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 an
abstract.
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.
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