GEO Conference 2016: Perversions

Established to promote community among the English graduate students and interaction with other campus organizations, the Graduate English Organization (GEO) works to encourage the professional growth of its members, and improve working conditions for those associated with the organization. With approximately 100 members, all graduate students, GEO does not collect dues from members; we need finan

cial support from outside organizations to maintain our proud and rigorous intellectual tradition. The conference, modeled on professional academic conferences, will provide graduate students with opportunities for professional development. For this reason, we solicit and review submissions from students in various departments at the University of Maryland including English, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities, American Studies, Women’s Studies, Classics, History, Art History, Dance, Theatre, Foreign Language, and STEM. We also invite graduate student submissions from English and other programs in colleges and universities locally and nationally. Our goal is to provide a friendly, supportive, and intellectually engaging atmosphere in which graduate students can share their research and gain critical feedback.