Graduate Student News

Carleton University Graduate Political Science Conference on Feb. 27

The Political Science Graduate Students' Association (PSGSA) at Carleton University, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science, are excited to present the 8th annual PSGSA Conference: States, Societies, and Structures.

The conference brings together graduate students whose research speaks to these concerns from a range of perspectives and fields, including International Relations, Comparative Politics, Critical Race and Gender Studies, Political Theory, Canadian Politics, as well as related disciplines.

This year’s conference will take place on Feb. 27 at Carleton and we invite all master's and doctoral students to participate.

The first round of abstract submissions are due Jan. 9.

Apply here!

Institute of Political Economy Annual Graduate Conference on March 27 

IPE's annual graduate student conference planning team is now accepting abstract submissions for the 26th annual graduate student conference taking place on March 27.

The theme of the conference is, Radical Hope & Alternative Futures: Combatting Defeatism Through Revolutionary Imagination.

All abstract submissions are welcome. A few guiding themes include, but are not limited to:

• Neoliberalism, imperialism/neo-colonialism, petro-capitalism, extractivism;
• Decay of democracy, rise of fascism, forced labour, violence, ecological/climate crisis, technofeudalism;
• Resistance, internationalism, degrowth, plurinationalism, abolitionism, solidarity;
• Post-growth, post-petrol, landback, radical democracy, alternative political economies, Afro-Indigenous futurism, new ontologies.

Abstracts should be 200 words in length and can be submitted via google form here!

The deadline for submissions is Jan. 20.

Be sure to stay updated on future announcements regarding the conference by checking out IPE's Instagram account.

CAGS Workshop Series for Graduate Students and Postdocs

The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) is offering a new workshop for graduate students, postdocs, and early career researchers to develop their research project management skills and advance the progress of their thesis or dissertation.

This 90-minute webinar, developed by Dr. P. Alison Paprica, PhD, PMP, explains how to use three one-page project management tools to plan and manage research.

This virtual session over MS Teams will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). Registration closes Jan. 23.

Ticket Price: $15.00 (no tax)

Call for Papers for the Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium

Join us Feb. 26 to 27 at Carleton for the 32nd Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium, presented by Carleton’s Department of History. This year’s theme is, Reimagining Community | Doing History Together.

We welcome work that may not fit the conventional “paper presentation,” such as posters, roundtable discussions and workshops. Paper presentations should be about 15 minutes, and any other format up to 60 minutes. If you are unsure if your idea if suitable, please contact us at underhillcolloquium@cunet.carleton.ca.

Applications will be accepted using this Google Form link. Please prepare a short abstract between 250 to 300 words of your presentation, along with a biographical statement (max. 300 words). Although this conference will primarily be held in-person, we will consider a limited number of hybrid or virtual presentations. Deadline is midnight Dec. 19.