CONNECTIONS:
AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
IN AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
April 1996
Electronic Edition
PART 3:
CALLS FOR PAPERS/CONFERENCES/JOURNAL SUBMISSIONS
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CALLS FOR PAPERS/CONFERENCES/JOURNAL SUBMISSIONS
CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: August 1-10, 1996 in Beijing. 3
travel days; 1 day free; 3 meeting days. Popular Culture Stud-
ies/American Culture Studies are interpreted broadly and deeply.
Participants in all areas of the arts, humanities, social scienc-
es, and physical sciences are invited to attend. Papers are
solicited on all subjects. People interested in participating in
the meeting are urged to write immediately. Deadline is May 1,
1996. Early registration preferred; late registration possible.
Full details by faxed flyer. Please ask. Contact: Peter C.
Rollins, Popular Culture Center, Rt.3, Box 80, Cleveland, OK
74078. Tel: (918) 243-7637; Fax: (918) 243-5995. Email:
Rollins@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu
AMERICA: CONTRASTS CHANGES, and CHALLENGES: The conference
theme recognizes American cultural experience as complex and
subject to transformation across time. The broad theme allows
for submission of creative proposals on a variety of topics.
The conference organizers welcome presentations on historical or
literary perspectives relating to the theme, general examples of
which include: the changes in historical perspectives about the
nation and its development; literary treatments of political,
social, religious issues, including matters of ethnicity and
multiculturalism; and theoretical and critical presentations
relating to recent trends in literature. Proposal deadline: May
1, 1996. Notification to authors: June 1, 1996. Proposals must
include a short overview of each panel or a precis of each paper,
and a brief vita for each participant to Marvin Harris,
Department of English, East Texas Baptist University, Marshall,
Texas 75670-1498 USA. Tel: (903) 935-7963 Ext. 268. Fax:
(903) 938-1705. Email: csummers@dal.cleaf.com
IRELAND and WESTERN CIVILIZATION: The New England Region
American Conference for Irish Studies invites members and other
interested parties to submit papers or proposals on the non-
exclusionary theme "Ireland and Western Civilization" for the
Fall Conference to be held at Providence College, Providence, RI
on October 11-12, 1996. The theme is meant to foster
explorations of the many connections between Ireland and the
larger world of western civilization understood in both its
european and global dimensions. We hope this theme will generate
papers across a wide spectrum of disciplines. All presenters must
be members of ACIS. Deadline for submission is June 1, 1996.
Prof. Charles F. Duffy, Dept. of English, Providence College,
Providence, RI 02918-2730 USA; or Prof. Paul O,Malley, Dept. of
History (same address).
SCREENING CULTURE: CONSTRUCTING IMAGE AND IDENTITY: Call for
papers/presentations. Screening Culture hopes to promote
discussion of issues central to the understanding of indigenous
cultural identity, encounter and representation on film. It will
help to challenge stereotypical perceptions and expose the mythic
Indianness constructed by other cultural processes including
mainstream cinema. This inter-disciplinary conference should be
of interest to anyone with general Canadian cultural interests or
an involvement in studying, teaching and research on aboriginal-
related issues; aboriginal academics, educators; indigenous/non-
indigenous professionals working in related areas; museums
personnel; film archivists and historians; tourism and heritage
interpreters and people interested in contemporary film/video
production, distribution and interpretation. Deadline for
proposals: Friday, July 5, 1996. Conference registration
deadline: September 6, 1996. Conference to be held in York,
England, date: October 26, 1996. Contact: Heather Norris
Nicholson, Aboriginal Studies Circle, University College of Ripon
and York St John, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, UK. Tel: 01904 616755
Fax: 01904 616685.
NORTH AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION TO 1900: Call for Papers.
The American Philosophical Society Library holds this meeting
with two basic purposes: to examine and illuminate new
historical approaches to scientific expeditions and surveys; and
to stimulate discussion and intellectual interchange between the
new generation and the older generations of scholars. We invite
participation of historians, art historians, historical
geographers, anthropologists, archaeologists, historical
botanists and others in a format that features formal 25-30
minute papers, sessions comprised of 10-minute work in progress
reports, and Roundtable discussions. While the focus will be
mainly on the continental United States, we would welcome topics
on Canadian, Mexican, Polar, and oceanic scientific expeditions.
Papers and sessions that compare such enterprises as the U.S.
