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Fellowships, Prizes, & Grants

George Watt Prize, 2023

Graduate Award (Up to $1000)

  • Submissions must be between 3,500 and 12,500 words.
  • Submissions may be in Spanish or English.
  • The Applicant must currently be registered as a graduate student and work must be related to graduate studies.
  • Winners are expected to make a statement/presentation to the selection committee prior to award disbursement.
  • Any work produced since August 1, 2022, is eligible for the competition.
  • One essay will be awarded up to $1000
  • Deadline: July 5, 2023

Undergraduate Award (Up to $500)

  • Essays must be between 2,000 and 10,500 words.
  • Submissions may be in Spanish or English.
  • Submissions must have been produced to fulfill an undergraduate course or degree requirement (please specify course, degree, and institution; for thesis chapters, please add a thesis abstract).
  • Winners are expected to make a statement/presentation to the selection committee prior to award disbursement.
  • Any work produced since August 1, 2022, is eligible for the competition.
  • One essay will be awarded up to $500
  • Deadline: July 5, 2023

All submissions must be formatted as a Word document or PDF.

ALBA’s Executive Committee appoints the jury. Award winners will be announced at the end of September 2023. Winning essays are published on the ALBA website and an excerpt from the entry is published in ALBA’s quarterly magazine, The Volunteer.

If any submission commits plagiarism or violates copyright, the author of the essay is solely responsible for the act(s). ALBA will NOT take any responsibility in case of plagiarism and/or copyright infringement. If ALBA receives any concrete evidence of plagiarism and/or copyright violation after a winner is selected, then the prize shall be returned to ALBA and we will remove that work from our website.

Email Submissions to dmeaney@alba-valb.org

More information about the essay contest and a detailed look at the contest requirements and judging criteria are located here on our website

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Research Travel Grant

Research travel grants of up to $1500 are offered by the following Centers and research areas:

  • Archive of Documentary Arts
  • Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Travel Grants
  • Harry H. Harkins T’73 Travel Grants for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
  • History of Medicine Collections
  • Human Rights Archive
  • John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
  • John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History
  • Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History and Culture (Mary Lily Research Grants)

Each grant offering is specific to the associated subject area and collection holdings, and our archivists
can help you determine eligibility for your project. We encourage applications from students at any level
of education; faculty and teachers; visual and performing artists; writers; filmmakers; public historians;
and independent researchers. Applicants must reside beyond a 100-mile radius of Durham, N.C., and
may not be current Duke students or employees. Awards are paid as reimbursement after completion of
the research visit(s). The deadline for applications will be Friday, February 24, 2023, at 6:00 pm EST.
Recipients should be announced by the end of April 2023, and grants will be for travel during May 2023-
June 2024.

Further questions may be directed to AskRL@duke.edu with the subject line “Travel Grants.”

The deadline to submit applications for the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University 2023-2024 research travel grant program is Friday, February 24th. Please find additional details at the following link:
https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/research/grants-and-fellowships
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LEO SCHELBERT PRIZE 

IN SWISS OR SWISS-AMERICAN HISTORY

Submission deadline: June 1st 2023

The Leo Schelbert Prize is awarded to the best submitted undergraduate or graduate research
paper. The topic can be anything that relates to the mission of the Swiss American Historical
Society, which focuses on increasing an understanding of Swiss and/or Swiss-American history.
Dr. Leo Schelbert was an historian and professor emeritus at the University of Illinois-Chicago
who died in 2022 at age 93. Dr. Schelbert was born in Kaltbrunn, Canton St. Gallen in 1929. He
got his PhD from Columbia University and taught at the University of Illinois from 1971-2003.
Dr. Schelbert focused on Swiss emigration history, writing several books and an encyclopedia
about Switzerland. As President of the Swiss American Historical Society for many years, he
was a great mentor and leader.

General outlines:
1.       The length should be as follows
a.      Undergraduate – 10-20 pages
b.      Graduate – 15-25 pages

2.      All submissions need to be properly formatted and cited using either MLA or Chicago Manual Style.

3.      Papers without citations will not be accepted for review.

4.       Papers may not have been previously published.

5.      Papers must be submitted by June 1 each year for consideration for the awards.

6.      Submission must be in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
7.      Submissions must be in English.

8.      Award recipients will be recognized at the annual Swiss American Historical Society Meeting as well as have their papers published in a future edition of the Swiss American Historical Society Review.

We welcome all participants.  Please direct questions and submissions to:
Robert Sherwood rsherwoo@gmc.cc.ga.us by June 1st.

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Two Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023-24 – The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy

Mitchell Center Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Climate and Democracy”
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2023-2024 Academic Year
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania’s Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities (PPEH) invite applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in any discipline whose research is pertinent to the theme of the Mitchell Center’s 2023-2024 faculty workshop series, CLIMATE AND DEMOCRACY. In addition to pursuing independent research, the postdoctoral fellow is expected to attend and participate in Mitchell Center events; teach one undergraduate course related to their academic interests; co-lead a research seminar for Mitchell Center undergraduate fellows; and attend other Mitchell and PPEH events whenever possible. Fellows typically organize and lead a couple of small-scale events over the course of the year. The stipend will be at least $53,800 plus benefits, including health insurance.

Since its birth in revolutions that swept the Atlantic world two centuries ago, modern democracy has developed under a relatively stable, if gradually warming, global climate. Now, even as they are beset by a diverse set of challenges – including right-wing populism, increasingly powerful authoritarian regimes, forms of media susceptible to disinformation campaigns, the impacts of the pandemic, and mass migrations sparked by environmental stresses, political instability, and economic inequality – the world’s democracies must also face accelerating climate change as it intersects with these other pressures in unpredictable and potentially devastating ways. In a year-long series during 2023-24, the Andrea Mitchell Center is partnering with the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities to explore the risks posed to democratic norms by climate change, as well as the capacity of democratic institutions to address the issue. And while it is possible to imagine a future in which natural disasters and democratic failures compound one another, we are asking how climate solutions and democratic values might reinforce each other and lead to greater political and environmental resilience.

Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world. In addition to hosting speakers from the fields of academia, journalism, politics, and public policy, the Mitchell Center supports undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research. It continues the legacy of the Penn Program for Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism, which fostered interdisciplinary scholarship from 2007 to 2017.

The Mitchell Center values interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and collegiality; is committed to promoting a culturally diverse intellectual community; and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and underrepresented communities. See below for the University of Pennsylvania’s Equal Employment Opportunity Statement.

Qualifications

International scholars are welcome. Applicants should have received the PhD no earlier than May 2018 but must have completed all requirements for the PhD by September 30, 2023.

Application Instructions

Application Link: http://apply.interfolio.com/118876
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

In addition to the Personal and Profile information requested by Interfolio, the following information and documents will be required:

Information
1. Preferred Email Address

2. Telephone Contact Number
3. Country of Citizenship
4. Country of Permanent Residence
5. Date, institution, and field of your PhD degree
6. Current Position. (Indicate your title, department, institution, and city/state). If you are not employed, please state what you are currently doing.

Documents to be uploaded
1. Cover Letter

2. CV
3. Title and Description of Proposed Research Study – No more than 1,000 words.
4. Teaching Portfolio: Title and Description of Two Undergraduate Course Proposals. Single-spaced (one page each) proposals of possible Undergraduate Seminars you would like to teach at Penn.
5. Writing Sample – Article / excerpt of a book / dissertations chapter (20 page limit).
6. Confidential Letters of Recommendation (three) – Referees should be asked both to comment on your proposed project and to discuss your qualifications as a teacher.

Mitchell Center/SNF Paideia Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2023-2024 Academic Year
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

The University of Pennsylvania’s Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program invite applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Programs welcome scholars in any discipline whose research is pertinent to Mitchell Center and Paideia Program themes, especially the theory and practice of dialogue across difference in democracies. 

In addition to pursuing independent research and participating generally in the intellectual life of the Penn community, the Fellow is expected to teach one undergraduate, SNF Paideia designated course related to their academic interests; co-lead a research seminar for Mitchell Center undergraduate fellows; contribute to the organization of public events on themes connected to the Mitchell Center and Paideia Program; and attend other Mitchell Center and SNF Paideia events whenever possible. The stipend will be at least $53,800 plus benefits, including health insurance.

Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world. In addition to hosting speakers from the fields of academia, journalism, politics, and public policy, the Mitchell Center supports undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research. It continues the legacy of the Penn Program for Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism, which fostered interdisciplinary scholarship from 2007 to 2017.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Paideia Program serves as a hub for dialogue in undergraduate education at Penn. SNF Paideia collaborates with many campus entities to promote opportunities for students to develop the knowledge, skills, ethical frameworks, and experiences necessary to be informed, engaged, and effective community members and leaders in society. The SNF Paideia Program encourages the free exchange of ideas, civil and robust discussion of divergent views, and student and community wellness through SNF Paideia designated courses, a Fellows program, and campus events.

Qualifications

International scholars are welcome. Applicants should have received the PhD no earlier than May 2018 but must have completed all requirements for the PhD by September 30, 2023.

Application Instructions

Application Link: https://apply.interfolio.com/118879
Application Deadline: February 15, 2023

In addition to the Personal and Profile information requested by Interfolio, the following information and documents will be required:

Information
1. Preferred Email Address
2. Telephone Contact Number
3. Country of Citizenship
4. Country of Permanent Residence
5. Date, institution, and field of your PhD degree
6. Current Position. (Indicate your title, department, institution, and city/state). If you are not employed, please state what you are currently doing.

Documents to be uploaded
1. Cover Letter
2. CV
3. Title and Description of Proposed Research Study – No more than 1,000 words.
4. Teaching Portfolio: Title and Description of Two Undergraduate Course Proposals. Single-spaced (one page each) proposals of possible Undergraduate Seminars you would like to teach at Penn.
5. Writing Sample – Article / excerpt of a book / dissertations chapter (20 page limit).
6. Confidential Letters of Recommendation (three) – Referees should be asked both to comment on your proposed project and to discuss your qualifications as a teacher.

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Charles Koch Foundation offers dissertation support grants for PhD students whose research agendas focus on U.S. foreign policy, U.S. grand strategy, and America’s role in the world. The link to that call for proposals can be found here: https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/u-s-foreign-policy-dissertations/

We would also like to note our other foreign policy RFPs posted on the CKF website. We are especially interested in proposals pertaining to managing the US-China relationship in both the trade and security dimensions. A complete list of those RFPs is available herehttps://charleskochfoundation.org/focus-areas/foreign-policy/

While we anticipate these RFPs being open long-term, we do reassess our priorities on an annual basis. All open RFPs from our organization can always be found on this webpage: https://charleskochfoundation.org/partner-with-us/

Center for Science and Society Course Development Grants for Co-teaching, Columbia University

Rolling Deadline. Lecturers and tenured/tenure-track faculty at Columbia University are encouraged to submit proposals for co-taught courses in “science and society” for undergraduates and graduate students. Courses must be led by one instructor from a STEM field and one instructor from a non-STEM discipline. The Center will provide financial and administrative support. 

