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From: The Historical Society <historic@bu.edu> 
Subject: Call for Papers for The Historical Society's 2004 Conference 
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 13:57:04 -0400 

Call for Papers for The Historical Society's 2004 Conference 
Location: Maine, United States 
Call for Papers Deadline: 2002-12-31 

CALL FOR PAPERS 
The Historical Society's National Conference, June 3-6, 2004 
The Spruce Point Inn near Boothbay Harbor, Maine* 

REFLECTIONS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF HISTORICAL INQUIRY 

Program Directors: 
Peter Coclanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 
Ann Moyer, University of Pennsylvania 
James Tracy, University of Minnesota 

We envision this conference as a conversation about what makes history 
a discipline. Since historians cannot rely on a single method to fit 
all situations, we expect to take a close look at different approaches 
to the past. We are interested as well in the challenges created by the 
nature of available sources, and by the issues that arise when one 
borrows theoretical approaches from other disciplines. 

In an age that sees itself as moving beyond modernity, the ground has 
shifted under the various grand narratives of its European origins. 
Hence we hope to cast a critical eye on traditional chapters in that 
narrative, such as the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, or the 
Industrial Revolution. At the same time, we hope to promote ongoing 
efforts to frame the histories of Africa, Asia, and the Islamic world 
in terms of categories not shaped by European narratives. We expect 
that historians working with many different kinds of sources and 
representing all fields and perspectives will be party to these 
discussions. 

We encourage proposals for complete sessions, individual papers, and 
informal workshops. We would like to hear not just from academic 
historians, but also from independent scholars, students, journalists, 
archivists, librarians, and secondary-level teachers. 

We hope that this fourth national meeting will serve as a point of 
departure for a clear-sighted analysis of the likely future of 
historical studies in the new century. To accomplish this, we plan for 
about half the sessions to involve pre-circulated papers in which 
scholars move beyond their research base to engage in a broader 
discussion: Cast an eye on your own territory, read more widely, 
prepare an exploratory, even provocative essay. For sessions of this 
type, those whose proposals are accepted will be asked to e-mail their 
papers to us at least a month ahead of the meeting-and come prepared 
for a lively discussion. 

Please send 6 copies of your proposal-no more than 2 pages-accompanied 
by a 2-page curriculum vitae to the adress below. The deadline is 
December 31, 2002. For more information about The Historical Society, 
please visit our website. 

*The Spruce Point Inn is located at the tip of a forested peninsula 
surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean. The inn is within walking distance of 
the resort town of Boothbay Harbor, an hour north of the Portland, 
Maine, airport. The sea and the forest surround the lodgings and the 
conference facilities. The inn will start taking reservations for our 
conference in October of 2003 (800-553-0289). They will be glad to send 
you a brochure on request and their website is www.sprucepointinn.com. 
We look forward to seeing you at the Spruce Point Inn in 2004. 



Contact information: 
2004 Conference 
The Historical Society 
656 Beacon Street 
Mezzanine, Boston, MA 02215-2010 
Email:  historic@bu.edu 

Call for Papers website: 
http://www.bu.edu/historic 

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