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The tenth History in the Making Conference will be held March 5, 2005 at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. This year’s theme is “Nations, nationalism, and national identity.” Graduate students and senior undergraduates in history and related disciplined from universities across North America are invited to submit paper proposals discussing issues related to nationhood both historically and in the contemporary world. Graduate students who have completed their degrees within the past year are also encouraged to submit papers. The papers will be collected and published in the conference’s annual proceedings.

The conference, organized by and for graduate students, offers a unique experience for students hoping to become published scholars. Student presenters are given the opportunity to exercise their public speaking skills, communicate research findings to an informed audience of peers, meet and exchange ideas with students from Montreal and elsewhere, and have their work published. HIM, one of the longest-running graduate students’ history conferences in North America, has a long tradition of professionalism and scholarship.

As in the past, the History in the Making Conference will count on financial and material support from both within Concordia University and in the wider community.

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Call for papers

Nations, nationalism, and national identity
March 5, 2005
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Nationalism, far from having dwindled in an age of globalization, has proven to be a remarkably persistent and powerful force in the world. Indeed, in many ways it may be said to be more powerful, if more diffuse now than in an older era of more easily-defined nation-states.

This year’s History in the Making Conference aims to address questions surrounding the various intersections of nations, nationalism, and identity. The purpose of the conference is to showcase and workshop the research of graduate students and senior-level undergraduates. Students from all history-related disciplines are welcome.

Each participant will be required to make a 15-20 minute presentation. Finished conference papers should be no longer than 15 pp. They will be published in the conference’s annual proceedings.

Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to:

National history in an age of globalization
Nation versus state
Representations of nation
Inclusion in / exclusion from “the nation”
Nationalism and patriotism

Please feel free to interpret the topic as you choose: we welcome thoughtful, creative, and enthusiastic contributions.

Requirements:

-a 500-word abstract of your proposed paper/presentation and a letter of introduction are due by January 7, 2005 to history_in_the_making10@yahoo.ca. Please include in email text or as Rich Text / Word attachment.
-letters of acceptance will be emailed by January 21, 2005.
-requests for AV should follow acceptance and confirmation of attendance
-submissions and papers may be in either English or French (third-language translation may be available, please inform the conference organizers of any specific needs in this regard)

Questions may be directed to history_in_the_making10@yahoo.ca.

Appel de textes

Nations, Nationalisme et Identité Nationale
5 Mars 2005
Université Concordia, Montréal, Québec

Loin de s’être affaibli pendant notre ère de globalisation, le nationalisme demeure une force majeure et incontournable dans notre monde. En effet, il est possible d’affirmer que le nationalisme a pris de l’ampleur en se transformant, ainsi qu’en prenant des formes diverses qui ne correspondent plus à la notion d’État nation.

Cette année, la conférence History in the Making, (L’histoire en évolution) propose de s’intéresser (avec ouverture d’esprit) aux relations entre les concepts de nations, de nationalisme et d’identité nationale. La raison d’être de la conférence est de présenter et de perfectionner les recherches déjà entreprises par des étudiants de 2e et 3e cycle, ainsi que par des finissants du baccalauréat. Nous encourageons la participation de tous les étudiants qui évoluent dans une discipline connexe à l’histoire.

Les participants devront faire une présentation d’environ 15 à 20 minutes, en plus de produire un texte n’excédant pas 15 pages. Les textes seront ultérieurement publiés dans le résumé de la conférence.

Voici les sujets qui seront traités lors de la conférence, mais d’autres thèmes peuvent être abordés :

• Histoire nationale à l’ère de la globalisation
• La Nation versus l’État
• Représentations de la Nation
• Nationalisme et patriotisme

• Les thèmes proposés peuvent être interprété librement. Veuillez nous faire parvenir un résumé de votre réflexion (500 mots), ainsi qu’une lettre de présentation avant le 7 janvier 2005 à l’adresse suivante :
• Veuillez joindre votre document sous forme Rich Text / Word ou dans votre courrier électronique.
• Les lettres d’acceptation seront envoyées par courrier électronique au plus tard le 21 janvier 2005