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Chancellor’s Fellowships – College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 

Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Job Identification
5517
Job Category
Academic
Locations
  • Edinburgh – Central Area, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Posting Date
10/17/2022, 04:57 AM
Apply Before
11/28/2022, 12:00 PM
Health and Safety Requirements
No key hazards identified for this post
Criminal Record Check
No criminal record check required
Contract Type
Fixed Term

Job Description

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences UE08 (£43,414 – £51,805) in exceptional circumstances a more senior appointment may be made at UE09 (£54,949 – £61,823) Fixed term for 5 years 10 full-time posts available Chancellors Fellowships are 5-year tenure track fellowships, designed to provide talented early career researchers with the support required to develop into a leading research-active academic at the University of Edinburgh. The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is appointing up to 10 Chancellor’s Fellows, who will have a strong track record of innovative research, teaching and/or knowledge exchange, and the potential to make an outstanding contribution to furthering the University’s and the College’s strategic goals. Applications are welcome from researchers from any discipline represented in the College, working on any topic of research. We particularly welcome researchers working across different disciplines, and who have experience of/demonstrable potential to lead interdisciplinary initiatives. While we invite applications from all disciplines and areas, in order to help realise the University and College research strategy, we particularly welcome applicants who can make a key contribution to interdisciplinary research and innovation in three College priority research themes (with potential for collaboration within the College and across the University’s three Colleges):

  • Health and Well-Being
  • Digital and Data
  • Sustainability and Climate Change

Applicants will be based in one of the 11 Schools in the College. Please indicate which School you think your research/teaching aligns with most closely in your application and the reasons why. Where relevant, you may mention more than one School, or indicate that your research aligns with more than one College. Given the particular barriers facing female researchers and those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups, the scheme aims to appoint at least 50% female and 20% BAME applicants. We therefore particularly encourage applications from these groups. We also encourage applications from those with non-traditional career paths, including those returning from a period of parental leave, or those who have moved to academia from a career in another sector. Click to view a copy of the full job description. For more information on the College’s Chancellor’s Fellows recruitment please visit: https://www.ed.ac.uk/arts-humanities-soc-sci/research-ke/support-for-staff/chancellor-s-fellowships  An overview of Chancellor’s Fellowship opportunities throughout the University is available here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/job/chancellors-fellowships 


Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships Institute for Citizens & Scholars November 15, 2022 Confirmed $30,000
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a…

The Hakluyt Society awards an annual essay prize (or more than one, if the judges so decide) of up to a total of £1,000. The competition is open to any registered graduate student at a higher education institution (a university or equivalent) or to anyone who has been awarded a graduate degree in the past three years. If possible, the prize will be presented at the Hakluyt Society’s Annual General Meeting in London in June 2023.

Prizewinners will be invited to present a paper on the topic of their essay at a Hakluyt Society Symposium (in which case travel expenses within the UK will be reimbursed) and will also receive a one-year membership of the Society.  Submissions for the 2023 prize are now invited, the deadline for which will be 30 November 2022. For further details, and instructions on how to submit your essay, please download the information sheet (which includes a style guide) at https://www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-society-essay-prize/

Please forward any enquries about the scheme to office@hakluyt.com.


ARIT Summer Fellowships for Intensive Advanced Turkish Language at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul

 June – August 2023

Program Announcement Program Application Form THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:  For summer 2023, the American Research Institute in Turkey plans to offer fellowships for advanced participants in the summer program in intensive advanced Turkish language at Boğaziçi University* in Istanbul (pending funding). This is a unique opportunity for intensive and immersive study of advanced Turkish language. PREDEPARTURE ACTIVITIES: Participation in the program includes 6 hours of preparation and orientation activities online. COURSE OF STUDY:  Courses supported by the ARIT fellowship are offered at the advanced level. Class size is limited to ten students. Classes are conducted in Turkish, with informal and formal styles introduced and reviewed through instruction, online exercises, and open conversations with teaching assistants. Weekly lectures are given on various aspects of the Turkish culture ranging from economics, history, literature, fine arts, architecture and others by scholars specialized in their fields as well as weekly Turkish film sessions. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:  Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic institutions are eligible to apply. To be a fellowship applicant, you must:

  1. Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States
  2. Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level academic program, or be faculty
  3. Have a minimum B average in current program of study; and
  4. Perform at the high-intermediate level on a proficiency-based admissions examination

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Complete the application on-line. Transcripts and letters may be submitted separately, either electronically or by mail to the address below. The application deadline is in early spring, to be announced. Please pay the application fee via the link below. The application includes:

      1. Application form including your statement of purpose
      2. Three letters of reference, including one that addresses your abilities as a language learner
      3. Official transcript
      4. Application fee in the amount of $25 via Paypal.

For additional information, please contact:

Director, Dr. Sylvia Önder Division of Eastern Mediterranean Languages Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies Georgetown University 210 North Poulton Hall 1437 – 37th Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20007
Email to:  [aritfellowship at georgetown.edu] or [aritoffice at gmail.com]
Call for Abstracts, Proposals, & Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Writing the History of Covid-19: Lessons for the Next Pandemic

While the Covid-19 crisis is still unfolding, it has already revealed much about the history of our
time and left lessons that will be important to study before the next pandemic. But even before it
began, archivists and scholars were struggling to develop new methods to record and analyze
history in an age of abundant but perishable data. Resource constraints and fights over access
have only intensified because of pressures on archival budgets and the partisan politics that
surround any attempt at retrospective analysis. How do we gain a sense of perspective, and
preserve information that might otherwise be lost?

Thanks to support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission,
Columbia’s History Lab and MuckRock have assembled a database that already includes almost
two hundred thousand pages of records related to the government response to Covid-19 obtained
through Freedom of Information Act requests. We are also developing state-of-the art tools for
doing digital history, both to analyze large corpora and determine what might be missing.

This summer, History Lab will assemble a multidisciplinary team to take stock of archival efforts
to date, conduct exploratory research, and help identify priorities for long-term preservation. We
will begin with a two-week workshop (June 5-16) in which participants will meet with
historians, journalists, archivists, and public health experts. Over the following months, we will
conduct interviews and gather documents, and finally reconvene to report findings Aug.31-Sept.
1. This program will be led by Professors Matthew Connelly, Wilmot James, and Stephen Morse.

Eligibility: We encourage applications from those with substantial research experience who are
interested in participating in collaborative work during the summer months, with the goal of
producing jointly authored publications.

Financial Support: We can offer a summer stipend of $6,000 to help cover the cost of travel and
accommodations during in-person meetings. There is additional funding for research expenses.

How to Apply: Please use this form to provide basic information and upload a CV and an
application letter. For the letter, please describe your previous research experience, what
motivates you to apply, and what you hope to gain from participating in the program. Feel free to
contact us with questions (pandemicprogramcolumbia@gmail.com).

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Premodern Unfreedoms:

Global Approaches to Exploitation, Enslavement, and Trafficking

Conference date and Location: October 27-28th 2023; Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Submission deadline: May 1st, 2023

This interdisciplinary conference aims to interrogate the state of the field for slavery, and broader
practices of unfreedom and trafficking, in the global premodern world. This field has flourished in
recent years, yet still remains relatively understudied despite offering fertile ground to discuss the
history of slavery, servitude, and exploitation. Premodern Unfreedoms seeks to grapple not only with
the larger historical issues of globalizing the practice of unfreedom in the premodern period, but to
also forefront the human stories at its core.

Premodern Unfreedoms will take place over two days (October 27th and 28th, 2023) in the Levis
Faculty Center at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The keynote lecture will be given by
Dr. Don Wyatt (Middlebury College). This conference is being planned in conjunction with The
Medieval Globe under the expectation that select papers from participants will constitute a special
issue of the journal. Proposals are invited to present twenty minute papers on any aspect of
unfreedom in the premodern world. Papers with an interdisciplinary and/or non-Western focus are
particularly encouraged. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

– Boundaries and parameters of unfreedom
– Unfree mobility and movement
– Representations of unfreedom in literature
– Resistance to exploitation, enslavement, and trafficking
– Teaching global premodern unfreedom in the classroom
– Methodologies and approaches for studying unfreedom

Proposals should consist of a title, abstract (max. 500 words) and a short academic biography. All
materials should be sent to premodernunfreedoms@gmail.com no later than May 1, 2023. It is
expected that this conference will be held in person this fall, subject to the global health situation.

For any further questions, email chloe3@illinois.edu and/or hduncan3@illinois.edu.

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Refugee Cities

Symposium on the Urban Dimensions of Forced Displacement

Submission deadlineMarch 6, 2023

Keynote lecture: April 27-28th

Location: Columbia University, Heyman center/SOF

The Refugee Cities Working Group at the Center for the Study of Social Difference, Columbia
University, welcomes proposals for presentations at our forthcoming, interdisciplinary public
symposium, “Refugee Cities: Urban Dimensions of Forced Displacement.”
The Refugee Cities Working Group’s concerns lie at the intersection of urban studies on the one
hand and, on the other, the humanistic and social justice-oriented study of the mass movement
of people fleeing violence, war and forced removal. This symposium will focus on the impact
of refugees on cities and urban processes, both in the present moment and as a historical
phenomenon. We welcome proposals from public intellectuals, artists and activists as well as
PhD candidates and faculty members at all stages in their career and from any discipline,
examining any place and time.

  • A keynote lecture will take place on the evening of Thursday, April 27, with all other
    presentations to be scheduled throughout the day on Friday, April 28. All events will take place
    at the Heyman Center/ SOF, Columbia University, New York.

Please submit a brief description of your proposed presentation (maximum of 350 words) along
with a short CV (maximum of 2 pages) as one, single pdf file torefugeecitiesCSSD@gmail.com.
The deadline for sending your proposal is March 6, 2023.

For further information about the Refugee Cities Working Group, please visit our page at
https://www.socialdifference.columbia.edu/projects-/2022/4/26/refugee-cities-urban-
dimensions-of-forced-displacement

For further information contact refugeecitiesCSSD@gmail.com.

This symposium and the Refugee Cities Working Group have been possible with support from
the Center for the Study of Social Difference, as well as the Society of Fellows and Heyman
Center for the Humanities at Columbia University

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Call for Submissions – Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

Submission date: April 2, 2023

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal is a peer-reviewed, faculty-approved, student run research publication that seeks to encourage undergraduate scholarship on diverse subjects. We uphold publishing ethics and are committed to the integrity of academic research. This journal is also specifically inclusive of historical narratives often overlooked in mainstream scholarship, and allows for the submission of interdisciplinary articles so long as the focus remains historical.

To learn more about our paper guidelines and submission process, visit our website.

If you have any questions, email swarthmorehistoryjournal@swarthmore.edu. We look forward to reading your submissions!

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James Blair Historical Review

Submission deadline: February 15, 2023

The James Blair Historical Review (JBHR) is the premier, peer-reviewed undergraduate history research publication at the College of William & Mary. We have a fundamental mission of publishing informative and well-written essays that cater to experts in history and casual readers alike. We also seek to educate our readers with essays based on fact and thorough research into a historical topic. Finally, publishing essays based on a wide range of subjects and time periods is of the utmost importance so as to inform our readers on topics covering the widest range possible.

Submissions guidelines

  • 4,000 to 10,00 words, not including a bibliography. 
  • Twelve-point font and double spacing. 
  • Up to three papers per author. 
  • No papers under consideration with other journals. 
  • No previously published papers. 
  • Full bibliography in the Chicago Manual of Style with footnotes or endnotes throughout the paper. 
  • Minimal spelling and grammatical errors. 
  • No identifying information within the document. 
  • Microsoft word documents preferred. 
  • Papers must represent original research. 

​Papers that do not meet these guidelines will not be considered for publication. 

Please share your writing with us in order to be considered for our journal. Your papers will be peer-reviewed and evaluated by our editorial board in order to determine if the JBHR will publish your work. We are excited to read your hard work! For more information, click here

Please send a digital copy of your essay to jbhr@email.wm.edu. Our Submissions Editor will respond to you confirming your submission!

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 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) 16th Annual Conference 

Location: Washington, D.C.

Date: November 4-6th, 2023 

Now in its tenth year, the ASMEA Research Grant Program seeks to support research on topics in Middle Eastern and African studies that deserve greater attention. Applicants may submit paper proposals on any topic as long as it constitutes new and original research and is relevant to the five qualifying topic areas:

  • Minorities and Women
  • Military History
  • Governance and Economy
  • Faith
  • Iran

Grants of $2500 will be awarded. Successful research grant applicants are required to present their research at the Sixteenth Annual ASMEA Conference. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2023.

ASMEA is also offering Travel Grants of up to $750 which can be used towards the costs associated with attending the Annual ASMEA Conference in Washington, D.C. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2023.

Scholars from any discipline, tenured or non-tenured faculty, or those otherwise affiliated with a recognized research institution, may submit proposals to present at the Sixteenth Annual ASMEA Conference. Unique proposals from senior graduate students (ABD) also are welcome. Proposals on topics related to the Middle East and Africa should consist of a one-page summary of new and unpublished research. A recent C.V. with all contact data also must be included with name, e-mail, phone number, and affiliation

The deadline to submit is May 15, 2023.

