SOUTH ATLANTIC NEWS+NOTES | Vol.4, No.3 | Apr. 13, 2007
Categories of news/events/opportunities in this issue:
From the Region's Humanities Councils
Conferences
Other Events
Calls for Papers, Essays & Panels
Grants, Fellowships & Other Opportunities
Publications: Print & Digital Resources
FROM THE REGION'S HUMANITIES COUNCILS
1 NC HUMANITIES WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR: The board of the North Carolina Humanities Council has hired Dr. Shelley Crisp to head the 36-year-old nonprofit foundation based in Greensboro . Crisp comes to the Humanities Council from the position of associate director for the College Foundation of North Carolina Resource Center; he is a former director, First Year Program, Guilford College in Greensboro. He succeeds Dr. Douglas Quin, who led NC Humanities for 5 years before moving on to return to his sound-design career. resigned at the end of October 2006 after serving as the executive director of the Humanities Council for five years. Dr Crisp can be reached at (336) 334-5383 or scrisp@nchumanities.org .
2PUERTO RICAN TRAVELING TRUNK PROGRAM: The Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities website highlights their “Traveling Trunks” program this month. This educational program, which is primarily aimed at the public and private schools, consists of three trunks which present pieces of popular arts, archaeology, and the music of the tiple. The trunks are accompanied by study guides that reinforce the teaching of these disciplines in the school curricula. The Traveling Trunks program has proved to be an extremely effective educational tool that helps the community visually understand some of the historical and cultural aspects of Puerto Rico. To learn more: http://www.fphpr.org/recursos_de_la_fundacion/programa_de_baules.asp
3 VFH DEBUTS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE ONLINE DATABASE: Website includes over 400 heritage sites representing most regions of Virginia and is designed to heighten public awareness of Virginia 's African American history and culture. Visitors can explore an interactive state map as well as search by historical era to find African American Heritage sites throughout Virginia . Please visit the database at http://www.aaheritageva.org/ or the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities at http://www.virginiafoundation.org/
3A VIRGINIA BOOK FESTIVAL'S ONLINE “TIME MACHINE”: To hear the South Atlantic Humanities Center sponsored panel, "Passages to Freedom: Legacies of Slavery," "Jews, Jazz & Jive," and others from among the 200 events and over 350 authors participating in the 13th Annual Virginia Festival of The Book last month,visit http://www.vabook.org.
4FLORIDA GATHERING TRIPS: Florida Gathering Trips Announced for Summer/Fall 2007. Guided by pre-eminent scholars , local cultural and civic leaders, and long-time members of the community, FHC's Gathering trips uncover the distinct qualities that define a community's history and create its cultural identity. Upcoming trips include “The Gathering in Madison County” (May4-6), “St. Augustine” (Sept28-30) and “Everglades City ” (Nov2-4). For more info, or to add your name to the pre-registration list please contact Monica Rowland at mrowland@flahum.org or (727) 873-2005.
5 GEORGIA HUMANITIES LECTURE/AWARDS & LUNCHEON: On Thu May10, at the Old Georgia Railroad Depot in downtown Atlanta , The Georgia Humanities Council will hold its Annual Humanities Lecture & Luncheon commemorating the 22nd Annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities. Each spring the Georgia Humanities Council honors the state's “humanities heroes” through the presentation of the Governor's Awards in the Humanities. These awards are presented to individuals and organizations who build community, character, and citizenship in Georgia through their efforts in humanities education. To purchase tickets or become a table sponsor call Jamila Owens, Senior Program Officer at (404)523-6220 ext. 12 for further information.
