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2008

September

Opens: September 1, 2008. Call for Abstracts: Debt and Slavery: The History of a Process of Enslavement —"Debt and Slavery," McGill University, Montreal, Canada, May 7-9, 2009. The conference covers all geographical areas and time periods. Themes covered include: indebtedness and enslavement; structures of enslavement for debt; legal and religious prescriptions governing servitude for debt; debt bondage; pawnship; sex and age profile of debt slaves; gender and debt slavery; credit and debt within slavery; debt repayment in slavery; agency for debt-slaves; manumission and liberty for debt slaves. The conference will follow the Avignon model. Papers will be grouped according to theme, and a summary presented by a discussant. Individual authors will not present papers. Participants should submit original unpublished material. Registration fee: $150 US ($60 US for students) payable by March 1, 2009 (late registration fee: $200 US and $80 US for students). Abstracts should be sent to iowc@mcgill.ca by September 1, 2008.

Contact e-mail: iowc@mcgill.ca

Opens: September 1, 2008. Call for Proposals: European History Section of the Southern Historical Association—The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels for presentation at its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, November 5-8, 2009. Papers on any aspect of European history, covering any time period, are welcome. The program committee especially encourages proposals involving comparative history, such as Europe and the Americas. Presenters may include graduate students as well as faculty members. Panels should consist of two or three papers, a commentator, and a chair. Submissions should include a one-page descriptions of each paper and a short c.v. of each panelist, and should be submitted by September 1, 2008. E-mail to david.redles@tri-c.edu, or mail to David Redles, Chair, EHS Program Committee, Division of Social Sciences, Cuyahoga Community College, 11000 Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, OH 44130.

Web page: http://www.utm.edu/staff/accarls/ehs/
Contact e-mail: david.redles@tri-c.edu

Opens: September 1, 2008. Call for NCA Preconference Seminar Participants—"Rhetoric and the Study of Public Memory," Thursday, November 20, 2008, 9:00am to 5:00 pm. Conveners: Kendall R. Phillips, Syracuse University; G. Mitchell Reyes, Lewis & Clark College. The study of public memory has achieved remarkable prominence in the humanities over the past few decades. Not surprisingly, rhetoricians have been heavily involved in this trend and our journals are filled with articles engaging the rhetoric involved in public acts of remembrance. The preconference is designed to provide a space for rhetoricians engaged in questions of public memory to consider the broader relationships between rhetoric and public memory and to consider the role of rhetorical studies in the larger growth of public memory studies. With this goal in mind, the preconference format will integrate three sets of concerns: 1) the theoretical relationship between rhetoric and public memory; 2) the contribution rhetorical criticisms can make to the study of public memory; and 3) the ways that rhetorical studies can be positioned within the broader community of public memory studies. In order to facilitate this conversation, scholars interested in public memory should submit a short position paper (no more than 2 pages single spaced) addressing one of these broad issues: 1) Theoretical Relationships: The rhetorical tradition is replete with references to memory and collective remembrance and contemporary theories of rhetoric continue to develop that connection. Scholars interested in the intersections between theories of rhetoric from classical to contemporary and public memory should submit papers that expand, explore, question, or challenge contemporary thought; 2) Critical Interventions: Case studies constitute much of the work on the rhetoric of public memory. Scholars interested in analyzing the rhetorical dimensions of public memory within a specific context should submit papers offering short but instructive readings that explore the rhetoric of remembrance or the ways that critical case studies expand our understanding of public memory. 3) Disciplinary Issues: In spite of the important work on public memory within rhetorical studies, many of the most prominent public memory scholars are operating within other disciplinary frameworks. Papers under this section should address the relationship between rhetorical approaches and other disciplinary approaches and consider the avenues that rhetoricians might pursue in making rhetoric a more prominent part of the interdisciplinary conversation on public memory. Please send your two page position papers to G. Mitchell Reyes at mreyes@lclark.edu by September 1, 2008. Please include the issue you are addressing, your current position, and your contact information in your submission.

