The James A. Barnes Club, Temple University’s graduate student history organization, is pleased to announce the Twelfth Annual Barnes Club Graduate Student Conference.

The Barnes Club Conference will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at Temple University’s Center City Campus, 1515 Market Street in downtown Philadelphia. The inaugural keynote address will take place the evening before, Friday, April 11, 2008 at 6:00 PM, with light refreshments to follow. In the past, the Barnes Club Conference has drawn participants from across the nation and around the world

Proposals from graduate students for individual papers and/or panels are welcome on any topic, time period, or approach to history. The panels will include two or three paper presentations at twenty minutes each. Presentations will be followed by a brief commentary offered by a graduate student. Faculty members from Temple and other area universities will moderate each panel. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best papers in American, European, World, and military history. The registration fee is $25 for presenters and attendees. A continental breakfast, lunch, and pre- and post-conference receptions are included.

Please submit a one-page proposal that outlines your original research and a current c.v. no later than January 15, 2008. The Barnes Club Conference Committee will evaluate proposals and inform participants by January 31, 2008. Final drafts of papers and registration fees are due no later than March 15, 2008,. Electronic submission is required.

In addition to paper presentations, the conference will continue a successful program of workshops and round-table discussions. This year, topics will include publishing, interviewing, grant submission, and new faculty experience.

For more information about the James A. Barnes Club and the Barnes Club Graduate Student Conference, please visit http://astro.temple.edu/~jabgrad/ or contact us at jabconf@temple.edu.

Abigail Perkiss and Matthew Johnson
Co-chairs, James A. Barnes Club Conference
Department of History
Gladfelter Hall – 9th Floor
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122