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2008

December

Opens: December 15, 2008. Call for Papers: Mediterranean Worlds: Cultures of Interpretation—An international conference hosted by the departments of Archaeology and Art History, English Literature and Humanities, and History at the Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Famagusta, May 27-29, 2009. Eastern Mediterranean University invites participation in an interdisciplinary conference on the narratives of the Mediterranean world. What is of express interest to this conference is the way in which civilisational shifts, fusions and oscillations of the Mediterranean world have given rise to extraordinary interpretations, life-world strategies and symbolic constructions. Such activity can be manifested in the remarkable literature and art, philosophies, religions, archaeological readings, political theories and economic practices of the region. Please send a 250-word abstract, clear contact details, academic affiliation and title of paper. Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 15, 2008.

Contact e-mail: luca.zavagno@emu.edu.tr

Opens: December 30, 2008. Call for Papers: University of Chicago Sixth South Asia Graduate Student Conference—What are the foundational categories that shape research on South Asia? How do categories like Space, Time, Person, Thing, Knowledge, Action and Representation inflect our scholarship? In focusing on such basic categories, we hope to encourage discussions between scholars working on ancient, medieval, early modern and modern topics, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. We invite proposals for individual 20-minute papers from graduate students working in any discipline related to South Asia. Proposals should be specifically oriented to the categories mentioned above and consider how the work in question sharpens our understanding of these categories. The conference will take place at the University of Chicago, on April 17-18, 2009. Sanjay Subrahmanyam will attend as our keynote speaker. Accommodation will be available for participants who require it. Please e-mail proposals (300 words) to ananyac@uchicago.edu by December 30, 2008. Please indicate if you will require accommodation.

Contact e-mail: ananyac@uchicago.edu

Opens: December 31, 2008. Call for Papers: European readings of Lincoln: His Times and Legacy—Conference October 17-18, 2009, in Paris, France. On the occasion of Lincolns 200th birthday we invite fresh interpretations of the man, the politician in his times as well as his legacy, from a European perspective. We invite contributors to harvest this terrain from the fields of history, literature, the political and social sciences, popular culture and mass media, by focusing in particular on the European point of view--­then and now--­regarding American events and achievements when the very meaning of democracy and the nation was at stake, not just for the United States but for "the whole family of man." How have the individual prisms of Europeans own history, literature, and media understood and made use of Lincoln and the U.S. antebellum and Civil War epoch? To what extent has informed awareness by both Europeans and Americans been a litmus test of Euro-American understanding? Paper proposals should be sent together with a one-page resume both to Naomi Wulf (naomi.wulf@wanadoo.fr) and John Dean (jdeureka@yahoo.com).

Contact e-mail: naomi.wulf@wanadoo.fr

2009

January

Opens: January 1, 2009. EUROCLIO's 16th Annual Professional Training and Development Conference—EUROCLIO's 16th Annual Professional Training and Development Conference will be held from April 5-11, 2009, in Nicosia, Cyprus and is organized by history educators representing teacher trade unions, research centers and associations from across the divide, on the theme: "Taking the Perspective of the Others: Intercultural Dialogue and Teaching and Learning History". The conference offers: high-quality key-note lectures by experts in history education and methodology, active workshops, study visits to beautiful heritage with professional guides, unique possibility to meet colleagues in history education from all over Europe, and beyond. The deadline for Registration on January 1, 2009. For further information http://ac2009.euroclio.eu.

Web page: http://ac2009.euroclio.eu
Contact e-mail: info@euroclio.nl

Opens: January 5, 2009. Call for Papers: Roger Williams Conference on Religion and the State—Papers are sought for the second biennial conference on religion and the state, to be held at the university April 24-26, 2009. Our theme this year is "Religion and the State in Islam and the West," a theme intended to include points of contact, cooperation, and conflict between Western and Islamic cultures as well as scholarship that addresses religion/state matters in either of these cultural areas individually. Paper proposals can cover all time periods, ancient through contemporary, and can reflect all geographic areas. Please send a 250 word proposal and a one page c.v. by January 5, 2009, to Joshua Stein, Dept. of History, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI 02809, or electronically to jstein@rwu.edu. Responses will be mailed out by January 26, 2009.

