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Added: October 15, 2012
See the NeoAmericanist CFP for Issue 6.2 at U Penn CFP: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/48219
Added: October 8, 2012
NeoAmericanist, an online multi-disciplinary journal for the study of America, is issuing a CALL FOR PAPERS to interested Undergraduate and Graduate students. We are accepting any PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ART WORK, or POETRY, as well as REVIEWS of music, architecture, movie, books and multimedia from Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level students on the topic of the United States of America.
NeoAmericanist's goal as a journal is to push the boundaries of scholarship and theory by blurring the lines of academic disciplines and popular culture by building an online community of students and professional scholars, and by supporting alternative methods for expression. We therefore invite students of history, theory and criticism, philosophy, political studies, economics, sociology, geography, first nations studies, anthropology, women's/gender studies, architecture and design, film studies, amongst others, to submit any original work pertaining to the study of America.
For more information on submission requirements or to submit works for consideration go to www.neoamericanist.org Questions and inquiries may be directed to NeoAmericanist Executive Editors at neoamericanist@uwo.ca. The DEADLINE for submission is 15 December 2012. All submissions will be considered, regardless of the level of study.
Email: neoamericanist@uwo.ca
Visit the website at http://neoamericanist.org
Added: February 22, 2012
2 April 2012
The 1940 census will be released digitally on April 2, 2012.
The digital images will be accessible free of charge at NARA facilities nationwide through our public access computers as well as on personal computers via the internet.
The 1940 and later censuses are not available for public use because of a statutory 72-year restriction on access for privacy reasons. (92 Stat. 915; Public Law 95-416; October 5, 1978). If you need information about yourself or a deceased person from the 1940 or later censuses, fill out Form BC-600 from the Bureau of the Census Age Search Service or write to:
U.S. Census Bureau,National Processing Center, 1201 East 10th St., Jeffersonville, IN 47132.
For images and links:
http://www.archives.gov/research/census/1940/general-info.html
Added: February 8, 2012
See the full CFP at U Penn's Call for Papers Aggregator: http://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/node/44759
Added: January 31, 2012
15 March 2012
Boston, MA
Massachusetts Historical Society
Underwritten in part by Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, Massachusetts
http://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/immigration-and-urban-history
The Boston Seminar in Immigration and Urban History invites proposals for sessions in its 2012-2013 series. Programs take place at the Massachusetts Historical Society, usually on the third or fourth Tuesday evening of the month between September and April. The Seminar's steering committee welcomes suggestions for papers dealing with all aspects of American immigration and urban history and culture. Programs are not confined to Massachusetts topics, nor are they limited to the research of historians. Papers comparing the American experience with developments elsewhere in the world are welcome.
The audience for the seminar consists of regular participants and others drawn to a specific topic; the seminars are widely announced on H-Net and in M.H.S. publications. Each session focuses on the discussion of a pre-circulated paper. The essayist and an assigned commentator will each have an opportunity for remarks before the discussion is opened to the floor. Papers must be available for circulation at least a month before the seminar date.
The seminar's steering committee would like to fill at least two sessions through this call for papers. If you would like to be considered for a slot, please send your CV and a one-page précis of your paper by March 15 to Conrad E. Wright, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, or to cwright@masshist.org
In your proposal, please indicate when your paper will be available for distribution. If there are special scheduling conditions, such as a planned trip to Boston or an extended period when you cannot make a presentation, please indicate in your proposal.
Deadline: 15 March 2012
For more information on the Boston Seminar in Immigration and Urban History, please visit the series webpage at
http://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar/seminars/immigration-and-urban-history
Kate Viens
Research Coordinator
Massachusetts Historical Society
Added: January 31, 2012
15-16 June 2012
St Andrews, Scotland
Green Revolutions: Fiftieth Anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is connected to two (very modern) environmental revolutions. First, she drew attention to a radical change in American ecosystems, widespread chemical pollution. Second, she transformed limited and conservative traditions of conservation into modern environmentalism through a more inclusive and radical criticism of industrial society.
To commemorate the golden anniversary of Silent Spring’s publication, the University of St Andrews is convening a workshop to allow academics the opportunity to present their research on environmental issues. Postgraduates are especially encouraged to apply. Similar to Carson’s work, these ‘revolutions’ can be both radical changes in societal attitudes or physical environments. Although environmental history provides the backbone to this event, it is an inter-disciplinary approach and therefore scholars of ecological economics, sustainable development, geography, political science, and environmental studies are invited to present their research. Such a gathering will help direct historians towards subjects relevant to current policy debates, while more present-minded attendants will gain from a historical perspective. Moreover, this conference presents an opportunity to strengthen ties between environmental institutes in North America, the UK, and continental Europe.
