Call for Papers

Masters and doctoral graduate students in any field of historical study are invited to submit proposals to present individual papers at Loyola’s Fourth Annual History Graduate Student Conference. The goal of this conference is to provide an opportunity for students to gain experience presenting papers and receiving feedback from their peers on their work.

Sessions will include: Cultural History, Social History, History of Race and Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality, Public History, European History, Medieval History, and other topics TBA.

Proposals should include: submitter’s name, contact information, institutional affiliation(s), a one page abstract of the paper (with a title), and a brief biographical statement indicating your academic status along with a return address and current e-mail address. Please note that submissions will be accepted as time and space permit.

Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2008. E-mail proposals as an attachment to HGSA Vice President Stella Ress at: sress@luc.edu or mail to:

History Graduate Student Association
c/o Stella Ress
Loyola University Chicago
History Department
6525 North Sheridan Road
Chicago, Illinois 60626

For more information about the conference, please contact HGSA President Jason Myers at: jmyers3@luc.edu or refer to the Loyola University HGSA website at: http://www.luc.edu/orgs/hgsa/.