UCSB’s First Annual Graduate Student Conference, entitled "Women and Conflict," invites individual interdisciplinary paper proposals in women or gender studies that address the conference theme from a historical perspective. Studies of conflict could include but not be limited to domestic, political, social, cultural, trans-regional, and ideological themes. The Program Committee especially welcomes papers that break boundaries of time, place, disciplines, and methodology. We aim to bring together graduate students and faculty who are thinking about women’s and gender history from trans-regional and comparative perspectives. Faculty wishing to serve as chairs or commentators should email the Conference Committee with their area of expertise. The Keynote Speaker will be UCSB alumna, Dr. Angela Woollacott of Case Western Reserve University. We aim to house graduate student participants free of charge.

Paper proposals must be received via email attachments in Microsoft Word or snail mail by April 1, 2003 and must include:

1. Cover letter with the name, address, phone number, email address, and institutional affiliation. (Panelist must be enrolled in a graduate program on the conference date)
2. One-page abstract of the paper
3. One-page curriculum vitae

UCSB's History Department offers a Ph.D. in Women's History. See: http: www.history.ucsb.edu or call 805-893-2991.