Internationalizing & De-Colonizing the Curriculum
2027 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference
Portland, Oregon, February 5-7, 2027
Deadline: October 7, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT
This track focuses on how to understand the current global, political environment and the lasting impact of colonization, with the twin goals of critiquing colonization and focusing on the worth of societies that experienced colonial rule. This track seeks proposals that discuss 1) Decolonizing the content and pedagogy in political science courses; 2) Helps students understand human rights, especially for minoritized populations; 3) critically evaluates the impact of colonization and its relationship to contemporary global issues; and 4) relates colonization to the American experience as the US celebrates its 250th anniversary.
- Submit your proposal for the 18th APSA Teaching & Learning Conference.
- All TLC 2027 proposals must be submitted by October 7, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT.
- Explore all TLC 2027 tracks or view submission instructions.
About the APSA Teaching & Learning Conference
Join political science teacher-scholars and students for the 2027 APSA Teaching & Learning Conference, held in Portland, Oregon, February 5-7, 2027. The conference theme is “Building Bridges: Dialogue and Discovery in Political Science.” Partisan polarization is at all time highs, and the value of higher education, the liberal arts, and social science knowledge is under scrutiny, Political Science is in a unique position to address both threats by building bridges across differences. The TLC is a unique conference that provides a highly interactive forum for scholars to share research and innovative tools for political science education. The conference focuses on promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning, equipping faculty with new techniques and resources for teaching, and enhancing the role of teaching in the discipline of political science.
All attendees will be asked to select a track when registering and will expected to attend each session in the selected track. Workshop and roundtable attendance is not determined by track, and these sessions are open to any conference attendee.
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