Short Abstract:

YSWG is organizing a panel for early scholars who are currently pursuing PhD studies, are doctoral candidates, or are early career postdoctoral researchers. The panel offers an opportunity to share perspectives on the general theme of Unwriting.

Long Abstract:

Our panel focuses broadly on the conference theme of "unwriting." The session is dedicated to young scholars who bring new ideas and fresh perspectives to reflect on embedded scholarly paradigms, general understandings, and well-known methodologies. "Unwriting" involves changing and reshaping written narratives, shifting established paradigms, and telling – or re-telling – stories from new perspectives with innovative approaches. We are seeking papers from early scholars who strive to rewrite and critically reflect on one-sided stories influenced by a particular academic or social paradigm's dominance. Our panel is open to any early/young scholars who are looking for a conference with a broadly defined theme where they can share their work with a professional audience. We concentrate on having a good, fruitful discussion over each paper to give the presenters helpful feedback.

We welcome papers from the fields of historical and contemporary ethnology or ethnography, sociology, anthropology, academic study of religions, and other complementary disciplines.

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