Howard University, Washington, D.C.

November 2-4, 2023

Conference Related Information

  • Final Conference Program (program is available online only)
  • Onsite registration begins November 2, 2023
  • AES membership. Sign up here
  • Accommodations and Travel
  • Recommended Hotel: Eaton Hotel, 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005
  • Conference Registration: Presenters should be registered by October 23, 2023, to appear on the final program. Online registration closes October 24, 2023.
  • Pre-conference Program on 10/19. Radical Mentoring and Writing: How to Develop Relational Connections. A discussion led by Dr. Nora Cisneros and Dr. Ezekiel Joubert III. In Person Gathering Date: November 2 2023, 4-6 pm.

51st Annual Conference Theme:

(Re)Turning South: Politics, Book Bans, Anti-Revisionist Histories, and Rebellions

The oldest ethnic studies association in the United States, the Association for Ethnic Studies (AES), was founded in 1972. A non-profit organization, AES provides an interdisciplinary forum for scholars and activists concerned with the national and international dimensions of race and ethnicity. The Association welcomes scholars and teachers at all educational levels, students, libraries, civic and governmental organizations, and all persons interested in ethnicity, ethnic groups, intergroup relations, and the cultural life of ethnic minorities. As a non-profit corporation, AES provides a vehicle for interested members and donors to promote responsible scholarship and advocacy in the diverse fields of inquiry which constitute ethnic studies.

The “South” in all its glory has a message for us as we contemplate the assaults on Ethnic Studies.  We are witnessing the political efforts to erase Black Studies, Critical Race, Theory, etc., from our curriculums—across educational institutions. Can minority-serving institutions be the answer to the politics of exclusion and assault that we are currently and historically experiencing?  How do we begin to talk back?

 What does it mean to (Re)turn South?  The Association for Ethnic Studies (AES) invites proposals for its 2023 annual conference that take up the theme (Re)Turning South: Politics, Book Bans, Anti-Revisionist Histories, and Rebellions.

What do we mean by the South?  We understand the South in a post-national sense that allows us to think of capitalist globalization, neo-colonialism, and settler colonialism and their impact on subjugated peoples.

 AES welcomes all participants, including community activists, professors, graduate/undergraduate and high school students, independent scholars, first-time presenters, artists, and community healers.

Submissions should be submitted online here.

For more information, please get in touch with the AES National Office at naes@ethnicstudies.org

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