Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium: Call For Papers

Conference on Friday, March 29, 2024.

Proposals due Friday, March 1, 2024.

Have you written an excellent paper for a course that you wish had wider recognition? Do you have an idea that excites you but hasn’t yet been fully explored? Do you want to gain experience in public speaking? Most importantly, do you want to deepen your understanding of the major problems and questions you encounter everyday? 

The Humanities Undergraduate Research Symposium (HURS) celebrates the contributions of our undergraduate students to an ever-evolving dialogue of thought by providing a platform to share new knowledge and encourage pursuing more advanced research. 

We welcome submissions from any discipline in the arts and humanities. We invite 200–300-word essay abstracts on projects, which may include research papers, poetry, short video screenings, and artistic and musical performances. On panels, each panelist will deliver a 10-15 minute presentation, panelists will provide responses and ask questions to their fellow panelists, and audience members will engage with panelists in open dialogues. 

We are looking for applicants who expect to have accomplished humanities research in their coursework or individual projects by March 1, 2024. We invite ALL interested to submit their work and attend, no matter their major(s), so long as the abstract in question concerns humanities-related themes. Both the abstract and research should be understandable by academics beyond the specific discipline of your research. Students from all UConn campuses are welcome. We encourage submissions from works in progress as well as finished papers.

Abstract submissions are due by March 1, 2024. Please include the following as a .pdf in an email to hurs@uconn.edu with the subject line: [FULL NAME]: TITLE OF PRESENTATION.