6VI HUMANITIES AWARDED ‘WE THE PEOPLE' GRANT: In September 2006, NEH awarded the Virgin Islands Humanities Council a grant of $46,280 to support a state project entitled, “The Future of the Past: The Business of Cultural Heritage Tourism.” Recognizing the territory's need to to enhance, develop and manage a successful cultural and heritage tourism product, the VI Humanities Council will execute a conference, VI Heritage Tourism Website and publication proceedings for dissemination to tourism leaders, cultural organizations, public and private sector leaders and members of the community. To learn more: http://www.vihumanities.org/WTP2007.htm
7 SC ENCYCLOPEDIA PROJECT: SC Humanities joins with the USC Institute for Southern Studies and the University of South Carolina to produce the first comprehensive reference source of the people, places, events, things, achievements, and ideals that have contributed to the ongoing evolution of the Palmetto State. To consist of some 2,200 entries, hundreds of illustrations, and more than one million words, the Encyclopedia will be an authoritative and entertaining one-volume compilation of essays on topics ranging from politics to the arts, from Hilton Head to Caesars Head, and from the Lords Proprietors to Hootie and the Blowfish. More info: http://www.scencyclopedia.com/
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CONFERENCES (see also Calls for Papers, Essays & Panels)
8 TRANSFORMING APPALACHIAN SCHOLARSHIP: HOMAGE TO PROF. RONALD LEWIS. The 2007 US Senator Rush D. Holt History Conf. will be held Apr12-14 at West Virginia Univ. The conf. will honor the academic contributions and scholarship of WVU Prof. Ronald L. Lewis, noted scholar of Appalachian and West Virginia regional history. His scholarship has spanned the subjects of African-American history, labor history, British immigration, comparative coal fields, environmental history, and regional studies. Colleagues, students, and friends of Prof. Lewis will pay homage to his work at this conference titled, “Transforming Appalachian Scholarship.” More info: http://www.as.wvu.edu/history/HoltConferenceandCallahanLecture.htm
9 COLONIAL HISTORY EDUCATORS: The National Colonial History Educators will hold their annual conf. at the Williamsburg Marriott Hotel & Conf. Center , Williamsburg VA , Apr12-14. Theme: “Expanding Horizons: Individuals and Their Encounters with the New.” Participation by historians, teachers, museum personnel, and other history enthusiasts; keynote addresses by Gordon Wood (Pulitzer Prize Winner, Brown), Theodore Rabb (Princeton), Susan Naquin (Princeton), and Teo Ruiz (UCLA), plus over 40 concurrent sessions, exhibits, field trips, and costumed interpreters from Colonial Williamsburg. More info: elizabeth@nche.net or http://www.nche.net
10 VIRGINIA FORUM: The 2007 edition of this 2-day conf. devoted to all aspects & periods of Virginia history will be held at The Library of Virginia ( 800 E. Broad St , Richmond ) Fri-Sat Apr13-14. The Forum gathers historians, teachers, writers, museum curators, historic site interpreters, librarians & others engaged in study & interpretation of Virginia history to share their knowledge, research & experiences. Program, registration info & details on conf. hotels: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/vaforum
11 NAVIGATING THE GLOBAL AMERICAN SOUTH @ CHAPEL HILL: 3rd annual interdisciplinary conf., this year's theme is “Global Health & Regional Solutions.” UNC-Chapel Hill's Center for Global Initiatives in collaboration with Center for the Study of the American South and Office of Global Health. Apr19-20, Hilton Hotel, Research Triangle Park . Scholars, policymakers, and professionals will explore regional approaches to public health and ask what experiences translate between the US South and other world regions. Topics will include: Post Katrina Recovery in a Comparative Perspective; Gender, Violence & Health Care; Globalization & the Southern Healthcare Work Force. Hilton Hotel, Research Triangle Park . More info: http://gi.unc.edu
12 FLORIDA AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE: Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network holds its biennial conf. Apr25-27 in St Petersburg FL , hosted by the John G. Riley Center & Museum of African American History & Culture, and The City of St Petersburg Midtown Economic Development. More info: (727) 892-5078 or 893-7894. See also http://www.rileymuseum.org/calendar.htm which includes hotel reservation info.
