GURT 2025 Call for Papers

The Organizing Committee cordially invites abstract submissions from researchers in the field of language and food for the GURT 2025 conference, which will be held from February 28 through March 2, 2025 on the Georgetown University campus. Papers, posters, and panels may address any topic related to the conference theme of Language and Food.

We invite proposal submissions for:

  • Regular conference-style papers (20 mins presentation + 10 mins discussion)
  • Colloquiums (2 hours 15 mins in length)
  • Posters: Presenters are expected to display posters (a brief text mixed with some visuals including charts, graphs, tables, images, and diagrams) that can facilitate discussion.    

Submission

Abstracts can be submitted by clicking on the button below. The deadline for submissions is November 23 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Submit Abstract

Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words in length. To preserve anonymity during the peer-review process, authors should not include their names or reveal their identity anywhere in the abstract, including the references and the pdf document properties when there is one. Participants may be the sole author or the first author for no more than one abstract. However, there is no limit to the number of co-authored abstracts one may submit, or to the number of panel sessions an individual may participate in.


Paper & Poster Submissions: You will be asked for:

  • Author information
  • The title
  • An abstract (of not more than 300 words)
  • An abbreviated abstract (of not more than 500 characters) for inclusion in the program
  • 3-5 keywords 


Colloquium Submissions: You will be asked for:

  • Author information
  • The title of colloquium
  • The abstract for the colloquium (of not more than 300 words)
  • An abbreviated abstract (of not more than 500 characters) for the colloquium, for inclusion in the program
  • In the pdf document you upload to the system, include the following regarding the colloquium’s content:
    • Information about the organization of the colloquium (use of time, including for papers, any opening/closing remarks, discussant comments, Q&A period)
    • For each paper, the title and abstract (of not more than 300 words), along with an abbreviated abstract (of not more than 500 characters) for inclusion in the program.

Review Criteria

Review criteria include promise of novel and productive contribution to the study of language and food; clarity and evidence of a well-organized, engaging presentation; and contribution to the conference’s diversity of theories, methods, and data sources/types.