Opens: September 1, 2008. Call for Papers: Measure of a Revolution: Cuba 1959-2009—Meeting May 7-9, 2009, at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, the "Measure of a Revolution: Cuba 1959-2009" conference is organized by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Havana University, Boston University & Queen's University. Subjects include: international relations; culture; economy; gender studies; politics & government; sexuality; environment; education; race; health/medicine; Cuban community abroad/migration; transnational issues; religion. Send proposals to cuba09@queensu.ca by September 1, 2008; put 'Measure of a Revolution Abstract' in e-mail subject line. Provide name, institution, department, phone, e-mail, postal address, title of paper & 200-300 word abstract, names & contact information for all authors if necessary. Papers selected competitively for publication. Publishable papers due April 16, 2009. For questions, contact Catherine Krull, e-mail: cuba09@queensu.ca; Louis Perez Jr., e-mail: perez@email.unc.edu; Soraya Castro, e-mail: yip@infomed.sld.cu; Susan Eckstein, e-mail: seckstei@bu.edu.

Web page: http://www.queensu.ca/sociology/?q=themeasureofarevolution09
Contact e-mail: cuba09@queensu.ca

Opens: September 3, 2008. NCPH 2009 Call for Proposals—The 2009 NCPH Program Committee looks forward to proposals that connect local stories to international issues, capture the role of activism in public history and related disciplines, speak to social justice and environmental politics, commemorate individuals who have brought about change, and, more generally, innovative ideas in the content and practice of museums, historic sites, archives, and other public venues. The Program Committee prefers the submission of complete session proposals. NCPH will be using an online proposal submission form this year, available at http://www.ncph.org. All conference attendees, including presenters and other participants, are expected to register for the annual meeting. Some Program Committee funds may be available to assist participants, such as individuals from outside the United States. Please submit proposals using online form at http://www.ncph.org by September 3, 2008.

Web page: http://ncph.org/Conferences/2009/tabid/304/Default.aspx
Contact e-mail: ncph@iupui.edu

Opens: September 15, 2008. Call for Papers: 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine—The American Association for the History of Medicine invites submissions in any area of medical history for its 82nd annual meeting, to be held in Cleveland, OH, April 23-26, 2009. The association welcomes submissions on the history of health and healing; history of medical ideas, practices, and institutions; and histories of illness, disease, and public health. Submissions from all eras and regions of the world are welcome. Besides single-paper proposals, the program committee accepts abstracts for sessions and for luncheon workshops. Please alert the program committee chair if you are planning a session proposal. Individual papers for these submissions will be judged on their own merits. Presentations are limited to 20 minutes. Individuals wishing to present a paper must attend the meeting. All papers must represent original work not already published or in press. Because the Bulletin of the History of Medicine is the official journal of the AAHM, the association encourages speakers to make their manuscripts available for consideration by the Bulletin. The AAHM uses an online abstract submissions system. We encourage all applicants to use this convenient software. The web site is http://histmed.org. If you are unable to submit proposals online, send eight copies of a one-page abstract (350 words maximum) to the Program Committee Chair, Howard Markel, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, 100 Simpson Memorial Institute, 102 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0725 (734) 647-6914. E-mail: howard@umich.edu. When proposing a historical argument, state the major claim, summarize the evidence supporting the claim, and state the major conclusion(s). When proposing a narrative, summarize the story, identify the major agents, and specify the conflict. Please provide the following information on the same sheet as the abstract: name, preferred mailing address, work and home telephone numbers, e-mail address, present institutional affiliation, and academic degrees. Abstracts must be received by September 15, 2008. E-mail or faxed proposals cannot be accepted.

