Call for Proposals Third Continental Conference 2024

On behalf of the University Consortium on Afro-Latin American Studies, and in collaboration with University of São Paulo, The Afro-Latin American Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University, invites professors, students, researchers, scholars, and activists, as well as artists, and policy makers working on topics related to Afrodescendant population in Latin America to submit a proposal to The ALARI Third Continental Conference on Afro-Latin American Studies, which will take place on July 10-12, 2024 at University of São Paulo, Brazil. This gathering seeks to promote the academic field of Afro-Latin American Studies by fostering a necessary dialogue among actors involved in the production and implementation of academic and race justice agendas in Latin America.

The field of Afro-Latin American Studies as defined in Afro-Latin America: An Introduction is understood as “the study of people of African ancestry in Latin America” as well as “the study of the larger societies in which those people live.” Hence the field is nurtured by contributions from a variety of disciplines, from which we welcome proposals including, but not limited to anthropology, sociology, history, ethnomusicology, literary studies, art and art history, religious studies, economics, law, and political science. It is also enriched by intellectual production of activists and program officers and analysts linked to government and international agencies.

We anticipate that the panels will address, but are not limited to the following topics, understood as pressing issues of the Afro-Latin American Studies.

1. Gender and Feminism in Latin America
2. The Afrodescendant Movement & Black Mobilization
3. Political Representation, Government, and Public Policy
4. Slavery and the Slave Trade
5. Race and Racism
6. Education
7. Law
8. Public Health
9. Inequality
10. Afro-Latin American Visual Arts
11. Afro-Latin American Literature
12. Afro-Latin American Music and Culture
13. Afro-Latin American Archaeology
14. Afro-Indigenous Relations
15. Afro-Latinx Studies and Heritage Communities in the US
16. Afro-Latin American Religions

• We welcome proposals for individual papers and/or panels submitted in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Please note that a panel cannot exceed 5 presentations.
• We welcome proposals for other forms of presentation such as movie screening, performance, workshop, roundtable, book presentation, etc. We ask the proposals to range between 90- 120 min.
• Please submit your proposal by December 1, 2023 by filling in the appropriate application form below.
• Please do not send your application in any other format, as it will not be accepted.
• Please make sure you use a valid email in your application form. Only use one.
• Please limit your Abstract to 250 words (1,500 characters) and your Short Bio to 150 words (1,000 characters.) If you are proposing a panel or other form of application, please limit the description to 400 words.
• Successful applicants will be notified about the selection decision by April 1, 2024.
• Please note that we only accept one application per person. If you apply with a panel and as an individual applicant, your individual application will be automatically disqualified.

Please submit your application using the links below:

If you are presenting a paper with a maximum of 2 authors, please use the “Individual Application” form. If you are a group of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 presenters with a defined topic, please use “Panel Application” Form. If your proposal contains more than 5 presentations (Roundtable), proposes a group exercise (workshop) or has any other format that has not been mentioned, please use “Other Forms of Presentation” form.

For questions, please refer to the FAQ below. If your question is not represented in the FAQ, please submit it via email to alari_conference@fas.harvard.edu. Questions sent via email, telephone, social media or other forms of communication will be disregarded.