Reimagining Qualitative Inquiry: Voices, Visions, and Values
In a time of global uncertainty, rapid technological change, and social transformation, qualitative researchers are called to reimagine how we listen, see, and act. Reimagining Qualitative Inquiry: Voices, Visions, and Values invites scholars to explore how qualitative research can amplify diverse voices, reflect new visions of knowledge, and remain grounded in humanistic values of care, justice, and connection.
This theme encourages us to think critically about the ways qualitative inquiry shapes, and is shaped by, our social, cultural, and ethical commitments. We ask: How might we engage in research that is responsive to communities, attuned to context, and reflective of multiple ways of knowing? What possibilities arise when we embrace creativity, collaboration, and reflexivity as central to our methodologies?
We welcome proposals that highlight innovation, inclusivity, and imagination in qualitative research across disciplines as we collectively wonder what it means to inquire, represent, and act with purpose.
The 9th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies will be held on Friday, April 24th (virtual) and Saturday, April 25th (in-person) at the University of South Florida (Tampa, FL). In this two-day hybrid symposium, we welcome all types of qualitative research approaches, and we are open to ongoing or completed empirical, theoretical or arts-based research. We encourage submissions from a wide range of qualitative research representing Anthropology, Business, Communications, Education, Health, Linguistics, Public Health, Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, among others.
Potential presentations may or may not align with the conference theme “Reimagining Qualitative Inquiry: Voices, Visions, and Values,” but should employ qualitative research methods.
Important Dates
November 12, 2025 – Proposal Submission system opens
February 6, 2026 – Proposals Due
March 13, 2026 – Notification of proposal decisions
April 24 – 25, 2026 – 9th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Qualitative Methodologies Submitting Your Proposal *You must be an active member of SOQM to be considered for presentation (excludes non-USF affiliated presenters)* Join USF’s SOQM for free here!
Presentation options include:
- Individual paper presentation (15 minutes)
- Round table submission (15 minutes)
- Poster presentation
- Group session submission (60 minutes)
- Group session formats include panel, symposium, demonstration/performance, working group, and workshop. All session submissions should have a chair (discussants are optional) and must have a minimum of 4 presenters
Individual Paper, Roundtable, or Poster Proposals should include:
(1) title of the presentation, (2) 100-word abstract, (3) a 250-word summary, and (4) key words.
Group Session Proposals should include:
(1) title of the session, (2) 100-word abstract, (3) a 100-word description of how the session will be organized with specific roles for participants and the name of the Chair, (4) a 500-word summary description of the research/creative work presented, (5) key words and (6) option: panel, demonstration/performance, symposium, working group, or workshop.
Abstracts:
All abstracts should be 100 words or less. These abstracts will be used as a description in the program, if accepted. This abstract conveys the gist of the inquiry, and can be an important factor in attendees’ decision to attend the presentation.
Summary:
This text will be the primary focus of reviewers’ evaluations. Reviewers will use this text to judge acceptability of a proposal. A good summary provides core details about the presentation. Generally, these core details include the research questions, and the methods used to answer those questions. Qualitative studies might share research design and findings. Conceptual papers might share grounded concepts. Creative work might share excerpts from scripts, poems, and/or visual artwork or other examples of the author’s practice. Post-qualitative work might share theoretically grounded records of the investigation. Presenters/participants may also include other details, such as their theoretical framework, expected findings, and what the audience can take away from the presentation. The 250-word Paper Summary or 500-word Session Summary word limit excludes tables, figures, and references.
SOQM welcomes both completed studies and work-in-progress proposals. APA 7 format style is recommended but not required for submission.
Please submit proposals through our Proposal Submission Portal.
Become a peer reviewer
Being a peer reviewer is an important professional responsibility and can be beneficial during the process of searching for jobs! If you are interested in becoming a peer reviewer for the proposals submitted to the symposium, please complete this form. All reviewers will receive a peer-reviewer certificate at the end of the symposium.
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