Web page: http://histmed.org

Opens: September 15, 2008. Call for Papers: Fashions: Business Practices in Historical Perspective—Joint Meeting of the Business History Conference and the European Business History Association, June 11-13, 2009, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. Fashion, as a concept, refers to much more than the way we dress. For this joint meeting of the Business History Conference (BHC) and the European Business History Association (EBHA), we define fashion in two ways. First, we see fashion as a set of ideas and activities associated with business firms and institutions that persisted over time. A fashion was a durable but often time-bound business practice or conceptual horizon in production, management, marketing, strategy, taste, style, politics, trade, or finance. Fashion as a concept describing business firms and institutions directs our attention to trends, habits, and rules that delineated what was done and what was not to be done. We particularly encourage participants to look at the role of firms, associations, government, consultants, media, and other agents in spreading "fashionable" business styles. As well, we seek presenters who explore fashions in entrepreneurial action, corporate organization and governance, in economics and business studies, and even in the writing of business history. For example, we would welcome papers that trace the flow of business history scholarship into cognate fields such as political science and sociology. Equally valuable would be presentations describing popular ideas about what took place in earlier periods of business. We approach fashion in each of these arenas not as a passing fancy, but instead as a fundamental influence, a horizon of the possible in business that was (and perhaps remains) embedded in concrete practices delineated by discrete turning points that made the previous practice or set of ideas "un-fashionable." In keeping with the conference's location in Milanone of Europe's great industrial and design centerswe encourage papers on the business of fashion itself. In this second way of understanding fashion, we refer to the creation of consumer goods whose appeals rested on values such as utility, practicality, design, aesthetics, style, and cultural symbolism. Whether in Renaissance Florence, 19th-century Europe, or post World War II America, those commodities and their meanings were part of a complex interplay between the parties who created, purchased, and used them. Furthermore, while fashion-industry entrepreneurs and companies have recently emerged as icons of globalization, those actors were also deeply rooted in local contexts and enmeshed in constellations of relationships that included designers, manufacturers, distributors, advertisers, retailers, and consumers. Among many factors, we seek to understand how the local related to the global. Consistent with BHC and EBHA policy and long-time practice, the program committee also will be pleased to entertain submissions not directly related to the conference themes. Potential presenters may submit proposals either for individual papers or for entire panels. Individual paper or poster proposals should include a one-page abstract and a one-page c.v. The abstract should summarize the argument of the presentation, the sources on which it is based, and its relationship to existing scholarship. Each panel proposal should include a cover letter stating the rationale for the session, the name of the panel's contact person, a one-page abstract and author's c.v. for each proposed paper (up to four), and a list of preferred chairs and commentators with contact information. The deadline for receipt of proposals is September 15, 2008. Please send all proposals to Dr. Roger Horowitz, Secretary-Treasurer, Business History Conference, P.O. Box 3630, Wilmington, DE 19807. (302) 658-2400. Fax: (302) 655-3188. E-mail: rh@udel.edu. Presenters will be expected to submit paper abstracts for posting directly to the conference web site. In addition, presenters are encouraged to post electronic versions of their papers prior to the meeting, and to submit their papers for inclusion in the BHC's on-line proceedings publication, Business and Economic History On-Line.

Opens: September 15, 2008. Call for Papers: Architecture and Planning during World War II—Symposium organized by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and the Canadian Center for Architecture, with Princeton University's School of Architecture, March 6-7, 2009. The purpose of this conference is to bring together research investigating architectural activities taking place between 1937 and 1945. Papers are expected to explore architects' contributions in the preparation for the war, both in terms of offensive and defensive operations as well as those that address how architecture was used to aid the armed conflict. Submissions that suggest connections between architectural practice and wartime technology and production are welcomed. Wartime preparation for peacetime reconstruction, commemoration and memorial architecture can also be discussed. Please send proposals of 500 words to Susan E. Schafer, ses337@nyu.edu and Anna Jozefacka, aj352@nyu.edu.

Opens: September 15, 2008. Call for Papers: The Gulf and the Globe 2009 Conference—January 28-29, 2009. Annapolis, MD. Since the first Portuguese explorers passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the 15th century, global powers have shaped and been shaped by the nations of the Gulf region. This conference, hosted jointly by the U.S. Naval Academy's Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, and the U.K. Joint Services Command and Staff College's Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies, will investigate the encounters between the world's global powers and the local states of the region, bringing together a diversity of academics and diplomatic and military practitioners. Paper proposals are invited on a broad range of political, social, cultural and economic topics. Paper proposals (max 200 words) and 1-page (max) biography are due by September 15, 2008, and should be sent to Gulf and the Globe 2009 Conference, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402. Electronic or paper submissions are acceptable.

