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THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THOMAS PAINE STUDIES, 2012: CALL FOR PAPERS
| Location: | New York, United States |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2012-03-15 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-12-19 |
| Announcement ID: |
190615 |
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The International Conference of Thomas Paine Studies 2012
Iona College, the home of the Thomas Paine Collection, seeks proposals for presentations for an international conference of professional, graduate, undergraduate and lay scholars to be held October 19-21, 2012. Presentations should aim to be 20 minutes in length. The Conference Committee welcomes proposals for individual papers on any subject related to Thomas Paine’s life, legacy [current or past], writings or ideas [e.g. history, literature, politics, philosophy, rhetoric, media studies/mass communication, cultural anthropology, and education]. Please submit a one page abstract of your proposed presentation by March 15, 2012.
While presenters are most welcome to propose papers on any pertinent subject, some possible paper/session themes are:
Paine in America
Paine and Freedom of Thought
Paine and Popular Culture
The Message, the Messenger and the Media
The International Influence of Paine
Paine, his Critics and his Champions in Past and Present
Paine and Religion
The Age of Reason and Revolutions
The Politics of Paine in the Past and Present
Social Justice and Social Welfare
Iona College is located a quarter mile from Thomas Paine’s cottage and burial site in New Rochelle, NY. Iona's beautiful 35 acre main campus is only a 25 minute train ride from New York City.
Please send all proposals via regular mail or e-mail (e-mail preferred) by March 15, 2012, to:
dthiery@iona.edu
or
Daniel Thiery
Dep. of History
Iona College
715 North Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10801
The Conference Committee will notify presenters of their acceptance at the end of May 2012
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Daniel Thiery
Department of History
Iona College
715 North Ave
New Rochelle, NY 10801
Email: dthiery@iona.edu
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