Web page: http://departments.rwu.edu/history/religionstate.html
Contact e-mail: jstein@rwu.edu

Opens: January 9, 2009. Call for Papers: Florida Conference of Historians Annual Meeting —The Florida Conference of Historians invites proposals for its 49th annual meeting February 27-28, 2009, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. Proposals for individual papers, complete panels and roundtable discussions on any historical topic are welcome. For all proposals submit: name; institution; e-mail address; and indicate willingness to serve as a panel chair. For individual papers add: title of individual paper; 100-word abstract; and a brief, 100 words or less c.v. For panel proposals add: title and 100-word abstract of proposal; name, e-mail address and 100-word c.v.'s of the chair, discussant and each presenter; and titles of individual papers. The submission deadline is January 9, 2009. To submit proposals or additional information, e-mail Dr. Mike Epple: mepple@fgcu.edu. For accommodations, please visit the Florida Conference of Historians' web site http://fch.fiu.edu/ and click on Hotel information.

Web page: http://fch.fiu.edu/
Contact e-mail: mepple@fgcu.edu

Opens: January 9, 2009. Call for Papers: Identites and Technoculture—University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA) announce a call for papers "Identities and Technoculture, for a two-day conference, April 3-4, 2009, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. A two-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the U.S. and abroad. Key questions include: How do social arrangements of new technologies shape aspects of "identity," including ethnicity, race, gender, sexualities, and class? How does the diffusion of new technologies affect power relations? How do human/machine relationships contribute to new expressive cultures? The conference will feature three research strains: Afrofuturism (how culture and technology frame African American experiences); Identities and the Internet; Technology and Culture before the Information Age. CESA/MAASA invites anyone interested in these and all related topics to submit proposals for 20-minute paper presentations, panels, or "hands-on" workshops. Workshops will focus on and showcase an "artifact" (e.g., movie, Internet sites, TV show, documentary, comic book pages, radio broadcast, art exhibition, historic site). Immediately following the artifact experience, facilitators will lead a discussion. We invite proposals for any workshop "artifacts" and how an individual's leadership of discussion would frame important questions. Workshops will serve as "laboratories" about specific cultural instances of identities and technoculture. We seek presentations that further the center's aim of promoting scholarship on ethnicities and the arts and that reflect disciplinary and institutional diversity. We welcome ALL proposals interested in interdisciplinary questions regarding the study of technology and American culture. Graduate students are eligible for the Katzman-Yetman prize for best conference paper, which includes a $250 prize and review for publication by American Studies. For each workshop, paper, or panel proposal, please submit: name(s) of all participants; address, telephone number, and e-mail address for each participant; institutional affiliation(s), if any; title(s) of paper; 250-word proposal; 100-word biographical note for each participant. Send proposals via electronic mail by January 9, 2009, to cesa@uiowa.edu. For further questions or information on "Identities and Technoculture." please contact Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts, Dept. of American Studies, University of Iowa, 210 Jefferson Building, Iowa City, IA. (319) 384-3490. E-mail: cesa@uiowa.edu; web: http://www.uiowa.edu~cesa

Opens: January 10, 2009. Call for Papers: Cryptologic History—The Center for Cryptologic History announces a call for papers for its biennial Symposium on Cryptologic History. The Symposium will occur on October 15-16, 2009, in Laurel, Maryland, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The theme for the Symposium will be "Global Perspectives on Cryptologic History". While we will consider all proposals relating to any aspect of cryptologic history, we are especially interested in presentations from international scholars. The deadline for submission of proposals, to include a minimum two-page topic prospectus, a brief source list, and a biography, is January 10, 2009. Selected presenters will received notification by March 1, 2009. For further information, contact Dr. Kent Sieg, Symposium coordinator, at 301-688-2336 or kgsieg@nsa.gov.

Opens: January 12, 2009. Call for Papers: Cheiron—Cheiron: The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences holds its annual conference on June 25-28, 2009, at Penn State University (University Park). Proposed papers, posters, symposia and workshops may be submitted by January 9, 2009. Contact Sarah E. Igo, Vanderbilt University, Department of History, at sarah.igo@vanderbilt edu or see the Cheiron web site (http://people.stu.ca/~cheiron/) for more information.

Web page: http://people.stu.ca/~cheiron/
Contact e-mail: sarah.igo@vanderbilt.edu

Opens: January 15, 2009. Call for Papers: Rush D. Holt History Conference—"Worlds Turned Upside Down: Crisis, Calamity, and Cataclysm." April 2-4, 2009 at West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV). West Virginia University's history department seeks panelists and presenters for their upcoming biennial research forum, the Rush D. Holt History Conference. We hope to encourage a sizeable range of regional and periodical interests as the conference will reach across borders and time periods--fostering a transnational and comparative approach to crisis, calamity, and cataclysm. Please mail individual paper proposals (250 words) and brief c.v. and panel proposals including a brief description of the individual papers (500 words) and brief c.v.'s to West Virginia University, Dept. of History, Attn: Rush Holt Conference, 220 Woodburn Hall, P.O. Box 6303, Morgantown, WV 26506-6303. Submission Deadline: January 15, 2009. Acceptance letters will be mailed by February 1, 2009. Please direct all questions and comments to jleathe1@mix.wvu.edu.

