April 2010
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Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges
This exhibition explores a unique bond that grew between two groups—Jewish professors who fled Nazi Germany and African-American students at historically black colleges where the refugee professors taught. Viewers are invited to learn the stories of two disenfranchised groups with a history of persecution, some of whom came together in search of freedom and opportunity and shared the early years of struggle in the Civil Rights movement.
Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges was created and is circulated by the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust. The exhibition is made possible through major funding from the Leon Levy Foundation. Additional support provided by the Helen Bader Foundation; the Lupin Foundation; The Blanch and Irving Laurie Foundation; public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency; the Alpern Family Foundation; and the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation.
April 23 – September 26, 2010
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture 830 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202
443-263-1800 - tel 410-333-1138 - fax
Visit www.africanamericanculture.org/exhibit_special.html for more info.
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May 2010
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Alexandria Black History Museum Offering “Movies with a Mission” Free Monthly Film Screenings Through Year’s End
The Alexandria Black History Museum is continuing its partnership with SankofaSpirit to share its “Movies with a Mission” with Washington, D.C., area audiences. This monthly series, which began last fall, has been extended through the end of this year. The screenings are held at 4:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month through Saturday, December 11, at the museum, 902 Wythe Street.
“Movies with a Mission” are free monthly films from and about Africa and the African Diaspora that seek to inform and inspire dialogue. Screenings will be followed by a discussion and gallery walk.
May 8th - December 11th, 2010
The Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe Street Washington DC
Reservations are requested, as seating is limited. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 703.746.4356.
Visit the website for more info and complete schedule.
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June 2010
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Call for Papers and Panel Proposals: "A Centennial Celebration of the History of Civil Rights," Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 21-23, 2010
As part of The University of Southern Mississippi´s centennial celebration, the Center for the Study of the Gulf South and the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage seek paper and panel proposals that examine the long Civil Rights Movement (ca. 1865-the present). The Center welcomes proposals from all disciplines.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, the site of the conference, played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1962, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) began one of its first voter registration projects in Hattiesburg. In 1964, the city had the largest and most active Freedom Summer project in the state. The Delta Ministry and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party were also active in the area. Several veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, including author Charles Cobb and longtime activist Hollis Watkins, will discuss their experiences as a part of the conference. Under the aegis of the university, the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage has developed one of the nation´s premier collections of materials related to the Civil Rights Movement (www.usm.edu/oralhistory). In addition to examining the University´s history during the Civil Rights Movement, this conference will assess the broader Freedom Struggle from Reconstruction to the present.
Submission deadline: *June 1, 2010* We will announce the program by August 1, 2010.
Please send proposals (300 words per paper) and curriculum vitae to: Curtis Austin Department of History The University of Southern Mississippi 118 College Drive #5047 Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Submissions may also be sent by e-mail to: Curtis.J.Austin@usm.edu
Individual paper proposals and complete sessions are welcome.
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Inaugural Awards
The Association for the Study of Black Women in Politics is pleased to announce its inaugural annual awards in support of research on Black women in politics and Black gender politics in the U.S. and African Diaspora.
AWARD DESCRIPTIONS
The Anna Julia Cooper Outstanding Publication Award: Awarded to a political scientist for the most outstanding book or article in a peer-reviewed journal, on Black women in politics, published during the 2 previous calendar years (January 2008- December 2009).
The Mae C. King Distinguished Paper Award on Women, Gender and Black Politics Awarded for the best paper presented by a political scientist on women, gender and Black Politics at a national or regional Political Science conference in the past academic year (2009-2010).
The JoAnn Gibson Robinson Dissertation Writing Award Awarded to a Ph.D. student in Political Science, who has advanced to candidacy and who expects to receive the degree no earlier than December of the award year. Applicant’s dissertation must focus on some aspect of Black women in politics in the United States or globally. The Award should be used for dissertation research related expenses.
The Ida B. Wells Undergraduate Essay Prize Awarded for the best paper on Black women in politics written by an undergraduate student majoring in Political Science or Government.
Deadline Extended: June 7, 2010 Awards will be announced mid-July
For book submissions, send 4 copies to: ASBWP P.O. Box 355 Plainsboro, NJ 08536.
All other submissions should be sent electronically to awards@asbwp.org.
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Thursdays at the Lewis
Dine, shop, and tour the galleries. Third Thursdays features a live band, light fare, and a cash bar.
June 17 - August 19, 2010 from 5pm-8pm
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture 830 E. Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202
Download the flyer for full details.