‘Green Revolutions’ will be held in St Andrews, Scotland on June 15-16 2012. Presentations will be 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of questions. Participants will receive full boarding and accommodation in St Andrews. A small number of travel subsidies will be provided for overseas participants.
Those interested in presenting should send an abstract of no more than 250 words and a short CV as an attachment to Troy Vettese (tv6@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Deadline: 29 February 2012
The deadline for submission is February 29, 2012. Successful applicants will receive a response in early March.
Added: January 31, 2012
14 March 2012
London, England
The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW, formerly known as British Historians of Women in the Americas) will hold their fifth annual conference on Wednesday 14th March 2012 at Brunel University, west London.
We welcome papers on any aspect of women’s and gender history in North America, South America and the Caribbean. Papers that investigate women’s lives from single or multiple vantage points whether topically or geographically are equally welcome. Scholars working on related topics are encouraged to put together a panel of two to four papers. Speakers at the event will have the opportunity to submit their paper for consideration in SHAW’s journal, History of Women in the Americas.
A 250 word abstract should be submitted to SHAW’s secretary, Dr Rachel Ritchie (rachel.ritchie@brunel.ac.uk), by Tuesday 14th February 2012. Those interested in attending the conference as a delegate are more than welcome as well and should register their interest by this date too. All other enquiries about the conference, SHAW and History of Women in the Americas, should also be directed to Dr Ritchie.
Deadline: 14 February 2012
The conference fee is payable upon confirmation of your paper being accepted (or upon confirmation of your place in the case of delegates not giving papers). This will be in mid- to late-February. For non-SHAW members, the conference fee is £55 (waged) and £35 (postgraduate/undergraduate/unwaged); this includes a year’s membership of the organisation. For SHAW members, the cost is £28 (waged) and £22 (postgraduate/undergraduate/unwaged).
Added: January 31, 2012
31 March 2012
Cody, Wyoming
The Buffalo Bill Historical Center offers summer internship programs providing specialized learning experiences in a museum setting. We are pleased to announce paid and volunteer internships for 2012.
Purpose
The Historical Center's summer internship program provides opportunities for students who want to gain practical museum experience, and to assist students in the development of new or expanded applications for their academic and professional interests.
The internship program offers students hands-on involvement with the museum profession in a manner that cannot be duplicated in the classroom or through textbooks. These experiences may result in graduate theses and dissertations, and assist students in defining their career goals. Interns become aware of the professional practices and ethics of a workplace environment.
Areas of Study
Opportunities exist for students who want practical museum experience in fields such as:
- Art and art history
- Natural history, ecology, environmental history, wildlife biology, geography, and geology
- History, American studies, historical development of firearms
- Plains Indian ethnology, anthropology, and Plains Indian culture
- Technology, education, collections, exhibitions, photography, publications, graphic design, library/archives, public relations, human resources, accounting and communications
- Conservation of museum collections
Internship Information
Internships are full-time positions that are usually 8 weeks in length. Interns are paid $8.50 per hour for forty hours per week.
Eligibility
Qualified upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students who are enrolled in colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
2012 Positions
Funded Internships for 2012
Accounting/Visitor Services Intern
Archival Intern – Photographic Objects
Conservation Intern – Paper Specialist
Conservation Intern – Sculpture Specialist
Natural History Intern – Golden Eagle Research
Registration Intern with Plains Indian Object Focus
Volunteer Internships for 2012
Conservation Intern – (Pre-graduate program)
Special Collections Library Intern – Firearms Focus
William F. Cody Archives Intern
Application Procedures
We are now accepting applications for 2012 internships.
Students interested in summer internships must submit the application form, cover letter, résumé, three (3) letters of reference, and a current transcript. Applicants may be requested to submit a proposal and/or to participate in an interview.
Deadline: 31 March 2012
Please submit application materials by March 31, 2012. Early applications are appreciated.
Stipends and Housing
For funded positions, interns receive a stipend of $8.50 per hour, based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week.
Housing is the responsibility of the intern. The BBHC maintains a housing file that is available to incoming interns. Availability of housing is plentiful during the winter, but somewhat limited in the summer. Most interns have been able to locate housing at rental rates of $300-$600 per month, depending on the type of accommodations desired.
