***************************************************************************** Histnews: The Electronic History Newsletter Monday, February 7, 1994 Vol.2, No.3 Subscriptions: listserv@ukanvm.bitnet or listserv@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu Submissions: histnews@ukanvm.bitnet or histnews@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu FTP Archive: byrd.mu.wvnet.edu:/pub/history/internet/hist_news Editor: Bob Pasker (rbp@brown.edu) ***************************************************************************** Table of Contents 1. CFP: The Shipbuilding Industry And The Contribution Of The North-East Of England (29 lines) 2. CFP: Twenty-Ninth Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference (16 lines) 3. Various British studies conferences. (36 lines) 4. Eyes On The Mosaic: Inquiries And Explorations In Race And Ethnic Studies (25 lines) 5. Northeast Association For Computers And The Humanities: "Surviving DOS and Windows" and Spring 1994 schedule. (43 lines) 6. NEH Institutes for College and University Faculty. (34 lines) 7. Call for Papers: Midwest Conference on British Studies (8 lines) 8. Call for Papers: AHA Pacific Coast Branch Meeting 1995 (40 lines) 9. The Roman de Fauvel: chronicle, allegory, music and image in Paris. (27 lines ) 10. Books At Virginia: Rare Book School 1994 brochure. (7 lines) /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 1. CFP: THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND FFI: Ian Buxton, Department of Marine Technology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne The Department of Marine Technology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne is hosting a one-day conference on September 3, 1994 on the history of the shipbuilding industry and the contribution of the northeast of England, a region that produced around one-third of British output. With the decline of British, and indeed all European, shipbuilding since the 1970s, determined efforts have been made to record the history of the industry. The Department is a mjor contributor to the British Shipbuilding History Project, whose aim is to write the history of the industry from the eighteenth century to date. A significant amount of research has been undertaken since 1990, including the development of a database of ships built in the British Isles. As well as ship construction, particular attention has been given to the associated marine engineering and ship-repairing industries, both prominent in the northeast. The conference offers an opportunity both for those who have researched specific areas of the industry, or who have first-hand experience of the industry, to present their views. The programme is being finalized but likely speakers include Mr. Joe Clarke on the shipbuilding industry in the northeast, Dr. Ian Buxton on ship-repairing in the northeast, and Mr. Brian Newman on the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company. The conference will be held in the Department of Marine Technology, Armstrong Building. For further information, contact Dr. Ian Buxton, Department of Marine Technology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England (tel.: +44 91 222-6712; FAX: +44 91 261-1182). /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 2. CFP: Twenty-Ninth Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference FFI: kimball@aug3.augsburg.edu (Chris Kimball) Twenty-Ninth Annual Northern Great Plains History Conference St. Paul, Minnesota 28 September through 1 October 1994 Co-sponsored by Augsburg College and the Minnesota Historical Society. Proposals for papers, panels, and sessions in _all_ areas of history and history-related subjects are welcome. Proposals, consisting of a one-page prospectus and a brief vita, should be sent on or before 31 March 1994 to: Chris Kimball, Program Chair History Department Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 Internet: kimball@aug3.augsburg.edu /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 3. Various British Studies conferences. North American/Northwest Conferences on British Studies. October 14-16 1994. Vancouver, British Columbia. Abstracts of papers and/or proposals for complete sessions should be submitted along with a c.v. for each participant by March 15, 1994 to Fred M. Leventhal, NACBS Program Chair, Department of History, Boston University, 226 Bay State Road, Boston MA 02215. Phone: 617-353-8317. Fax: 617-353-2556. Sessions will ordinarily include a chair, three papers, and a comment but may adopt a roundtable discussion format. All participants (students and foreign scholars excepted) are expected to be members of the North American Conference on British Studies. Midwest Conference on British Studies. October 27-30 1994, Toronto, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Sixteenth-Century Studies Association. Proposals for individual papers or for sessions of two or three papers on all periods and aspects of