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Past Imperfect is a peer-reviewed graduate student journal based out of the Department of History, Classics, &
Religion at the University of Alberta. We are currently welcoming submissions in English from graduate
students in all areas of history, classics and religion for publication in its twenty-fifth annual edition. This open
access journal provides an opportunity for developing scholars to gain experience with peer-reviewed
academic publishing.
Past Imperfect welcomes original research articles and book reviews covering a broad range of both time and
geography. The journal especially encourages the submission of revised term papers, conference
presentations, or thesis chapters. Articles that appear in Past Imperfect are abstracted in “America: History
and Life” and “Historical Abstracts.”
Please include one copy of your work, which must have all identifiers removed, along with an abstract of no
more than 300 words, and a cover page containing your contact information.
Authors should submit their documents by February 15th, 2023 for consideration in the 2023 issue. For
more information or to submit please contact pastimpe@ualberta.ca.

Submission Guidelines for Articles and Reviews

1. Research Articles
Submissions will undergo a blind review process by two to three reviewers (including at least one
faculty member).
Reviewers make their recommendations for publication based on the following criteria:
Style & Structure:
– Approximately 20-30 double-spaced pages
– Clarity and coherence
– Structured and organized presentation
– Adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style
-no more than 5 images

Originality & Argumentation:
– Based on primary sources
– Sound methodology
– Conversant with relevant literature
– Sophisticated analysis

2. Reviews
– Approximately 4-6 double-spaced pages
– Reviews of works published in the previous five years
– Adherence to the Chicago Manual of Style

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2023 French American Studies (AFEA) Annual Conference

The Challenges of Alliance and Dialog on Race in the USA 1815-2023

May 23-26, 2023

Dijon, France

Submissions contact: at cecile.coquet-mokoko@uvsq.fr and mijah.roloff@gmail.com

Submissions deadline: January 15th, 2023

Though the question of slavery was silenced in the constitution, it quickly re-emerged in political debate, especially after 1821 and the Missouri compromise. Abolitionists were extremely vocal and even the Gag rule (1836) could not keep slavery out of political discussions. However, historian Benjamin Quarles claims that Black abolitionists were deliberately not mentioned by the Southern press so as not to underline the agency of ex slaves (and thus of slaves). Consequently, the question is not really whether the related questions of slavery and race were silenced before the Civil War (they were not) but how they were discussed , by whom, in which circumstances, and to what effect. With the coming of the Civil War and the war itself, political discussions on race and slavery gave way to sound and fury. Even when white historians shaped the history of the Civil War and reconstruction in a racist and conservative way in the early 20th century, Black historians were not silent and reacted by forming their own associations and writing books to educate the (mainly black) public. However, as the slave past of the United States and the legacy of slavery and segregation have become major historiographical fields, and as Native Americans are taking the lead in shaping new forms of writing their history as colonized people, present day book bans and state laws forbidding the teaching of Critical Race Theory seem to suggest that dispassionate dialog on race is still proving elusive in the United States of America beyond academia. 

Realizing how the questions and realities of slavery and race were never silenced in the United States over the “longue durée”, the organizers wonder why discussions of national guilt, reconciliation and reparations remain so difficult even today. Were the questions of race and slavery debated in such a way in the 19th century that even white allies could not feel the long term democratic need to reshape the national narrative? Can we feel the first stirrings of a new national narrative in spite of the rise of conservative agendas and increasing polarization? Are coalition building strategies which demand that allies from dominant groups learn to remain silent, while leaders representing minority communities voice their experiences as representative of those of their group, really conducive to a general re-assessment of the national narrative?

  • The organizers are interested in contributions based on case studies in the fields of history, sociology, and political science, bearing on the “longue durée” of the race question in the United States from the 19th century to today.

Please send 500 word abstracts to the organizers at cecile.coquet-mokoko@uvsq.fr and mijah.roloff@gmail.com by January 15th, 2023 at the latest. We will get back to you in early February.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: ATMOSPHERES OF VIOLENCE

Film and Visual Studies Graduate Student Conference

Harvard University

May 4–5, 2023

Keynote Speakers: Yuriko Furuhata (William Dawson Scholar of Cinema and Media History, McGill University), Pooja Rangan (Associate Professor of English in Film and Media Studies, Amherst College), and Colectivo Los Ingrávidos

In a world teeming with images of brutality and destruction, how can we look away from spectacular violence and toward the atmospheres that produce its representations?

Historical and structural violence haunts and sutures so-called reality, binding together the world as it is. Frantz Fanon named such violence “atmospheric.” Often anesthetic in itself, atmospheric violence is rendered sensible by the ways in which it ceaselessly produces and circulates evidence of its existence: images and traces that gesture toward, but never fully depict, its underlying and enabling conditions. How might visual studies and media theory help us to parse seemingly banal spaces—civic and institutional, local and global, biological and geological—as atmospheres of violence? What perceptual, critical, and creative modes are required to not only apprehend atmospheric violence, but to address it? What practices might help to stall or stop its reproduction and repetition?

Recent scholarship in visual and media studies reconfigures dominant conceptualizations of affective atmospheres. For example, Yuriko Furuhata maps Neo-Imperial violence in geographically transposable techniques of climate control, while Pooja Rangan charts the juridical and forensic tendencies underpinning documentary listening. Similarly, film practices such as that of Colectivo Los Ingrávidos stage the perceptual experience of a violence that is literally inhaled and manifests as sensory derangement or, as Fanon called it, bodily “petrification.”

Whether a Transpacific media infrastructure too large to grasp, or a plastic, petrochemical, or heavy metal molecule too small to perceive, atmospheric violence both animates and decimates bodies in its proximity, inflicting real corporeal harm. Under such conditions, acts of protest like rioting and looting appear less as “senseless” and more as sensible communiques that actively resist atmospheric violence’s insidious order.

This conference aims to foster exchange and discussion among a diverse set of participants across fields that include, but are not limited to: film and media studies; the histories of science, technology, and computing; the history of art and architecture; visual culture; critical studies of race and ethnicity; disability studies; critical security studies; and postcolonial studies. We invite proposals for scholarly papers, audiovisual presentations, installations, experimental writing, and performances that engage with, as well as extend beyond, the areas listed below. We welcome proposals from thinkers and makers working outside academia. 

Please submit a 300 word abstract, a list of 3-5 bibliographic references, and a 100 word bio to fvsconference@gmail.com by January 30, 2023. Please mention any audiovisual accommodations that you might require in your submission. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes. Presenters will be notified in February 2023. Need-based travel grants will be made available to select participants.

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13th Annual Boston University Graduate Student Political History Conference 

Crisis and Catastrophe in U.S. History
April 21st – 22nd 2023
Boston, MA
Keynote Speaker: Chad Williams
Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Chair in History, Brandeis University 

For the Boston University American Political History Institute’s (APHI) thirteenth annual graduate student conference, we invite submissions that examine the politics of crisis and catastrophe across many historical themes. 

Economic crises have undermined the stability of state institutions or caused new ones to be built, while natural disasters have shattered the physical, as well as political, foundations of these institutions. Periods of military crisis, within the United States or in countries against which the U.S. has waged war, have wrought catastrophes in the lives of civilians and combatants. Amid crisis and catastrophe, movements of social liberation and renewal have sometimes arisen, and sometimes been extinguished. Racial, class, gender, and sexual identities have been reconfigured in historical moments when society is shaken by political crisis or natural catastrophe. Moreover, crises and catastrophes in U.S. history can often be more clearly analyzed when placed in a global context, from great-power rivalries that influenced the course of the American Revolution to the COVID-19 pandemic of the last two years. 

We are excited to solicit submissions that explore the political histories of such themes from a variety of perspectives, encompassing both natural and human-made crises and catastrophes. Submissions are welcome on subjects throughout American history from before European colonization to our present age of democracy in crisis. 

Please submit a 300-word proposal and a one-page C.V. in a single PDF document via email to aphigradconference@gmail.com. Submissions should be titled with “LastName_ShortTitle” and submitted by November 18th, 2022. If proposals are accepted, full papers (no more than 20 pages) must be submitted to aphigradconference@gmail.com by February 17th 2023

All presenters must be current graduate students. Distinguished faculty from both BU and the wider Boston area will serve as commentators for each panel. The most outstanding paper will receive the APHI Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Prize, which includes a $1,000 cash award. There is no registration fee for our conference. Please visit the conference web page at https://www.bu.edu/aphi/grad-conference/ for more information and updates. 

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Annual Paul Lucas Graduate Conference in History

Call for Papers: Power to the People: Politics, Perception, and Protest in History

Conference date: April 7-8th, 2023

The History Graduate Student Association at Indiana University is pleased to announce our
annual Paul Lucas Graduate Conference for Friday and Saturday, April 7th and April 8th , 2023.
This interdisciplinary conference is inspired by the manifold questions raised by the notion of
“people power.” Seeking to stimulate reappraisals of our historical understanding of the power of
the people at a time when resurgent populism has transformed contemporary politics and the
demands of academic research, our conference fore-fronts the following themes: The historical
development of democracy in the world, the dimensions of power in local, national, and
international politics, the manifestations of hard power and soft power by state and non-state actors,
popular and social movements, populism and democratic politics, historical research on popular
mobilization in dictatorships and authoritarian regimes, historical accounts of resistance, opposition,
or protest, histories from below or histories of everyday life. We invite abstracts on the above
themes; however, this list is by no means exhaustive and may include other subjects.

We welcome submissions for individual papers from graduate students of all disciplines,
including, but not limited to: History, Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Geography, Art
History & Literature, Religious Studies, Area Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, and Queer
Studies. Proposals may include any temporal, thematic, and geographic approaches to historical
inquiry.
Our conference will be held in hybrid format, both online through Zoom and in-person on
the beautiful campus of Indiana University – Bloomington, and we are pleased to announce that our
keynote address will be given by Dr. Juan Ignacio Mora on “Migrant Justice, Migrant Rights: The
Past and Future of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC)”. Dr. Juan Ignacio Mora is a
historian of Latinxs, race, labor, and popular culture whose work questions the meaning of
foodways, migration, and citizenship in the modern United States. In Fall 2023, he will be starting as
an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Latino Studies Program at Indiana
University – Bloomington.

Submission details: If you are interested in participating, please submit the following materials as
pdf attachments to the HGSA email, hgsaconf@iu.edu, by February 17th , 2023:
Paper title and brief abstract (max, 400 words)
o Please include your name, university affiliation, and whether you plan to attend in-
person or online.

Curriculum Vitae (max, two pages)

The HGSA Conference Committee will evaluate abstracts and inform participants by February 24th
of their acceptance and panel assignment. Final papers are expected by March 31st . Please submit
any questions to hgsaconf@iu.edu.


Columbia University Religion Graduate Student Conference

Theme: Shaping the Anthropos: Cosmologies, Mythologies, and Logics of Subjecthood

Date: April 7th-8th, 2023

Submissions and Contact: Nathan and Saila at: ColumbiaReligion@gmail.com

Submissions Deadline: January 13th, 2023

The Human, as a contingent terminology and taxonomic category, has shaped, and been shaped in the
imbrications of cultural (and dare we say political?) imaginaries (to begin with a tenuous truism). The present
CfP seeks scholarly, literary, and artistic contributions across disciplinary boundaries that interrogate the shaping
of the anthropos in its innumerous accumulations and deployments. The conference intends to contribute to the
discourse on the boundaries and histories of the cosmological, mythological, and epistemological shaping of the
human subject—past, present, and future.

Delimiting and negotiating the boundaries of bodily autonomy and citizen-subject relation shapes the contours of how we—as human—navigate our worlds, imagine alternate futures, and (re)think past iterations. Time and space shape the human, and are in turn shaped by our anthropocentric inclinations. In recent years, the planetary scale of humanity has emerged in our consciousness as both interconnected and irresolvable in the face of longer horizons of temporal rupture: i.e. climate catastrophe. In the (post)colonial context and lineage of racial and gendered criticism, wherein Sylvia Wynter has articulated the intra and/or post-Enlightenment Euro-Christian constructions of Man1 and Man2, in the stratified taxonomy of Empire and colonization—rendering some bodies (white male bodies) closer to god (theological or nation/state) and others nearer to the beast (la bêtise, through gendered epidermalization), this conference attempts to further discourse on the contours of the human–in all its tentacular becomings. Contemporary examples being: in the current (ongoing) debates in the U.S. empire on Trans rights (Arkansas, Act 626, banning gender-affirmative care to youth) and female bodily autonomy (Supreme Court decisions on Roe v. Wade), the subject of the human relies on casting the human in the longue durée of Christian construals of what constitutes the human proper—the sexual moral citizen. In Iran, today we find the contestation of woman-as-citizen signified in hair—both as protest and as intimate remainders of identity. Further South, the construction of the Indian citizen subject is narratologically and institutionally being shaped through antagonistic otherizations between Hindu, Muslim and Christian identities, often politicizing food and ritualistic cultures surrounding animals. The boundaries spanning relations between human, animal and godly beings and bodies are reconfigured through appropriation of histories towards imagined futures.

