Event Details
The Association of Caribbean Women Writers & Scholars’ commitment to scholarship, creativity, and practice focused on women’s experiences has always been undergirded by an attentiveness to the core principles of womanism and the continuum of feminisms that have historically resisted diverse mechanisms of marginalization. We are especially interested in how these theories and practices of resistance manifest in a Caribbean context to reflect the unique histories and experiences of women from the region. This year’s conference theme, “Caribbean Feminisms: Genealogies and Geographies of Resistance” addresses this emphasis through its deliberate engagement with these fundamental concerns. Our plenaries consider the histories, places, spaces (physical, digital and otherwise), disciplinary pathways, theories, creative-performative modes through which scholars, artists, and practitioners have challenged gender-based hegemonic systems and practices.
Reflecting the organization’s inter-and multi-disciplinary, and multi-modal focus, we are soliciting panel proposals and individual abstracts from diverse fields of study and genres: Gender & Feminism, humanities, the creative arts, social sciences, STEM, grassroots community engagement, and other areas of activism.
The ACWWS Conference is a biennial event that brings together creative writers, academics, researchers, students, and the general public to critically reflect on the writing and scholarship of Caribbean/diaspora women. This gathering is our flagship event that showcases the organization’s commitment to celebrating and circulating the literature, orature, and multidisciplinary research by and about Caribbean cis and trans women, gender, and sexuality; provides opportunities for critical examinations of this body of work; increases awareness of the Caribbean diaspora; creates partnerships and collaborations with other like-minded organizations; and fosters a climate of cooperation among linguistic and cultural groups of the Caribbean.