Pacific Railroad Surveys and those of Canada (scientific,
diplomatic, and political aspects) are encouraged. The range of
scientific exploration would include federal, state, corporate,
educational (museums, collegiate, etc.), and individual efforts.
Proposal deadline: October 1, 1996. Contact: North American
Exploration Conference, American Philosophical Society Library,
105 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-3386. Fax: (215)
440-8579. Email: ecarter@mail.sas.upenn.edu
COMMUNAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION: The Communal Studies Association
will hold its annual conference in the Amana Colonies, Iowa, from
October 10 to October 12, 1996. The seven villages that make up
the Amana settlement were founded by the radical Pietist Commu-
nity of True Inspiration in 1855. One of the longest lived and
largest of the nineteenth century communal groups, the Amana
Colonies retain a rich architectural and cultural heritage.
Conference attendees will include university faculty, staff of
historical communal sites and museums, members of intentional
communities, students, and others with a general interest in
communal societies. The conference will be hosted by the Amana
Heritage Society. In addition to formal paper sessions, the
conference offers informal social gatherings and tours of the
Amana villages. For information regarding proposed papers and
sessions, contact Dr. Jonathan Andelson, Department of Anthro-
pology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112. For information
regarding conference registration, contact Mr Lanny Haldy, Amana
Heritage Society, P. O. Box 81, Amana, IA 52203.
NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: NEHA, an affiliate of the
AHA, holds its Fall conference at Rogers Williams University in
Bristol, Rhode Island, October 19, 1996. Papers or panels on any
historical topic, time or place may be submitted by June 30.
Contact James P. Hanlan, NEHA Executive Secretary, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609.
Email: jphanlan@wpi.edu
NORTH EAST POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION: NEPCA, a regional
affiliate of the Popular Culture Association and American Culture
Association, holds its annual conference at Quinnipiac College on
November 1-2, 1996. Papers or panels on any culture studies or
popular culture topics may be submitted (abstract and brief cv)
by June 1, 1996 to the program chair. Contact: David Cole,
Quinnipiac College, English Department, Hamden, CT 06518 USA. For
membership or other information, contact the NEPCA Secretary:
Peter Holloran, pch@world.std.com
ANTEBELLUM PRESS, the CIVIL WAR, and FREE EXPRESSION: The
symposium steering committee solicits papers dealing with U. S.
mass media of the 19th century. Selected papers will be
presented during a three day symposium in Chattanooga, Tennessee
November 7-9 1996. The purpose of the conference is to share
current research and to develop a series of monographs on
antebellum press, the Civil War and the press, and 19th century
concepts of free expression. Papers should be able to be
presented within 20 minutes-about 15 to 20 pages in length. Four
copies of your paper and a 300 word abstract are required by
August 21, 1996. The conference headquarters will be
Chattanooga's historic downtown Read House hotel four blocks from
the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. No
registration fee will be charged. Sponsored by the George R.
West, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public Affairs
and the UT-Chattanooga Department of Communication. A brief
review of the November 1995 conference is available on the web at
http://www.utc.edu/commdept/AntebellumConf.html. Contact: Dr.
S. Kittrell Rushing, Communication Department, 311 Frist Hall,
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN
37403-2598 USA. Tel: (423) 755-4400; Fax: (423) 755-4695.
Email: <krushing@cecasun.utc.edu> <http://www.utc.edu/commdept>
TRANS-NATIONAL, NATIONAL, and REGIONAL CULTURES IN AN
INTERNATIONAL AGE: The annual conference of the Great Lakes
American Studies Association invites proposals for individual
papers, panels, presentations, and performances that shed light
on the shifting meanings of trans-nationalism, nationalism, and
regionalism through time and across space. The committee
welcomes proposals from scholars in all fields of American
Studies and strongly encourages the participation of graduate
students and Americanists working outside of the United States.
