Graduate Student Conference

2026 Conference Announcement

The German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch (GNSD) graduate conference committee invites proposals for our graduate student conference entitled "In-Between Wor(l)ds: Liminality, Poetry and Performance". We are excited to receive the author, poet, performer, cultural theorist, and media artist, Adeena Karasick (Pratt Institute, Humanities and Media Studies Department), as our keynote speaker for this event. We welcome academic and artistic work (ex. readings, performances, visual-poetic compositions, hybrid and digital projects) exploring the liminal from a broad range of perspectives and disciplines.

The conference will be held in person at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, on Friday, November 6, and Saturday, November 7, 2026.

Proposal Submission

Proposal submissions for the 2026 conference are now closed. Should you have any questions, please contact the conference committee at [email protected].