[Discussion] GLOBALIZATION, EMPIRE, AND IMPERIALISM IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

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From: Joseph Lucas, The Historical Society <historic@bu.edu>

Call for Papers
The Historical Society's 2006 Conference
GLOBALIZATION, EMPIRE, AND IMPERIALISM IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

In recent years globalization has received a huge amount of attention. The
media are replete these days with references to empire, imperialism,
neo-imperialism, etc. If much of the work on these topics is vaporous
"globaloney," as Paul Krugman (recycling a phrase originating with Clare 
Booth
Luce) puts it, an increasing proportion is sufficiently serious so as to
command the interest of scholars. Nonetheless, it must be pointed out that
even the best of the recent work often suffers from a lack of historical
perspective. Clearly, the time seems right for systematic scholarly
examination and analysis of these concepts qua concepts and of specific
historical episodes/manifestations of globalization, empire, and imperialism
across space and time.

With the above considerations in mind, the Historical Society is pleased to
announce that the organizing theme for its 5th conference, scheduled for 
early
June 2006, will be "Globalization, Empire, and Imperialism in Historical
Perspective." The conference will be held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and
will be hosted by the University of North Carolina. We envision a meeting in
which historians across fields come together to deepen and enrich the 
state of
knowledge about these vital concerns. Although we suffer no delusions about
the degree of influence scholars typically have on contemporary policy
debates, we are hopeful that the addition of historical context may 
lessen to
some small extent the level of ignorance, if not partisanship characteristic
of the same.

Peter A. Coclanis will chair the 2006 conference program committee.

Please send 6 copies of your proposalno more than 2 pagesaccompanied by 6
copies of a brief curriculum vitae to 2006 Conference, The Historical 
Society,
656 Beacon Street, Mezzanine, Boston, MA 02215-2010. The deadline for
proposals is January 31, 2005. Questions? E-mail us at historic@bu.edu 
or call
(617) 358-0260.

Joseph Lucas
The Historical Society
www.bu.edu/historic
historic@bu.edu