Contact e-mail: mbuseman@mix.wvu.edu or jleathe1@mix.wvu.edu

Opens: January 15, 2009. Call for Papers: 29th Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide—"Resisting Genocide: History, Culture and the Arts in the Holocaust and Beyond." April 1-3, 2009. Millersville University of Pennsylvania announces the 29th Annual Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide. Proposals should include the title of the paper, the author's name, postal address, institutional affiliation, c.v., and an abstract of no more than 200 words. Hard copies should be forwarded to Prof. Saulius Suziedelis, Director, Annual Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide, Dept. of History, Millersville University, P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302. Electronic submissions may be sent to: ssuziedelis@millersville.edu. Proposals must be submitted by January 15, 2009. The conference programs since 1996, the 29th Conference call for papers and other information may be found on the conference home page: www.millersville.edu/~holo-con/.

Web page: http://www.millersville.edu/~holo-con/
Contact e-mail: ssuziedelis@millersville.edu

Opens: January 15, 2009. Workshop for Early Career Faculty in Jewish Studies—The American Academy of Jewish Research and the Jewish Studies Programs of the University of California at Davis and the University of California at Berkeley are pleased to announce a "Workshop for Early Career Faculty in Jewish Studies" at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, May 24-27, 2009. The workshop will be devoted to the enhancement of the teaching and research of untenured scholars at the early stages of their careers in Jewish studies.The program aims to develop ideas and methods of instruction, stimulate scholarly research and writing, discuss integrating personal and professional responsibilities, and create a community of scholars. Sessions will focus on: the current research of participants; personal intellectual biographies; pedagogical and curricular issues; special challenges facing early career scholars. Workshop directors are David Biale, Emanuel Ringelblum Professor of Jewish History, University of California, Davis and Robert Alter, Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley. The workshop is open to untenured full-time faculty who have launched their careers within the last seven years and who work primarily in a field of Jewish Studies. Lodging and food will be paid for by the workshop sponsors. Participants are expected to turn to their own departments and programs for transportation expenses. Enrollment is limited to twelve participants. Applicants must submit a c.v., a syllabus for a Jewish studies course that the applicant has offered within the last five years, and a personal statement of academic interests and pedagogical goals. Please submit all materials electronically by January 15, 2009, to David Biale at dbiale@ucdavis.edu.

Opens: January 24, 2009. 16th Beaumont History Conference—The day-long conference will feature 6-8 presenters whose papers were selected among the best submitted to the Beaumont History Conference committee. Topics are relevant to historical events or people from Southeast Texas. The presenters will lecture and answer questions from the audience in thirty-minute segments. Details of the speakers and their topics will be posted November 1, 2008. At that time, the location and start time will be announced, as well. The conference will include a continental breakfast and lunch. It is well attended by history enthusiasts.

Web page: http://www.mcfaddin-ward.org
Contact e-mail: donda@mcfaddin-ward.org

Opens: January 31, 2009. Call for Papers: NAWCC Ward Francillon Time Symposium —The NAWCC Symposium is an annual meeting of National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors (NAWCC) members and guests. The 2009 and 2010 symposiums will be held in late October at locations near the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA. The 2009 and 2010 symposiums will be forums for papers covering a broad range of topics related to timekeeping; no predefined subject area has been established. Papers may address but are not limited to historical, technological, scientific, and educational aspects of timekeeping. Also encouraged are proposals for panel sessions, roundtable discussions, and any innovative means that facilitate scholarly discourse. Interested authors should send a detailed 300-word abstract of their proposed paper including the paper title, author's name, and e-mail address by January 31, 2009, via e-mail to Katie Knaub, Director of Education, NAWCC, Inc., E-mail: kknaub@nawcc.org.

