What, When, Where
Understandings of what it means to be undocumented remain a part of critical discussions in the US — whether about immigration status or a citizen’s sex designation or voter eligibility on official documents, for example. MELUS invites individual paper proposals that explore what it means to be undocumented — legally, culturally or otherwise — in fiction, memoir, or poetry by ethnic American writers. Specifically, we are interested in papers that consider how authors (re)imagine what it means to be undocumented — and how intersections of identities of historically excluded populations function to further understanding of being undocumented in such works.
Deadline and How to Apply
Please send abstracts of 250 words, a CV, and a short bio to Sherry Johnson at johnsshe@gvsu.edu by January 14, 2022. Presenters must be members of MELUS by the time of the conference. To join or renew, click here: http://www.melus.org/members/membership/.