Deadline for submission is Monday January 10th by midnight EST.
The 2022 Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA/ACÉJ) annual conference will be held *May 31 to June 4 through a virtual format*. This virtual format will build on lessons from the 2021 conference and combine pre-recorded paper and panel presentations with synchronous Q&A discussion sessions.
Even as a virtual conference, as an organization CGSA/ACÉJ is made possible by infrastructure and resources located in the unceded territories of
the* xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
<http://www.musqueam.bc.ca/> *(Musqueam),* Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
<http://www.squamish.net/>* (Squamish), and* Sel̓íl̓witulh <https://twnation.ca/> *(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and from various institutions located across Turtle Island. As a direct beneficiary of this ongoing colonial violence, CGSA/ACÉJ affirms its commitment to support marginalized scholars and creators and proactively make space for studies of gender, race, sexuality, ability, class, and other forms of diversity in games and gaming cultures.
Building from our 2021 conference, Solidarity and Social Justice in Game Studies, this year’s conference theme is *ACTION! *We invite submissions that work toward an anti-racist and decolonial game studies. In this sense of *ACTION! *papers and panels might study racism and coloniality in games, resistance on the part of players and other actors in the game cultures, or use approaches that decenter Western epistemologies and challenge white supremacy. *ACTION! *also highlights a critical dimension of games and gaming: the interactive or participatory element of a player at play.
Papers and panels thinking about this sense of *ACTION! *might examine forms, contexts, and/or sites of interaction, how players, developers, and others in gaming scenes act on games, and/or games as social action.
Accepted papers and panels that address either senses of the theme *ACTION! *will be highlighted in special sessions throughout the conference.
We also invite submissions from researchers in any disciplines in the humanities and social sciences working on any topic related to games, digital or analog.
Graduate student submissions and submissions from scholars outside of Canada are welcome and encouraged! CGSA/ACÉJ accepts submissions in both English and French, but please note that most presentations and social events will be in English. Additionally, presenters are asked to limit their submissions to no more than 1 paper as first author and no more than 1 workshop or other event.
*Black and/or Indigenous graduate students accepted to the conference will be able to register at no cost.*
*Submission Guidelines:*
For help preparing abstracts, including recommendations for works cited, please refer to this guide <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpvAKEOeSfrk-yeVLxo1J2MkqEA2UJaa/view?usp=sharing>
(available in English only). Please also note that *all submissions must be anonymized and should include at least 3 references.*
This year we will be accepting proposals for three kinds of submissions:
*Individual Paper Submissions*
For individual paper submissions please submit an anonymized abstract no longer than 500 words (excluding references). We welcome presentations that take advantage of the virtual conference format.
*Panel Submission*
For panel submissions please include a 250-word panel overview and 250 words (excluding references) describing each individual presentation. The panel organizer/chair should assemble all materials and submit as a single anonymized submission to EasyChair. When submitting the panel to EasyChair, the organizer/chair should be listed as corresponding author, and all other panel participants should be listed as co-authors.
*Workshops/Other Formats*
CGSA/ACÉJ welcomes other types of submissions including workshops, demonstrations, fishbowls, etc, especially those that take advantage of the virtual conference format or might be uniquely possible in a virtual conference format. Please contact the CGSA/ACÉJ 2022 organizers in advance of the deadline with a brief summary of your proposed submission, anticipated equipment needs, and an estimated length of time requested.
*Please submit all proposals via EasyChair:*
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#>*
The CGSA/ACÉJ 2022 organizing team
http://gamestudies.ca/
canadiangamestudies@gmail.com
Date limite pour soumettre votre communication : 10 janvier 2022 à minuit, heure normale de l’est (HNE).
Le colloque annuel de l’Association canadienne d’études des jeux (ACÉJ/CGSA) se déroulera du 31 mai au 4 juin 2022, en format virtuel. Cette formule sera basée sur les leçons que nous avons apprises lors du colloque de 2021, et comprendra à la fois des communications et des panels pré-enregistrés, et des séances de question/discussion en mode synchrone.
