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                *FALL 2018 CU BOULDER ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE*
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<br>*Back to the Futures: A Conference on Anthropology and Time
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<br>September 28-29, 2018 - University of Colorado, Boulder.
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<br>***Abstracts due June 8 - submit online here
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<br>*CONFERENCE THEME AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER*
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<br>What role do futures play in anthropological research? While some scholars
<br>have pointed to anthropology’s longstanding preoccupation with the past,
<br>memory, and tradition (Appadurai 2013), interdisciplinary movements such as
<br>indigenous futurisms, queer futures, and science and technology studies
<br>challenge us to consider time in a different register (Muñoz 2009). Adams
<br>et al (2009) suggest that the current moment is characterized by
<br>anticipation, or speculative forecast of what the future might hold, and
<br>Taussig et al (2013) read scientific projects such as the Human Genome
<br>Project in terms of their potentiality, or the quality of something that
<br>does not yet but might one day exist. Black feminist futurity, on the other
<br>hand, actively imagines a future anterior, the "performance of a future
<br>that hasn't yet happened but must" (Campt 2017).
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<br>​While allowing for radical imagination and political action, the future
<br>might also lead us to ponder what will become of the informants and topics
<br>we expose through our work. But how does the future engage with the
<br>increasingly interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of our discipline?
<br>Futures, in a plural configuration, focus on the multiple intertwining of
<br>desires and realities.
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<br>In this conference, we will consider the multitude of applications of
<br>futures within anthropology and the social sciences.  We might apply this
<br>framework, for example, to energy futures, the future of human migration
<br>and displacement, the technological futures of robotics, or the future as a
<br>structure of feeling (Williams 1977). We seek to engage in the ever-present
<br>question of the direction of the discipline: What are the futures of
<br>anthropology and its methods? How does an anthropology keenly aware of its
<br>futures remain engaged with an ever-changing world?
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<br> Dr. Sarah Vaughn
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<br>Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley) will
<br>deliver the keynote address. We will also hold two interactive workshops
<br>for all attendees.
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<br>*CONFERENCE DETAILS *
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<br>Back to the Futures is a two-day conference organized by graduate students
<br>in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. We
<br>invite submissions from current and incoming graduate students (MA or PhD)
<br>in all subdisciplines of anthropology and related social sciences (such as
<br>sociology, geography, STS, ethnic studies, etc).
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<br>Meals will be provided for visiting panelists throughout the conference.
<br>There will also be opportunities to hike and explore beautiful Boulder,
<br>Colorado. Additionally, our goal is to provide free lodging (hosted by
<br>local graduate students) for all participants. However, space may be
<br>limited, and we will accommodate lodging for panelists on a first come,
<br>first served basis. Please indicate your need for housing by filling out
<br>the housing form on the Submit Abstracts page. Feel free to contact us with
<br>any questions at ucboulder.anthrograds@gmail.com.
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<br>*PRESENTATION FORMATS AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSION *
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<br>Back to the Futures is pleased to invite presentations in three different
<br>formats: a) traditional, 15-minute long papers, b) multimodal
<br>installations, and c) roundtable submissions. Please choose one of the
<br>following formats, based on your interests and current work.
<br>Abstracts (100-150 words) can be submitted through the conference website
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<br>are *due by Friday June 8, 2018.*
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<br>*Option A: Conference paper (15 minute presentation)*
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<br>· Submit a 100-150 word abstract with the title and topic of your paper.
<br>Conference paper presenters will be assigned to thematic panels with
<br>moderators.
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<br>*Option B: Multimodal installation (length varies)*
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<br>· Submit a 100-150 word abstract with the description and title of your
<br>installation, and indicate the format (e.g., photography, film, VR, poster
<br>presentation, audio, or other installation). Please also indicate your
<br>space and audiovisual needs.
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<br>*Option C: Roundtable participation (5-7 minute research presentation and
<br>moderated discussion with other roundtable presenters) *
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<br>· Submit a 100-150 word abstract with a description and title of your
<br>presentation and indicate which of the following roundtables you are
<br>interested in. Your abstract should make clear how your work fits into the
<br>selected theme:
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<br>o *Energy and environmental futures:* environmental anthropology,
<br>human/non-human interactions, the Anthropocene and its future
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<br>o *Human migration:* displacement, dispossession, refugee futures,
<br>humanitarian interventions, borders beyond the state
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<br>o *Technology:* automation, robotics, virtual worlds, data, surveillance,
<br>cybersecurities
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<br>o *Critical race theory*: indigenous futurisms, critical mixed race
<br>methods, intersectionality, subjectivities
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<br>o *Applied anthropology: *future of museums, UX design, community-based
<br>research, collaborative filmmaking, applied medical and environmental
<br>anthropology
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