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Who Killed Black History Month? Is Black History Month Still Relevant?
That’s the question filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman explores in his latest project. For more than thirty years the country has designated the month of February Black History Month. But with recent events such as the inauguration of the first African American president, how much longer should this designation continue? Through his exploration of the history of Black History Month, Tilghman aims to focus his lens on what some are now calling “post-racial” America.
Come see clips of his work-in-progress film and share your thoughts as part of American Film Institute – Discovery Channel Silverdocs. The discussion is free and open to the public and will take place on Friday June 25th at 2:30 p.m. at the Montgomery College Performing Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring.
Special Guest Moderator: Kathryn Lo, Director, Program Development & Independent Film
• Bettye Gardner, African American Historian, College Professor at Coppin State University and former President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) • Richard Saiz, senior programming manager, ITVS, (funder of the film) • Amy Cohen, African American History teacher, J.R. Masterman School, Philadelphia
Friday June 25th at 2:30 p.m.
Montgomery College Performing Arts Center 7995 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD
For more information on this session, contact Wendy Grant@ wendykgrant@gmail.com or (240) 602-6843.
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ASALH Hampton Roads Branch Meeting
Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 10:30am
Singletary Art Gallery 3600 Greenwood Dr. Portsmouth, VA 23701 (757) 487-7362
Click here for more information on the gallery.
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July 2010
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The 2010 National Diversity in Libraries Conference, “NDLC2010: From Groundwork to Action”
The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) is a biennial event that serves as a regional meeting for library staff members to discuss diversity issues, especially issues common to the host region’s culture.
July 14-16, 2010 Submission Deadline: August 2, 2009
Princeton, NJ
Click here for more details
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2010 Round Table on African American Education
The institute for the Study of the African American Child will host a weekend of events that bring the community together toward closing the academic achievement gap affecting African American children. ISAAC is a civil rights organization with one goal –— educational equity for African American children. The Round Table on African American Education is a bold initiative to bring the community together to reverse the patterns of failure among African American children and youths.
Friday, July 16, 2010 - Saturday, July 17, 2010
Round Table schedule, topics, conference registration forms, speakers’ bios and pictures available online at www.coe.wayne.edu/ISAAC. Hotel accommodations available at the Marriott Hotel in the Renaissance Center for $129 per night plus tax. A second option for overnight accommodations is the Inn on Ferry Street on WSU’s campus for $109 per night. They provide complimentary transportation to the Student Center Building. *Speakers’ bios and pictures posted on the Web site.
For more information, contact Saundra Sumner at ac6642@wayne.edu or (313) 577-0991.
Download the flyer for full details.
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Sara Jackson Award
In recognition of Sara Jackson's commitment to minority students and graduate research, an annual award of $500 will be given in support of student (M.A. or Ph.D.) research in the field of Western history. The award has been endowed by the friends and colleagues of Sara Jackson. Preference will be given to African American or other minority students. Students should send a letter of application, vita, and description of their research project accompanied by a letter of support from their faculty adviser to each member of the committee:
Lori Ann Lahlum (Chair) Department of History Minnesota State University, Mankato AH-110 Mankato, MN 56001
Matthew Whitaker Department of History Arizona State University Coor Hall 4490 975 S. Myrtle Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287-4302
Tekla Ali Johnson 3001 Sequoia Dr. Lincoln, Nebraska 68516
Lori Ann Lahlum Associate Professor Department of History AH-110 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, MN 56001
Telephone: 507.389.6334 Fax: 507.389.5569
Office Location: 221N Morris Hall
Application Deadline: July 16, 2010
The announcement is also available here.
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2010 National Urban League Conference: Celebrating 100 Years
Experience the unique gathering of today's business, political and community leaders. Connect with major companies looking for talent. Learn how to take your business to the next level. Network with leading industry experts at plenary sessions, educational workshops, exhibits, career fair and evening celebrations with world class entertainment.
July 27-31, 2010
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC
For more information, visit www.nul.org, call 212-558-5300, or text NUL to 69866.
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National Urban League (NUL) Centennial Volunteer Day of Service
Friday, July 30, 2010
In partnership with DC Cares, various Washington, DC based community projects have been selected for the NUL Centennial Volunteer Day of Service including:
* National Mall and Memorial Parks * Plummer Elementary School * Be Positive Murals * The Washington Home
Sign-up today and select your site!
To view the entire list and description of projects go to http://nul.kintera.org
* Click "Volunteer Registration" on the left * Select your project and click "Continue" on the bottom. * Read the waiver and fill out the personal information. * Click Continue
And you're all set!