Bien que notre colloque se déroule en format virtuel, il reste que l’ACÉJ/CGSA en tant qu’association est possible grâce aux infrastructures et aux ressources situées sur les territoires non cédés des nations xʷməθkʷəy̓əm <http://www.musqueam.bc.ca/> (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh <http://www.squamish.net/> (Squamish) et Sel̓íl̓witulh <https://twnation.ca/> (Tsleil-Waututh), et de diverses institutions situées à travers l’île de la Tortue. En tant que bénéficiaire direct de cette violence coloniale continue, l’ACÉJ/CGSA affirme son engagement à soutenir les universitaires et les créateurs.trices marginalisés.es <http://xn--marginaliss-kbb.es> et à créer de façon proactive un espace pour l’études des genres, des ethnicités, des sexualités, des capacités, des classes et d’autres formes de diversité dans les jeux et leurs cultures.
Dans le même esprit que notre conférence de 2021, Solidarité et justice sociale en études des jeux, le thème du colloque de cette année est *ACTION! *Nous encourageons des soumissions qui cherchent à créer des études des jeux antiracistes et anticoloniales. En ce sens, les soumissions et panels* d’ACTION! *peuvent étudier le racisme et la colonialité dans les jeux, la résistance des joueur.euse.s et de d’autres acteur.rice.s au sein des cultures des jeux, ou une approche qui décentralise les épistémologies occidentales et remet en question la suprématie blanche. *ACTION! *met également en évidence une dimension critique du jeu et du gaming :l’élément interactif ou participatif observable dans la pratique de jeu des joueur.euse.s. Des soumissions et des panels se penchant sur le thème de
* l’ACTION! *pourraient examiner les formes, contextes ou espaces d’interaction, la façon dont les joueur.euse.s, les développeur.euse.s et autre acteur.rice.s de la scène vidéoludique influencent les jeux, ou les jeux en tant qu’action sociale. Les papiers et les panels acceptés qui abordent l’un ou l’autre des sens du thème* ACTION! *seront mis de l’avant au sein de sessions plénières durant le colloque.
Nous invitons aussi les chercheurs.e.s de toutes les disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales travaillant sur les jeux vidéo ou les jeux traditionnels à soumettre une communication.
Nous encourageons les étudiants.e.s des cycles supérieurs à soumettre une proposition! L’ACÉJ/CGSA accepte des soumissions autant en anglais qu’en français, mais veuillez noter que la plupart des présentations, ainsi que les événements sociaux, seront en anglais. Qui plus est, les présentateurs.trice.s sont priés.e.s de se limiter à une seule présentation en tant que premier auteur.e et un seul atelier.
*Les étudiants des cycles supérieurs noirs et/ou autochtones acceptés au colloque pourront s’inscrire sans frais. *
*Directive pour la soumission de propositions :*
Pour de l’aide dans la préparation des résumés, incluant des recommandations pour votre liste de références, veuillez vous référer à ce guide <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpvAKEOeSfrk-yeVLxo1J2MkqEA2UJaa/view?usp=sharing>
(disponible en anglais seulement). Veuillez également noter que *toutes les soumissions doivent être anonymisées et inclure au minimum 3 sources. *
Cette année, nous acceptons trois types de communication :
*Proposition de communication individuelle*
Veuillez soumettre un résumé anonyme d’au plus 500 mots (excluant les références). Nous accueillons les présentations qui profitent du format virtuel du colloque.
*Panel*
Veuillez soumettre un résumé de 250 mots de l’ensemble du panel et une description de chaque présentation individuelle de 250 mots (excluant les références). L’organisateur.rice du panel doit rassembler tous les documents et les joindre en une seule proposition via Easy Chair. Lors de la soumission à Easy Chair, l’organisateur.rice doit être indiqué comme premier.ère auteur.e et les autres participant.e.s du panel comme co-auteur.e.s.