In this moment, as the Posthuman Turn is traversing through a decades-long moment of gestational accumulation of scholarship, critique, absences, and abundances—a ripe field of scholarship (perhaps overly so, fermenting as it were)—we see an important juncture, now, to revisit the site of the Anthropos, and the contingent articulations which surround it, in the context of the cosmological, the religious, and even possibly the theological (a scary term). With the continued rise of religious nationalisms across the globe, the emergence of a global pandemic, increasing data of climate crisis tipping-points, etc. etc. etc. and…, the conference desires to bring robust conversation and attention to the shaping of subjecthood within the spheres of the human, the other-than-human, the viral, the nation–particularly in the context of a ‘Department of Religion.’ How might such a discursive terrain expand the religious categories of the ‘self’ and the ‘human’ through the logics of their subjecthood? What modes of thinking may arise on human subjectivities, beyond their rational, emotive and agentive capacitive registers? Could the problematization of anthropocentric constructions also demand for a revisionist or revolutionized understanding of ‘religious subjectivity’ itself? How might the interconnectedness of the subject within cosmological and mythological space and time be shaped through the political, linguistic, and sociocultural constructions around, and certainly not limited to, the human-as-subject?

The determining forces acting on prescribing belongingness of body subjects to land, and—by imbricated extensions—the nation and nature, have been historically observed, resisted and grappled with by marginalized communities. The historical and potential alignments, contestations, confluences and comparisons across geographical, political, social and cultural contexts signify the experienced histories and imagined futures. How is the human subject shaped through the logics of such phenomena? How does land shape the human, as in-turn the Anthropos shapes the contours of land-scapes? For the dispossessed of land, where does the “no-where” of home take shape in relation (as relation) to the human-as-subject—through which one might consider the elsewhere and otherwise of subjecthood making? What kind of power relations influence and evolve through the processes of transformative shaping? How do diverse identities and communities experience it across mythological and cosmological contexts?

  • The graduate students of Columbia University’s Department of Religion invite proposals for presentations engaging with ideas related to the question of Shaping the Anthropos through Cosmologies, Mythologies and Logics of Subjecthood. We invite scholars to propose the material on which they wish to present on, and also welcome the inclusion of visual and auditory material in their presentations on visual and performing arts. We look forward to having an interdisciplinary engagement, and invite proposals from graduate students across disciplines of anthropology, sociology, political studies, history, regional studies, gender studies, disability studies, religious studies, and others. The conference topic is broadly framed to host a diverse range of topics that may or may not directly engage with Religion (with a capital R).

 

Logistics:

This conference emerges amidst a global pandemic, and with that in mind we are eager to explore ways in which participation might expand and shift. The hybrid modality of the conference allows for an in-person component, as well as a Zoom component to allow for broader participation which takes into consideration the wellbeing of scholars in various stages of accessibility and location. We hope that those that are able to participate in-person do so; and for those that travel or other limitations disallow in-person presence, they may present on the Zoom portions of the conference. Some examples of potential topics are broadly listed below to give an idea of our thinking along subject lines, and we welcome topics that can be imagined beyond as well: 

  • Indigenous Resurgence(s) and their cosmologies
  • Indigeneity/Native/Savage Juridical Constructions of Citizenry
  • Human and non-human spirits and/or relations
  • Queer cosmologies
  • Gender, caste, race, indigeneity in mythologies
  • Mythological politicization of identities and/or communities
  • Religious subjectivity, animacy and/or submission

 

  • Cyborg and/or posthuman futures
  • Subaltern bodies and communities
  • Refusal and Recognition as modes of survivance
  • Land and its Intimacies
  • Infrastructures of Terror, and the Terror of Infrastructures
  • Animal Intimacies in the Settler-State
  • Nationalisms and their Chimeric products
  • The Colonial Human/The Postcolonial Animal
  • Protesting Bodies, Perduring Bodies

 

  • In/human Kinships at the Ends-of-Worlds
  • Animacy, Virology, and the Human Amidst Pandemics
  • Architectural Orientations and Their Inhabitants
  • Landscapes: Wild and Civilized
  • Mythologies of the Citizen-Subject

 

  • Emancipated Subjecthood in Diaspora
  • Caste and/or gender in/across Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Buddhism and Hinduism
  • Community histories/formations and religious Subjecthood

Submission Details:

Email a 250 word abstract (docx. or pdf. only) by January 13th, 2023 to columbiareligion@gmail.com. Please include the title of your paper, your institutional affiliation (university/research center, if any) and graduate program (masters/doctoral), contact information, and up to five relevant keywords. Please mention the desired preference for in person or zoom participation, which will be taken into consideration.

We will respond to abstract submissions by January 31st, 2023. Selected presenters must submit a draft of paper by March 3rd, 2023 and final draft of paper by March 31st, 2023. 

The conference will be held on April 7-8, 2023 in person and virtually at Columbia University in NYC. Presenters will be organized onto panels based on shared themes. Each Panelist will have 20 minutes to present, and 10 minutes to take Q&A. Each panel will have a respondent who will present concluding remarks and questions, followed by open questions and conversation.

  • Inquiries and questions may be directed to Saila Sri Kambhatla and Nathan Blackwell at
    columbiareligion@gmail.com.

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Call for Papers – Decarbonization, Climate Resilience and Climate Justice Conference

Conference Date: March 31st, 2023

Location: Columbia University

Climate change will dramatically exacerbate socio-economic inequalities both within and across
countries, disproportionately impacting the marginalized. Therefore, urgent work is needed to
clarify the channels via which societal actors—individuals, governments, NGOs, enterprises, and
civil society groups—may resolve the equity dilemma in climate resilience efforts. In a parallel
manner, justice remains front and center in our scholarly understanding of decarbonization
efforts. Decarbonization depends on the generation of scientific knowledge about the processes
that will reduce human emissions of greenhouse gasses and will require strategies for
coordination across countries seeking to ratify effective emissions reductions agreements.

Investigating the relationship between climate justice, resilience, and decarbonization, this
conference seeks to address pressing and often-times transdisciplinary questions by spotlighting
the expertise of Columbia scholars working on these topics. We invite submissions from
graduate students, post-docs, and faculty that work on related themes in the natural, and social
sciences, and humanities.

To make a submission, please complete this form by February 17th, 2023. Submissions should
consist of a paper title and an abstract (250-500 words). Please also indicate if you would like to serve as a
discussant. If accepted, full drafts of seminar-style conference papers must be submitted via
dcrjnetwork@gmail.com by March 17th, 2023.

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 Equinoxes 2023

Corporeal Conversations

Conference Date: March 10-11, 2023

Location: Brown University 

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023

Hosted by the department of French and Francophone studies

“Je suis moi-même la matière de mon livre” announces Michel de Montaigne to the readers of his autobiographical Essais.
While initially speaking to the reader, Montaigne would later become a reader himself, critically conversing with his own
text in the margins of previous editions. This archive of edits underscores the materiality of a “body” of work as a site and
subject of conversation between readers, authors, and critics alike. As a literary experiment in both style and voice, the
Essais continue to shape and be shaped by conversations. In this tradition, Equinoxes 2023 seeks to provoke new dialogues
around existing corpuses, to think about our relationship to creative works and the archive of criticism that comes with
them.

Works of art call out to each other, engaging in conversations that span borders and epochs. From the circulation of written
works within salon culture to the power of images to capture a movement, how might we understand our interactions with
media and each other as conversations centered around and facilitated by bodies? Bodies continue to be a site of political
struggle, from the policing of race, gender, and reproduction to the increasing awareness of our own environmental
entanglements. What might we learn from listening to and/or reading bodies, in their various material representations?
Papers may address the following topics: the construction of a corpus, the relationship between text and criticism, issues of
voice, how bodies speak for themselves, the legibility of a body as racialized, gendered, and/or disabled, the afterlife of a
work of art, the legacy of creative traditions, the construction of archives, and texts as living documents. Finally, how might
our own interventions be understood as corporeal conversations in their own right?

As an interdisciplinary conference, Equinoxes encourages submission from a variety of fields, including but not limited to
literature, philosophy, history, ethnography, anthropology, media studies, disability studies, sociology, art history, religious
studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and political science, provided that the presentation relate to French or Francophone
studies.

We welcome papers related (but not limited) to the following topics:
● Bodies of work
● Theories of the corpus and canonicity
● Posthumous publishing
● Editorial processes
● Archive(s)
● Palimpsests
● Criticism of theory and praxis
● The works of Michel de Montaigne
● Autobiography / Autofiction / Autotheory
● Networks of communication and writing
● Written or recorded conversations
● Voices and the voiceless

● Survival, testimony and inheritance
● Death, mourning and remains
● Embodiment
● The sensing body
● Body and voice
● Body language
● Disability
● Gendered bodies / (Wo)man and the body
● Corporeal Feminism
● Women’s writing / écriture féminine
● Rhetoric and Speech Acts
● Worldbuilding / Worlds from words

  • Graduate students who wish to participate in the conference should submit an abstract of no more than 250 words, along
    with a short bio. Abstracts must be sent, as attachments, to equinoxes-conference@brown.edu before January 15, 2023.
    Emails should include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, and contact information. Presentations, whether in English
    or in French, should not exceed 20 minutes.

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2023 Women’s and Gender History Symposium
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Theme: Gender Variance and Non-Conformity
Date: March 3 & 4, 2023
Format: Hybrid (Zoom and in-person at UIUC)
Submissions and Contact: wghs.uiuc@gmail.com
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2022 at 5pm CST

The 21st annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign seeks graduate papers of 15-20 minutes in length that foreground histories of
women, gender, sexuality, and/or queerness that pay particular attention to gender varience and
non-conformity broadly defined. Additionally, we are open to alternative presentations (e.g. film,
poetry, art) so long as they fit within the symposium’s format. We welcome papers and presentations
from a broad range of time periods, disciplines, and methodologies that engage, but are not limited
to, the following issues:

❖ The intersection of gender variance with other discourses, such as race and ethnicity,
disability, sexuality, science and medicine, or environmental studies.
❖ Broadly defined challenges to expectations of gender through choices in
reproduction, marital status, reproduction, modes of appearance, and other acts.
❖ Representation of gender variance and gender non-conformity in media.

This year’s keynote speakers are Dr. Clare Sears and Dr. Toby Beauchamp. Dr. Clare Sears is an
associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State
University. Their research focuses on queer theory, transgender studies, critical criminology,
historical methods, and disability studies. Dr. Toby Beauchamp is an associate professor in the
Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His
research focuses on the problem of visibility in transpolitics, arguing that the scrutinizing of gender
nonconformity is motivated less by explicit transgender identities than by the perceived threat that
gender nonconformity poses to the U.S. racial and security state.

Panels will take place the morning and afternoon of Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th,
2023. The keynote addresses will be held each afternoon. While our keynote speakers will be
presenting in person at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, we will also offer a hybrid
format via Zoom for panelists who wish to attend remotely.

We encourage submissions focusing on and using interdisciplinary methods and subjects. Subjects
need not be confined to history (or its methods) alone. Papers that engage with, but are not limited
to, critical geography studies, disability studies, performance studies, African American studies,
Latinx studies, Asian American studies, ethnic studies, American Indian studies, and/or postcolonial
studies are also encouraged. First time presenters and/or MA students are warmly welcomed.

Please submit proposals (200-300 words in length) together with a CV to
wghs.uiuc@gmail.com by November 30, 2022 at 5pm CST.

