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2009
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Opens: July 24, 2009 Closes: July 25, 2009. Ways of Watching—Ways of Watching, Summer Symposium at Northeast Historic Film on the coast of Maine focuses on an investigation of how, where and why we watch amateur and noncommercial films in both the past and the present. This is the tenth annual NHF Summer Symposium, a multi-disciplinary gathering devoted to the history, theory, and preservation of moving images. NHF is located in Bucksport, a town of 5,000 on the coast of Maine. The symposium is open to archivists, historians, artists and scholars from all disciplines. Registration form, http://oldfilm.org/files/file/2009SymposiumRegistration.pdf.
Web page: http://oldfilm.org/symp_2009
Contact e-mail: jessica@oldfilm.org
Opens: July 29, 2009 Closes: July 31, 2009. Evaluating The George W. Bush Presidency—" Evaluating The George W. Bush Presidency " conference at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, July 29-31, 2009. Deadline for registration for attendance is May 30, 2009. The number of attendees will be capped in order to facilitate a robust discussion. Thanks to the generosity of the UH Hilo administration, we have been able to keep the conference fee low while providing several unique activities on the Big Island of Hawai'i and affordable lodging rates. Please see the conference web site for more details: http://uhhconferencecenter.com/bush.html.
Web page: http://uhhconferencecenter.com/bush.html
Contact e-mail: tbelt@hawaii.edu
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Opens: August 1, 2009. Call for Abstracts: New England Renaissance Conference—"Value and Judgment in the Renaissance." The focus will be on how developing technologies changed, challenged, and reinforced concepts of value and judgment in the Renaissance. Questions around authority and trustworthiness emerge across disciplines as previous standards of taste and value no longer apply. Possible topics for papers could include the following: The role of emotion, reason, and the senses in judgment; Judgment and taste as mediators to antiquity; Patronage and new priorities in collecting; The relationship between subjectivity and taste in the arts; Changing worldviews and destabilization as a result of new technologies. Underlying the entire conference will be a consideration of how the idea of the Renaissance is itself a term affecting value and judgment. Please send abstracts of 250-500 words by August 1 to cranston@bu.edu with cc: to blues@bu.edu.
Contact e-mail: cranston@bu.edu
Opens: August 1, 2009. Call for Papers: Southeast World History Association Conference—The Southeast World History Association (SEWHA), a regional affiliate of the World History Association, invites submissions for its 21st Annual Conference, at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, from October 29-31, 2009. The conference organizers welcome proposals that connect world history research and teaching, as well as focused paper topics dealing with world history themes or pedagogical issues. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2009. Proposals are welcome from educators and students of world history at all levels and should not exceed 250 words. Complete panel proposals are especially welcome. Include contact information on the proposal. Submit proposals electronically to chill@hamilton.edu, or in hard copy to Dr. Christopher Hill, Dept. of History, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323. For additional information regarding the conference contact Dr. Robert Willingham at willingham@roanoke.edu, or at (540) 375-2422.
Opens: August 15, 2009. Call for Papers: New Persepectives in American Freemasonry and Fraternalism—"New Perspectives on American Freemasonry and Fraternalism," Friday, April 9, 2010, National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts. The symposium seeks to present the newest research on American fraternal groups from the past through the present day. Diverse perspectives on this topic are sought; proposals are invited from a broad range of research areas, including history, material and visual culture, sociology, literary studies, gender studies, political science, African American studies, art history, or any combination of disciplines. Submit an abstract of 400 words or less with a resume that is no more than two pages. Be sure to include full contact information (name, address, e-mail, phone, affiliation). Send proposals to Aimee E. Newell, Director of Collections, National Heritage Museum, anewell@monh.org. Deadline for proposals to be received is August 15, 2009.