13 GENDER, EXPERIENCE & MEMORY: The Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke Univ. announce the Transatlantic (Post) Graduate Workshop “Gender, Experience & Memory: 18th-20th Centuries,” May15 at UNC's Institute for Arts and Humanities in Hyde Hall. Designed to bring together graduate and postdoctoral students from Britain , Germany & US to discuss recent approaches to the history of experience and memory from a gendered perspective, workshop will discuss case studies from East and West European, Caribbean , Latin American, and North American history. Participation free , but prior registration required. Registration deadline: Apr30. More info: http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/gender
14 SOUTHERN WORKFORCE SUMMIT : The Southern Workforce Summit will be held Jun3-5, in St. Louis , MO. Hosted by Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, the Summit will gather government, business higher education and workforce development professionals to explore strategies for building a competitive, entrepreneurial workforce to support the Southern region's economic development initiatives in emerging and high-growth industries. The conf. will feature the release of the 2007 Report on the Future of the South . More info: http://www.southern.org
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15 CULTURAL VALUE OF ORAL HISTORY: The Univ. of Glasgow Graduate School of Arts & Humanities will host an interdisciplinary conf. Jul24-26 in Glasgow , Scotland . This event is intended to establish a cross-disciplinary forum for assessing the evidential significance of orality and oral history. The aim is to encourage academic excellence and an exchange of knowledge between experienced academics, postgraduates & professionals in the field. Proposals will be accepted from all fields of study. Abstract submission deadline: May 4. More info: http://www.gla.ac.uk/conferences/oralhistory
16 SUMMER NONPROFILERATION INSTITUTE @ U.GA.: The Univ. of Georgia will host the 5th in a series of Summer Nonproliferation Institute, Jul9-12. This year's theme: “Strengthening the Role of Academia in Nonproliferation Research, Teaching & Policy.” Objective: to provide faculty from a variety of disciplines with knowledge & tools needed to develop and offer nonproliferation courses. Graduate students, junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Limited travel stipends possibly available for Institute attendees (funding pending). Details: Dr. Dmitriy Nikonov at (706) 542-2952 or d.nikonov@cits.uga.edu or http://www.uga.edu/cits/home/index.htm
17 RACE, MEMORY, RECLAMATION: CONF. ON TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE ABOLITION: “Race, Memory, and Reclamation: There are Years that Ask Questions and Years That Answer.” Sep7-9, School of American Studies at the University of East Anglia will host conf. commemorating the anniversary of abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in Britain * US. The conf. will reflect on the commemoration of various histories within both countries. For more info contact: Rebecca Fraser, School of American Studies , University of East Anglia , UK at becky.fraser@uea.ac.uk or http://tinyurl.com/28ho8p
18 DIASPORA COMMUNITY CULTURES: The 4th Annual Journeys of Expression VI conf. seeks to bring together researchers with shared interests in diaspora community cultures as expressed, translated & consumed through festivals and cultural events. Hosted by the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, conf. encourages contributions from contrasting but related theoretical and conceptual approaches from social-science & humanities disciplinary perspectives. The conf. will be held Oct4-6 in York , UK . More info: http://www.tourism-culture.com/
19 DISCOURSES OF RESISTANCE/SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH MEETS IN JAMAICA: The Society for Caribbean Research (SOCARE) in Association with the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee (JNBC) announces the 10th International Conference of SOCARE to be held in Jamaica from December 5-8. The theme of the conf. is: “Discourses of Resistance: Culture, Identity, Freedom and Reconciliation” and the organizers now invite submission of proposals and abstracts for papers and panels on the general theme but with a focus on the transatlantic trade in Africans and slavery; articulations of freedom; cultural expressions; resistance efforts and their global reach. Deadline for submission: October 31. More info: http://socare.at
20 FRENCH ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: The 2008 annual conf. of the French Association for American Studies (Association Française d'Etudes Américaines, AFEA), organized by Nathalie Dessens (University of Toulouse, France) and Vincent Dussol (Univ. of Montpellier, France) will be hosted at Montpellier, France, May 28-31, 2008.The theme will be "South(s)". The plenary speakers will be Brenda Marie Osbey, Poet Laureate of Louisiana, and Charles Reagan Wilson. For further information, please contact Nathalie Dessens dessens@univ-tlse2.fr