Web page: http://usna.edu
Contact e-mail: macris@usna.edu, skelly@jscsc@defenceacademy.mod.u

Opens: September 19, 2008. Call for Papers: Beaumont History Conference—Beaumont History Conference has called for papers for its 16th history conference, January 24, 2009, in Beaumont, TX. Professional & lay historians may submit papers pertaining to the history of Beaumont and Southeast Texas. Papers should be based on original sources and suitable for a 20-minute oral presentation. 6-8 papers will be presented in the day-long conference. Send a short abstract by September 19, 2008, to Program Chair Judy Linsley, McFaddin-Ward House, 725 Third St., Beaumont TX 77701. Or e-mail: jlinsley@mcfaddin-ward.org. Direct questions to (409) 832-1906. Cultural, ethnic, economic, and political topics germane to Southeast Texas are welcomed topics. Consider people who shaped the Golden Triangle's future, were native to this region, or gained fame outside of Texas;family businesses; area attractions and historical sites; historical incidents.

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

Opens: September 21, 2008. They Spoke Out: American Voices for Rescue from the Holocaust—National conference of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62 St. New York City, Sunday, September 21, 2008, 10am-4pm. David Wyman and Rafael Medoff on the Treasury Department whistle-blower who changed FDR's refugee policy. Rabbis David Golinkin, Haskel Lookstein & David Ellenson on rabbinical students' protests against the Holocaust. A session on the Bergson Group's play, "A Flag is Born," featuring original cast member Steven Hill ("Law & Order"). Thane Rosenbaum, mc. $25 ($15 students), includes kosher lunch. Register: www.WymanInstitute.org. (202) 434-8994.

Web page: http://www.WymanInstitute.org

Opens: September 21, 2008. They Spoke Out: American Voices for Rescue from the Holocaust —The sixth national conference of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, at the Fordham University School of Law, 140 West 62 St. (near Ninth Ave.), New York City, on Sunday, September 21, 2008, from 10am to 4pm. Featuring David Wyman, Rafael Medoff, and Rebecca Kook (Peter Bergson's daughter), on Josiah DuBois, the treasury department whistle-blower who forced FDR to change U.S. refugee policy in 1944. Also Rabbis David Golinkin, Haskel Lookstein, and David Ellenson (pres. of Hebrew Union College) on rabbinical students' protests against the Holocaust. And a special session on the Bergson Group's controversial Zionist play, "Flag is Born," with remarks by original cast member Steven Hill (from "Law & Order"). Sigmund Rolat is conference chairman; Thane Rosenbaum is m.c. Registration is $25 ($15 for students), which includes a kosher box lunch. Register at www.WymanInstitute.org or call (202) 434-8994.

Web page: http://www.WymanInstitute.org

Opens: September 30, 2008. Call for Papers: Viewing Mendelssohn, Viewing Elijah—In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the Department of Religious Studies, the Jewish Studies Program, and the Herberger College School of Music at Arizona State University plan a research conference entitled, "Viewing Mendelssohn, Viewing Elijah: Assimilation, Interpretation, and Culture," to be held on April 29May 1, 2009. Both Mendelssohn and Elijah have been viewed through a variety of cultural and ideological lenses, with often contradictory outcomes. The conference explores this variety of interpretive perspectives. Culminating the meeting will be a performance of Mendelssohns oratorio, Elijah, presented by the ASU Symphony Orchestra and combined choirs on April 30. Featured as plenary speakers will be R. Larry Todd (Duke University), Michael Steinberg (Brown University), and Jeffrey Sposato (University of Houston). Individual papers are hereby solicited on the following themes: Mendelssohn in German and English cultures; b. Mendelssohns significance in music history; the figure of Elijah in Jewish and Christian thought; Mendelssohn and the paradoxes of assimilation. Abstracts (approximately 500 words) of papers together with C.V. should be sent by September 30, 2008, to Prof. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Director of Jewish Studies, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 874302, Tempe, AZ 85287-4302. Authors of papers will be notified by October 30, 2008. Presenters of selected papers will receive accommodation and meals during the conference and up to $500 for travel to Phoenix. Accepted papers will be submitted for an edited volume two months after the conference and the edited volume will be submitted for publication by a university press. The conference presentation should be approximately 30 minutes, plus time for questions. The published version may be somewhat more substantial. For further information contact Prof. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson at 480-965-7767. E-mail: Hava.Samuelson@asu.edu.

