Submissions Due – CISSA 2025 Conference and Gathering

California Indian Studies and Scholars Association (CISSA)
California Indian Studies Conference and Gathering
Intellectual Genealogies and Radical Relations
San Diego State University
February 13-14, 2025
Submissions Due January 1st, 2025

The California Indian Studies and Scholars Association (CISSA) welcomes submissions
for the 2025 California Indian Studies Conference and Gathering to be held on
Kumeyaay homelands at San Diego State University. Centering the themes of
intellectual genealogies and radical relations, the CISSA Council of Leadership invites
our membership and collaborators to think through and engage the foundational works,
theories, and practices of California Indian Studies. Participants are asked to consider
which California Indian intellectual inheritances are critical to their work now, be they
academic, artistic, poetic, or everyday practices. In what ways is the long history of
California Indian thought evident in your work? How do you contribute to the cultural
production and discourse of California Indian Studies? What directions should California
Indian Studies be growing?

The CISSA Council of Leadership will consider the following types of submissions:
Authors and audience Book Discussion, Individual paper presentations, Posters, Creative multimedia submissions (film, etc.), Roundtable discussions,Pedagogical presentations, Creative workshops, Cultural crafting (weaving, etc.), Instructions for submissions: All submissions must have a title, abstract (250 word limit), and presenter bio (150 word
limit).

The abstract should answer the following questions:
● What is the paper/session about?

● What methods does your paper/session engage with?

● Which communities are impacted by your research?

● How does your paper/session engage with and contribute to California Indian
studies?

Submissions will be accepted via email.
Please include “2025 CISSA Conference and Gathering Submission” in the subject line
to ensure your submission receives full consideration.
Email submissions to cissa.listserv@gmail.com by 11:59 pm January 1st, 2025