21BICENTENNIAL OF SLAVE TRADE ABOLITION: The Bicentennial of Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade in the US & British Empire will be marked by the Program in the Carolina Lowcountry & Atlantic World (CLAW) at the Coll. of Charleston. The conf. will be held Mar26-29, 2008 and focus on the trade, and its effects on the Lowcountry and American South as a whole. Topics to be covered include: African culture in the Lowcountry; Lowcountry Caribbean trade connections; impact on the southern economy; the growth of the internal slave trade; Charleston as a slave trading center; influence on pro- and anti-slavery ideology; the growth of "scientific" racism; attempts to reopen the trade; and the illegal importation of slaves. More info: http://www.cofc.edu/atlanticworld
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OTHER EVENTS
22 JAZZ APPRECIATION CELEBRATION: 6th Annual Celebration of Jazz Appreciation, hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, will be held throughout the month of April. The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate the current jazz scene and to encourage people of all ages to study the music, read books about jazz, listen to jazz, attend concerts and support institutional jazz programming. For more information and access to online tools and materials: http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/jam/jam_start.asp
23 400 YEARS OF VIRGINIA : MYTH & MEMORY. The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the opening of its major new exhibition, "Myth and Memory: Understanding 400 Years of Virginia History." The exhibition explores how groups of Virginians have employed anniversaries and commemorative events to reinterpret their history. The Library of Virginia is located at 800 E Broad St in Richmond . Exhibit will show through Dec15. For more on programs & services of the Library of Virginia, call 804-692-3592 or visit the Library online at http://www.lva.lib.va.us
24 ETHNOGRAPHY OF “NASCAR NATION”: Joshua Newman ( Towson Univ. ) discusses “Stars, Bars, and Stock Cars: An Ethnographic Roadtrip through the Spaces and Spectacles of ‘NASCAR Nation'” Thu Apr.26 at Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 317 Gregory Hall. Sponsored by Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities & the Critical Sport Studies Reading Group. More info: Adrian Burgos, burgosjr@uiuc.edu ; or guiliano@uiuc.edu
25 EXHIBIT ON THE FALL OF JIM CROW IN VIRGINIA: "Someday: The Fall of Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1954-1979,” will be displayed until June8 at the Legacy Museum of African American History in Lynchburg. The exhibit explores the history of the local civil rights movement in relation to its national context, giving special attention to the roles played by whites and African American women, children, college students, business leaders, and churches. More info: http://www.legacymuseum.org/
26 GENE AUTRY & COUNTRY MUSIC. Holly Warren will be presenting “Gene Autry's Singing Cowboy Image and Its Effect on the Popularity of Country & Western Music” Sat afternoon May26 at the International Country Music Conference. Warren will also make book signing appearances in Nashville TN. For the first time, ICMC 2007 will feature Thu afternoon, pre-keynote sessions beginning 2pm. Additional information about ICMC 2007 will be sent in coming weeks. Registration for ICMC 2007 is $90 and includes excellent luncheon and breakfast fare. Please send your registration fee as a check made payable to ICMC to: James E. Akenson. Box 5042 . Tennessee Technological Univ.. Cookeville, TN 38505 U.S.A. Registrations must be received by May18. Other than Thu eve keynote (at RCA Studio B), ICMC takes place in Board Room, Massey Business Center at Belmont Univ. at south end of Music Row in Nashville. Contact: James Akenson JAkenson@tntech.edu
27 ATLANTIC HISTORY SEMINAR: STRUGGLE FOR THE AMERICAS. Struggle for the Americas , 1500-1763. Applications are invited for participation in the 2007 Atlantic History Seminar. The seminar will meet for around 10 days at Harvard Univ. in first half of Aug. Participants, for whom travel and accommodation will be provided, must be recent recipients of the Ph.D. or its equivalent or advanced doctoral students engaged in research on aspects of Atlantic history. Application deadline April30. More info: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~atlantic/sempack.html
28 SOUTHERN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SYMPOSIUM. The Southern Revolutionary War Institute (SRWI) is pleased to announce that it will host the 2nd Biennial Southern Revolutionary War Symposium at the McCelvey Center in York , SC on Friday, July13. This year's symposium will focus on the important but often overlooked years of 1775 and 1776, the “beginning of the end” of British rule in the Southern colonies of Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , and Georgia . More information: http://chmuseums.org
29 AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN SOUTHERN BACKCOUNTRY: The National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop will take place at Converse Coll., July 8-13 and July 15-20. The workshop's theme will be “The American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry.” This one-week workshop will provide teachers with fresh perspectives on the complex dynamics of the American Revolution in the Southern backcountry, a place where long-standing hostilities between American settlers erupted into a full-scale civil war between Loyalists and Patriots. A veteran history teacher will serve as master teacher for the workshop, advising participants on ways they can use the content and resources they gain at our workshop in their own classrooms. Further info from project director Melissa Walker Melissa.walker@converse.edu.
