CALL FOR PAPERS
for the 2008–09 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 15 May 2008

This seminar provides a forum for works-in-progress that explore the history of working class people, communities, and culture; class and state policy; unions and popular political movements; and other related topics. We are particularly interested in works that deal with gender, sexuality, race, migration, and the social history of work. Our focus has been on U.S. history, but we welcome papers on North America generally, and on transnational aspects of labor history.

The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, and independent scholars. To maximize time for discussion, papers are circulated electronically in advance. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays, 3:00–5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Jenny Butler, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History, The Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email to: scholl@newberry.org.

If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact seminar coordinators Leon Fink (University of Illinois at Chicago, leonfink@uic.edu; (312) 413-9357 or (312) 996-3141), Rosemary Feurer (Northern Illinois University, rfeurer@niu.edu), or James Schmidt (Northern Illinois University, jschmidt@niu.edu).

The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.

If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive announcements of upcoming presentations, or if you would like further information about Newberry Library seminars, phone Jenny Butler at the Dr. William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History at the Newberry Library at (312) 255-3524, or send an e-mail to scholl@newberry.org. (Please include your e-mail address with all communications, and let us know if you would be willing to receive announcements by e-mail.)

Dr. William M. Scholl Center
for Family and Community History
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3524/ scholl@newberry.org
http://www.newberry.org

The Newberry Seminar in Labor History is co-sponsored by the History Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, Northern Illinois University, and Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas