Deadline: December 31, 2022
Conference
February 25, 2023
In-Person and Online
Call for Papers
Deadline Extended
New Submission Deadline: 31 December 2022
The Association of Central Eurasian Students (ACES) at Indiana University
is requesting submissions for our annual conference. We are accepting abstracts
for 15-20 minute presentations on topics related to Central Eurasia. We welcome
proposals from all disciplinary backgrounds, as well as from any regional or
historical focus. Presentations may include, but are not limited to, topics in Iranian
(Afghan, Persian, Tajik), Mongolic, Tibetan, Tungusic, Turkic, and Uralic
(Balto-Finnic, Hungarian, etc.) studies.
Our mission at ACES is to bring together emerging scholars in the field of Central
Eurasian studies to exchange ideas and refine their research with feedback from
their peers. Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and independent
scholars are all invited to submit.
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference will be tentatively held in
a hybrid format, both in-person in Bloomington, Indiana and virtually via Zoom,
on February 25, 2023. We welcome submissions from any part of the globe, so long
as presenters are able to participate online. Those who wish to present in-person
will be responsible for their own travel arrangements. Accepted panelists should
be prepared to give their presentation during normal business hours (9:00 A.M.-
5:00 P.M.) in U.S. Eastern Standard Time (UTC -5:00). All presentations will be
given in English.
Submission Instructions
Applicants are welcome to submit individual proposals or panel proposals of no more
than three presenters. Individual submissions will be assigned to a thematically
appropriate panel by the Conference Committee. Please include the following information
for all submissions:
● Names of all authors (note the name of the person presenting);
● Institutional affiliation and title/position;
● Contact information, including e-mail address and telephone number;
● Curriculum vitae (no longer than two pages);
● Presentation title;
● An abstract of no more than 300 words;
● (For individual submissions) Geographic region of focus and thematic panel preference.
Preferences may include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, economics,
environmental issues, ethnography, history (classical, medieval, modern), linguistics,
literature, nationalism and identity, philology, politics, socio-economic issues, and
religious studies.
● Preferred method of presentation – online or in-person;
● Two preferred time slots from the following (in U.S. EST [UTC -5:00]) – 9-10:30 AM,
11:00 AM-12:30 PM, 1-2:30 PM, 3:00-4:30 PM EST *
- While we will do our best to accommodate accepted panelists’ preferences, all presenters should be
prepared to present at any time during normal business hours in U.S. EST.
Deadline for Submissions: 31 December 2022
Please submit the requested information in a single PDF file to aces@indiana.edu.
Submissions will be anonymously reviewed by a committee of the same regional or
disciplinary background. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of interest,
originality, relevance, methodology, and clarity. Invitations to present will be sent out in
mid-December.
Accepted panelists should be prepared to provide their panel’s discussant with a draft of
their paper no later than February 1, 2023.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at aces@indiana.edu with any questions regarding the
Conference. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!