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CALLS FOR PAPERS, ESSAYS & PANELS (see also Conferences)
30 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JIM CROW: The editors and advisory board of the Encyclopedia of Jim Crow, to be published by Greenwood Press in 2008, announce its call for contributors for its 3-volume set. The chronological range of the Encyclopedia of Jim Crow is 1880 to 1965. Please send an abbreviated c.v. (no more than 2 pages) and your professional affiliation to either of this address: editorsjimcrow@gmail.com , or contact Nikki Brown or Barry Stentiford, Department of History, Grambling State University, at 318-274-2256.
31 CULTURAL VALUE OF ORAL HISTORY: Univ. of Glasgow Graduate School of Arts & Humanities will host an interdisciplinary conf. July24-26 in Glasgow , UK . This event is intended to establish a cross-disciplinary forum in which to assess the evidential significance of orality and oral history. The aim is to encourage academic excellence and an exchange of knowledge between experienced academics, postgraduates and professionals in the field. Proposals will be accepted from all fields of study. Deadline for submission of abstracts is May 4. More info: http://www.gla.ac.uk/conferences/oralhistory
32 WASHINGTON DC HISTORICAL STUDIES: The 34th Annual Conf. on Washington , D.C. Historical Studies will be held Nov1-3. at Historical Society of Washington DC . Papers/presentations sought on wide variety of topics of local history interest, including neighborhood history and preservation, ethnic history, local political, religious, scientific, artistic and media history, historic preservation, and architecture of Washington DC and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs. Submission deadline May 15. More info: dchist@hotmail.com
33 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC: The 3-vol. Encyclopedia of African American Music is scheduled to be published by Greenwood Press in 2008. The editors and advisory board seek writers for remaining unassigned entries. Preference will be given to scholars, researchers, and advanced graduate students, but others qualified to write about African American Music will also be considered. Deadline for submissions is May 15. If interested in writing for this important reference, please send a brief cv (2-page maximum) along with your preferred email, affiliation, and postal address to: editors@eoaam.org . For more information visit http://www.eoaam.org
34 AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE & HISTORY/SLAVE TRADE: Association for the Study of African American Life and History is soliciting papers for its 92nd Annual Conf. in Charlotte , NC to be held on Oct3-7. Submissions are encouraged that treat the Atlantic slave trade, slavery, resistance, abolition movements, emancipation, and the development of “New World” communities in all parts of the African Diaspora. ASALH invites scholars from all disciplines to make presentations in Charlotte on African and African American life, history, thought, and culture from the Atlantic coast of West Africa to the Caribbean Islands , Latin America & US. Submission deadline May31. More info: http://www.asalh.org/92ndconvention.html
35 BLACKS & STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION IN POST WWII SOCIETY: The Graduate Association for African-American History (GAAAH) at the Univ. of Memphis invites graduate students to submit proposals for its Ninth Annual Graduate History Conf. held Sept. 12-14 in Memphis , TN. The theme of this year's conf. is “New Day in Babylon : Blacks and the Struggle for Liberation in the Post World War II Society, 1945-1991.” Organizers welcome the submission of individual papers, complete sessions, workshops, and roundtables on all topics relating to the scholarship and teaching of the history of African-Americans across a range of time periods and contexts. Submission deadline: May 31. For more information contact: Dr. Arwin Smallwood (901) 678-3869
36 GREAT LAKES HISTORY/RACISM, SLAVERY & AFTERMATH: 32nd annual Great Lakes History Conf., sponsored by Grand Valley State Univ. will be held in Grand Rapids MI Oct26-27. All fields of history as well as other disciplines are invited to submit proposals related to this year's theme: ‘The History of Racism, Slavery and its Aftermath: Recognizing the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Deadline for abstracts: Jun15. More info: Jason Crouthamel at crouthaj@gvsu.edu
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37 SOUTHEAST WORLD HISTORY ASSOCIATION: The Southeast World History Association (SEWHA), a regional affiliate of the World History Association, invites submissions for its 19th Annual Conf., at Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. in Savannah , GA from Oct. 12-14. Conf. organizers welcome proposals that connect world history research and teaching, as well as focused paper topics dealing with world history themes or pedagogical issues. Deadline for submissions is Jul1st. More info: http://www.sewha.org
