This conference will bring together specialists who employ trans-national perspectives to better understand opposition to the American Revolution and its broader significance throughout the Atlantic world. The organizers welcome individual paper and panel proposals from scholars in all disciplines who explore loyalism beyond a U.S. national framework. British imperial, Canadian, Atlantic, and global perspectives are all expected to be addressed over the course of the conference. Special consideration will be given to proposals from advanced doctoral students. Funding will be available to cover partial conference expenses.

Featured Speakers:
Robert Calhoon (UNC-Greensboro)
Margaret Conrad (University of New Brunswick)
Philip Gould (Brown University)
Maya Jasanoff (Harvard University)

Proposal Guidelines (no electronic submissions):
750-word paper abstract
short CV
panel proposals should also include a 500-word rationale for the panel postmark deadline Friday, October 3, 2008
Mailing Address:
Liam Riordan/Stephen Hornsby
Attn: Loyalism Conference
History Department
5774 Stevens Hall, Room 275
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5774

In conjunction with the conference the History Department at the University of Maine will be offering a graduate-level course on loyalism. Students will need to be on campus June 3-7, 2009 and participate in additional on-line discussions and projects. We anticipate offering four fellowships to out-of-state graduate students to allow them to enroll at in-state tuition rates.

For additional information about the conference, or the graduate course, direct inquiries to Liam Riordan (Associate Professor of History, University of Maine) at: riordan@umit.maine.edu