Web page: http://www.nawcc.org
Contact e-mail: kknaub@nawcc.org

Opens: January 31, 2009. Call for Papers: Politics of Consumption and Leisure—The History Graduate Student Association of Southern Illinois University announces its 4th Annual Conference on April 10-11, 2009. The conference will feature a keynote address from Dr. Eric Reed, noted historian of the Tour de France. We are seeking papers on historical aspects of consumerism, consumption, and leisure activities. Papers that address marketing/advertising, commercialization, and the growth of consumer culture, and leisure time, or contemporary critiques of these themes from the early modern period (c. 1450 CE) to the present from any area of European, American, or World history are encouraged to submit. Please send a 100-150 word paper abstract, a brief c.v., and a list of any audio-visual needs by January 31, 2009. Donovan Weight, HGSA Conference Coordinator, Faner 3321, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. E-mail: dweight@siu.edu.

Web page: http://www.siu.edu/~HGSA/conference.html
Contact e-mail: dweight@siu.edu

Opens: January 31, 2009. Call for Papers: Florida Historical Society Meeting—"From Tristán de Luna to the Twenty First Century: 450 Years of Florida's History." Annual meeting, Pensacola, Fla., May 20-23, 2009. Proposals in all areas of Florida history are welcome. The hotel venue for the annual meeting is currently being negotiated. Please watch the society web site at www.myfloridahistory.org for information on hotel and room rate information. Paper submissions: Individual paper--title, 150-word abstract and a one-page c.v.. Panel sessions--a 150-word abstract and one-page c.v. for each panel member plus a session title, a 150-word abstract of the panel and a suggested moderator/discussant. Submit by e-mail as an MSWord attachment to the program chair at jgcusick@ufl.edu or a paper copy to Dr. James G. Cusick, George A. Smathers Library, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611-7005. The deadline for proposal submissions is January 31, 2009.

Web page: http://www.myfloridahistory.org
Contact e-mail: jgcusick@ufl.edu

February

Opens: February 2, 2009. Call for Papers: Loyola University Chicago Graduate Student Conference—Fifth Annual Loyola University Chicago History Graduate Student Conference, April 24-25, 2009. Masters and doctoral graduate students in any field of historical study are invited to submit proposals. Sessions include: cultural history, social history, religious history, history of race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, public history, economic history, political history, and other topics TBA. Please include: submitter's name, contact information, institutional affiliation(s), a one page abstract of the paper (with a title), and a brief biographical statement indicating your academic status along with a return address and current e-mail address. Deadline for submissions is February 2, 2009. E-mail proposals as an attachment or any questions to Lisa Davis at lucsymposium@gmail.com or mail to History Graduate Student Association, c/o Lisa Davis, Loyola University Chicago, History Dept., 6525 North Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60626.

Contact e-mail: lucsymposium@gmail.com

Opens: February 9, 2009. Call for Papers: International Society for Educational Biography Conference—The International Society for Educational Biography invites anyone who engages aspects of biography in their writing, teaching, and research, to submit proposals for our 25th conference. Papers papers, panels and other presentation formats are welcome. The conference schedule allows 30 minutes for papers (includes discussion time), and 60-75 minutes for panels. Proposals should include: Title page which includes title, name of author(s); address; telephone; fax, and e-mail; 2) A 250-350 word abstract describing the importance of the topic, the approach taken & any need for technology. Send proposals by e-mail attachment, surface mail, or fax to Dr. Lucy Townsend, LEPF Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115. (815) 753-1236. Fax: (815) 753-1258. E-mail: Ltownsend@niu.edu.

Contact e-mail: ltownsend@niu.edu

Opens: February 15, 2009. Call for Papers: German Studies Association—"Walls, Borders, and Boundaries." German Studies Association, Oct. 8-11, 2009, Washington, D.C. To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the interdisciplinary committee of the GSA invites proposals for papers that explore walls, borders, and boundaries across a wide range of perspectives, including: crossings and permeations of boundaries; movements away from violence and warfare; transnational identities; architectures of division; techniques of surveillance; biopolitics; the walling of cities and extraterritorial spaces; topographies of memory; performances by artists and activists that bridge, zipper, mirror, and suture; border lines in flux; temporalities of human and more-than-human territories, histories, and geographies; confrontations that invite transgressive agendas. See the GSA web site (www.thegsa.org) for the online submission process, which opens on January 5, 2009. Deadline for proposals: Feb. 15, 2009.

Contact e-mail: janet.ward@unlv.edu

Opens: February 15, 2009. Call for Papers: Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH)—Papers are cordially invited on all aspects of urban, regional and community planning history. Submissions must include the following materials: a one-page abstract of each paper, clearly marked with title and participant's name; a one-page c.v. vitae for each participant, including address, telephone number, and e-mail; (for individual papers) up to four key words identifying the thematic emphases of the work; (for panel sessions) a one-paragraph overview of the session's themes and significance. Proposals must be sent by February 15, 2009, to sacrph@history.rutgers.edu in the form of a single attached MSWord file including abstract and c.v. Persons proposing full sessions should include the abstracts and c.v.'s of all session participants in one file.