38 OHIO VALLEY HISTORY CONFERENCE: The 23rd Annual Ohio Valley History Conf. (OVHC), sponsored by Western's History Dept, will be held Oct18-20 at Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green KY. Topics not only of local interest, but also topics outside of Ohio Valley history, welcomed. Proposals for papers invited, as are proposed sessions in all areas of historical study. Paper abstracts (around 200 words), typed and single-spaced, due Jul1st along with vita to Andrew McMichael, OVHC Coordinator, andrew.mcmichael@wku.edu , phone (270) 745-7023. OVHC Web site: http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/History/ovhc
39 GA. POLITICAL SCIENCE ASS'N: “EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN”: The Georgia Political Science Association seeks papers for its annual conf. titled “Everything Old is New Again”. Whether it's “divided government,” “realpolitik” or the reemergence of the American downtown, everything “old” seems to be “new” again. Using this broad theme, teaching faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students are encouraged to submit research for discussion and review at 39th annual conf. to be held at Doubletree Hotel in Savannah Nov15-17. Deadline for proposals: Jul1st. More info: http://www.gpsanet.org/
40 SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTERS IN NEW WORLD: The History Dept at Univ. of Texas at Arlington (UTA) & Transatlantic History Student Organiz'n (THSO) are sponsoring 8th Annual Graduate Student Symposium on Transatlantic History. The focus will be on religious and spiritual dimensions of the cultural exchanges brought about by the movements, forced and voluntary, of people across the Atlantic . Jul1st deadline to submit 300-word abstract and abbreviated vita; authors of papers accepted for 20-min. presentation will be notified by Aug1st. Selected participants will be awarded small travel stipend to help offset expenses. Send abstract/vita to Gregory Kosc gkosc@uta.edu and Dr Steven Reinhardt reinhard@uta.edu ; be sure to include email & mailing address to ensure you can be reached during summer 2007.
41 SOCIETY FOR CARIBBEAN RESEARCH/JAMAICA BICENTENARY: SOCARE in association with Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee announces 10th International Conf., to be held in Jamaica Dec5-8. Theme: “Discourses of Resistance: Culture, Identity, Freedom & Reconciliation” & organizers invite submission of proposals and abstracts for papers & panels. Proposals should concern general theme but with focus on transatlantic trade in Africans and slavery; articulations of freedom; cultural expressions; resistance efforts & their global reach. Submission deadline: Oct31. More info: http://socare.at
42 FLORIDA CONFERENCE OF HISTORIANS: Florida Conf. of Historians seeks papers for its 47th Annual Meeting, Jacksonville Beach FL , Feb28-Mar1st 2008. Papers welcomed on all Florida subjects of historical interest. Selected papers and summaries of round table discussions will be published in Selected Annual Proceedings of the Florida Conference of Historians , a refereed journal. Wishing to promote undergraduate research, organizers will devote sessions to undergraduate presentations. For questions, information, and forms, please contact Jay Clarke at jclarke@ju.edu
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GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
43 SUMMER FELLOWSHIP IN US JEWISH HISTORY. The Myer and Rosaline Feinstein Center for American Jewish History announces its annual summer fellowship to support research in the American Jewish experience. The grant of $2,500 is available to graduate students and recently graduated Ph.D. students. Proposals for the summer fellowship due by Apr16. More info: http://www.temple.edu/feinsteinctr http://www.temple.edu/feinsteinctr
44 HARVARD ATLANTIC SEMINAR: RESEARCH GRANTS. The International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World at Harvard Univ. announces availability of short-term grants to support archival research in Atlantic history, 1500-1825. Awards, up to $2000 maximum , are designed to support research for transnational studies focused on interrelations and connections among peoples of the Atlantic world in early modern period. Application deadline: Apr16, for grants to be used from Jul1st 2007 through Jun30 2008. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~atlantic/shorterm.html
45 ING's K-12 UNSUNG HEROES AWARD: This annual program funds innovative classroom projects. Any public or private K-12 full-time paraprofessional or classified employee may apply for funding for an effective project that improves student learning. One hundred finalists will receive $1,000. 3 will be selected for additional awards ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Applications due Apr30. Program details, application materials and list of previous recipients at
http://tinyurl.com/2fo88f or visit http://www.ing-usa.com and select Community Connections.