October

Opens: October 1, 2008. Call for Papers: Vernacular Architecture Forum 2009 Meeting—The Vernacular Architecture Forum invites proposals for its annual meeting in Butte, Montana, June 10-13, 2009. "'Mining Metropolis': An Island in a Stockman's Paradise." Papers may address vernacular and everyday buildings, sites, or cultural landscapes worldwide. Submissions are encouraged to explore topics related to the conference theme. Also encouraged are proposals for sessions, roundtables, and innovative means that facilitate scholarly discourse. Deadline is October 1, 2008. Proposals may be for a 20-minute paper or for a 10-minute "work in progress. Proposals must: be one-page; be fewer than 400 words; include paper title, author's name, and e-mail. Include a one-page c.v.. Presenter's fellowships are available to students/young professionals. All speakers who have not registered by April 10 will have their paper withdrawn. E-mail proposals preferred. Send as Word documents to senA@uwm.edu. Hard copies to Arijit Sen, Architecture and Urban Planning, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413.

Web page: http://www.vafweb.org
Contact e-mail: senA@uwm.edu

Opens: October 1, 2008. Call for Graduate Student Papers: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium—Emporia State University is pleased to announce that it will be holding the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium throughout February 2009. Recently endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, we will invite four graduate students to offer a presentation/paper (20 minutes in length). We are currently seeking graduate students who are working on any aspect of Abraham Lincoln and his involvement in issues as diverse as race, law, politics, campaigning or any additional aspect of Lincoln's role in the American Civil War. Graduate students selected to speak at the symposium will receive an honorarium to help cover travel expenses. Please submit a c.v. and a two page proposal that highlights thesis, sources and the general significance of your work by October 1, 2008. Selected papers will be notified by November 1. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium, Dept. of Social Sciences, 1200 Commercial St., Box 4032, Emporia, KS 66801.

Contact e-mail: bmiller4@emporia.edu

Opens: October 1, 2008. Call for Abstracts: Tasting Histories: Food and Drink Cultures through the Ages—Robert Mondavi Institute, University of California, Davis, Friday, February 27-Sunday, March 1, 2009. The UC Davis Humanities Institute, in collaboration with the UC Multi-Campus Research Program in World History and UC Multi-Campus Research Group in Studies of Food and Body, will convene a research symposium, graduate workshop and public conference examining the history of food and drink cultures in international comparative perspective. We are interested in receiving papers that explore critical issues in food and drink production and consumption that relate to the body and deploy a world-historical lens. Interested parties should submit a 500 word abstract of their research project by October 1, 2008. Travel, food and accommodation costs for paper presenters will be borne by the conveners. Questions may be directed to Carolyn de la Peña, e-mail: ctdelapena@ucdavis.edu.

Web page: http://rmi.ucdavis.edu/docs/Tasting%20Histories.pdf
Contact e-mail: ctdelapena@ucdavis.edu

Opens: October 5, 2008 Closes: October 9, 2008. Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth—George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. The 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. Hosted by the Houston Geological Society. Registration deadlines: early bird, July 14, 2008; standard, July 15-September 2, 2008. Abstract deadline: June 3, 2008.

Web page: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/

Opens: October 8, 2008 Closes: October 10, 2008. Adapting America/America Adapted—This conference seeks to define a new agenda for adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, anthropology, political science, philosophy, sociology, the performing arts, and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation in relation to the United States, we seek to investigate a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies. We also seek to examine how the process of adaptation has been influenced by social, ideological and political factors both inside and outside the United States. The American Studies Association of Turkey invites proposals that consider adaptation, broadly conceived. We particularly encourage proposals which incorporate transdisciplinary explorations of adaptation, and welcome proposals from any field of study.