*Atelier / Autres formats*
L’ACÉJ accueille d’autres types de soumissions, notamment les ateliers, les tables rondes, etc., en particulier ceux qui profitent aux mieux du format virtuel de la conférence, ou qui ne pourraient être réalisés qu’en format virtuel. Veuillez contacter les organisateur.rice.s du colloque de l’ACÉJ avant la date limite en offrant un bref résumé de votre proposition, l’équipement nécessaire et une approximation du temps requis pour votre activité.
*Veuillez soumettre toutes vos propositions via Easychair:*
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#>
L’équipe d’organisation de l’ACÉJ/CGSA 2022
http://gamestudies.ca/
canadiangamestudies@gmail.com
Deadline for submission is Monday January 10th by midnight EST.
The 2022 Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA/ACÉJ) annual conference will be held *May 31 to June 4 through a virtual format*. This virtual format will build on lessons from the 2021 conference and combine pre-recorded paper and panel presentations with synchronous Q&A discussion sessions.
Even as a virtual conference, as an organization CGSA/ACÉJ is made possible by infrastructure and resources located in the unceded territories of
the* xʷməθkʷəy̓əm
<http://www.musqueam.bc.ca/> *(Musqueam),* Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
<http://www.squamish.net/>* (Squamish), and* Sel̓íl̓witulh <https://twnation.ca/> *(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and from various institutions located across Turtle Island. As a direct beneficiary of this ongoing colonial violence, CGSA/ACÉJ affirms its commitment to support marginalized scholars and creators and proactively make space for studies of gender, race, sexuality, ability, class, and other forms of diversity in games and gaming cultures.
Building from our 2021 conference, Solidarity and Social Justice in Game Studies, this year’s conference theme is *ACTION! *We invite submissions that work toward an anti-racist and decolonial game studies. In this sense of *ACTION! *papers and panels might study racism and coloniality in games, resistance on the part of players and other actors in the game cultures, or use approaches that decenter Western epistemologies and challenge white supremacy. *ACTION! *also highlights a critical dimension of games and gaming: the interactive or participatory element of a player at play.
Papers and panels thinking about this sense of *ACTION! *might examine forms, contexts, and/or sites of interaction, how players, developers, and others in gaming scenes act on games, and/or games as social action.
Accepted papers and panels that address either senses of the theme *ACTION! *will be highlighted in special sessions throughout the conference.
We also invite submissions from researchers in any disciplines in the humanities and social sciences working on any topic related to games, digital or analog.
Graduate student submissions and submissions from scholars outside of Canada are welcome and encouraged! CGSA/ACÉJ accepts submissions in both English and French, but please note that most presentations and social events will be in English. Additionally, presenters are asked to limit their submissions to no more than 1 paper as first author and no more than 1 workshop or other event.
*Black and/or Indigenous graduate students accepted to the conference will be able to register at no cost.*
*Submission Guidelines:*
For help preparing abstracts, including recommendations for works cited, please refer to this guide <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KpvAKEOeSfrk-yeVLxo1J2MkqEA2UJaa/view?usp=sharing>
(available in English only). Please also note that *all submissions must be anonymized and should include at least 3 references.*
This year we will be accepting proposals for three kinds of submissions:
*Individual Paper Submissions*
For individual paper submissions please submit an anonymized abstract no longer than 500 words (excluding references). We welcome presentations that take advantage of the virtual conference format.
*Panel Submission*
For panel submissions please include a 250-word panel overview and 250 words (excluding references) describing each individual presentation. The panel organizer/chair should assemble all materials and submit as a single anonymized submission to EasyChair. When submitting the panel to EasyChair, the organizer/chair should be listed as corresponding author, and all other panel participants should be listed as co-authors.
*Workshops/Other Formats*
CGSA/ACÉJ welcomes other types of submissions including workshops, demonstrations, fishbowls, etc, especially those that take advantage of the virtual conference format or might be uniquely possible in a virtual conference format. Please contact the CGSA/ACÉJ 2022 organizers in advance of the deadline with a brief summary of your proposed submission, anticipated equipment needs, and an estimated length of time requested.
*Please submit all proposals via EasyChair:*
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cgsaacj2022#>*
The CGSA/ACÉJ 2022 organizing team
http://gamestudies.ca/
canadiangamestudies@gmail.com