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Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture Community Conversation
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Join distinguished actress Ruby Dee, other cultural icons and community leaders as they lend their voices and share a vision for the future of the Schomberg.
Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture Langston Hughes Auditorium 515 Malcolm X Blvd. West 135th Street New York, NY website: http://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg phone: 212-491-2200
Click here for more information
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August 2010
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Ontario Black History Society (OBHS)/ TD IRIE Music Festival Celebration of Emancipation Day
July 30 to August 2, 2010
Join the OBHS and its partners in the annual celebration of Emancipation Day, which marks the August 1, 1834 day when the British Imperial Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into force to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire and its colonies, that included Canada.
The organizers are planning several historical and cultural events surrounding the August 1st anniversary, which is now also recogized annually by the Ontario Provincial Government throughout the Canadian province of Ontario.
Click here for more information on the events and visit the websites and contact information below:
9th Annual TD IRIE Music Festival July 30 to August 2, 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada website: http://iriemusicfestival.com/
Emancipation Day2010 Main Celebration hosted by the Ontario Black History Society
Sunday, August 1, 2010, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM TD IRIE Stage on the Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto
contact: Rosemary Sadlier, OBHS President email: president@blackhistorysociety.ca phone: 416-867-9420 website: http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca/
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The Core Fulbright Scholar Competition
The Core Fulbright Scholar competition for 2011-2012 is now open. Over 800 grants are available for teaching, conducting research, or combining both in more than 125 countries around the globe.
Applications for the 2011-12 academic year are currently being accepted for many awards in your field, including, but not limited to:
Applicants must be US citizens and hold a Ph.D. or appropriate professional/terminal degree at the time of application.
The deadline is August 2.
Please note that many All Disciplines awards: www.catalog.cies.org/index.aspx are available in Europe and can be a good option if the above awards do not match your expertise. More information about these and other Fulbright programs can be found on our website at www.cies. org. You can also explore the ‘My Fulbright’ home page, a resource center and online community of academics and professionals interested in the program.
For information on Fulbright Scholar Awards, consult our website at www.iie.org/cies. If you are interested in requesting information, please write to scholars@iie.org.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL BEVERLY HILLS INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL “MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD”
The Beverly Hills International Music Festival has a new home for training young musicians and concerts.
Sinai Temple, one of the largest and most important congregations on the Westside of Los Angeles, has invited the Beverly Hills International Music Festival to be a part of their summer program.
August 8 - 17, 2010
Sinai Temple 10400 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA. 90024
Download full details. Download brochure with full schedule of events.
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PWN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
PWN INTERNATIONAL announces the Professional Woman Network International Conference to be held August 13-15, 2010 at The Seelbach Hotel in Louisville.
The internationally recognized Conference on Women and Youth Empowerment will feature top speakers including Linda Ellis Eastman, Cita Maloon-Gibson, Diane Cain, Dr. Brenda Ward, Nyda Bittmann-Neville, Sandy Spadaro, Dr. Chloe Merrill, Joe Vary, and Cassandra Lee.
AUGUST 13-15, 2010
THE SEELBACH HOTEL LOUISVILLE
REGISTER TODAY FOR ONLY $495. BRING A GUEST FOR $250!
Register online at www.prowoman.net.
Watch the video!
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From Colonization to Globalization: The Intellectual and Political Legacies of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and Africa's Future
Kwantlen Polytechnic University invites you to participate in the Kwame Nkrumah International Conference: August 19-21, 2010 at its beautiful Richmond campus in British Columbia, Canada.
The Conference will commemorate the centenary of the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Africa's Man of the Millennium, and bring scholars and students from Canada and from the around the world to share research and ideas on Africa's place in the global community, and to discuss the life, achievements and shortcomings of Africa's foremost Pan-Africanist. Molefi Kete Asante, USA-based Temple University Professor Molefi Kete Asante—one of one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars, as well as the author/co-author and editor of no less than 68 books and scholarly articles— will provide a keynote address in celebration of the conference with other scholars of similar calibre and talent in the context(s) of Pan-Africanism, post/neo-colonialism and globalization via a cross- disciplinary, multi-centric, and international perspectives.
August 19-21, 2010 Abstract due no later than March 15, 2010 Final notification of selection to be communicated by September April 30, 2010
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Richmond campus in British Columbia, Canada
Download full details. Download full details in French.