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46 ORAL HISTORY ASS'N INVITES BOOK AWARD NOMINATIONS: The Oral History Association invites nominations for its 2007 Book Award. Established in 1993, the award recognizes a published book that uses oral history to make a significant contribution to contemporary scholarship; and/or significantly advances understanding of important theoretical issues in oral history; and/or is an outstanding example of sound oral history methodology. The award is presented biannually in odd-numbered years and will be awarded at the OHA's 2007 annual meeting to be held Oct24-28 in Oakland CA. Winners receive framed award certificates, one-year memberships in the OHA, and complimentary registration to the annual meeting. Submission deadline: Apr30 (must be postmarked by that date). More info: http://omega.dickinson.edu/organizations/oha/org_aw.html
47 NEH DIGITAL HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS: The National Endowment for the Humanities awards a number of fellowships each year to support individuals pursuing advanced research or other projects in humanities that explore relationships between technologies and the humanities; or produce digital products such as electronic publications, digital archives, or databases, advanced digital representations of extant data using graphical displays such as geographic information systems (GIS) or other digital media, or digital analytical tools that further humanistic research. Fellowships range from 6 to 12 months, with stipends of $4200/month. Applications due May1st. Details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DH_Fellowships.html
48 NEH CHALLENGE GRANTS: The National Endowment for the Humanities awards a number of grants each year to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Awards are made to museums, public libraries, colleges, research institutions, historical societies and historic sites, public television and radio stations, universities, scholarly associations, state humanities councils, and other nonprofit entities. Applications due May 1st. Details: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html
49 GERALD R. FORD SCHOLAR AWARD: The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter is an annual award of $5000 given to a doctoral student to support dissertation research and writing on an aspect of the US political process and public policy, broadly defined. The Selection Committee will consider research in any field related to the study of the US political process and public policy, broadly defined, during the last half of the 20th century. Application deadline May 1st. Details: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/fsa.asp
50 HINES PRIZE ENTRIES WELCOMED: The Univ. of South Carolina Press seeks entries for the 2007 Hines Prize. The prize carries a cash award of $1000 and preferential consideration by the USC Press for the Program's book series. Manuscripts must relate to any aspect of Carolina Lowcountry and/or the Atlantic World. Submission deadline: May 1st. Please contact Simon Lewis (lewiss@cofc.edu), David Gleeson (gleesond@cofc.edu), or Scott Poole (poolews@cofc.edu) for further information.
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51 AIDOO-SNYDER BOOK PRIZE ON AFRICAN WOMEN STUDIES: The Aidoo-Snyder book prize is awarded by the Women's Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book by a woman that prioritizes African women's experiences. This $500 prize seeks to acknowledge the excellence of contemporary scholarship being produced by women about African women. The Committee invites publishers to submit nominations of scholarly works that have been published in 2005 and 2006 in English or in English translation. These books must be original authored manuscripts, and may come from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology/sociology, economics, history, literature, political science, and women's studies. Deadline for submission: May 15. More info: mikellg@georgetown.edu
52 ORAL HISTORY GRANTS ON CRISIS RESEARCH: The Oral History Association announces a grant of up to $3,000 to undertake oral history research in situations of crisis research in the United States and internationally. These funds may be applied to travel, per diem, or transcription costs for research in places and situations in which a longer application time schedule may be problematic. Such crisis situations include but are not limited to wars, natural disasters, political and or economic/ethnic repression, or other currently emerging events of crisis proportions. Send applications (5 copies) by May 15, to: Charles Bolton, Chair, Emerging Crises Oral History Research Fund, Dept. of History, UNCG, P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro , NC 27402-6170 . More info: ccbolton@uncg.edu
53 GEORGIA HISTORY MASTER'S THESIS AWARD: The James C. Bonner Master's Thesis Award is given yearly to the best Master's Thesis on any period or field of Georgia history written from August 2005 through May 2007. Previous submissions are encouraged to re-submit. The award is co-sponsored by the Center for Georgia Studies at Georgia College and the Georgia Historical Society. Applicants must submit 3 copies of an original thesis on Georgia history with a $10 entry fee by June 1st to: The Center for Georgia Studies, CBX 047, Georgia College & State University , Milledgeville , Georgia 31061. Details: Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell leeann.caldwell@gcsu.edu
