Separateness and Kinship Transatlantic Exchanges between Britain and New 
England 1600-1900

Seminar invitation to Early Career Researchers to submit proposals to be 
included in a one day seminar, 'As Others See Us' on Saturday, 12 December 
2009 at University of Exeter

Deadline : Thursday, 15 October 2009.

As part of an AHRC funded research network that includes participants from 
the University of Plymouth (which is leading the network), the University of 
Exeter, Amherst College, and Simmons College in Boston MA we would like 
invite a small number of early career researchers from literary studies, 
architecture and material culture, and art history to submit abstracts. 

The purpose of the seminar is to explore ways in which we might re-evaluate 
the cultural interaction between Britain and New England 1600-1900 in a 
collection of essays. 

The outcome will be a book proposal to put to Ashgate, who have expressed 
interest in this project. There will also be time set aside on the day to 
consider the international conference planned for Plymouth in July 2010, and 
to discuss the setting up of a UK Centre for New England studies. Contributors 
from the US and the UK will outline some of research resources available.

We invite new researchers to submit to Vivien Minton, Project Officer 
([log in to unmask]) the following as a Microsoft word attachment:

1.A three hundred word abstract of an essay relevant to the focus of this 
research network 
2.A one page CV, including publications .

Please head your proposal 'Seminar'.

Successful applicants will have their travelling expenses paid. In the event of 
there being more excellent proposals than we have space to include, we shall 
invite individuals to submit their proposals in response to the call for papers for 
the international Transatlantic Exchanges conference which we are arranging 
for July 2010 and for which an announcement will be made separately.