Description
This annual graduate student conference, organized and run by advanced doctoral students, has become a premier opportunity for emerging scholars to present papers, participate in discussions, and develop collaborations across all fields of classical, medieval, Renaissance, and early modern studies. Participants from a wide variety of disciplines find a supportive and collegial forum for their work, meet future colleagues from other institutions and disciplines, and become familiar with the Newberry and its resources.
The 2027 conference program will include sessions relating to career diversity, professionalization, and rare book presentations in addition to the workshops and conference panels.
Organizers
Elisa Bisson, University of Notre Dame
Eduardo Gorobets, University of Texas at Austin
Abigail Hinrichs, University of Minnesota
Alisa Karam, Claremont Graduate University
Siying Li, Indiana University
Chrystina Ochsankehl, Western Michigan University
Erdinç Ofli, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Laura Rybicki, Northwestern University
Zahra Syed, University of Chicago
Rachel Walker, University of Missouri
Submission Guidelines
We invite proposals for papers from students in masters or PhD programs on any humanities topic relating to material before 1800. All papers must be in English. Graduate students may submit proposals for in-person presentations. Participants may only present work at one session.
Preference is given to proposals from students at member institutions of the Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies Consortium, as well as students who did not present at the 2026 conference. We also welcome proposals from students whose institutions are in the Folger Institute Consortium.
Proposals will be submitted via a Google Form. All proposals must include:
- Professional information and contact information
- Paper title (20 words max)
- Paper abstract (300 words max)
- Bio (120 words max)
The proposal submission deadline is October 15, 2026, at 11:59:59 pm.