[Discussion] Nations, Nationalism & National Identities

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

History in the Making 10: Nations, Nationalism & National Identities
Call for Papers
Concordia University, Montr=E9al (QC) Canada
5 March 2005

The tenth History in the Making Conference will be held March 5, 2005 at
Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. This year's theme is "Nations,
nationalism, and national identity." Graduate students and senior
undergraduates in history and related disciplined from universities
across North America are invited to submit paper proposals discussing
issues related to nationhood both historically and in the contemporary
world. Graduate students who have completed their degrees within the
past year are also encouraged to submit papers. The papers will be
collected and published in the conference's annual proceedings.

The conference, organized by and for graduate students, offers a unique
experience for students hoping to become published scholars. Student
presenters are given the opportunity to exercise their public speaking
skills, communicate research findings to an informed audience of peers,
meet and exchange ideas with students from Montreal and elsewhere, and
have their work published. HIM, one of the longest-running graduate
students' history conferences in North America, has a long tradition of
professionalism and scholarship.

As in the past, the History in the Making Conference will count on
financial and material support from both within Concordia University and
in the wider community.

Please visit our website at (web address given below).

Call for papers

Nations, nationalism, and national identity
March 5, 2005
Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Nationalism, far from having dwindled in an age of globalization, has
proven to be a remarkably persistent and powerful force in the world.
Indeed, in many ways it may be said to be more powerful, if more diffuse
now than in an older era of more easily-defined nation-states.

This year's History in the Making Conference aims to address questions
surrounding the various intersections of nations, nationalism, and
identity. The purpose of the conference is to showcase and workshop the
research of graduate students and senior-level undergraduates. Students
from all history-related disciplines are welcome.

Each participant will be required to make a 15-20 minute presentation.
Finished conference papers should be no longer than 15 pp. They will be
published in the conference's annual proceedings.

Possible topics include, but are by no means limited to:

National history in an age of globalization
Nation versus state
Representations of nation
Inclusion in / exclusion from "the nation"
Nationalism and patriotism

Please feel free to interpret the topic as you choose: we welcome
thoughtful, creative, and enthusiastic contributions.

Requirements:

-a 500-word abstract of your proposed paper/presentation and a letter of
introduction are due by *January 7, 2005* to
history_in_the_making10@yahoo.ca. Please include in email text or as
Rich Text / Word attachment.
-letters of acceptance will be emailed by January 21, 2005.
-requests for AV should follow acceptance and confirmation of attendance
-submissions and papers may be in either English or French
(third-language translation may be available, please inform the
conference organizers of any specific needs in this regard)

Questions may be directed to history_in_the_making10@yahoo.ca.