Call for Submissions
The 1st Carnival of Invention: Art and Research for Social Action
University of Brighton, Falmer Campus, Friday 15th June 2018
We are now inviting submissions for the inaugural conference of the Collaborative Poetics Network. This event is aimed at: academics and doctoral students from the social sciences, arts, humanities, business and beyond; arts practitioners, including poets, visual artists, theatre practitioners and comedians; and members of community/third sector organisations. Representatives of all of these groups are welcome to submit applications to present at the Carnival. This event is an opportunity for us to share our ideas, resources, experiences, and ways of working, with regard to participatory and arts-based research/interventions. We are especially interested in projects and methods which strive for social change and social justice.
Session Submissions
Sessions can take the form of performances, workshops, presentations, discussions, debates, network events, panel discussions, or other knowledge/skill exchange activities. We are particularly keen to encourage innovative and creative forms of presentation, which break out of the ‘chalk-and-talk’ mode that typically dominates conferences, and to encourage submissions from groups who are under-represented at academic conferences. Sessions are 20 or 60 minutes long, with longer slots reserved for more innovative and interactive formats, and for sessions with multiple presenters
Poster Submissions
Posters should be printed on A0 paper, but there are no restrictions as to how they should be structured within this. Presenters are expected to attend the Carnival and be available to discuss their poster during a timetabled sessions on the day. Posters should speak to the conference themes laid out above.
General Submission Information
Proposals should cover the following information:
• The session title
• Your name/s, affiliation/s (if relevant) and a contact email address
• The style of your presentation (sessions only)
• Any special equipment, facilities or space you would need (sessions only)
• The length of your session (20 or 60 minutes; sessions only)
In addition, please include one of the following to convey the content of your submission and how it is relevant to the conference themes/focus:
• A brief abstract (maximum 250 words)
• A video or audio file (sessions only; maximum 1 minute)
• 1-3 images, plus captions/explanatory text of up to 50 words
• A piece of creative prose or poetry (maximum 250 words)
Please submit your proposal by 17:00 on 30th March 2018, to: carnival@hgregory.co.uk All submissions will be reviewed by a conference committee which includes a panel of artists, academics, and professional/public sector workers. We aim to have decisions back to all applicants by 30th April 2018.
Please note that the conference fee of £25 is payable by all participants. (This is the early bird rate, for registration before 7th May 2018, and includes lunch and entry to all Carnival events.)