Deadline for proposals is October 15, 1996. The conference will
take place March 7-8, 1997 at Indiana University -- Bloomington,
Indiana. For more information on possible topics and proposal
requirements contact: Professor Sherry Linkon, Coordinator
American Studies Program, Youngstown State University,
Youngstown, OH 44555-3415 USA. Tel: (330) 742-1951; Fax: (330)
742-2304. Email: <sjlinkon@cc.ysu.edu>; or Professor Casey
Blake, Director, American Studies Program, Indiana University,
Ballantine Hall 521, Bloomington, IN 47405-6601 USA. Fax: (812)
855-0001. Email: <blake@indiana.edu>. You can visit the GLASA
web site at: http://omni.cc.purdue.edu/~rjcs/glasa/
WOMEN IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION: The Women's Studies Program and
the Graduate Program in Public History at Arizona State
University have reopened the call for papers for the Second
National Women in Historic Preservation Conference, to be held on
the revised date of March 13-16, 1997 in Tempe, Arizona. Paper
proposals are invited on museum exhibits, historic landmarks,
education programs and other preservation themes. Deadline:
September 15, 1996. Offers to chair a panel or comment are also
welcome. Contact: Dr. Mary Rothschild and Dr. Jannelle Warren-
Findley, Women's Studies Program, PO Box 871801, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA.
AMERICANS REMEMBER THE CIVIL WAR: The Forrest E. Pogue Public
History Institute at Murray State University will host a
conference entitled, "Americans Remember the Civil War:
Scholarship, Preservation, and Public Memory," on April 4-5,
1997, in Murray, Kentucky. Individual proposals related to the
themes of the Civil War homefront, gender and the war, race and
the war, and interpretation and preservation of Civil War sites
are encouraged. Proposals that relate to the Civil War in
Kentucky are especially welcome. Please submit paper proposals
(including a one-to-two page abstract and brief curriculum vitae)
by July 1, 1996, to William H. Mulligan, Jr., or Lesley J.
Gordon, Murray State University, Department of History, P. O. Box
9, Murray, Kentucky 42071. Tel: (502) 762-2231; Fax: (502)
762-6587. Email: LJGordon@msumusik.mursuky.edu.
WORKERS ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21st CENTURY: The Instituto de
Historia de Cuba and the Workers' Cuban Confederation invite
papers for the Second Scientific May Day Workshop, April 28-30,
1997. The meeting's objective is to provide reflection and
debate on the past and present challenges for workers. Possible
topics include: changes in economic, political, and social
processes; organized worker movements; migration; women in the
labor environment; research sources; international events. For
more information contact: Dr. Luis Hipolito Serrano Perez,
Instituto de Historia de Cuba, La Habana, Cuba. Tel: (537) 63-
5019; Fax: (537) 63-5019 or 33-3079.
KLONDIKE!: To mark the centenary, the Centre of Canadian Studies
at the University of Edinburgh will host an international
conference on the Klondike Gold Rush, May 2-4, 1997. Proposals
for papers are invited from all disciplinary backgrounds on the
theme of the Klondike Gold Rush. Presentations on topics which
relate broadly to the theme are also strongly encouraged: for
instance, the Canadian North in literature and in history,
aboriginal peoples in the North, the challenges of "boom and
bust" economies, comparative studies of other Gold Rushes, and so
on. Proposals, in English or French, should be submitted by
Monday, 4 November 1996 (on a single sheet of paper, accompanied
by a one-page curriculum vitae) to: Dr. Colin Coates, KLONDIKE,
Centre of Canadian Studies, 21 George Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
EH8 9LD. Tel: 0131-650-8428; Fax: 44-011-131-662-1118 (from
North America) 0131-662-1118 (from the U.K.); Email:
CCOATES@ed.ac.uk
GEORGE WASHINGTON: LIFE, TIMES, AND LEGACY: A Multidisciplinary
conference sponsored by Louisiana State University, Shreveport,
Sept. 17-19, 1998. Proposals for papers and panels on all
aspects and approaches to America's founding experiment in self-
government as related to the life, era, and legacy of George
Washington are encouraged. For details contact Bill Pederson,
History and Social Sciences, LSUS, One University Place, 439 BH,
Shreveport, LA 71115; fax: 318/ 797-5358.
GENDER IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Cross Cultural Approaches
to Research and Teaching. The University at Albany, SUNY; June
12, 1996. The conference is open to the public and is intended
for faculty, students and others interested in Women's Studies,
Area Studies, and Ethnic Studies. 30 participants from Africa,
Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United
States will discuss comparative and cross-cultural approaches to
the study of women. Conference themes will include: Feminisms
around the world: theory, research, and practice; Curricular
issues in the USA and abroad; Women's Place in an increasingly
interdependent world: democracy, development and technology.
