proposal submissions. Students are also welcome to organize their own panels of 3-4 students (see the last two questions on this form). Each panel will be paired with a faculty chair who will introduce each panelist and facilitate the question-and-answer period. Each presenter will have 10-15 minutes to present their work, after which there will be a question-and-answer session. The conference is free and open to the public. Friends, family members, and classmates are encouraged to attend.

Your name and your preferred pronouns (as you want it to appear in the programme) *

If you have a preferred way to pronounce your name (it will be read aloud by the panel moderator), please include a phonetic spelling of it below.

Your preferred email address: *

Paper/Presentation/Project Title: (Titles will appear in the conference programme, so they should be specific enough to give the audience a sense of what the presentation will be about.) *

In which of the following categories does your proposed presentation best fit? *

Critical (e.g., research essay, analytical essay, persuasive essay)

Creative (e.g., a reading of a collection of poems or short fiction, a presentation of a work of art)

Creative Non-Fiction (e.g., a personal/narrative essay, a creative response to a text)

With which of the following disciplines does your proposed presentation best align? *

Anthropology

Communications

Economics

English

Film

History

Indigenous Studies

Justice Studies

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Social Work

Sociology

Other:

Required

Optional: Enter 1-3 keywords that describe your paper/presentation (e.g., mindfulness, social media, meditation.) This will help the conference committee to organise the conference proposals into thematically-similar panels.

Bio: Enter a brief bio (max. 50 words). Your panel chair will use this bio to introduce you during the conference (as such, your bio should be written in the third-person). Things to include in your bio: your major, your year, research interests, plans for future study, any awards won, etc. Sample bio: Jane Doe is a second-year Communications major who is interested in studying social media and advertising. Jane plans to transfer to the University of Calgary next year to complete her degree. This is her second year presenting at Agora. *

Paper/Presentation/Project Abstract: Copy and paste your abstract here. Your abstract should be approximately 100-250 words in length. For a critical paper, you should introduce your topic and/or research question, state your thesis, explain how your paper will prove its thesis, summarize your findings and conclusions, etc. Essentially you are providing a summary of your paper. For a creative presentation, you should explain the project you plan to present: what genre you are working in, what your creative work is about, how long you will read for/how many pieces you will read, whether you will include anything else in your presentation (e.g., an explanation of your creative work). Please visit the following website for more information about writing conference abstracts: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/graduate_writing/graduate_writing_genres/graduate_writing_genres_academic_proposals_new.html *

Individual or Panel submission? *

Option 1: This is an individual submission. If accepted, you will be organized by the conference committee into a 3-4 person panel based on the theme/subject/genre of your proposal.

Option 2: This submission is part of a panel. Choose this option if you are part of a group of 3-4 students whose individual work is thematically similar and you want to present on the same panel. Note: each member of the panel must fill out their own submission form with their own conference abstract.

Option 3: This submission is part of a project that is jointly authored by more than one student

If your submission is part of a panel, please list the names of the other presenters on your panel. (Only answer this question if you chose Option 2 on the previous question.)

If you are submitting on behalf of a group in a project that has joint authorship, please include the names and emails of the other authors. (Only answer this question if you chose Option 3 above.)

Technological Considerations

This year's conference is happening entirely online through YouTube and Zoom. This means that presentations should PREFERABLY BE DONE LIVE to enable maximum interaction amongst presenters and with the audience. That being said, not everyone has the same technological capacity and comfort level with presenting on camera. The next two questions address issues related to technological issues that can differ amongst presenters.

Would you prefer to: *

Present live (in real time) on Zoom.

Pre-record my presentation and upload it to be played through YouTube

Where would you prefer to be when presenting or recording your presentation? *

I would prefer to and have the technology required to present / record at home.

I would prefer to or require the technology offered on campus to present or record.

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