Web page: http://nationalheritagemuseum.org
Contact e-mail: anewell@monh.org
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Opens: September 1, 2009. Call for Proposals: Truth and Method Fifty Years After: Gadamer's Influence on the Humanities—Almost 50 years ago, Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method (1960) appeared. Among philosophers and theologians, this classic study of interpretation has enjoyed a spectacular reception history. But what sort of Gadamerian influences can be traced in the humanities? For a conference to be held on the eve of Truth and Method's 50th anniversary, we solicit proposals dealing with the influence of Gadamer's book on the theory and practice of interpretation in the humanities. The conference is scheduled to take place from August 26-28, 2010, at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Papers may be presented either in English or in German. A selection of papers will be published in a volume edited by the conference organizers. Proposals are due on September 1, 2009. Please send an abstract (300-500 words) to Madeleine Kasten, m.j.a.kasten@hum.leidenuniv.nl. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by October 1.
Web page: http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/pallas-icd/truth-and-method.jsp
Opens: September 13, 2009. The Failure to Bomb Auschwitz: History, Politics, Controversy—The seventh national conference of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, to be held at Fordham University Law School, 140 West 62 St., New York City, on Sunday, September 13, 2009, from 10 am to 4 pm. Speakers: Prof. David Wyman and Dr. Rafael Medoff, revealing new evidence about the Allies' refusal to bomb Auschwitz; a video interview with Elie Wiesel on the bombing issue; and Prof. Thane Rosenbaum and other scholars and public figures on the use of U.S. military force to stop genocide today. Registration $25; $15 for students. Includes a kosher buffet lunch. More information: 202-434-8994 or visit www. WymanInstitute.org.
Opens: September 15, 2009. Call for Abstracts: American Association for the History of Medicine—The American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) invites submissions in any area of medical history for its 83rd annual meeting, to be held in Rochester, Minnesota, April 29 through May 2, 2010. Abstracts must be received by September 15, 2009. The AAHM uses an online abstract submissions system which can be access along with detailed information on submission at the main web site: http://histmed.org. E-mail or faxed proposals cannot be accepted. Please address specific questions to the Program Committee Chair, Keith Wailoo, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University, 30 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901. (732) 932-8419. E-mail: kwailoo@rci.rutgers.edu.
Contact e-mail: aahm@kumc.edu
Opens: September 17, 2009 Closes: September 19, 2009. Re-evaluating Africa and World War II—Re-evaluating Africa and World War II Conference, September 17-19, 2009, Cornell University, Africana Studies and Research Center, 310 Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. This conference will bring together an international group of historians to re-examine Africa's role in World War II and the war's impact on African communities. The scholars participating in this conference will address a lacuna in African history and World War II studies. Both literatures largely construct Africa as incidental to the war and the war as tangential to Africa's history. The participants in this conference will highlight Africa's vast contribution in terms of labor and resources.
Web page: http://asrc.cornell.edu/
Contact e-mail: rms299@cornell.edu
Opens: September 21, 2009. Call for Papers: Texas Medieval Association—The Texas Medieval Association is holding its 19th annual state meet at the University of Texas at Austin, October 23-24, 2009. Subjects on all medieval topics are welcome and abstracts (100-200 words) should be submitted by September 21, 2009, to either L.J. Andrew Villalon (avillalon@austin.rr.com) or Don Kagay, 2812-A Westgate, Albany, GA 31721. E-mail: dkagay1@netzero.com.
Opens: September 30, 2009. Call for Papers: China on the Water—An international conference organized by Hans van de Ven, Univ. of Cambridge, and Zheng Yangwen, Univ. of Manchester, and to be held on July 30-31, 2010 in Singapore or Xiamen. The discovery in 2005 of the shipwrecked "Tang Cargo" is a striking reminder that there has always been a "China on the Water," and not just a "Walled Kingdom." This conference aims to bring the significance of the water world back into our historical perspectives of China. We are interested not only in how waterways linked China with other parts of the world but also in the social formations and local cultures that were sustained by the presence of water, from the Tang dynasty onwards. We welcome contributions from historians of West Asia/East Africa, South/Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas. Abstracts of no more than 250 words, plus five lines of biographical information, should be sent to David.Woodbridge@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk before September 30, 2009.
Web page: http://www.ccs.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/conferences.html
Contact e-mail: david.woodbridge@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
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Opens: October 18, 2009 Closes: October 21, 2009. Geological Society of America 2009 Annual Meeting—Geological Society of American 2009 Annual Meeting, "From Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with Dynamic Landscape." October 18-21, 2009. Portland, Oregon, Oregon Convention Center. Registration deadline: Standard, June 1September 14, 2009. Abstract deadline: August 11, 2009.