Abstract submissions are due by November 30th at 5pm CST. Full details in the attachments. For more information about the symposium, visit our website at: https://wghistory.web.illinois.edu/registration/

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Society for Historians of the Early American Republic

In order to further the Society for Historians of the Early American
Republic’s mission to foster research on “the rich complexity and
enduring significance of the early American republic,” SHEAR will offer
two research fellowships to scholars examining Latinx, Indigenous, Asian
American, Pacific Island, and/or African diasporic history from 1776 to
1861. We are now seeking applications from interested scholars.

These fellowships may be used for research travel and/or purchasing
microfilm, books, or other research-related materials. Fellows will
receive $3,000 at the beginning of the fellowship for their research
expenses. The following year fellows will receive support to travel to
present their research at the SHEAR annual conference. Scholars who are
from underrepresented backgrounds, early in their careers (graduate
students or recent post-graduates), and/or contingent faculty are
strongly encouraged to apply for a fellowship.

  • Interested scholars should submit a cover letter, CV, a one to two-page
    summary of their research project and plans and a brief explanation of
    how the fellowship funds will be used in a single file. Applications are
    due March 1, 2023 to fellowships@shear.orgQuestions regarding the
    application should be sent to the same address.

Spontaneous Generations, an interdisciplinary journal published by the graduate students of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto, invites contributions to its 12th volume, entitled “Levels of Agency: From Bacteria to Gaia”. As of this moment, confirmed contributors include Alan Love, Anne-Sophie Meincke, Denis Walsh, Glenda Satne, and David Morris.

For any inquiries, please email spontaneous.generations2023@gmail.com

Levels of Agency:
From Bacteria to Gaia and Back

Spontaneous Generations, an interdisciplinary journal published by the graduate students of the
Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto,
invites contributions to its 12th volume, entitled “Levels of Agency: From Bacteria to Gaia”. As
of this moment, confirmed contributors include Alan Love, Anne-Sophie Meincke, Denis Walsh,
Glenda Satne, and David Morris.

Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the notion of biological agency in the history
and philosophy of science and STS. Though the very idea of agency as a biological concept has
been and remains highly controversial, philosophers, and practicing biologists are now seeing the
organism as an agent—conceived of as an entity that pursues goals, actively regulates its own
development, and shapes its environment—as being indispensable to biology. At the same time,
historians have thrown light on the long and largely forgotten legacy of these ideas and debates.
Though this idea has had and continues to have radical consequences for biology as a science, it
also has implications for related disciplines, such as cognitive science and Artificial Intelligence,
as well as broad philosophical implications for questions ranging from the metaphysics of
emergence to the place of mind in nature. At the intersection of these proposals is the question of
whether we can and should speak of nested levels of agency: from the level of the simplest
bacteria, to multicellular animals, to human agency, and extending even to social groups,
ecosystems, and perhaps the entire planet. But whether or not it is useful to unify such a wide
variety of phenomena under the umbrella of agency remains an open question. We welcome
contributions on this and related topics, along with any aspect of their rich history. Questions
which might be taken up include, but are not limited to:
● Is the concept of agency applicable beyond the level of the organism, namely to groups
and ecosystems? What are the limits of the concept of agency?
● How might a historical perspective shed light on our current debates?
● How might conceptualizing agency in one domain help or mislead efforts in another
area?

● Does the idea of levels of agency have promise as a heuristic or research program? And if
so, should it begin from the “bottom-up” as suggested by research on ‘basal cognition’, or
from the “top-down”?
● How does the concept of agency help us conceptualize inter- and intra-organismal
dynamics (as we see with holobionts)?
● How does the concept of agency relate to various naturalisations projects in philosophy
of biology and cognitive science (of teleology and mind respectively)?
● How can we demarcate agents from non-agents?
We invite reflections on the challenges and opportunities of agency as a concept relevant across
domains and levels, from bacteria to Gaia. We especially welcome contributions in the form of
focus essays: 2 – 4,000 words in length. Research articles and book reviews which speak to the
theme of agency are also welcome. We aim to publish both established and early career scholars.
We will also be inviting artists to contribute to the issue, specifically to consider how levels of
agency might be represented. Contributions should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th
edition; be formatted in MS Word; and be received no later than December 15th. We are also
happy to review abstracts before that time if you have an idea for a submission and are
considering whether to proceed. Please send abstracts, inquiries, and contributions (along with
your institutional and departmental affiliation) to spontaneous.generations2023@gmail.com.’


Oxford Middle East Review (OMER), a student-run, peer-reviewed publication at St. Antony’s College, Oxford.


Call for Papers:

The editors welcome submissions for the seventh issue of the Oxford Middle East
Review, a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal for discussion and debate on issues
relating to the Middle East and North Africa. The theme for this issue will be:

The Afterlives of Revolution

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The concept of an “afterlife” does not signify an end but rather a continuity amidst
turbulence, changes, transformation, and loss. The semantics of the word “afterlife”
have expanded beyond the description of life after death and/or rebirth, to mean “the
instance of continued use or influence”, as the Oxford English Dictionary describes it.
In this issue, we use the concept of “afterlives” to avoid the imaginaries of new
beginnings after revolutions, and illustrate the continuity amidst rupture, and the
perseverance of human experiences during turbulent times. From the fall of empires to
the events of the Arab Spring eleven years ago , in what ways have the impact of
revolutions affected the lives of the people of the Middle East and North Africa,
including policies related to different nation states within the region? What are the
main changes, for better or worse, that transformed the social, political, economic, and
demographic landscapes of the region? How does the public relate to revolution, and
describe its influence?
For this issue of OMER, we encourage applicants to explore the functional as well as
the intangible aspects of the theme in their submitted manuscripts. We invite
applicants to engage with the theme through empirical, comparative, and theoretical
approaches that investigate the theme in relation to the political, economic, social,
and/or cultural landscape of the Middle East and North Africa region. We also
welcome projects centered around specific case studies. Papers will be considered for
the journal’s two sections:

Policy Section:

Shorter briefs or position papers up to 2,000 words (including references and citations) aimed
at influencing contemporary debate or policy-making.

Research Section:

Articles from 7,500 to 10,000 words (including references and citations) that present original
material from any discipline and engage critically with the theme in the context of the
Middle East and North Africa region.

Deadline for Submissions: December 10, 2022
Full Submission Guidelines: https://omerjournal.com/submit/
To submit, please email: submissions@omerjournal.com
For general queries, please email: editors@omerjournal.com

 


The History, Classics, and Religion Graduate Students’ Association (HCRGSA) of the University of Alberta invites graduate students to submit papers on the topic “Societies in Crisis: Reactions, Resilience, and Resolution.” The conference will take place March 2-4, 2023, in Edmonton, Alberta. We will have a virtual option, but we encourage everyone who is able to attend in person to do so. We are excited to offer travel awards (up to $250) and a best abstract award of $100 (All award money will be given in person at the conference).
Different crises have been at the forefront of every newspaper and every social media post. Over the past generation, we have witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union, September 11, 2001, the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We have seen societies alter, but we have also seen societies persevere. The topic of crisis has been and will continue to be an essential research subject. In this context, we invite applicants to discuss societies in crisis related to their respective fields of study; Why do societies face crises? What crisis defined a region for generations? How did an area recover from a disaster? What can communities do to help a country in crisis? What is the role of religion in societies during
periods of upheaval? What is the role of government and political leaders in periods of unrest? How have individual people or communities dealt with or responded to social tumult?
As a multidisciplinary department, we are committed to a dialogue between diverse disciplinary perspectives and methodologies. We strongly encourage all related fields to apply, including but not limited to: History, Classics, Religious Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy,
Anthropology, English, Political Science, Philosophy, Indigenous Studies, Economics, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies.
Presentations should be no longer than 15 minutes to allow for a question period afterward.
Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words and a short biography by December 15th; notifications will be sent out by the end of January.
Conference Website: hcrgsa.ca
Conference Email: hcrgsaconference2023@gmail.com

 

CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION AREA

at the  

Popular Culture/American Culture Associations

National Conference 2023

San Antonio, Texas

APRIL 5-8, 2023

The Civil War and Reconstruction Area of the Popular Culture /American Culture Association is calling for papers on the American Civil War and Reconstruction for its national meeting, April 5-8, 2023 (Wednesday through Saturday), at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas.  Papers are welcome from a range of disciplines, and may explore any topic or “reading” of the War and its impact on American Culture. 

Past presentations have included such diverse subject areas as journals and letters, literature, photography, art, newspapers and journalistic history, counterfactual history, battle reenactments, music, Civil War politics  (even events leading up to the war), battle narratives, soldiers’ memoirs, guerilla warfare, film, historiographical issues, women’s narratives, women in combat, war games, secession politics, African-Americans at war, the Underground Railroad, Veterans’ organizations, modern pop culture, battlefield preservation, memorials, and material culture.  Suggested special topics for this year could include German immigrants to Texas and their refusal to fight for the Confederacy (the Nueces Massacre, perhaps), the Secession of Texas, military politics, the Rhetoric of Secession, and Abolitionists and war.

Acceptance of your paper obligates you to appear and make an oral presentation.  Sessions run for ninety minutes, and each presenter receives fifteen minutes to present, depending on the number of papers in each panel.  Please plan to stay within this time limit.  Graduate students are especially welcome to submit proposals.  Whole panel proposals are also welcome.

Please send an abstract of 100-250 words online at this URL:  https://pcaaca.org/conference/2023 .

VIEW FULL CALL FOR PAPERS DOCUMENT WITH CONFERENCE DETAILS HERE

Deadline:  Please submit proposals by Dec. 20, 2022


PJEAS is a student academic journal with the official support of the East Asian Studies Program at Princeton University. We publish works of scholarship written by both undergraduate and graduate students from around the world on political, economic, social, and cultural issues pertaining to the East Asian region (China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, etc.).

We are currently reminding and inviting all interested students to submit their academic work for publication in our Winter 2023 Volume (XVI), scheduled to be published in January 2023. Upon submission, a student’s paper will be reviewed under a blind process. A member of our operational staff will then contact the student within a short period of time to confirm that his or her paper is under review.

Students should refer to the attached submission guidelines and fill out the Google submissions form at https://forms.gle/Zwf3GSJ7cUpFCgjV8 by November 30, 11:59PM, 2022 for the PRIORITY DEADLINE or December 23, 11:59 PM, 2022 for the FINAL DEADLINE. A kind reminder to students: we are accepting articles on a rolling basis this year, so the earlier you submit your article, the likelier that it will be accepted for publication. 

If you have any general inquiries, please email Hadley Kim (minjuk@princeton.edu). We have attached an earlier volume, Volumes XVI, in this email for interested readers, as well as an informational graphic and our submissions guidelines for aspiring contributors to Volume XVI of PJEAS.


The Madison Historical Review (MHR) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our Spring 2023 issue. The MHR is a peer-reviewed academic journal at James Madison University, dedicated to publishing the work of graduate students in the fields of American, Public, and World History. MA students and first-and second-year PhD students in history programs are eligible to apply. PhD students beyond their second year are eligible to submit work initiated in the first two years of graduate study. Submissions will only be considered if they have not been published elsewhere.
A $100 prize will be awarded by the MHR committee in recognition of the most outstanding submission published in the Spring 2023 issue. The deadline for submissions is December 25, 2022. Please visit our website for submission guidelines and to upload your submission. For further details, please visit our website or contact the current 2022-23 editor Anna Neubauer at: mhr@jmu.edu

Call for Papers: Yale Pre/Early Modern Forum

From “Fuzzy” to “Eclectic” and Everything in Between: Intercultural Encounters in the Pre-Modern World

April 14 – April 15, 2023; New Haven, CT

In-person Graduate Conference hosted by the Pre/Early Modern Forum and generously sponsored by Yale History of Art, Early Modern Studies, Council for East Asian Studies, and Medieval Studies

The pre-modern world was shaped by encounters and engagements that spanned geographical, cultural, political, and temporal boundaries. Scholars have employed a variety of terms to describe such moments of convergence, including “hybridity,” “creolization,” “syncretism,” “eclecticism,” and even “fuzziness.”

