Annual Meeting
95th Annual Meeting
The Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences (IASS) provides the opportunity to present professional papers and student posters in all areas and sub-areas of the social sciences. The 95th annual conference will be held on:
Friday, October 4, 2024
at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
Registration and Payment Information
Registration Fees
To participate in the annual meeting, you must be a member of IASS.
Current Member (conference fee): $80.00 USD
Non-Member (full membership + conference fee): $100.00 USD
Non-member (retired/guest): $80.00 USD
Students: $0.00 USD*
*Important Note for Students: If you are a student, IASS has waived your conference and membership fees this year. You do not have to make a payment - instead, please click here to register for the annual meeting completely free!
Two-Step Registration and Payment Instructions
Please initiate your registration by completing the payment. Once you make your selection, you will be directed to PayPal. Upon completion, you will be directed back to the registration form by clicking "Return to Merchant" link. Payment and registration must be completed by Friday, September 27.
Conference Program
IASS 2024 Conference Program.pdfProgram Abstracts
IASS 2024 Program Abstracts.pdfConference Information
Keynote Address
“Mobilizing Discord on the US’s Many Borders: Critical Social Science and Geopolitical Complexity”
Dr. Margath Walker
Professor of Geography and Geosciences
University of Louisville
Margath Walker, Ph.D. is a Professor of Geographic and Environmental Sciences at the University of Louisville. Her 2022 book Spatializing Marcuse: Critical Theory for Contemporary Times is with Bristol University Press. In it, she develops the spatial sensibility of the social philosopher, Herbert Marcuse, through an engagement with an array of contemporary issues including securitization, the logics of technology, geopolitics and human liberation. Dr. Walker continues to work on borders and belonging, where she uses Mexico’s two borders as a window on the links between insecurity and securitization. She is also interested in the geographies of Artificial Intelligence and the geographies of knowledge production.
For more information about Dr. Walker, visit her website.
Conference Venue
University of Southern Indiana
8600 University Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47712
Parking Information
Conference attendees may park in any lot. There are no parking permits required on the USI campus. We recommend Lot C.
The conference will take place in University Center East and West on the second floor.
Accommodations
Due to the small size of the meeting, we do not organize hotel blocks. However, we are delighted to offer some suggestions for accommodation near the University of Southern Indiana campus and in downtown Evansville.
Evansville West
(closest to the University of Southern Indiana)