Application Deadline
April 30, 2026
Institution or Organization
University of Southern California
Location
Bariloche, Argentina
Website
Salary or Compensation
Possible travel funding
Description and Requirements
The conference will provide a forum for leading and emerging scholars and knowledge holders from around the world to present groundbreaking research on the topics of genocide against Indigenous peoples (especially in Latin America, North America, the Arctic and subarctic, and Australia/Pacific Region), the long-lasting impacts of mass violence on those communities, and their resistance, agency, and initiatives to effect change. The objective of the conference is to foster an international, interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue on these subjects, across a variety of historical, cultural, and geographic contexts.
Organizers welcome proposal submissions and panels/papers/presentations in English or Spanish. There will be simultaneous translation at the conference into both languages. If you are interested in submitting a paper or presentation in a language other than English or Spanish, please email us at cagr@usc.edu.
Proposals can be for fully constituted panels, individual papers, and posters. The organizers also encourage proposals for alternative forms and methods of presentation, such as artistic presentations, such as films, songs, musical recitals, poetry, dance, verbal and visual art, or other creative works related to the themes of the conference.
A panel proposal should consist of three papers and a respondent, or four papers and a moderator. It also should include a panel title, a brief description of the full session (up to 150 words), title and abstract for each paper (up to 300 words each), and short biographical notes for each presenter (up to 150 words each).
An individual paper proposal should include a title, an abstract (up to 300 words), and a short biographical note (up to 150 words). Those papers will be coordinated into panels by conference organizers.
An alternative form of presentation proposal should include a title, an abstract (up to 300 words), and a short biographical note for each participant (up to 150 words each).
Please note: In the biographical notes, where relevant, please include what Indigenous people(s) the presenter(s) belong(s) to.
Application Instructions and Contact
Submission deadline: 30 April 2026
The CPF is available in English and Spanish on the conference website.
To support presentations at the conference, funding for travel and accommodation is available upon request for selected scholars, knowledge holders, and members of affected Indigenous communities who might not otherwise be able to attend (including junior scholars and scholars without university affiliation or from universities with inadequate resources).
Proposals should be submitted to cagr@usc.edu. All applicants will be informed of the decision regarding their participation in the conference by 15 June 2026.
For further information, please contact: cagr@usc.edu.
Organizers are currently identifying strategic partners to contribute to funding, supporting, and promoting the 2026 conference. Interested parties are invited to contact the USC Center for Advanced Genocide Research at cagr@usc.edu