For More Information, Contact: Dr. Charles Quist-Adade Department of Sociology Kwantlen Polytechnic University 12666 72nd Avenue Surrey, British Columbia V3W 2M8, Canada E-mail: charles.quist-adade@kwantlen.ca Telephone: 604.599.2254
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BLACK HERITAGE TOUR IN COSTA RICA
You may know that Costa Rica is the #1 destination worldwide for nature and adventure travel. Now you can combine a nature tour with a journey into the vibrant culture of the African-Caribbeans who live there. Since 2003, Costa Rica Tours, Ltd. has been the first and only tour operator that offers this unique opportunity to join in the annual celebration of Black Heritage in Costa Rica .
Costa Rica is multi-ethnic, with a population that has roots in indigenous tribes, Europe and Africa . The ancestors of Costa Ricans with African roots arrived in different ways. A small number of African slaves were brought to Costa Rica by the Spanish during the Colonial period, but they intermarried and lost their black identity. The second migration of blacks was in the 1870’s when workers from Jamaica and other Caribbean islands were hired by Minor Cooper Keith, an American who was given the concession of building a railroad from the San Jose capital to Puerto Limon on the Caribbean coast. When the railroad went bankrupt, the workers were paid in land along the railroad tracks and many found work on the emerging banana plantations of the newly-created United Fruit Company.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Celebration of Black Heritage
- Presentation by an African-Caribbean historian
- Dinner with members of local civic organizations in Puerto Limon
- Participate in the annual Black Heritage Day Celebration, including annual UNIA
community breakfast, parade and optional music/dance event in the evening
Relaxation on the Southern Caribbean Coast
- Resort with ocean beach and pool
- Aviarios Sloth Refuge (the only one in the world)
- Nature Tour by boat on the Estrella River
Traditional Hispanic & Indigenous Culture
- Basilica de los Angeles in Cartago
- Archaeological ruins in the rainforest at Guayabo National Monument
- Golden Bean Coffee Farm
- Tortilla Demonstration at Sitios Angostura Restaurant
- Folk Dance Presentation by local school children
- Crafts Shopping in Movaria
OUR LAND TOUR FEATURES:
- Full-time bilingual naturalist guide and driver
- Comfortable A/C motor coach transfers to and through three regions:
- San Jose , Cartago / Turrialba, Puerto Viejo / Puerto Limon
- Work with African-Caribbean-owned ground operator and hotels when available; staffed
with African-Caribbean naturalist guide and speaker.
COST FOR LAND TOUR:
$1695 per person in double or triple occupancy; $295 additional for single occupancy. Includes 6 nights hotels; 16 meals (6B,5L,5D); all fees for included activities in the itinerary; airport porter tips; airport and ground transfers, and services of a full-time, bilingual, Costa Rican naturalist guide and driver.
August 27-September 2, 2010
Visit our website or contact us for complete information: www.costaricatoursltd.com info@costaricatoursltd.com 704.541.8680
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September 2010
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University of Maryland (UMD) Symposium: Performing Race in African American Visual Culture
Co-sponsored by the UMD David Driskell Center for the Study of Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora and The Phillips Collection
September 15 to 16, 2010
Focused on race as an ideology that is performed on a daily basis, this symposium will investigate how and why performances of race, mainly African American, are manifested or subverted in American visual culture.
September 15 - Keynote Lecture-6:00 PM, Phillips Collection - FREE for the first 40 to register: Dr. Richard J. Powell, John Spencer Bassett Professor of African American art and visual studies at Duke University, will deliver the keynote address at The Phillips Collection.
September 16 - Symposium-8:30 AM-5:00 PM, University of Maryland-College Park- FREE with registration.
Click here for the tentative program schedule and visit http://www.driskellcenter.umd.edu/conferences/YaleSymposium/index.php
Phone 301-314-2615 or EMAIL driskellcenter@umd.edu to register.
David C. Driskell Center University of Maryland 1214 Cole Student Activities Building College Park, MD 20742
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2010 Signature Conference of Virginia's Sesquicential of the American Civil War - "Race, Slavery, and the Civil War: the Tough Stuff of American History and Memory"
This conference is chaired by eminent scholar James O. Horton, the Benjamin Banneker Professor Emeritus of American Studies and History at George Washington University.
September 24, 2010 from 8am - 4:30pm
L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center Norfolk University Norfolk Virginia
Visit www.virginiacivilwar.org or call 804-786-3591 for registration details.
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12th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
Greater Washington Urban League Empowering Communities/Changing Lives
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lake Presidential Golf Club 3151 Lake Presidential Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20775
For more information, call 202-265-8200 or visit www.gwul.org.
