World History and Historical Materialism
An International Conference at the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Canada)
March 12-14, 2009
Call for Papers
The field of World History has been a growing area of scholarship and education over the last three
decades. In focusing on the global impact and implications of colonialism, imperialism, the mercantile and
industrial revolutions, as well as revolutionary resistance from the early-modern period to the present,
World History provides a framework for understanding international capitalism, contemporary politics, and
the relationship between economic systems and the dynamics of diverse societies.
This conference will examine the relationship between the historical roots of World History and its
contemporary social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions. We invite paper submissions on a range
of topics related to World History and Historical Materialism and encourage papers on the following
themes:
Class and Global Developments
Authoritarian Capitalism and Human Rights
Empire, Imperialism, and Neo-colonialism
Political Economy of Gender and Sexuality in Global Contexts
Revolution and World History
History of Communism and the International Left
Postcolonialism, Eurocentrism and the Politics of World History
Global Finance and Neo-Imperialism
Race and Racism in World History
Labor, Work, and the History of Migration
Democratic and Popular Resistance to Global Capitalism
Confirmed Plenary Speakers
Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago Karen Dubinsky, Queens University
Rosemary Hennessy, Rice University Rebecca Karl, New York University
Hyun Ok Park, York University Mary Poovey, New York University
(additional plenary speakers to be confirmed)
We welcome individual submissions as well as panel proposals. For individual papers, please send a 250-
word abstract and a one-page CV (maximum); for panel proposals please send a 250-word panel abstract
along with a 250-word paper abstract and one-page CV for each presenter. Proposals can be submitted by
email, fax, or mail to:
Tina Chen (chentm@ms.umanitoba.ca) / David Churchill
(d_churchill@umanitoba.ca)
Department of History, University College, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2M8
Fax: 204-474-7914
Travel subsidies may be available for graduate students who present papers at the conference.
Deadline for submission of proposals: October 1, 2008
Hosted by the Interdisciplinary Research Circle on Globalization and Cosmopolitanism and the Department of History at the
University of Manitoba.
www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/history/research_circle/events.htm
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