For further information contact: Francine Frank, Co-Director
"Internationalizing Women's Studies," c/o Women's Studies De-
partment, SS 341, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY 12222.
Tel: (518) 442-4034; Fax: (518) 442-4188; Email:
fwf@cnsvax.albany.edu
GENDER AND COLONIALISM: A Special Meeting at the Berkshire
Conference of Women's Historians (Univ. of N. Carolina at Chapel
Hill, June 7-9, 1996). Lunchtime meeting for scholars
interested in gender & colonialism, hosted by Dolores Janiewski
and Dorothy Helly, on Friday, 7 June, at lunch, in the Cutting
Board, Lenoir Cafeteria, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC. If you can't make
the meeting, but are interested in joint activities, please
Contact: Dr. Dolores E. Janiewski, Senior Lecturer, History,
Victoria University of Wellington/Te Whare Wanaga o te Upoko o te
Ika a Maui, P O Box 600, Wellington New Zealand. Tel:
64-4-471-5344 or 64-4-472-1000, both, ext. 7042. 64-4-478-2691
(home). Fax: 64-4-495-5261. Email: Dolores.Janiewski@vuw.ac.nz
SIGNIFICANT CONTEMPORARY FEMINISTS: A BIOCRITICAL SOURCEBOOK:
Editor seeking contributors to write biographical/bibliographical
essays, averaging 3000 words, on significant contemporary femi-
nists. This work, under contract with Greenwood Press, will
explore the lives and work of a diverse group of women involved
with the feminist movement during and since the Second Wave. The
work will include fifty essays. All contributors will receive a
copy of the text as payment. To indicate interest in writing on
a particular person, or in having a person assigned to you,
please send a vita and area of interest or expertise to:
Jennifer Scanlon, Director of Women's Studies, SUNY, Plattsburgh,
NY 12901. Email: SCANLOJR@SPLAVA.CC.PLATTSBURGH.EDU
WORLD WAR II VOLUME: Garland Publishing is soliciting
contributors for its World War II in the Pacific volume of its
Encyclopedia of the Wars of the United States. Potential
contributors, please contact Stanley Sandler, U.S. Army Center of
Military History, 1099 14th St. N.W., Apt. 847, Washington, DC
20004; Tel: (202) 761-5366. Email: Sandler@cmh-smtp.army.mil
LANGUAGES OF WHAT IS NOW THE UNITED STATES: Call for papers for a
planned collection sponsored by the European Association for
American Studies. Soliciting essays on non-anglophone literature
in the United States, ranging from works in Amerindian languages
and Spanish, French, Dutch, German, and Russian colonial writings
to immigrant literature. Looking for contributions on works
written or published in the United States in any language other
than English. Especially welcome is the presentation of exemplary
non-anglophone texts that may force a questioning of past
generalizations about "literature of the United States." Essays
on the history of language transmission, suppression, and loss in
the United States will also be considered. Please use footnote
references. Send essays in hard copy by September 15, 1996 to:
Werner Sollors, Longfellow Institute, Dept. of English, Harvard
University, Warren House, 11 Prescott Street, Cambridge, MA
02138 USA. Fax: (617) 496-8737; email: sollors@husc.harvard.edu
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS: The Garland
Encyclopedia of African American Associations is seeking scholars
interested in contributing assigned entries. This single-volume
reference work will include local, regional, national, and Pan-
African associations established by African Americans as well as
interracial groups and government agencies working in the
interest of African Americans. For a list of entries and further
information please contact NINA MJAGKIJ, History, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN 47306. Email: 00n0mjagkij@bsuvc.bsu.edu
HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ANNUAL: The Editorial Board welcomes
manuscript submissions for consideration for publication in
future volumes. It seeks scholarly articles on the history of
American higher education as well as comparative studies and
those focusing on higher education in other countries. Please
send inquiries and submissions (in triplicate, typed double-
spaced) to the Editor, Dr. Roger Geiger, History of Higher
Education Annual, The Pennsylvania State University, 403 South
Allen St., Suite 115, University Park, PA 16801-5205 USA.
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David C. Fisher, Editor
CONNECTIONS: American History and Culture
in an International Perspective
Organization of American Historians
112 North Bryan Street, Bloomington, IN 47408-4199
Tel: (812) 855-8726 Fax: (812) 855-0696 Email: fisher@oah.indiana.edu
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