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The Western Slope Regional Phi Alpha Theta Conference, sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Epsilon Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, will take place on the campus of Colorado Mesa University on Saturday, April 20th, 2013. This day-long conference will feature separate panel categories for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research to an audience of their peers and subject experts. Dr. Adam Rosenbaum, Assistant Professor of European history at Colorado Mesa University, will speak on the connections between the National Socialist revolution and mass tourism during a luncheon for conference participants.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Revolt, Rebellion, and Revolution,” and we welcome proposals from all areas of the humanities and social sciences as well as all subfields of history. Presenters need not be members of Phi Alpha Theta to participate.
Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in presenting are invited to submit a proposal to ejackson@coloradomesa.edu by January 31st, 2013. Proposals should include the following:
• Participant’s name
• Participant’s school affiliation
• Undergraduate or graduate student
• A paper title and 250-word abstract
• 4-5 keywords to help place papers in panels
• E-mail and contact information
• A/V requests (if applicable)
Notification of acceptance will occur by February 15th and accepted applicants will have until March 15th to submit completed papers (not to exceed fifteen pages).
In addition to prizes for the best overall graduate and undergraduate papers, a panel of judges will select papers in several subfields to receive awards in recognition of excellence. For more conference details or general questions, please contact Dr. Erika Jackson, CMU’s Phi Alpha Theta advisor by e-mail or by phone at (970) 248-1621.
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