Call for Proposals Announced for Third Annual Conference on Intersectionality: Intersectionality in Action
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Call for Proposals Announced for Third Annual Conference on Intersectionality: Intersectionality in Action
April 18, 2026 | 12:00–4:00 p.m. EST | Virtual Conference
Toppenish, Wash. – The Third Annual Conference on Intersectionality is now accepting proposals for keynote presentations and conference sessions for its 2026 convening, Intersectionality in Action, taking place on April 18, 2026, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST.
Vikki Carpenter, Ph.D.
Conference co-founder Dr. Vikki Carpenter of Heritage University, who also serves as chair with Dr. Bea Desantiago of the University of Minnesota, Mankato, invites scholars, practitioners, activists, educators, and community leaders to submit proposals that highlight applied, engaged, and transformative intersectional work. The theme, Intersectionality in Action, emphasizes moving beyond theory to showcase real-world impact across research, pedagogy, policy, community engagement, and institutional change.
Beatriz Desantiago-Fjelstad, Ed.D.
“Intersectionality in Action is about moving beyond discussion and into practice,” said Dr. Carpenter. “This conference creates space for scholars, practitioners, educators, activists, and community leaders to share applied and transformative work that is making a real-world impact,” she said. “We are especially interested in proposals that demonstrate how intersectional approaches are shaping research, pedagogy, policy, and community engagement in meaningful and measurable ways.”
Proposals are welcome for keynote presentations, individual papers or presentations, and panels, workshops, or roundtables. Keynote proposals are due March 15, 2026. Proposals for individual presentations, panels, workshops, and roundtables are due April 1, 2026, with session lengths ranging from 15 to 45 minutes.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, intersectionality in policy, law, criminal justice, and governance; community-engaged and participatory research; intersectional pedagogy and curriculum design; arts-based, narrative, and cultural approaches; organizing across identities and social movements; health equity and social justice; and institutional transformation and applied practice.
Submission guidelines and proposal forms are available at conferenceonintersectionality.com. For more information, please contact Vikki Carpenter at carpenter_v@heritage.edu.
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