QHC 2024 Call for Papers (now closed)

QHC 24: Call for Papers

The QHC24 Call for Papers deadline has now passed.

The Committee on LGBT History is pleased to announce a call for papers for its third conference, Queer History Conference 2024 (or QHC 24 , #QHC24), to be held at California State University, Fullerton from June 10 to 13, 2024. Dorm rooms and on-campus hotel rooms will be available to make this conference as affordable as possible and registration fees will be minimal. Scholars working on any aspect of the queer past, in any region of the world, during any period, are encouraged to apply. We use the word “queer” to include both same-sex sexuality and histories of trans identity and gender non-conformity. We encourage interdisciplinary scholarship but we also stress that this conference is meant to interrogate the queer past. There is no specific theme; rather, we hope that this gathering will simply showcase the best of current work and new directions in the field of queer history, including panels addressing historiographical debates or states-of-the-field. For QHC24, panels related to teaching queer history at the K-12 level should also be submitted via this process.

Guidelines for Submission

Panels will be 1.5 hours. We strongly encourage the submission of full panels, which should include three or four papers, a chair, and a comment (chair and comment roles can be fulfilled by the same person). We will also consider roundtables, which should be comprised of three or four speakers and a chair. You do need to include someone to perform the chair and/or comment role. (And you may reach out to conference or CLGBTH co-chairs for help in locating a chair; email QHC2024@gmail.com or clgbth.cochairs@gmail.com). In order to assemble panels, feel free to use the CLGBTH listserv to connect with others working on similar topics (clgbth@groups.io; if you are not already a member, you can register here: https://groups.io/g/clgbth) or use the hashtag #qhc24 on Twitter or Facebook.

Panels related to K-12 teaching may take the form of workshops, roundtables, traditional paper presentations, or another format spelled out in the submission. For K-12 educators, we would encourage you to submit topics in groups of 2 or 3 people which could be a paper, LGBTQ lessons to share, strategies for teaching, etc. around a common theme. Please indicate the intended grade level for your panel/workshop.

In the academic track, we encourage all full panel submissions to include at least one graduate student where possible and all panels should include a diversity of scholars in terms of institution, rank, and identity. Please only apply as part of one panel or paper submission. (The exception to this rule is for the role of chair or commentator, which may be performed by someone who is also giving a paper or appearing on a roundtable.)

We will also consider individual paper submissions, out of which the program committee will assemble a very limited number of panels. See above for ways to connect with others working in your field.

We especially encourage panels on subjects beyond the twentieth-century United States and those that are organized by theme rather than region.

Finally, while we will consider all-Zoom panels, due to technical constraints we are unable to accept hybrid virtual/in-person panels. If your panel is interested in presenting virtually, please indicate that as part of your submission.

Please make all submissions by November 1, 2023 to QHC2024@gmail.com. The QHC 24 program committee will make decisions and send notifications in December. All presenters are expected to be (or become) members of the Committee on LGBT History by the time of the conference. Membership information is here.

Full Panels should include, in one Word document:

  • Title of panel
  • Panel abstract (300 words max.)
  • Title and abstract for each paper (300 words max.)
  • One-page CV or biographical statement with contact information for each participant

Roundtables and Workshops should include, in one Word document:

  • Title of panel
  • Panel abstract (300 words max.)
  • Abstract for each contribution (300 words max.)
  • One-page CV or biographical statement with contact information for each participant

Single paper submissions should include, in one Word document:

  • Title of paper
  • Paper abstract (300 words max.)
  • One-page CV or biographical statement with contact information

K-12 panels should include, in one Word document:

  • Title of panel
  • Panel abstract (300 words max, including description of format and grade level)
  • One-page CV or biographical statement with contact information for each participant