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Executive Council Meeting
September 29, 2010
Raleigh, NC
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ASALH 95th Annual Convention
September 29 - October 3, 2010
Raleigh, NC
Click here for more info.
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October 2010
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4th Annual Decades Party!
Greater Washington Urban League Empowering Communities/Changing Lives
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Walter E. Washington Convention Center 701 L Street, NW Washington, DC
For more information, call 202-265-8200 or visit www.gwul.org.
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January 2011
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The State of African American Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research Deadline for proposals: November 1, 2010
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and IRADAC, The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean at the Graduate Center-CUNY, extend a call for papers for their regular conference on the state of scholarship in African American Studies.
Entitled, The State of African American Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research, the conference will take place on January 6-8, 2011 at the Schomburg Center, located at 135th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, located at 365 Fifth Avenue. Complete panels and individual paper submissions related to the theme - broadly conceived – are invited from scholars and graduate students. In addition to papers in your academic areas of expertise, and on teaching and research methodologies, we particularly welcome submissions on labor, community engagement, gender, sexuality, visual culture, and relations in the Diaspora.
Proposals should be submitted electronically and must include your name, title of the paper, panel, or roundtable, and an abstract of 150 words. They should also include the institutional affiliation of each presenter, phone numbers, and email addresses. Submit proposals by November 1, 2010 to:
Aisha al-Adawiya State of African American Studies Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York NY 10037-1801 E-mail: aaladawiya@nypl.org
Please consult the Schomburg Center’s website for information on travel and hotels.
Registration $20, Students: Free
Zee Dempster, Assistant Director - IRADAC Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean The Graduate Center iradac@gc.cuny.edu 212-817-2076
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March 2011
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Call for Proposals for the 2011 OAH Annual Meeting
The theme will be "Americans Divided and United: Multiple and Shifting Solidarities." OAH will begin accepting proposals for the 2011 meeting on October 1, 2009.
The 2011 Organization of American Historians program committee seeks a wide-ranging program that will cover the full chronological sweep of the American past, from pre-Columbian years to the twenty-first century, and the rich thematic diversity that has come to characterize contemporary American history writing and teaching.The program aims to include those teaching at universities, colleges, community colleges, and secondary schools, public historians, and independent scholars.
The deadline for proposals was Wednesday, February 25, 2010. Thursday, March 17 to Sunday March 20, 2011
Houston, Texas For more information, visit www.meetings.oah.org/index.php/future-meetings.
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2011 OAH HUGGINS-QUARLES AWARD
The deadline for award applications is December 1, 2010 http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/hugginsquarles/index.html
Named for Benjamin Quarles and Nathan Huggins, two outstanding historians of the African American past, the Huggins-Quarles Award is given annually to one or two graduate students of color to assist them with expenses related to travel to research collections for the completion of the Ph.D. dissertation. These awards were established to promote greater diversity in the historical profession.
To apply, the student should submit a five-page dissertation proposal (which should include a definition of the project, an explanation of the project's significance and contribution to the field, and a description of the most important primary sources), along with a one-page itemized budget explaining travel and research plans.
Each application must be accompanied by a letter from the dissertation adviser attesting to the student's status and the ways in which the Huggins-Quarles Award will facilitate the completion of the dissertation project. Please also include email addresses for both the applicant and the adviser, if available.
One complete copy of each application (including cover letter, abstract, budget, and reference letter), clearly labeled "2011 Huggins-Quarles Award Entry," must be mailed to each member of the Committee on the Status of African American, Latino/a, Asian American, and Native American (ALANA) Historians and ALANA Histories listed below and received by December 1, 2010.
Please note that it is the policy of the OAH to honor those applicants who have submitted their applications on or before the stated deadline date. Applications which are not received by close of business on the deadline date will not be considered.
The winner receives $1,200 (or $600 each should two applicants be selected).
The committee will evaluate the applications and announce the award by the 2011 Annual Meeting of the OAH, to be held in Houston, Texas, March 17-20.
Lydia R. Otero (Chair, 2011 Huggins-Quarles Award Committee) Mexican American Studies and Research Center Cesar Chávez Building, Room 208 University of Arizona PO Box 210023 Tucson, AZ 85721-0023
Michael D. Innis-Jiménez Department of American Studies University of Alabama Box 870214 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Jessica Millward Department of History 200 Murray Krieger Hall University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-3275
Amrita Chakrabarti Myers Department of History 733 Ballantine Hall Indiana University 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue Bloomington, IN 47405-7103
Adrienne Petty Department of History NAC 5/144 The City College of New York 138th Street and Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031
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