Call for Papers:
The History Graudate Student Association at Virginia Tech is organizing the
6th annual Brian Bertoti "Innovative Perspectives in History" Conference,
April 4-5, 2003, on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students from all disciplines are
encouraged to submit papers that contribute to the conference's theme of
"innovative perspectives." We welcome papers dealing with various topics,
including:
United States/Canada/Latin America
Europe/Russia
Africa/Middle East
Asia/Australia/Pacific Studies
Topics within these fields can include, but are not limited to, transatlantic
studies; race, class, and gender studies; global studies; comparative studies;
digital history projects; and science and technology studies. We welcome
papers from other disciplines besides history, including geography,
anthropology, area studies, political science, sociology, and literature.
*A prize of $100 will be awarded to the best paper presented at the
conference.
Guest Speakers:
Keynote speaker- Dr. Ruth Schwartz Cowan, professor of the history and
sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Cowan is the
author of "A Social History of Technology" and "More Work for Mother: The
Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave."
Luncheon speaker- Dr. Grace Elizabeth Hale, associate professor of history at
the University of Virginia. Dr. Hale is the author of "Making Whiteness: The
Culture of Segregation in the South, 1890-1940."
Submissions:
Please submit a one-page abstract and brief vita by February 14, 2003, to:
HGSA-Brian Bertoti Conference
Department of History, 431 Major Williams Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0117
OR E-MAIL as an attachment to Jeremy Boggs at [log in to unmask]
If selected, a final paper, 12 pages maximum, must be submitted by March 15,
2003.
For more information contact Jeremy Boggs at [log in to unmask]
Jeremy Boggs
Vice-President, History Graduate Student Association
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of History
Virginia Tech
431 Major Williams Hall
Blacksburg VA 24061-0117
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/jeboggs/
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