In 2009, historians Sünne Juterczenka and Gesa Mackenthun used the mathematical concept of “fuzzy logic” as a framework for examining the entanglements, ambiguities, and mutual impacts resulting from interactions between multiple cultures. “Fuzzy logic” argues for the presence of multiple truth values on a spectrum from absolute truth to falsehood. It allows for the exploration of blurred boundaries and the diffusion of practices. More recently, art historian Holly Schafer employs the term “eclecticism” to describe intercultural objects whose disparate elements retain their independence while creating a new form. Broadly defined as a practice inspired by a multiplicity of cultural, artistic, and stylistic sources, eclecticism provides a way of thinking about the intercultural nature of the pre-modern world. 

Building on these concepts, the Pre/Early Modern Forum invites graduate students working in the humanities to explore all things “eclectic” and “fuzzy” that complicate cultural and geographical boundaries in the pre-1800 world. We encourage submissions from all geographical distinctions, especially those that explore topics related to East Asia. Interrogating the ways in which intercultural encounters blur and maintain boundaries, the conference aims to foster creative and innovative dialogue across cultures, regions, time periods, and disciplines. 

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Contact zones, intersectionality, and peripheries

  • Movement of objects, people, and ideas across boundaries 

  • Authorship and ownership

  • Translation and transcription

  • Religious proselytization and conversion

  • Micro-histories addressing specific instances of encounter

  • Gift exchange, diplomacy, and trade

  • Technology and methodology

  • Patronage and collecting

  • Power dynamics within systems of colonialism 

  • Identity formation and articulation 

Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words, along with a short biography, to yalepemf@gmail.com by Monday, January 2, 2023. Accepted participants will be notified in late-January. Accommodation will be provided for all participants. At this time, we are planning for an in-person symposium but will adapt to a virtual format if Covid-19 conditions and University policies change. 


Twenty-Second Biennial New Sweden History Conference | Call for Papers

Contested Spaces:

Colonial and Indigenous Concepts of Landscape
Along the Delaware River Valley

The New Sweden History Conference (NSHC) explores the history of the New Sweden Colony (1638-1655)
and its legacy in colonial America. As the only conference dedicated to New Sweden, the NSHC provides
research and networking opportunities for a wide audience of professors, students, and avocational
historians. The NSHC is a collaboration between the Swedish Colonial Society, the American Swedish
Historical Museum, the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society, the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Old Swedes
Historic Site, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, the New
Sweden Centre, Trinity Episcopal (Old Swedes) Church in Swedesboro, NJ, the New Sweden Alliance, and
the University of Delaware.
The NSHC invites proposals for papers engaging with this year’s topic: Contested Spaces: Colonial and
Indigenous Concepts of Landscape Along the Delaware River Valley. The beliefs and practices behind the use
of landscape and natural resources varied among the groups that occupied the region along the Delaware
River. The Swedes, Dutch, Lenape, British, Finns, Susquehannock, and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
approached farming, mapping, property rights, and waterways differently over time. Successful proposals
will explore one or more of these groups and their relationship with each other in the context of land use
along the Delaware River. The NSHC invites submissions from researchers addressing the topic through
the fields of archaeology, art history, economics, history, linguistics, material culture, musicology, religious
history, or other related disciplines.
Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. If selected, the author will present
their research at the conference on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The selected presenters will receive an
honorarium, assistance with travel and housing costs, and admission to the conference.
Submission Guidelines:

▪ Conference presentations are limited to 30 minutes.
▪ Following the conference presentations, authors will assemble in a panel to field questions
▪ Papers and/or supplementary materials will be disseminated to conference attendees
▪ Abstracts (of no more than 500 words) and CVs are due by Friday, June 2, 2023 -Full
papers and/or supplementary materials are due September 22, 2023 -The conference will
be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, in Liberty Hall at the Museum of the American
Revolution, 101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Please submit all abstracts via e-mail to:
Christopher Malone, Curator
American Swedish Historical Museum
cmalone@americanswedish.org


EPOCH History Magazine is accepting pitches for articles on a range of different themes. We publish and platform the work of ECRs, PGRs, and PGTs. Across eight quarterly issues, EPOCH has published more than 130 unique articles from 80 plus contributors. We cover a range of spaces, places, themes, and periods. Our ninth issue, themed on Crime, Law, and Punishment, will go live on our website on September 1st  [https://www.epoch-magazine.com/].

Why Write for EPOCH?

EPOCH’s priority is to publish and platform novel research from emergent scholars. PhD candidates, Masters students, and early-careerist produce so much fantastic research. All they need is a platform to share it. EPOCH is a space where you can develop your ideas, hone your writing, and engage with the wider scholarly community and public. Each author will be assigned two editors. Their sole aim is to help you produce the best possible article.

EPOCH’s online readership is growing rapidly, with each issue outperforming the last. Issue 08, our latest release, has been viewed by more than 7,000 online users, with an average read time of 9 minutes. Your article (and social media accounts, if desired) will be shared on our social media platforms, providing another avenue for your research to shine. Our Twitter (@HistoryEpoch) has recently flown past 1,400 followers, the vast majority of whom are PGRs, PGTs, ECRs, and established scholars from across the globe. As such, EPOCH is also a fantastic avenue through which emergent scholars can network!

Upcoming Issue Themes

Issue 11 – Landscapes (Release 01/03/2023)

  • Submission Deadline 09/01/2023

Issue 12 – Pop Culture (Release 01/06/2023)

  • Submission Deadline 10/04/2023

[NOTE: All issues contain plenty of articles that aren’t aligned thematically.]

How to Submit?

Submitting to EPOCH is easy and straightforward. Once you have crafted a pitch, fill out our online submission form, and our Editorial Board will review your submission [https://www.epoch-magazine.com/submit]. Most of our articles are between 1,500-2,000 words, and pitches are between 200-300 words. 

 

 

Job Listings (teaching; assisting with research; tutoring; etc.) & Internships

Digital Publication Intern

Youth in a Changing World (YCW) is a signature research project of the Committee on Global Thought
that seeks to understand the experiences of global youth coming of age in a time of rapid and unsettling
change. We are seeking a Digital Publication Intern to assist with the final stages of development of a
website that will communicate the findings of youth workshops held between 2018 and 2021.
The Digital Publication Intern should be an undergraduate or Master’s degree candidate at Columbia
University. The Intern will work approximately ten hours per week during the summer, with the
possibility of continuing into the fall 2023 semester. Work can be conducted remotely. Compensation
will be $20 per hour.

Under the supervision of the YCW project PI, the Digital Publication Intern will:
• Work within the existing WordPress site to add and edit content in consultation with the project
PI.
• Work with Columbia University Libraries to sustainably and accessibly digitize and store research
data;
• Oversee the digitization of research materials using CGT staff or outside vendors; •
Write site content as required;
• Be available for weekly meetings with the project PI.
• Complete additional tasks as assigned.

Desired skills:
• Interest in the findings and goals of the Youth in a Changing World project
• Experience in web design and content management, especially for academic
institutions/projects
• Knowledge of WordPress, Elementor, and/or similar web-building tools
• Knowledge of graphic design and photo editing, Adobe Creative Suite or Canva experience
preferred
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS preferred
• Ability to write and edit engaging copy that is easily understood by general audiences •
Well-organized with the ability to work independently, establish deadlines, and meet
deliverables
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines
• Experience in digital humanities projects a plus

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Sophia Sumaray at ss6785@columbia.edu by Monday, April 10 at 12:00 p.m.

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Rewarding & Enjoyable Summer Teaching Jobs

Teach Reading Classes to Students of All Ages

Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2023

The Institute of Reading Development is now hiring summer teachers for our reading programs for students of all ages. In these programs we combine skills instruction with the experience of reading and discussing really good books. We help our students develop strong fluency and comprehension skills. Our mission is to inspire a lifelong love of reading.

This is a great opportunity to do challenging and meaningful work in a supportive environment. Teaching experience is valuable but not necessary, and we do not require teaching certification. We welcome your application, whether you are an upcoming or recent college grad, a graduate student, or a current teacher.

Our Teachers:

  • Earn between $600-$700 per week.
  • Receive comprehensive paid training and ongoing support.
  • Gain over 250 hours of experience teaching their own classes to students from 4-year-olds to adults.

Schedule Details and Commitment:

  • 10-week seasonal commitment: 3 weeks of paid training followed by 6-7 weeks of teaching.
  • 37-40 hours per week.
  • Schedules consist of five days of teaching per week, including both weekend days.
  • Flexible start dates throughout May and June. Please see the application for more details.
  • Entry-level position, with opportunities for continued employment with the Institute after the summer.

Successful Institute Teachers:

  • Have strong reading skills and read fiction for pleasure.
  • Are responsible and hard-working, with strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Are comfortable and confident with technology.
  • Have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Are active, patient, and supportive with students and parents.

We teach most of our students online and hire remote teachers throughout the country. In select metropolitan regions we also offer in-person classes on the campuses of our partner universities.  Teaching schedules in these regions may include both online and in-person classes. To apply, click on the appropriate link below:

We look forward to reading your application soon.

Learn more about us and our reading programs at https://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com/

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Hunter Research

Entry-Level Historian/Architectural Historian

Hunter Research, Inc. is accepting applications for an entry-level Historian/Architectural Historian.

This position requires research and writing skills. Responsibilities include research in support of
archaeological and historic resource investigations, architectural field investigations and evaluations,
interpretation of historic resources for public dissemination, the organization and maintenance of in-house
research materials, and technical report writing. Familiarity with government agencies, libraries and
archives in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states is a plus. Proficiency with deed searches, historic
maps and cartographic sources is considered essential.

The Historian/Architectural Historian position is based at the company office in Trenton, New Jersey, with
regular weekday work hours. Hunter Research employees currently work a “hybrid” schedule of one or
more days per week in the company office, traveling for in-person fieldwork and meetings as needed,
and at-home work. Some travel is required for research and fieldwork. Flexibility is a plus. Applicants
should possess a driver’s license and their own car (mileage reimbursed for job-related travel).

A Master’s Degree in Historic Preservation, Public History, Architectural History, American History or
related field is required. Computer proficiency in MS Office is required. Knowledge of ArcGIS, Acrobat,
InDesign or EndNote is advantageous, as is experience using on-line historical databases and research
tools. Applicant should have a basic knowledge of federal and state guidelines and regulations as they
apply to cultural resources management.

This is a full-time entry-level position with a starting salary in the $40K-$45K range. Benefits include an
employer contribution to health plan, 401(k), and paid personal and vacation time, following a
probationary period. Hunter Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

  • Send cover letter, resume and writing sample (no more than 10 pages total) to:

Patrick Harshbarger
Vice President
Principal Historian/Architectural Historian
Hunter Research, Inc.
120 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608

Electronic submissions accepted. If submitting via email, please send documents in pdf format to both
pharshbarger@hunterresearch.com and madrigal@hunterresearch.com.

This position is an immediate opening with new hire anticipated to start in April 2023. Applications due
March 15, 2023.

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Rapporteur positions available

There are several openings for the position of rapporteur/administrator for the Columbia
University Seminars. These are in-person positions.
Rapporteurs serve as liaisons between the seminar and the department of The University
Seminars, performing all duties necessary to ensure that meetings are successfully held.
Seminars generally meet once a month during the evening. This position takes
approximately 8-10 hours a month and rapporteurs are compensated $25.00/hour in their
first and second years, and $30 in their third and subsequent years. Full-time Columbia
University graduate students are eligible for this posting.

Normally, students are not invited to attend seminars, which features distinguished
speakers on contemporary issues and lively discussion by individuals with a special
interest in the respective subject matter. Rapporteurs are expected to take notes on the
meeting, help the Seminars Office with organizational details, and to prepare notes for
publication on the Seminars website and for use by attendees.
NOTE: Applicants must make sure to take into account hourly commitments to teaching
fellowships, DRA and/or RA, TA positions.
Full time Columbia University students may not work more than 20 hours per week for
any on-campus employment, and university and academic holidays must be observed.

For more information about the position, contact The University Seminars at:
univ.seminars@columbia.edu

If you are interested in one of the positions, contact the respective Seminar Chair.