Contact e-mail: asat2007@gmail.com

Opens: October 15, 2008. Call for Papers: Society for Applied Athropology Annual Meeting—The Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) invites abstracts (papers and posters) for the Program of the 69th Annual Meeting in Santa Fe, NM, March 17-21, 2009. The theme of the Program is "Global Challenge, Local Action: Ethical Engagement, Partnerships and Practice." The society is a multi-disciplinary association that focuses on problem definition and resolution. We welcome papers from all disciplines. The deadline for abstract submission is October 15, 2008. For additional information on the theme, abstract size/format, and the meeting, please visit our web page (www.sfaa.net, click on "Annual Meeting").

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

Opens: October 15, 2008. Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary 19th-Century Studies Conference—"The Pursuit of Happiness." Sponsored by Bard College and Skidmore College at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, April 24-26, 2009. Keynote speakers: Darrin McMahon, Ben Weider Professor of History at Florida State University and author of "Happiness: A History" and "Enemies of the Enlightenment: The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity" Adam Potkay, Margaret L. Hamilton Professor of English at The College of William and Mary and author of "The Story of Joy from the Bible to Late Romanticism" and "The Passion for Happiness: Samuel Johnson and David Hume." "Happiness our being's end and aim is at bottom, if we will count well, not yet two centuries old in the world" -- Thomas Carlyle. Following on the 2008 INCS theme, The Emergence of Human Rights, this conference will focus on the pursuit of happiness, that elusive corollary to life and liberty. What form did happiness and the comprehension of happiness take in the 19th century? How, for example, did the legacy of the American and French Revolutions shape 19th-century understandings of happiness? What were the effects of burgeoning industrialism? In keeping with the recent turn to studies of emotion, feeling, and affect within literary studies as well as psychology, economics, history, and philosophy, we invite papers on the nineteenth-century contexts and genealogies for such work. And, in acknowledgment of our 2009 conference location. Saratoga Springs, NY, we particularly encourage papers exploring Victorian pleasure-seeking as having provided popular, if contested, routes to happiness. Topics may include: joy; luxury and pleasure in a democratic republic; wealth; leisure; beauty, art; speculation (gambling, chance); family, friendship, love; recreation; rights, liberties; race, class, gender and ethnic perspectives on happiness; leisure; virtue, working for the good of others; health, spas, hygiene; the cultivation of emotions; shopping/consumer desire; vacations/travel; misery, the absence of happiness, and pain, the opposite of pleasure; architecture of happiness. INCS encourages interdisciplinary perspectives integrating history, literature, law, political science, philosophy, theology, music history, art history, history of science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, health sciences. 200 word abstracts by October 15, 2008, to Deirdre d'Albertis, Bard College via e-mail at: dalberti@bard.edu. For more information on INCS see: www.nd.edu/~incshp/. Selected conference papers published in "19th-Century Contexts."

Opens: October 16, 2008 Closes: October 19, 2008. 34th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference—The 34th Annual Byzantine Studies Conference (BSC) will be held at Rutgers University from Thursday evening, October 16, through Sunday lunch, October 19, 2008. The conference is the annual forum for the presentation and discussion of papers on every aspect of Byzantine studies, and is open to all, regardless of nationality or academic status. It is also the occasion of the annual meeting of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America (BSANA), conducted by the current BSANA officers. http://www.bsana.net/conference/index.html.

Web page: http://www.bsana.net/conference/index.html
Contact e-mail: nevillel@cua.edu

Opens: October 16, 2008 Closes: October 18, 2008. PAS: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes 40th Conference—The Pioneer America Society: Association for the Preservation of Artifacts & Landscapes (PAS: APAL) will hold its 40th annual conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 16-18, 2008. The theme of the conference is "Landscapes at Risk." There will be two field trips. For complete information, contact Dr. Craig E. Colten, Chair, Department of Geography & Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. (225) 578-6180. E-mail: ccolten@lsu.edu. Visit the society's web site at: http://www.pioneeramerica.org.