More Information
For more information on internships, e-mail Human Resources Manager chriss@bbhc.org, or call her at 307.578.4089.
Added: January 31, 2012
24-25 May 2012
Glasgow, Scotland
The College of Arts, University of Glasgow, is excited to announce Spaces of (Dis)location, a two-day multidisciplinary graduate conference taking place on 24th – 25th May 2012.
As national and cultural boundaries are blurred in our increasingly global society, the ideas of space and location – whether physical or metaphysical, real or imaginary – are evolving. This notion provides the stimulus for a conference that we hope will inspire creativity and debate across many subjects in the arts and humanities.
A major aim of this conference is to foster networks and connections across different institutions and subjects. It is also our intention to publish an edited volume with articles from this conference through the University of Glasgow’s international postgraduate research journal eSharp.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Ideas of space: physical and imaginary
• Globalization
• Localism
• Cultural and natural spaces
• Adaptation (literary, linguistic, cinematic, etc.)
• Cultural diaspora
• Immigration
• Spaces of performance
• The space of the body
We welcome submissions of abstracts for papers in the classic 20-minute format, but are also keen to accept different presentation formats. There will be a poster session and a Pecha Kucha session on each day of the conference and we would welcome your submissions in these formats too.
A Pecha Kucha presentation consists of 20 slides, each shown for exactly 20 seconds, so the entire presentation will therefore last 6 minutes and 40 seconds. It is an engaging and challenging format for researchers at every stage of their career, but provides a particularly creative format for those just starting their research to receive feedback on their project design and initial findings.
The poster sessions will take place during conference coffee breaks. Presenters will have the opportunity to briefly introduce their poster and then the posters will all be on display during the break. The poster session will offer a space for presenters to introduce their research to other participants and, like the Pecha Kucha format, is particularly helpful to those just starting their research.
In addition to the poster and Pecha Kucha formats, we will also accept proposals for short performance pieces or films that reflect the themes of the conference. If you wish to submit such a proposal, please also provide us with any technical specifications that your piece will require.
Please submit abstracts or proposals of no more than 250 words as e-mail attachments to: arts-pgconference@glasgow.ac.uk. Please include a 50 word biography and specify which presentation format you would like to employ.
Deadline: 9 March 2012.
More information regarding the conference (including information on accommodation and transportation) can be found on the conference’s Wordpress page: http://spacesofdislocation.wordpress.com/
Graduate School
College of Arts, University of Glasgow
Email: arts-pgconference@glasgow.ac.uk
Visit the website at http://spacesofdislocation.wordpress.com/
Added: January 31, 2012
13-14 June 2012
London, England
AGENCY: History Lab Annual Conference 2012
Institute of Historical Research
Who makes history? What is the role of the individual, and how much influence can they have? While historians have long debated the meaning and implication of agency, events such as the Arab Spring, in which traditional structures are overturned by collective and individual action, gives the notion of agency fresh urgency.
The study of agency, traditionally understood as the ability of the individual to act independently of political, social and cultural structures, has been dominated by social scientists such as Simmel, Elias, Bourdieu, and more recently, Anthony Giddens. With this in mind, the aim of the History Lab Conference 2012 is to investigate the relationships between agents and structures through the analysis of historical example.
History Lab would like to bring together postgraduate students and early-career researchers to explore the significance of agency. Potential speakers are invited to submit proposals for papers, or panels of three speakers, on specific topics exploring agency or on wider methodological and philosophical issues.
Papers may cover any historical region or period, exploring agency in topics including, but not limited to, the following areas.
• Religious lives
• Popular politics, protest and resistance
• Crown and estates
• Court culture
• Administration and bureaucracy
• Industry and urbanisation
• Rural lives
• The family
• Social mobility
• Cultural production
• Labour, business and industrial relations
• Policing, surveillance and the law
The Conference will open with a plenary panel on Agency and history. Professor David d’Avray FBA and Professor Catherine Hall of UCL, and Professor Christian List of the LSE will each give a short paper, followed by a round-table discussion.
Some travel bursaries will be available for research students travelling from the United States. Please email historylab2012@gmail.com for further details.
To submit a proposal for the conference, please send your title along with a 250-word abstract, your institutional affiliation, and full contact details to: historylab2012@gmail.com
Deadline: 27 February 2012
Bartley Rock
The School of Slavonic and East European Studies
University College London
Gower Street
London
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