-Population Biology
This seminar covers all aspects of population biology, broadly defined to include
ecology, evolution and other aspects of modern organismal biology. It also encompasses
studies of animal behavior in the field and laboratory, paleontology, theoretical and
experimental biology, genetics and genomics.
Co-Chairs
Alison Cucco
alisoncuc@gmail.com

Professor Kathleen A. Nolan
knolan@sfc.edu

-Full Employment, Social Welfare, and Equity
The seminar focuses on the analytical and policy issues related to full employment, social
welfare, and equity. These include crossnational perspectives, primarily in other
industrialized economies. The purpose is to identify and clarify the more difficult and
central intellectual questions which relate to and affect the national commitment and
capability to assure full employment, social welfare, and equity over long periods.
Co-Chairs
Andrés Bernal
abernal86@gmail.com
Dr. Sheila Collins
sheiladreanycollins@gmail.com
Dr. Gertrude S. Goldberg
trudygoldberg@njfac.org

-Iranian Studies
The purpose of these monthly gatherings is to present and promote new research in
Iranian studies from pre- Islamic times to the present. The seminar provides an
opportunity for scholars and researchers in the greater metropolitan area to meet regularly
and exchange views and discuss the topics of their research interests.
Chair
Dr. Mahnaz Moazami
mm1754@columbia.edu

-The History of Columbia University

This seminar provides a forum where issues that define the institutional, intellectual and
social history of Columbia University will be given scholarly consideration. Speakers
will consist of a mix of “outside” specialists in American academic history and Columbia
“insiders” who have had a direct involvement with a particular issue and a familiarity
with recent Columbia folkways.
Co-Chairs
Professor Floyd Hammack
fmh1@nyu.edu

-Memory and Slavery: Social and Human Consequences
This Seminar addresses the legacy of slavery in the western hemisphere, focusing on
African-American slavery in the United States. Presenters and discussants participate in
dialogue on the history of slavery, its neurobehavioral and cultural underpinnings, the
social, economic, and political factors facilitating ongoing racism and inequities, and the
consequences for ancestors of enslaved peoples and enslaving peoples in the modern
world. Members of this seminar include anthropologists, clergy, historians,
neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and other scholars and guests who share an
interest in learning from the collective memories of slavery, determining what must be
done to heal the wounds left behind by slavery, and determining how to move toward
equitable and healthy societies in which all peoples can thrive.
Co-Chairs
Professor Emily Anderson
emily.anderson@ret.bmcc.cuny.edu
Dr. John Delfs
john@goodwolf.org

-Catholicism, Culture, and Modernity
This interdisciplinary seminar explores aspects of the relationship between Catholicism
and the modern world and examines alternatives to standard narratives of secularization
by drawing on recent work in the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural
sciences. The seminar provides a forum for scholars to present and discuss the Catholic
intellectual tradition in a modern academic setting.

Co-Chairs
Professor Pierre Force
pf3@columbia.edu
Professor Lorenzo Polvani
lmp@columbia.edu

-The Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
Animal behavior is the ultimate complex and integrated trait, shaped not only by gene,
protein, neural, endocrine interactions but also by interactions among animals of the same
and even different species. This Seminar takes an integrative approach to explore animal
behavior by bringing together scientists that work in the lab and field to study
neuroscience, behavioral ecology, behavioral endocrinology, functional genomics,
population genetics, comparative physiology, and more.
Chair
Professor Dustin Rubenstein
dr2497@columbia.edu

-Sustainable Finance
The transition to a sustainable economic system looms as one of the key challenges of the
present generation. This seminar brings together academically-minded practitioners and
practically-oriented academics to explore how the financial sector can play an essential
and constructive role in funding this transition. The seminar touches on a variety of topics
including social impact investing, the integration of environmental, social and
governance (ESG) factors into analysis, the financing of the UN’s Sustainable
Development Goals, and financial system integrity. It also explores the limits to
sustainable development policies.
Co-Chairs
Mark Townsend Cox
markcox@newenergyfundlp.com
Jeffrey Potent
jeffrey.potent@att.net

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Teach Reading Classes to Students of All Ages 

 

Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2023 

 

The Institute of Reading Development is now hiring summer teachers for our reading programs for students of all ages. In these programs we combine skills instruction with the experience of reading and discussing really good books. We help our students develop strong fluency and comprehension skills. Our mission is to inspire a lifelong love of reading. 

 

This is a great opportunity to do challenging and meaningful work in a supportive environment. Teaching experience is valuable but not necessary, and we do not require teaching certification. We welcome your application, whether you are an upcoming or recent college grad, a graduate student, or a current teacher.  

 

Our Teachers:  

  • Earn between $600-$700 per week. 
  • Receive comprehensive paid training and ongoing support.  
  • Gain over 250 hours of experience teaching their own classes to students from 4-year-olds to adults. 

 

Schedule Details and Commitment: 

  • 10-week seasonal commitment: 3 weeks of paid training followed by 6-7 weeks of teaching. 
  • 37-42 hours per week. 
  • Schedules consist of five days of teaching per week, including both weekend days. 
  • Flexible start dates throughout May and June. Please see the application for more details.  
  • Entry-level position, with opportunities for continued employment with the Institute after the summer. 

 

Successful Institute Teachers: 

  • Have strong reading skills and read fiction for pleasure. 
  • Are responsible and hard-working, with strong communication and organizational skills. 
  • Are comfortable and confident with technology. 
  • Have a bachelor’s degree or higher. 
  • Are active, patient, and supportive with students and parents. 

We teach most of our students online and hire remote teachers throughout the country. In select metropolitan regions we also offer in-person classes on the campuses of our partner universities.  Teaching schedules in these regions may include both online and in-person classes. To apply, click on the appropriate link below:  

We look forward to reading your application soon.

Learn more about us and our reading programs at https://instituteofreadingdevelopmentteachingjobs.com/

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The Columbia Journal of Criminal Justice

Given our current political climate, the study of criminal justice is an increasingly relevant topic of interdisciplinary study. Although not rigidly defined, We have offered some potential topics that community members may bring to the journal: the criminal justice system, criminology, policing, the federal prison system, criminal law, carceral history, abolition, etc. JCJ will be publishing a semesterly journal that includes full-piece articles, columns, op-eds, guest writers, engagement pieces, community resources, and more

Given the sensitive nature of the journal, we have placed a strong emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion within Columbia’s campus and beyond. Unique to other undergraduate journals, we would like to implement a strong emphasis on community engagement on Columbia’s campus and beyond. Especially in the study of criminal justice, it is critical to offer perspectives from individuals which this discipline has affected personally. Similarly, in each addition, the journal will include a “community resources” section, where DEI deputies will research and share community initiatives, action items, local activism, and more that are relative to the content of the journal. Overall, we intend to make JCJ a collaborative, stimulating and welcoming community for all those interested in the broad realm of Criminal Justice. Although this journal may be primarily interesting to pre-law students, we encourage applicants from all majors to apply–each and every unique perspective is innately valuable! Similarly, if someone is more interested in creative work rather than editorial, we have a plentitude of positions on our creative team.

The link to apply can be found here 

The application closes on February 3, 2023, at 11:59 PM EST

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Volunteer Docents 

If you are looking for a way to commit your time and passion to the climate movement and want to join us in building a culture for action, we want to connect with you! We are seeking volunteers excited by the prospect of spending their free time having climate conversations and interested in joining our docent team as Climate Museum ambassadors. Opportunities for volunteering at the Climate Museum Pop-up will be available throughout the duration of the show.  

 Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

 

DETAILS & INTEREST FORM
Please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested in being part of this climate arts initiative, joining in creating a culture for action!

The Climate Museum Team 

The Hersey Scholars Program at Harvard University, Boston, MA

The Hersey Scholars Program provides a select group of ten Hotchkiss students a unique opportunity to participate in a two-week residency program at Harvard University conducting primary source archival research in history, politics, cultural studies, economics, and/or philosophy. 

Taking place over the course of two weeks each June, the program’s participants live at Harvard University and undertake their work at Harvard’s research libraries, in particular the Houghton.  Hersey Scholars spend their mornings researching in the library and their evenings in advising sessions. They continue their summer work in a year-long course when they return to Hotchkiss in the fall.

Please see the link below for more information

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/HOT1004HOTCH/JobBoard/56968e6c-2cfc-42a1-bad8-a80b05931f05/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=796818c2-0791-4dfe-90a8-bd3434fde372


Miami University of Ohio is searching for a historian of East Asian history. 
Please see the link below for more information and if you have any questions please contact Dr. Stephen M. Morris at norriss1@MiamiOH.edu.

Please see the below information regarding an adjunct teaching opportunity at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 

Adjunct Teaching Opportunity for Fall 2022

Black Studies/African American Studies

The Department of Liberal Arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is seeking an instructor to teach a Black Studies or African American Studies course that in some way considers history, power, and culture. The course will be offered Fall 2022 on Tuesday evenings from 6-9. The course will be online (100%) and capped at 22 students. With the exception of one possible departmental meeting, there are no responsibilities (e.g., office hours) other than teaching the course. MA, PhD, or PhD candidacy required. Compensation: $5770.

Please submit CV, draft syllabus, and/or address queries about this opportunity to Patrick Lynn Rivers (privers1@saic.edu), Professor and Director of Social Science Curriculum. Consideration for this position will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About SAIC

For more than 150 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars.

Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program consistently ranking among the top programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, and considered one of the most influential art and design schools in the world, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world—as seen through notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, Jeff Koons, and LeRoy Neiman.

The Department of Liberal Arts mission is premised on the belief that engagement with liberal arts and sciences fuels creative production, and vice versa. Our curriculum prepares students to understand and articulate the significance of what they produce. To critically engage ideas, arguments, and evidence on issues of concern across the globe; and to nurture lifelong habits of learning, curiosity, and discernment. Students will develop an appreciation for social and material contexts while learning to assess their own cultural standpoints. This means cultivating an awareness of their citizenship within an interconnected world, and recognizing the value inherent in a diversity of perspectives.

Patrick Lynn Rivers PhD
Professor of Liberal Arts and IRB Chair

 

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH
Assistant Professor Teaching Stream – Digital and Public History

The Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough
(UTSC) invites applications for a full-time teaching stream position in the field of Digital and
Public History. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
with an expected start date of July 1, 2023, or shortly thereafter.
We seek individuals with the demonstrated ability to enhance our students’ educational
experience through the development of critical, community-engaged historical research,
awareness of the ends of historical knowledge production both globally and locally, and a
range of digital analysis and presentation skills that can be deployed in the pursuit of equity
and scholarship.
Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in History or in a related area by the time of
appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated engagement with digital and public
historical methods, and a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching. We seek candidates
whose teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths.
Candidates must have teaching expertise in a degree granting program at the undergraduate
level, including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and development of
online material/lectures. Additionally, candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to
excellent pedagogical inquiry and a demonstrated interest in teaching-related scholarly
activities.
Applicants must be prepared to teach courses in digital and public history across all levels of
undergraduate instruction, from large survey courses to research-intensive seminars. They
also must be prepared to offer a second-year course in Critical Writing and Research for
Historians and to spearhead the development of writing-enhanced courses for students
pursuing our major and specialist programs. The successful candidate’s courses will integrate
the teaching of expository skills with the development of digital tools, skills and methods, as
well as numeracy and quantitative reasoning skills. Whereas candidates’ field of specialization
is open, we are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in community-engaged
scholarship and digital research creation, and/or a focus on histories of food, environments,
science and technology, health and society, and social-justice approaches to Indigenous,
racialized, and subaltern knowledge production.
Evidence of excellence in teaching and a commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry,
including the capacity to expertly bring current historiographical debates, concepts, and
research methods to the undergraduate classroom, can be demonstrated through teaching

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accomplishments, awards and accolades, presentations at significant conferences, the
teaching dossier submitted as part of the application (with required materials outlined below)
as well as strong letters of reference from referees of high standing.
Candidates must also show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and to the
promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment, as demonstrated
through the application materials.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The multidisciplinary Department of Historical and Cultural Studies (HCS) is located at the
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), a comprehensive university and a fully integrated
part of the tri-campus system of the University of Toronto, one of the world’s leading research
universities. Building upon the expertise of our faculty and the extensive resources of the
university, HCS is uniquely positioned to nurture interdisciplinary and critical scholarship and
teaching, drawing students from across the world and situated in one of the most diverse
metropolitan regions in North America. For more information about the Department, please
visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/hcs/. The successful candidate will join a campus that fulfills
the University’s priorities while centering Inclusive Excellence in its own strategic plan.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply online at https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job (Req ID:
26525.) Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; links to an online
portfolio featuring digital projects in which they have been substantively involved; and a
complete teaching dossier to include a strong teaching statement, sample syllabi and course
materials, and teaching evaluations.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. We seek candidates who value
diversity and whose research, teaching and service bear out our commitment to equity.
Candidates are therefore also asked to submit a 1‐ to 2-page statement of contributions to
equity and diversity, which might cover topics such as (but not limited to): creative practice,
scholarship or teaching that incorporates a focus on underrepresented communities, the
development of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of students from underrepresented
groups.
Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University
of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each
after an application is submitted (this happens overnight). Applicants remain responsible for
ensuring that references submit letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date.
Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter
should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials
into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position,
please contact Prof. E. Natalie Rothman, Chair at hcschair.utsc@utoronto.ca.
All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by November 2, 2022.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent
residents will be given priority.