Web page: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2009/
Contact e-mail: pfistell@geosociety.org
Opens: October 22, 2009 Closes: October 24, 2009. Scotland's Global Impact - How one small nation changed the world!—An international conference in Inverness, Scotland, celebrating the contribution Scots have made to business, culture, education and society on a global level. Prominent academics, historians and other experts from around the world throw new light on movement to and from Scotland. Book through the conference web site. Program: "The people who made Scotland" (speakers: John MacKenzie; Dauvit Broun; Alex Woolf; David Ditchburn; Enda Delaney; Margaret Bennett); "Empire and beyond" (speakers: Ted Cowan; Margaret Connell Szasz; Douglas Gibson; Ferenc Morton Szasz; Angela McCarthy; Michael Vance; Marjory Harper; Graeme Morton; Eric Richards); and "The Scottish soldier" (speakers: Jim Hunter; Tony Pollard; Stana Nenadic; Stephen Conway; Ian MacPherson MacCulloch; Edward Spiers; Ewan Cameron).
Web page: http://www.scotlandsglobalimpact.com
Contact e-mail: joanne.bond@highland.gov.uk
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
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Opens: November 15, 2009. Call for Papers: Perspectives on Cross-Cultural History—Conference at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, March 19-20, 2010. The Study Group on Cross-Cultural History and the history department at Saint Louis University invite proposals for papers that explore the changes which take place when different cultures interact. The chronological range is from the 16th to the 20th centuries. We are also interested in the theoretical underpinnings of studying such interactions. Proposals should include the following: a one-page abstract of the paper, name and institutional affiliation of the author, the author's brief c.v., postal address, phone number, and e-mail address. For panel proposals, please include a one-page description of the session's themes. Complete proposals should be e-mailed as attachments in MS Word to history@slu.edu. The deadline for submissions is November 15, 2009.
Contact e-mail: history@slu.edu
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Opens: December 30, 2009. Call for Papers: 2010 Policy History Conference—The Journal of Policy History and Institute for Political History will host the 2010 Policy History Conference at the Hyatt on Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, from June 3-6, 2010. We are currently accepting paper proposals on all topics regarding political and policy history, American political development, and comparative historical analysis. We encourage submissions of complete sessions, but individual paper proposals are welcome. The deadline for receipt of proposals is December 30, 2009. Please visit our web site, www.slu.edu/departments/jph/conf2010, for submission guidelines and for more information on the conference. General inquiries should be directed to the conference coordinator at policyhistoryconference@gmail.com.
Web page: http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph/conf2010.html
Contact e-mail: policyhistoryconference@gmail.com
2010
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Opens: June 24, 2010 Closes: June 27, 2010. World History Association Annual Conference—The World History Association will hold its 19th Annual Conference, which will be held at the Handlery Hotel in Mission Valley, California, June 24-27, 2010. The hotel will provide accommodations for conferees at a discounted rate, as well as all necessary meeting space. Rooms will also be available on the San Diego State University campus for those desiring modestly priced accommodations. The conferences themes are still under consideration. Details regarding the 2010 conference will begin to be posted on the WHA web site during spring of 2009.
Web page: http://www.thewha.org
2011
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Opens: July 7, 2011 Closes: July 11, 2011. World History Association Conference 2011: China in World History—Capital Normal University's Global History Center will host the 20th Annual World History Association Conference on its Beijing campus, July 7-11, 2011, in its state-of-the-art International Cultural Plaza. The main theme will be China in World History, and a second theme is currently under discussion. Conferees will be housed in the plazas hotel at exceedingly reasonable rates (but there is a nearby Western, five-star hotel for those who want wanton luxury and a four-star business hotel next to the Plaza), and all sessions will be held in the adjoining conference building. Details regarding the 2011 conference will be posted on the WHA web site during the summer of 2010.
Web page: http://www.thewha.org
Last Updated: October 16, 2008