British studies are welcome. A one page abstract of each paper should be sent to the Program Chair, Marjorie Morgan, Department of History, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (62901-4519) by March 15, 1994. Western Conference on British Studies. October 27-29 1994, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Paper or session proposals to Peter Mellini, Department of History, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,CA 94928 by May 15, 1994. Southern Conference on British Studies. November 9-12 1994, Louisville, Kentucky, in conjunction with the Southern Historical Association. Proposals may consist of individual papers or entire sessions. Sessions should include two or (preferably) three papers related to a common theme with, if possible, suggestions for chairpersons and commentators. If at all possible, participants in any given session should come from both sexes. For each paper proposed, submit an abstract of 2-300 words, indicating the thesis of the paper, the sources and methodology employed in the research for it, and how it enhances or expands knowledge of its subject. Send to: Dr. John L. Gordon, Jr., Department of History, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. 23173. (No deadline provided.) /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 4. EYES ON THE MOSAIC: INQUIRIES AND EXPLORATIONS IN RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES FFI: Fausto Ramos Gomez fir2@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu April 9, 1994 Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street The University of Chicago The Spring Forum Planning Committee seeks submissions for its second annual graduate/undergraduate student conference. Papers are especially encouraged for (but not limited to) the following thematic areas: 1) race, ethnicity, political culture, and political mobilization; 2) the vocabulary of social difference; 3) multiculturalism, urban education, and the politics of instruction and curriculum design; 4) race and ethnicity in arts and culture; 5) racial and ethnic concerns in the formation of public policy; and 6) global perspectives on race and ethnicity. The deadline for submission of title and an abstract not to exceed 300 words is FEBRUARY 15, 1994. Please send submissions to Alford Young, Jr., Minority Graduate Students Association, Box 24, 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (312) 752-4552. Upon acceptance of the abstract, complete papers will be due MARCH 15, 1994. Conference registration fee of $10.00 will be waived for presenters. For further information, please contact Yvette Adeosun, Acting Director, Coordinating Council for Minority Issues at (312) 702-7774 or Fausto Ramos Gomez, MGSA at (bitnet) fir2@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 5. NORTHEAST ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTERS AND THE HUMANITIES: "Surviving DOS and Windows" and Spring 1994 schedule. FFI: Nan Hahn, 72066.644@compuserve.com NEACH invites you to a member request meeting, featuring an expert panel and sampling session on SURVIVING DOS AND WINDOWS on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1994 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 26A of the IBM Building, 590 Madison Avenue at 57th Street, New York City. The panel will present a sampling session and open discussion of DOS and Windows topics such as anticipating & handling data disasters, backup & archiving, startups for DOS and Windows, disk compression & defragmentation, file and directory organization, memory managers, migrating to Windows, upgrading on a budget, and comparisons of standard DOS and Windows software. Put the NEACH meeting schedule Spring 1994 in your calendar: Tues. Feb. 15: SURVIVING DOS & WINDOWS: Expert Panel/Sampling Session Wed., March 16: INTERNET TOPICS (at NYU Bobst Library) Wed., April 13: ACCESS AND PRESERVATION ISSUES: Hans Rutimann Tues., May 10: TEXT SOFTWARE PACKAGES: Susan Hockey, CETH, and panel Please note the new day/date for the February and March meetings. New day/date: Replaces: Tues. Feb. 15 Wed. Feb 9 Wed. Mar. 16 Tues. May 8 All NEACH meetings are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, but seating space may be limited. NEACH meetings usually take place on the second Tuesday or the second Wednesday of the month from October to May. Visitors to the IBM Building must obtain a pass from the desk on the ground floor: be sure to ask for "Humanities" or "NEACH." NEACH memberships are available at $15 for calendar year 1994. If you already belong to the national ACH, a combination membership with NEACH is only $5 additional. NEACH is an independent, self-sustaining organization. Joining NEACH or renewing your NEACH membership: Please address your check or money order to "NEACH" as payee (in U.S. dollars please) and send it to Nan Hahn, NEACH Treasurer, Benjamin Databank, 322 Second Street, Dunellen, N. J. 08812 USA. Please address membership queries and address changes to Nan Hahn at the above address. She may also be reached by e-mail at 72066.644@compuserve.com or by telephone at (908) 752-5841. