The UNC-Charlotte Graduate History Association invites all graduate and advanced undergraduate students to submit history papers based on original research for presentation at our seventeenth annual Graduate History Forum on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19. All topics are welcome, including historiographical essays. Prizes will be awarded for the best papers. A one-page abstract and curriculum vitae should be submitted by January 14, 2005. A FIRM deadline for submission of completed paper is February 18, 2005.

The forumn will included a Saturday awards luncheon featuring an address by guest speaker Dr. David Crowe, a Professor at Elon University. Dr. Crowe earned his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia in 1974. His most recent publication, "Oskar Schindler; The Untold Account of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List", is the first scholarly account of Schindler’s life. His presentation will focus on his fascinating research journey that led to the writing of the book.

Friday evening’s registration and reception will feature a presentation by Dr. James Hogue, an Assistant Professor of History at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Hogue earned his PhD from Princeton University in 1998. His talk will be entitled,
“The Strange Career of Jim Longstreet, or, The Problem of Contingency and Inevitability in History.”

For more information please email the Graduate History Association at the following e-mail address.