The 1997 annual meeting of the American Historical Association
will be held in New York City, 2-5 January. The Program
Committee welcomes proposals by all members (academic and
nonacademic), by scholars in related disciplines, and by
affiliated societies. The program seeks to promote excellence in
research and teaching and discussions of significant professional
issues, rights, and responsibilities. The Program Committee
seeks presentations that address the entire community of
historians and provide opportunities to examine the larger
concerns of the profession.
The Program Committee encourages proposals by Feb 23, 1996,
on the theme "Human Rights," proposals that explore the
interaction between research and teaching, and proposals that
fill gaps. These gaps include: Africa, Asia, Russia, the Middle
East, the American West, American Indians, ancient history,
intellectual history, military history, narrative history, and
public history.
For this deadline the Program Committee will only accept
proposals for entire sessions, panels, or workshops; no single
papers can be accommodated, except for "posters."
The 1997 meeting will pilot a "poster session." In this
format, an individual is provided with space, a period of
time, and a listing in the program, during which period he
or she is available (armed with a poster that includes
appropriate graphic illustrations and an abstract of the
presentation). Common in the sciences and some social
sciences, this format allows individual scholars to discuss
their work with interested colleagues. It is also suitable
for computer demonstrations, CD-ROM projects, and videos.
For help in preparing your proposal consult the following
items in the September 1995 issue of _Perspectives_:
"program Committee Guidelines," p. 13; "Preparing Your
Proposal," p. 12; and the cover sheet, p. 14.
Proposers of entire sessions, panels, workshops, or posters
must use the appropriate cover sheet/checklist from the
September 1995 _Perspectives_, p. 14. All persons appearing
in the program must be members of the AHA, the exception
being foreign scholars and scholars from other disciplines.
Only in exceptional circumstances will individuals be
allowed to appear consecutively in the 1996 and 1997
programs.
The deadline for proposals is 23 February 1996. Send four
copies of the complete proposal (including the cover sheet
and a 2-page vitae for participants that includes recent
papers read and/or works published) to the chair or co-chair
of the Program Committee.
Comparative proposals and sessions related to Africa, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East should
be sent to Margaret Strobel, Women's Studies Program, c/o
Office of Social Science Research, B-110 BSB, 1007 W.
Harrison, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607-7136.
Proposals that deal with Europe or North America and all
poster projects should be sent to Michael J. Galgano,
Department of History, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA 22807. <GALGANMJ@VAX1.ACS.JMU.EDU>