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cfp -- Consortium on the Revolutionary Era
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Call for Papers
Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850
Charleston, SC
February 25-27, 2010
The Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, 1750-1850 (CRE) provides a venue for the presentation of original research on the history of Europe,the Atlantic World and beyond. We welcome proposals from allied disciplines and comparative studies; in short, we offer a platform for research into the revolutionary era broadly defined.
The 2010 conference will be held February 25-27 at the College of Charleston and the Francis Marion Hotel located in the center of Charleston’s historic district. The conference venues are within easy walking distance of Charleston’s eighteenth- and nineteenth-century urban core, its museums, waterfront, and many exceptional restaurants.
Featured speakers for the 2010 conference include:
Jorge Canizares-Esguerra, Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas
David S. Shields, McClintock Professor of Southern Letters at the University of South Carolina
Leora Auslander, Professor of Modern European History at the University of Chicago
The program committee prefers proposals for complete sessions (three papers, plus chair and a commentator). However, we will accept proposals for incomplete sessions, and individual paper proposals. Session proposals should include name of presenter, title of paper, and brief abstract (no more than one page) for each paper; and brief CVs (no more than 2 pages) for each participant. The deadline for proposals is October 15, 2009. We welcome traditional presentations of new research as well as roundtable discussions and pedagogical panels. Proposals from doctoral students are welcome. Electronic submissions should be sent in Word format.
Send proposals to:
Professor Carol Harrison
Department of History
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Ceharris@mailbox.sc.edu
Travel and Accommodations
Reservations should be made at the Francis Marion Hotel, located at 387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403, which will serve as the conference hotel. To make your reservation and to obtain the group rate discount, call either 843-722-0600 or 1-877-756-2121 and state that you are attending the annual meeting of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era. The deadline for reserving a room is January 26, 2010. The room rate for CRE participants is $169.00 per night, plus tax.
Charleston International Airport is served by AirTran, American Eagle, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United Express, and US Airways.
For more information about visiting Charleston, please see the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.charlestoncvb.com).
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