54 MacLEOD BOOK PRIZE ON LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN , BORDERLANDS HISTORY. The Latin American & Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Ass'n announce biannual competition for the Murdo J. MacLeod Book Prize. Named for the distinguished scholar and mentor of many Latin Americanists, prize will be awarded to best book published any aspect of Latin American, Caribbean, or Borderlands history during the previous 2 years (2005 and 2006). Submissions must be postmarked by June 30, and a decision will be announced by late Oct. The award will be presented at the annual luncheon meeting held at the SHA meeting in Richmond in November. Applicants for this award must be or become members of LACS in order for their books to be considered. More info: johnsons@fiu.edu
55 DOCUMENTARY EDITING FELLOWSHIP: The Thomas A. Edison Papers Project ( Rutgers University ) is accepting applications for a 2007–2008 Fellowship in Documentary Editing sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The fellowship is for a calendar year commencing Sep1st. The successful applicant will work full-time with editors of the Edison Papers on the Rutgers Livingston Campus in Piscataway , N.J. The award is $42,000 plus benefits. Prospective applicants may learn more about the Thomas A. Edison Papers at our website, http://edison.rutgers.edu , or from director Dr. Paul Israel pisrael@rci.rutgers.edu.
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56 AFRICAN DIASPORA ARCHAEOLOGY NEWSLETTER: The Mar. 2007 African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter is now available online at: http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html . March's newsletter features articles and essays by Jerome S.Handler, Christopher Espenshade, Leland Ferguson, Amy C. Kowal, Aline Vieira de Carvalho, Christopher I. Sperling, James L. Sweeney, Giovanni Savino, Alaba Simpson, and Traore Moussa; a compiled list of archaeological fieldschools focusing on African diaspora subjects; news reports and announcements; and book reviews by Kevin C. MacDonald, Carol McDavid, Madia Thomson, and Sylvia I. Bergh.
57 SLAVE TRADE BIOGRAPHIES IN OXFORD DICTIONARY: The on-line Oxford Dictionary of National Biography recently added an extended essay on the abolition of the British slave trade, with live links to the biographies of several of the participants in the fight. http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/magazine/slavery
58 JOHN HORSE & BLACK SEMINOLES: WEB DOCUMENTARY: The Southwest Alternate Media Project announces the creation of Rebellion , a Web documentary that explores the inspiring, true, and largely unknown story of John Horse and the Black Seminoles, a community of free blacks and fugitive slaves who in 1838 became the first black rebels to defeat American slavery. The site covers their 19th-century odyssey from Florida to Mexico and offers more than 1400 pages of content presented in a variety of formats to suit different tastes. Visitors can explore pictures , maps , timelines , essays , or the extensive trail narrative, which combines hundreds of archival images with a complete historical storyline.
59 FOLKLORE & THE INTERNET. The Folklore Forum announces that issue 37.1, “Folklore and the Internet,” is now accessible online at the Folklore Forum website: http://www.indiana.edu/~folkpub/forum . Editors welcome comments on the articles and reviews therein. Folklore Forum is produced by graduate students at the Folklore and Ethnomusicology Department of Indiana University. The journal encourages the free-flowing exchange of research and ideas on all aspects of folklore and folklife. An interdisciplinary publication, Folklore Forum seeks to continually question existing assumptions and bring new ideas to the fore of humanities and social sciences. More info: folkpub@indiana.edu
60 CHRONICLING AMERICA : HISTORIC AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS. The Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities announce the release of "Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers," an online presentation containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910. The fully-searchable site is available at www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/ .
61 GRUNWALD'S “SWAMP” & DESOUZA'S “WHITEMAN” LEAD FLORIDA BOOK AWARDS: The 1st annual Florida Book Awards Announces winners for 7 categories of books published in 2006. The Florida Book Awards is an annual program established in 2006 that recognizes, honors, and celebrates the best Florida literature published the previous year. This year's gold medal winners include Michael Grunwald's, The Swamp: The Everglades , Florida , and the Politics of Paradis e and Tony DeSouza's novel, Whiteman . To learn more about Florida Book Awards visit: http://www.fsu.edu/~ams/.
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