Call for Papers 2026
AAR/SBL Women's Caucus
AAR/SBL Annual Conference
in Denver, November 20-24, 2026
AAR Theme: "Future/s"
There is currently 1 Women's Caucus session open with a Call for papers at this year's AAR/SBL Conference.
More will be updated as they are organized.
Please see submission instructions for each session.
Deadline Extended to March 9, 2026!
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Click here for the Call for Proposals PDF
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Click Here to the PDF broader Women & Religion Unit Call for Proposals through AAR
​Session #5: Emerging Scholars Voices: Future/s
(CO-SPONSORED SESSION with Women and Religion Unit)*
The Women's Caucus and Women and Religion Unit invite proposals for a session at the November 2026 meeting organized around the theme Future/s.
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The theme invites critical reflection on the contested idea of “the future” and its significance for religious scholarship, practice, and imagination. In a time of profound uncertainty—within the academy, across global communities, and for the well-being of the earth—scholars of religion are uniquely positioned to explore how narratives, traditions, and practices shape visions of what lies ahead.
We seek proposals that engage the intersections of women, gender, and religion with this theme, asking: What future/s are possible beyond despair or superficial hope? How might feminist, womanist, queer, and decolonial perspectives reimagine religious horizons? What resources—textual, ritual, material, and spiritual—might help us build futures marked by justice, care, and creativity?
The Women's Caucus and the Women and Religion unit value inclusivity, interdisciplinary approaches, and non-traditional formats. We encourage submissions that amplify marginalized voices and foster dialogue across fields and methodologies. We invite international and First Nations scholars to contribute.
​* Please see Session Information below for submission details. Deadlines close on March 9, 2026
Session #5 - Emerging Scholar’s Voices: Collaborative Session with AAR/SBL Women’s Caucus
(CO-SPONSORED SESSION with Women and Religion Unit)*
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With the AAR/SBL Women’s Caucus we invite submissions from graduate students and early career scholars, of any age, to present innovative research asking fresh questions at the intersection of gender and religion in light of the conference theme “Future/s.” As the precariousness of academic religious scholarship persists, how might intersectional feminist, womanist, queer or decolonialist perspectives be at the forefront of future, innovative methodologies and academic thinking? We are particularly interested in proposals that present thoughtful and engaging perspectives of how transhumanism may affect the dynamics of race and gender. For example, how transhumanism may breach race/gender lines or how it might reify colonialist and gender-discriminatory ideology.
We also invite proposals that:
• Present innovative research on women, gender, and religion in relation to FUTURE/S.
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•Engage intergenerational and intercultural perspectives on feminist scholarship in religion.
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• Offer bold, imaginative approaches to the challenges and possibilities of future-thinking for feminist intersectional scholarship women in religion.
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*Please note to submit through the Women and Religion Unit and note "Women's Caucus/Women and Religion Emerging Scholars Session" in the proposal submission. https://papers.aarweb.org/group/15694
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