From: H-Italy
Call for Papers
American Italian Historical Association
29th Annual Conference
14-16 November 1996
Pittsburgh, PA
A Tavola! Food, Tradition, and Community Among Italian Americans
Deadline June 1, 1996
We invite presentations by researchers and scholars on any topic
related to the general theme of the conference. Participants are
encouraged to go beyond the obvious connections people make
between food and tradition in the Italian/American community by
exploring the ways that food has shaped the identity, economy,
socialization, and assimilation of Italians Americans in the past
five centuries.
The conference is hosted by the Historical Society of Western
Pennsylvania and will be held at the Westin William Penn hotel in
downtown Pittsburgh.
Suggestions for entire sessions and panels are also welcomed.
Those interested in serving as chairs of panels, as well as
respondents, should notify the conference organizer before the
June 1st deadline.
Proposals for papers, presentations, panels and other
participation should be submitted, along with a 200 word
biography to:
Mr. Samuel J. Patti
1177 Harvard Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
telephone (412) 921-1015; fax (412) 922-3515
All participants must be members of the American Italian
Historical Association and pre-registered for the conference in
order to appear on the final conference program. Individual
memberships are: Regular $35; Family $50; Students $15; Retired:
$20. Checks should be made payable to AIHA and sent to Dr.
Salvatore LaGumina, Department of History, Geography and
Political Science, Nassau Community College, One Education Drive,
Garden City, NY 11530-6793.