Web page: http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/sacrph/
Contact e-mail: halpin.dennis@gmail.com

Opens: February 24, 2009. Golden Age Seville Study Day at the J. Paul Getty Museum—Royal Sculptor Luisa Roldán dominated polychrome sculpture in 17th-century Spain. This study day seeks to better understand how she as both an artist and woman worked in the context of Seville and to understand how her work fit into the Baroque culture. The study day will look at Seville, as the gateway to colonial America and one of the largest urban centers in Baroque Europe. This study day will also allow us to examine the relationships held between painters such as Valdés Leal, Murillo, and Luisa Roldán--and by extension the unique relationship between sculpture and painting in Seville. This study day will include scholars who share an interest in either 17th-century art or Spain. A lecture by historian Richard Kagan from Johns Hopkins University concludes the day. For further information, to participate or to register, contact, malvarez@getty.edu

Contact e-mail: malvarez@getty.edu

March

Opens: March 2, 2009. Mellon Summer Institutes in Vernacular Paleography—Announcing three Mellon summer institutes in Vernacular Paleography for Summer 2009. All participants will receive a stipend; applications are due March 2, 2009: Spanish Paleography at the Huntington Library, Los Angeles, California, focusing on 15th-17th centuries. Directed by Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota. July 27-August 14, 2009. For more information, contact Susi Krasnoo at skrasnoo@huntington.org; Italian Paleography at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, in Italian, focusing on late medieval-early modern hands. Directed by Maddalena Signorini, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata. July 27-August 14, 2009. Contact Joli Kishi at JKishi@getty.edu; English Paleography at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C, focusing on secretary and italic hands of tudor and jacobean periods. Directed by Heather Wolfe, Folger Library. July 6-30, 2009. See http://www.folger.edu/institute for more information.

Opens: March 17, 2009 Closes: March 21, 2009. Society for Applied Athropology Annual Meeting—The Society for Applied Anthropology is pleased to announce our 69th Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, NM, March 17-21, 2009. For meeting information visit http://www.sfaa.net/sfaa2009.html.

Web page: http://www.sfaa.net/sfaa2009.html

Opens: March 31, 2009. Call for Papers: Seventy Years On: New Perspectives on the Second World War—August 31-September 2, 2009, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In honour of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the University of Calgary invites researchers from around the world to share new analyses of this global conflict. In recent years some of the most enduring interpretations of the Second World War have been subject to revision. We invite researchers from relevant disciplines to share their research on the following topics: Turning Points Revisited; Coalition Warfare; Tertiary Theatres. Keynote Speakers: Dr. Joan Beaumont, Australian National University; Dr. Robert Citino, Eastern Michigan University. Paper proposal deadline is March 31, 2009. Please send 250 word paper proposals, a title, and a brief c.v. via e-mail or post to the New Perspectives Committee, 645 Social Sciences, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada. E-mail: Ranke@ucalgary.ca.

Web page: http://www.ucalgary.ca/newperspectives
Contact e-mail: Ranke@ucalgary.ca

Opens: March 31, 2009. Call for Proposals: Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America Meeting—The 67th Annual Meeting of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America (PIASA) will be held on June 13-14, 2009, at the fabulous Hyatt Regency Jersey City Hotel, overlooking New York Harbor with a stunning sky line view of lower Manhattan. Visit www.jerseycity.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp. Proposals for individual papers with short abstracts will be considered, but preference will be given to proposals for complete two hour sessions involving presentation of three 25 minute papers with a chair and a discussant. Proposals for panel and roundtable discussions should be submitted only on topics that lend themselves to that format. Initial screening of all proposals will be made by a program committee as soon as they are received. Deadline for receipt of all proposals March 31, 2009. Proposals should be sent to PIASA, 208 E. 30th St., New York, NY 10016. Submission by e-mail with a Word attachment to tgromada@mindspring.com is preferred. PIASA is reserving single/double occupancy rooms at a special group rate of $169. plus tax per room. All reservations to this AAA Four Diamond Hotel must be made by May 22, 2009. More specific information regarding registration, room reservations, directions, parking, etc. will be posted on www.piasa.org . Papers presented will be considered for publication in "The Polish Review."