Web page: http://www.pioneeramerica.org
Contact e-mail: ccolten@lsu.edu

Opens: October 30, 2008 Closes: October 31, 2008. Conference on Illinois History—Plan to attend the 2008 Conference on Illinois History Springfield, Illinois. The conference features traditional academic papers, local history studies, teacher workshops, and roundtable discussions. Banquet speaker Harold Holzer, co-chair of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will discuss his book, Lincoln President Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-61. A prolific author with more than 30 books and 400 articles to his credit, he received the prestigious Lincoln Prize in 2005 for his book Lincoln at Cooper Union: The Speech that Made Abraham Lincoln President. To ensure that you receive a registration form and program for the conference, contact Donna Lawrence, IHPA, 1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL 62701. (217) 785-7933. E-mail: donna.lawrence@illinois.gov. Details will be posted as they become available at www.IllinoisHistory.gov/conference.htm. The conference is accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education for CPDU.

Web page: http://www.IllinoisHistory.gov/conference.htm
Contact e-mail: donna.lawrence@illinois.gov

Opens: October 31, 2008. Call for Papers: Civil Rights Century: The NAACP at 100—The Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University seeks proposals for individual papers or panels for The Civil Rights Century: The NAACP at 100. This public conference will commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in February 1909. This landmark anniversary is an ideal moment for reflection and discussion on the current status of the struggle for civil rights in the United States. The conference will begin with an opening reception and keynote address on February 6, followed by a day of panel discussions on February 7. Organizers seek papers or panels that will engage a broad audience of both academics and nonacademics alike. The NAACP's long history suggests a wide variety of topics, including: interracial organizing women's leadership; the anti-lynching campaign; the fight against school segregation; literary contributions by NAACP figures; the relationship between local branches and the national office; conflict and cooperation with other civil rights groups in the 1950s and 1960s; civil rights work in the post-civil rights era (1970s-present); interracial marriage; relationship to the American Left; connection to other minority communities and rights movements (feminism, gay rights, Chicano movement, etc.); legal approaches vs. direct protest; interaction with the black church; regional comparisons: North, South, Midwest, West; reflections on the 2008 Presidential campaign and election. Please submit abstracts of no more than 500 words for each paper and a two-page c.v. for each presenter to naacp100@jhu.edu by October 31, 2008. For panels, please submit abstracts and c.v. for no more than three persons per panel. Accepted presenters will be asked to pay a registration fee of $20. We hope you'll join us for this important event! The Civil Rights Century: The NAACP at 100 is sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies, the Center for Social Concern, and the Office of Institutional Equity at Johns Hopkins University, with the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Maryland Humanities Council; in partnership with the ACLU of Maryland, Equality Maryland, and the Maryland Black Family Alliance.

November

Opens: November 1, 2008. Call for Papers: Ohio Academy of History 2009 Conference—The Ohio Academy of History, which will hold its annual spring meeting April 3-4, 2009, at the University of Akron, seeks papers in all fields of history: World, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Papers may deal with subjects in any area or time period. Submissions may consist of individual papers or sessions organized around a common theme. Sessions generally include three papers (20 minutes each), a chair, and a commentator. The best papers will be refereed for publication in the Academy's Proceedings. Proposals should include: title; 150-word abstract of each paper; short biography, resume, or c.v. of each participant; telephone number; e-mail and mailing address. Proposals should be submitted by November 1, 2008, to Ken Heineman, History, Ohio University-Lancaster, 1570 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH 43130. (740) 654-6711, ext. 256. E-mail: heineman@ohio.edu.

Contact e-mail: Heineman@ohio.edu

Opens: November 7, 2008 Closes: November 9, 2008. 27th Annual Conference of the Charles Homer Haskins Society—The 27th Annual Conference of the Charles Homer Haskins Society for Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, Angevin, and Viking History will meet at Georgetown University, November 7-9, 2008. The featured speakers are Paul Hyams (Cornell University), Mark Gardiner (Queen's University, Belfast), and Uta-Renate Blumenthal (The Catholic University of America). Information is available at http://www.haskins.cornell.edu/conf2008.html or by contacting the conference director, Jennifer Paxton: paxtonj@georgetown.edu.