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Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially
welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous /
Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others
who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey
is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by
search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional
planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to
increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity
are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic
mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities
Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes
as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with
disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process,
please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.


Baylor University has an opening for an Assistant or Associate Professor (Tenure Track) in Sub-Saharan African History. 
Please see the link below for more information and/or contact Dr. Ronald Johnson (Ronald_A_Johnson@baylor.edu) for any queries. 
 

The Department of History at the University of Chicago is hiring an Assistant Instructional Professor of History, and a Senior Instructional Professor of History. The positions are both open in terms of geographical area, time period, and thematic focus.

The jobs will commence July 1, 2023 or after. The job advertisements can be found at the links below: 

Senior Instructional Professor

https://careers.historians.org/jobs/17172379/senior-instructional-professor 

Assistant Instructional Professor

https://careers.historians.org/jobs/17172408/assistant-instructional-professor

 


 

Texas Christian University (TCU) has reached out to our department to inform us they are seeking applicants for a tenure-track position in African History to begin Fall 2023. 
Please use the link to find out more information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63658

 

The QSI Early College Partnership with CUNY Queens College seeks an adjunct history instructor for two sections of HIST 126: World History Since 1715. This is an annual position. The sections are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:45am – 11am and 11:15am – 12:30pm, and the HIST 126 curriculum is “stretched” across two semesters — Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. Students earn one semester’s worth of credit in Spring 2023, but the instructor teaches and is paid for two semesters beginning in Fall 2022. Classes count towards PSC CUNY union regulations. Instructor should be enthusiastic about teaching early college high school juniors! Master’s in history or related field required. Salary determined by PSC CUNY salary scale.

Please send resume and cover letter to Suzanne Prabhu at sprabhu@queensinquiry.com.


The Department of History at the University of Notre Dame is conducting a search in the field of History of Medicine at the assistant professor level (tenure-track). Please see the job posting at the link below. 

The Morgan Library and Museum is looking for students to participate in our College Ambassador program. As an ambassador, students will promote the Morgan as not only a museum and library, but also as a place for research, education, and entertainment. Students will promote and spread awareness of the Morgan on their respective campuses and social media platforms.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: communication with relevant department heads at each university, the completion of surveys related to programming, attendance at scheduled museum events, brainstorming ideas to increase attendance among college students, and various social media requirements. This opportunity is open to students currently enrolled at Columbia University/Barnard, New York University, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Yale University, and The City University of New York Graduate School with interest in a relevant background or area of study.

Duration: September to December (Fall Semester)

Stipend available 

To apply: submit your linkedin profile (or resume), letter of interest, and links to your social media presence to media@themorgan.org.

 

Assistant Professor in Modern Britain/Britain and the World since 1750

https://apply.interfolio.com/108869


Historifans is looking for contributors who want to geek out and write articles about the connections between contemporary pop culture and their scholarly interests. Historifans is a popular culture history site that seeks to create conversations that link current historical research with contemporary fandoms. We are currently in the process of building a pipeline of articles in preparation for our launch in early 2022. We highly encourage graduate students, early career academics, alt-ac professionals, non-traditional scholars, and people from historically marginalized and excluded groups to submit articles.   Examples of current articles in progress:  ·         Pedagogy: Building the Star Wars galaxy through hypothetical archives  ·         Locating Star Wars droids in Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth 

    • Why Shango is a better god of thunder than Thor and would be a great addition to the Avengers after Thor retires 

·         Orientalism in the Potter-verse: A Case Study of Prof. Quirrell  Articles should be no more than 1000 words long and must be accessible/readable for non-academic audiences. We are interested in articles that connect pedagogy, theory, sociology, history, anthropology, and/or other areas of inquiry to major fandoms including (but not limited to) Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Lego, and Doctor Who. We also welcome digital humanities articles/projects.  Every article that we receive will go through a full review process.  

Are you interested in pitching an idea? Please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Y9qjGCxHZkBnofqZ7  Please email dsanchez@coloradocollege.edu if you have any questions.

Conference and Seminar Applications

MESAAS Graduate Student Conference 2023: Decolonizing Cartographies [20–21 April 2023]

The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies (MESAAS) at Columbia University is pleased to announce its annual Graduate Student Conference to be held on 20th and 21st of April, 2023. This conference is a space for graduate scholars, activists, artists, and others to think through and confront colonial systems.

The conference this year is interested in “Decolonizing Cartographies” – or, stated broadly, how do we

challenge colonial regimes of knowledge and the ways they divide the world.

In order to pursue these questions, we must also ask what ‘decoloniality’ means and looks like across various settings: academic, artistic, practical, etc. In what ways does the decolonial contrast with the anti-colonial, what does each position offer, and what possibilities are opened and foreclosed by reorienting from one to the other?

For example, cartography as science and practice implies a focus on issues of knowledge production while at the same time involving acts of representation. Humanistic and social scientific practice, more broadly, especially within the university, continues to operate out of an epistemology which complicates efforts to decolonize it. How can we shift our pedagogy and practice to begin producing decolonial knowledge and engendering decolonial practice?

We encourage papers and presentations which speak to our theme. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

  • Human Geography
  • Technopolitics & Expert Knowledge
  • Alternative Lifeworlds
  • Racialization
  • Colonial gendering
  • (Re)presentation
  • Textual Landscapes
  • Translation
  • Non-Modern Epistemologies and Ontologies
  • Peripheries
  • Critical Ecologies
  • Decolonial Aesthetics
  • Critical Approaches to Sexuality
  • Transnational Cinema and Media
  • Colonial and Decolonial Temporalities
  • Settlement/Unsettlement
  • Conceiving Ruptures & Continuities

    This is a hybrid conference. This conference will be held predominately on Zoom, with some in-person components for  those in the New York City area. Please submit your abstracts for a 20 minute presentation by the 27th of February, 2023 to this link:

     https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yqh5_ZS3zOHNwUMVQLOLlchohCn4zdIQ1j00nvvvEFc/editThey

    should be no longer than 350 – 400 words. Please include a short biography of no more than 100 words in your submission. Notification of paper acceptance will be sent by mid-March. Your final papers should be submitted by April 10th. You can follow the conference on our Twitter page: https://twitter.com/MESAAS_GSA P

    Please direct any questions to the following email:

    mesaasgraduateconference@gmail.com

Outside Events

Theater & History in the UK

Take a walk through history and explore the past and present of theater in the United Kingdom

Dates: June 22-28, 2023

What was it like to live in the time of Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway? What did the work of Shakespeare and other artists mean for the country and the rest of the world? What historical events made London a still-thriving center of cultural activity? What’s happening in London’s West End theater district in the present day?

You’ll explore these questions and others during this one-week educational tour. Enjoy local performances, learn about the world of theater in London’s days of old. Go way back to Roman times with a visit to Bath and even further back with a trip to Stonehenge. And in the process, make new friends who share your interests in theater, art, history, and travel!

Learn more at: https://www.interexchange.org/travel-abroad/theater-history-uk/

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Anna Julia Cooper Workshop series, hosted by the Department of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. I would like to welcome you to the Anna Julia Cooper Workshop in Black History, a works-in-progress workshop series in the D.C., Maryland, Virginia area convened by Quincy Mills, Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland. For the 2022-23 academic year, the workshop will meet on Fridays, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. via Zoom. 

Our next meeting will be October 28th, where we will be discussing “By the Dexterous Use of Their Hatpins”: Black Women in the New York Garment Industry, 1900-1950, by Janette Gayle.

The Anna Julia Cooper Workshop in Black History (The Cooper Workshop) features scholars from various disciplines researching and writing on Black history in the United States and the world. Cooper was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in History, taught and mentored scores of students in D.C., and made invaluable contributions to Black intellectual life. The Cooper Workshop will feature scholars from various disciplines researching and writing on Black history in the United States and the world. We use “Black” to embrace the expansiveness of African America and attend to the long tradition of black internationalism. With the conviction that “all knowledge is incremental and collective,” as David Levering Lewis once wrote, the Workshop aims to foster a supportive space for the engagement and production of innovative scholarship in African American history. 

Six times per academic year, we will meet to discuss a colleague’s pre-circulated paper. Papers and the Zoom ID will be circulated one week in advance of the workshop. To join the listserv, email Derek Litvak, graduate coordinator, dlitvak@umd.edu or Quincy Mills, convener, qtmills@umd.edu. For more information on the workshop, visit go.umd.edu/ajcworks.

Please see the schedule for the 2022-23 academic year below and the flyer attached.

FALL 2022

November 18, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Jordana Saggese, Professor of American Art, University of Maryland – College Park

Prizefighting, Boxing, and the Rise of Print Media

Spring 2023

February 24, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Dexter Blackman, Assistant Professor of History, Morgan State University 

“We’re talking about the survival of society”: Institutional Racism as the Origins of Black Power and the OPHR

March 31, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Nathalie Pierre, Assistant Professor of History, Howard University 

“Delivered to Plunder”: Emperor Dessalines’ Siege against the Enslavement Proclamation of 1805

April 28, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland – Baltimore College 

A Rainbow Rebellion

Miscellaneous (sublet offers; programs; new courses; etc.)
On the evening of November 16, the Academy will be hosting the Henry A. Kissinger Prize, an invitation only awards dinner at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. We are currently recruiting volunteers to assist with welcoming, checking-in, and orienting guests, and hope that this is an opportunity you would like to circulate within your student body and alumni network. 
 
The American Academy in Berlin is an institution of advanced scholarship and practice in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The Henry A. Kissinger Prize is the Academy’s highest honor, recognizing outstanding contributions to the transatlantic relationship. This year’s award recipient is German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, with the laudation being delivered by Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. This is a formal business affair with high-profile guests, which we hope will be an exciting opportunity for graduate level students interested in foreign affairs and the cultural sector. Volunteers should have some customer service and/or professional experience and business attire is required. The shift will be approximately two hours beginning at 5:30pm on 11/16. We will reimburse volunteers for travel expenses within the five boroughs or those utilizing a commuter rail line. 
 
If students wish to use this opportunity to accrue any university or program specific volunteer requirements, we will be happy to sign off on any such requirements at the conclusion of the volunteer’s service. 
Bailey Bretz
Manager, Board Administration
American Academy in Berlin
14 East 60th Street, Suite 1104
New York, New York 10022
+1 212-588-1755
+1-614-329-8570 

Application for the Spring 2023 cohort of SASA’s Internship Program is now open! These unpaid, remote internships are great opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about Ancient Studies to gain professional experience in the non-profit sector in work closely related to their areas of study. Our vibrant, diverse community of interns and volunteers enjoy working together to promote Ancient Studies access and participation for all.

At SASA, we strongly advocate for students to develop multiple areas of expertise, both academic and professional. Interning with us is a great way to broaden your horizons!

Join one of our teams, each of which are vital to SASA’s organization and mission, accomplishing a wide scope of projects and tasks:

  • Communications

  • Inter-Org Communications

  • Research

  • Fundraising

  • Grant Writing

  • Executive

  • Virtual Conference

  • Access

  • Outreach

  • Archaeogaming

  • Mentorship

  • North Texas

Read more in the SASA Internship Program brochure here and visit our webpage.

The deadline for applications is December 1st, 2022, so apply today! 


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