Web page: http://www.jerseycity.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp

Opens: March 31, 2009. Call for Papers: Annual Meeting and Conference of the Gypsy Lore Society—On behalf of the Gypsy Lore Society, several Helsinki-based organizations will host the 2009 Annual Meeting and Conference of the Gypsy Lore Society. The conference will be held on August 27-29, 2009, on the downtown premises of the University of Helsinki (UH). The conference starts at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2009. Papers (20 minutes + 10 minutes discussion) on any aspect of Gypsy Studies are welcome but substantive scholarly papers will be given priority. Abstracts should be submitted no later than March 31, 2009. Notification of acceptance will be announced by April 30, 2009. Send your abstract of maximally 250 words in plain text format (no tables or charts) in the body (not as an attachment) of an email message to the Programme Chair Kimmo Granqvist at Kimmo.Granqvist@kotus.fi. Conference e-mail: salla.makela@helsinki.fi. Web site: www.ling.helsinki.fi/ykiel/GLS_2009.

Web page: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/ykiel/GLS_2009

April

Opens: April 2, 2009 Closes: April 4, 2009. Catholics in the Movies—Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame. Cinema is arguably the most understudied and potentially enlightening lens through which to examine the historical trajectories of Catholics in the United States over the previous century. This conference will explore how American Catholics produced, acted, viewed, boycotted, and were depicted in film. The starting point for the conference is the outstanding volume Catholicism in the Movies (Oxford, 2008), to which the conference speakers contributed essays. Speakers include Darryl Caterine (LeMoyne College), María Amparo Escandón (novelist and screenwriter), Thomas J. Ferraro (Duke), Tracy Fessenden (Arizona State), James T. Fisher (Fordham), Amy Frykholm (correspondent for The Christian Century), Paula Kane (University of Pittsburgh), Jeffrey Marlett (College of St. Rose), Colleen McDannell, (University of Utah) Timothy Meagher (Catholic University of America), Carlo Rotella (Boston College), Anthony Burke Smith (Dayton), Judith Weisenfeld (Princeton). Register at www.nd.edu/~cushwa or call 574-631-6691.

Web page: http://www.nd.edu/~cushwa

May

Opens: May 15, 2009. Call for Papers: The History of American Rights—San Francisco State University will host a conference exploring rights in American history. The conference will meet on the campus of San Francisco State University on September 17-18, 2009. We welcome papers on assertions of rights by insurgent groups, resistance to rights claims, and governmental efforts to suppress or promote rights. The deadline for submission of proposals, consisting of an abstract(s) and a one-page c.v. is May 15, 2009. Complete panels or individual paper proposals will be considered. Send your proposal to Christopher Waldrep, Dept. of History, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132. Alternatively, you can send your proposal as an e-mail attachment to cwaldrep@sfsu.edu.

Contact e-mail: cwaldrep@sfsu.edu

June

Opens: June 7, 2009. Slave Narratives Seminar for History and English Faculty Members—The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Council of Independent Colleges, with the UNCF, will cosponsor a seminar on Slave Narratives to be held at Yale University on June 7-10, 2009. This multidisciplinary seminar is open to full-time faculty members in history, English, and related fields at CIC and UNCF member colleges and universities. David Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale will lead the seminar. For the faculty members who are selected to participate, there will be no expense for room, board, books, or the seminar program itself. The selection process is based on nominations by chief academic officers, not direct application by faculty members. The deadline for completed nominations is January 12, 2009. Guidelines and the nomination form are available on CIC's web site at http://www.cic.edu/projects_services/coops/gilder_lehrman.asp. Questions should be directed to Stephen Gibson, CICs director of projects, at sgibson@cic.nche.edu.

Web page: http://www.cic.edu/projects_services/coops/gilder_lehrman.asp
Contact e-mail: sgibson@cic.nche.edu

October

Opens: October 29, 2009 Closes: October 31, 2009. PAS: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes 41st Annual Conference —The Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes (PAS: APAL) will hold its 41st annual conference at Pipestem Resort State Park, in Pipestem, West Virginia, on October 29-31, 2009. The theme of the conference is Heritage Preservation in Appalachia. There will be a field trip into the Pocahontas Coal Field. For complete information, contact Dawn S. Bowen, Conference Chair, Dept. of Geography, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. (540) 654-1492. E-mail:dbowen@umw.edu. Visit the society's web site at: http://www.pioneeramerica.org.

Web page: http://www.pioneeramerica.org
Contact e-mail: dbowen@umw.edu

 

Last Updated: October 16, 2008