Call for Papers
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25th Anniversary
September 27-29, 2024
Call for Papers
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2024
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The graduate students of the History Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder are pleased to announce the twenty-fifth annual Rocky Mountain Interdisciplinary History Conference.
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This academic conference provides an opportunity for students to present papers, gain experience in public speaking, and attend workshops on professional development and teaching. First-time presenters are especially encouraged to participate.
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The conference will be based around the theme,ÌýBeyond the Frontiers of History: Between Crisis, Dialogue, Dispute, and Representation
Email your CV and abstract toÌýrmihc@colorado.edu
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Please submit a one-page abstract of the paper and a current CV (all files should be uploaded in .pdf). The abstract should clearly express an original argument rooted in extensive primary source research.
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Join us for a conference that transcends historical boundaries. Our wish is to bridge disciplines, weaving a tapestry of understanding that transcends the frontiers of our disciplines. We wish to explore the intersections of crisis, dialogue, dispute, and representation, fostering interdisciplinary conversations, since these are questions connected beyond the historical field. Papers that address these themes might include political, socioeconomic, or cultural questions, transnational, comparative, or global histories, art, music, or other cultural mediums.
We welcome submissions with a historical element from graduate students working in any discipline. Exceptional undergraduate papers will be considered. Past participants have come from fields as diverse as history, political science, economics, cultural studies, philosophy, comparative literature, sociology, film, art history, religious studies, anthropology, women’s and gender studies, geography, ethnic studies, and theater.
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PRESENTATION DETAILS
Every paper will receive commentary by another graduate student, and a faculty member will moderate each panel session. Presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
Please note: While RMIHC 2024 is primarily intended to be an in-person conference, certain accommodations can be made for extenuating circumstances (e.g. emergencies, disability). Please email the executive committee at the address provided above if you have any concerns or questions. We will do our best to help.
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PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Presentations will be strictly limited to 15 minutes; thus, papers should be 8 pages in length, not including endnotes and bibliography.
There will be a small monetary award for the best conference paper.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Professor Erin Hutchinson, “Defending the Nation: Soviet Writers’ Activism During Glosnost’ and the Breakup of the USSRâ€
More details to come on conference workshops, etc.
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