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> -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Schulenburg [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:48 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [EmpHist] FW: Call for papers > > > THE NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON BRITISH STUDIES > > IN CONJUNCTION WITH > > THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON BRITISH STUDIES > > 2001 ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, CANADA > > CALL FOR PAPERS > __________________________________________________________ > The North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS) will hold its > 2001 > annual meeting, in conjunction with the Midwest Conference on British > Studies (MWCBS), at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto from FRIDAY 2 to > SUNDAY 4 NOVEMBER, 2001. > > The NACBS, the main organization for British Studies in Canada and the > United States, along with its midwestern affiliate, the MWCBS, seek > participation by scholars in all areas of British Studies. In particular, > we solicit proposals for interdisciplinary panels that draw on the work of > historians, literary critics, sociologists, art historians and scholars in > other disciplines whose focus is on Britain or the British Empire. We are > interested in panel proposals on broad themes; proposals for roundtable > discussions of a topical work or methodological or other issue are also > welcome. The NACBS and MWCBS welcome panel proposals on medieval Britain. > North American scholars, scholars from overseas, and graduate students are > all encouraged to submit proposals to the Program Chair of the NACBS. The > MWCBS will award a prize for the best paper given by a graduate student at > the conference. Proposals for entire panels on a common theme will be > given > priority, although individual paper proposals will also be considered if > several of them can be assembled to create a viable panel. The typical > panel will include three papers, each lasting twenty minutes, a chair, and > a separate commentator. No participant will be permitted to take part in > more than one session, and no more than one proposal will be considered > from each applicant. Committed to the principle of ensuring the broadest > possible participation of scholars of all facets of British Studies, the > program committees will give priority to proposals submitted by > individuals > who did not read papers at the last two consecutive meetings. North > American participants in the meeting must be members of the NACBS. > > Proposals should include a 200-300 word abstract for each paper to be read > and a one-two page curriculum vitae for ALL participants. The address, > phone number, and e-mail address of EACH participant (including the chair > and separate commentator) MUST be included in the proposal. For panel > proposals the name of the main contact person should be noted clearly. > > In order to be considered, all proposals MUST be received by the NACBS > program committee by FRIDAY 26TH JANUARY, 2001. Please MAIL your proposals > to: > > Angela Woollacott, NACBS Program Chair, History Department, Case Western > Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-7107, USA > > Phone: (216) 368-4165 Fax: (216) 368-4681 Email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > **************************************** > This is EmpireHist, the British Empire Mailing List, at > http://www.british-empire.org.uk > To contribute to the list send your message to > <[log in to unmask]> > To unsubscribe send a blank message to > <[log in to unmask]> > **************************************** > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%