In early April, we announced the Call for Papers for our 2021 AskHistorians Digital Conference. Well, with ten days left before the deadline to submit an abstract for this year's conference, we just wanted to drop a wee reminder here and encourage everyone who is interested to send us a proposal!

This year's theme is [Deleted] & Missing History: Reconstructing the Past, Confronting Distortions. Basically, we're taking a close, hard look at historical subjects, topics, areas, people, etc. that have either been largely ignored by mainstream history or grossly misrepresented to the general public. AskHistorians is hosting its own little version of Bad History.

We welcome abstracts on any of the following areas or sources, and anything else that might strike you as fitting our theme!

• Challenges to the current understanding of an historical event by restoring the perspectives or participation of marginalized individuals. This includes, for example, women’s histories, BIPOC/BAME perspectives, LGBTQIA+ histories and queer studies, disability and neurodiverse perspectives, the perspectives of the Global South, decolonial and subaltern studies, and the perspectives of religious minorities.
• Depictions of minoritized groups or status in modern-day book, film, or other pop-culture work.Examinations of the commemoration of an historical event or person.
• Mobilization of the past to serve political agendas.
• Questions of authenticity versus accuracy (what “feels” historically accurate versus what is).
• The role of museums and historical reenactments in changing the historical narrative.
• Art and Literature: art, books, poetry, and/or theatre
• Civic Life: statues, holidays, historic sites, and/or museums
• Education: history curricula, museum exhibits, podcasts, and/or public lectures
• Film Studies: cinema, television, and/or web-based video
• Folklore: folklore, urban legends, folk songs, and/or the folkloresque
• Gaming Culture: historical reenactment, role-playing games, and/or video games
• Internet Culture: memes, trending topics, and/or clickbait
• Journalism: newspaper and magazine articles, news websites, and/or television news shows
• Product and Other Promotion: Advertising, propaganda, and/or PR

Moreover, we are especially interested in receiving proposals from diverse perspectives; to that end, we would especially welcome abstracts from BIPOC/BAME individuals, women, trans and genderqueer individuals, LGBTQIA+ individuals, neurodiverse individuals, and individuals with disabilities.

Abstracts should be max. 300 words and should be accompanied by an author's bio of max. 100 words. For helpful hints on how to write an abstract, check out our submitter's guide. Please send your proposals and bios to conference@askhistorians.com by 11:59 PM EDT on 1 June 2021.

As always, feel free to drop comments or questions here or in modmail!