11th Annual New Frontiers in Graduate History Conference
February 15-17, 2006
York University
Toronto, ON
We are seeking proposals for the eleventh annual New Frontiers in Graduate History Conference. We encourage papers from a wide range of national, regional, thematic, and methodological backgrounds. New Frontiers is an
excellent opportunity for both MA and PhD students, in history and in related fields, to present papers to colleagues from across Canada and the United
States. As is always the case, we will be accepting papers on any geographic location and on a wide range of themes and topics including:
History and Theory
Public Memory and Commemoration
Law, Politics, Protest and the State
Science, Technology and Society
Religion
Race, Ethnicity and Identity
Gender, Sexuality and the Body
Empire and Nation
Popular Culture and Consumerism
The City and the Environment
Migration and Diaspora
Work, Class, and Community
Presenters will be organized into panels of either 2 or 3 papers, with each paper being allocated 20 minutes. Applicants are invited to submit 250 word proposals
for individual papers or panels of either two or three papers. Submissions must be accompanied by a short biographical statements and email contact
information.
The Speakers at the conference include:
Edward Jones-Imhotep, York University, who specializes in
technology and the Canadian North
Marc Epprecht, Queen’s University, who specializes in
gender and sexuality in southern
Africa
Deborah Neill, York University, who specializes in French
and German Colonialism
The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2006.
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