Web page: http://haskins.cornell.edu/conf2008.html
Contact e-mail: paxtonj@georgetown.edu

Opens: November 13, 2008 Closes: November 14, 2008. Rethinking Urban History: Technology, Environments, and Politics—Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, November 13-14, 2008. An international symposium to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Society for the History of Technology at Case Western Reserve University. Symposium lectures and papers will address a range of issues in the history of cities, from a variety of perspectives. They are international and global in scope. Presentations will be held on the CWRU campus on University Circle in Cleveland, Ohio, and are free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Kalli Vimr, kallisto.vimr@case.edu, or see the web page link: http://www.case.edu/artsci/hsty/news.html.

Web page: http://www.case.edu/artsci/hsty/news.html
Contact e-mail: kallisto.vimr@case.edu

Opens: November 30, 2008. 150 Years of Evolution: The Impact of Darwin's Ideas in the Humanities and the Social Sciences—Researchers and scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit papers addressing the impact of Darwin's ideas in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Both disciplinary-specific and broadly interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. The symposium honors Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "Origins of Species." It will be held at San Diego State University, November 20-22, 2009. Papers accepted for the symposium will be included in a volume to be published by San Diego State University Press. Please submit abstracts of no more that 500 words in length to mark.wheeler@sdsu.edu no later than November 30, 2008. Accepted papers must be completed by the date of the symposium to be included in the published proceedings. Accepted papers will be announced February 1, 2009.

Contact e-mail: mark.wheeler@sdsu.edu

Opens: November 30, 2008. Call for Papers: 150 Years of Evolution Darwin's Impact on the Humanities and Social Sciences—A symposium in honor of the 200th Birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th Anniversary of the publication of "Origins of Species" at San Diego State University November 20-22, 2009. Researchers and scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit papers addressing the impact of Darwin's ideas in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Both disciplinary-specific and broadly interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged. Papers accepted for the symposium will be included in a volume to be published by San Diego State University Press. Please submit abstracts of no more that 500 words in length to mark.wheeler@sdsu.edu no later than November 30, 2008. Accepted papers must be completed by the date of the symposium to be included in the published proceedings. Accepted papers will be announced February 1, 2009. For more information, contact: Mark Wheeler, Symposium Chair Department of Philosophy, SDSU (619) 594-6706 or by e-mail: mark.wheeler@sdsu.edu.

December

Opens: December 1, 2008. Call for Papers: NASOH Conference—"Ports, Forts and Sports: Maritime Economy, Defense and Recreation through Time and across Space," the 28th Annual Conference of the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) co-sponsored by the National Maritime Historical Society and Steamship Historical Society of America, will be hosted by the California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, California, May 14-17, 2009. The Conference Program Committee invites proposals for papers and sessions exploring all fields of study related to saltwater or navigable freshwater environments. Suggested areas of research include, but are not restricted to, archeology and anthropology, arts and sciences, history, and/or museum exhibitions. Proposals that identify the unique characteristics and influence of maritime economy, defense and recreation in the Pacific and other ocean regions are especially encouraged. The program committee welcomes the submission of individual papers and full sessions, preferring panels with three papers and a chair. Proposals should include a brief abstract of 500 words for each paper, plus a one-page abstract for proposed panels, and a brief bio of 200 words for each participant, including chairs. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit proposals for presentations. Accommodations for PowerPoint presentations will be provided; however, any other requirements, including audio-visual equipment, special outlets, or accommodations for disabilities should be included in the proposal. Scholars interested in chairing sessions are welcome to send a brief bio to the Program Committee Co-chairs. Please note that all participants must register for the conference. Specific questions may be directed to Program Committee Co-Chair, Bill Thiesen at thiesen@earthlink.net. The deadline for submissions is December 1, 2008. For further information, visit NASOHs web site at www.nasoh.org and click on the Annual Conference button. Send or e-mail submissions to the two Program Committee Co-Chairs: Victor T. Mastone, Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 251 Causeway St., Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114, e-mail: victor.mastone@state.ma.us; and James M. Allan, Saint Marys College of California, Dept. of Anthropology, P.O. Box 4613, 1928 Saint Marys Rd., Moraga, CA 94556, e-mail: jallan@stmarys-ca.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 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

March

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

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