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Call for Proposals: Poster Session for 2023 Conference

Posters Due February 1, 2023

This year we will again feature a juried poster session at our conference, “Waters of Life: Mythos, Divinity, Beings and Ecology.”This is a great opportunity to explain your ideas and applied work in a more engaging way to a wider audience. During the poster session, participants will informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference. Poster session participants place materials such as pictures, data, graphs, diagrams and narrative text on boards size A0 (33.1″ x 46.8”) or video. Video posters are short videos where the presenter discusses the nature and impact of their research/project which is illustrated on the printed poster they are displaying at the conference.

Presenters from all disciplines are welcome, as well as creative artists and practitioners whose work engages mythic themes in a scholarly manner.

As with paper presentations, posters should follow the conference themes found in our Call for Proposals.

Submit your information and 250 word abstract on the Submissions Form. Make sure to start your title with the word “POSTER” so that we will include it in the correct category.

All Poster Presenters must become members of ASWM.  If you have questions please contact us at  aswmsubmissions@gmail.com by January 25, 2023. ​Use “2023 poster proposal” and last name in the subject header of your email. ​Include a bio of up to 70 words and contact information including surface address and email. All Poster Presenters must become members of ASWM.

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2023 ASWM Conference “The Waters of Life” Call for Proposals

Conference Call for Proposals

The Waters of Life – Exploring Water Mythos, Divinity, Beings & Ecology

May 5th and 6th, 2023

Crowne Plaza, Syracuse New York

This conference will provide the opportunity to explore myths from around the world of water Goddesses, water creatures and water itself in cultural, spiritual, historical, and ecological contexts.  Water as one of the Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) is recognized as a building block of everything on earth from the spiritual to the mundane in multiple spiritual traditions and Water as 50%-60% of our bodies is scientifically recognized as an elemental component of life, crucial for survival.   Indigenous peoples honor the intertwining of life and water and hold it as sacred in ritual, story and everyday life, while the industrial world has reduced it to a commodity.  With the onset of global warming, a consciousness is arising of the need for respect, reverence and protection for our water sources – a time to look back and around to gather the wisdom of Water Keepers, past and present, around the globe.  Potential topics include, though are not limited to: 

  • Water Mythos Grounded in Reality & Science
  • Exploring Beings, Myths and Ecology of our Aqueous Worlds
  • Oceans Infinite but Endangered- Exploring Water-based Mythology and Ecology
  • New views on key species in myth and in the real world such as: cranes/waterbirds, sharks, whales, octopuses
  • Indigenous sciences and traditional technologies
  • Interrelationships of water, water beings and ecosystems in myth and science
  • Ethical perspectives in the use of sacred stories
  • Emerging new perspectives in post-humanism that grant agency to non-human beings
  • Methodologies for inclusions of mysteries in traditional and academic research
  • Place wisdom, environmental resilience, identity and myth
  • Examining racial and gender intersectionality in history and myth, nature and society
  • Indigenous science and climate change: decolonizing environmental and ecological knowledge, environmental justice
  • Violence against women and the planet: commodification/pollution of water, extinction of species
  • Transnational perspectives on climate change, indigenous women’s knowledge, and the role of non-human species
  • Natural resource management and indigenous methods

Given the location of our conference, these topics are also relevant:

  • Narratives of women, social and environmental justice related to Seneca Falls
  • Exploring history, myth, inclusions and exclusions of the early Women’s Suffrage movement at Seneca Falls

We especially encourage proposals from First Nations women of the Americas,  Indigenous women, internationally, and women of color.

We are accepting proposals for papers, panels, and posters. All proposal abstracts (no longer than 250 words) and a short (70 words or fewer) bio for each Presenter are to be submitted on this form.

Check out our tips on writing proposals.

Deadline for papers, panels and posters  is February 1, 2023.

 

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Important Contingency Plan for 2023 Conference

2023 ASWM Conference Contingencies

Thank you to over 100 members and friends who responded to our recent survey. You told us that you prefer an affordable in-person event, and so do we! We are working diligently on plans for our Spring Conference. We will be in beautiful (and very affordable) Central New York on May 5th and 6th with a special optional event planned for the 4th.

 However, as you know, ASWM is a small nonprofit organization funded through memberships. As such we have to have a contingency plan, especially in these uncertain times. For 2023, our plan relies on early commitments to attend. 

Our plans for an in-person event are based on an adequate number of paid registrations by February 5th 2023. Otherwise, we will have to modify our conference from a live, two-day, face-to-face event, to a one-day, completely virtual format.  We will continue to update you through our newsletter and website as time goes on. 

All accepted presenters will be notified of acceptance by January 27th and decisions regarding our event format will be announced by February 6th.  See below for Call for Proposals and Submission Form.

Please plan to join us by registering for our 2023 ASWM Conference no later than February 5th, 2023.  Registration links are forthcoming, with early bird pricing.

We deeply appreciate the flexibility of our members and friends over the years, and the feedback that you give us about our event planning. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

2023 Call for Proposals ASWM

2023 Proposal Submission Form