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 6. NEH Institutes for College and University Faculty. FFI: nehedu@gwuvm.gwu.edu The Division of Education Programs of the National Endowment for the Humanities is pleased to announce its 1994 Institutes for College and University Faculty. Institutes for College and University Faculty provide opportunities for intensive study of issues, ideas, texts, and historical periods relating to undergraduate teaching in the humanities. They take place in settings with resources suitable for research in the humanities, and they offer an environment in which faculty may examine significant material under the direction of a group of recognized scholars. They thus prepare faculty to return to their classrooms with a deeper knowledge of important scholarship in key fields of the humanities. Institutes are sponsored by colleges, universities, libraries, museums, and professional organizations. They are normally scheduled for a period of four to six weeks during the summer. Participation is open to full-time teachers in U.S. two-year and four-year colleges and universities, with twenty to thirty participants in a given institute selected in open competition by the institute's staff. The study program of an institute is designed to emphasize collaborative work under the direction of a group of scholars. Participants will receive stipends of $250 per week and an allowance toward the cost of travel, room, and board. Prospective participants should write or call the directors of the institutes in which they are interested. There is no need to communicate directly with the Endowment. The institute application deadline is March 1, 1994. Division of Education Programs, Room 302 National Endowment for the Humanities 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20506 /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 7. Call for Papers: Midwest Conference on British Studies FFI: Marji Morgan, Department of History, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL The Midwest Conference on British Studies will meet in conjunction with the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference in Toronto, Canada, on October 27, 28, and 29, 1994. Persons wishing to propose individual papers or complete panels should contact Marji Morgan, Department of History, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-4519. Fax (168) 453-3253. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 1994. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 8. Call for Papers: AHA Pacific Coast Branch Meeting 1995 FFI: Marilyn Boxer mboxer@sfsu.edu or Robert W. Cherny cherny@sfsu.edu PACIFIC COAST BRANCH, AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, 88th Annual Meeting AUGUST 4-7, 1995, MAUI, HAWAII The Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association invites proposals for panels and papers for its 88th Annual Meeting, August 4-4, 1995, to be held at the Maui Inter-Continental Resort, on the island of Maui, in Hawaii. The committee welcomes proposals for all time periods and regions. In recognition of the work of AHA-PCB President-elect Norris Hundley, jr., Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, the committee especially solicits proposals presenting historical perspectives on environment or ethnicity. Proposals may be for individual papers, full panels, or partial panels. The committee especially encourages submission of complete panels (a moderator, 2-3 papers, and 1-2 critics). The deadline for proposals is November 15, 1994. To submit a proposal, contact: Profs. Marilyn Boxer and Robert W. Cherny AHA-PCB Program Committee Co-Chairs Department of History San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94122 FAX: (415) 338-7539 or (415) 338-2514 e-mail: cherny@sfsu.edu or mboxer@sfsu.edu When submitting proposals by FAX, please transmit in the evening or early morning or on weekends if at all possible, to avoid tying up machines during the hours when university offices are normally open (8:00-5:00, Pacific time). To receive information on the program or the AHA-PCB, contact: Prof. Lawrence Jelinek, AHA-PCB Secretary-Treasurer Department of History, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA 90045. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 9. The Roman de Fauvel: chronicle, allegory, music and image in Paris. FFI: Margaret Bent MEGBENT@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK or Andrew Wathey A.WATHEY@VAX.RHBNC.AC.UK An interdisciplinary conference will be held in Paris on the Roman de Fauvel between 11 and 13 July 1994. Papers will be given by historians, art-historians, literary scholars and musicologists from both sides of the Atlantic. Subject to confirmation, contributors include: Francois Avril, Wulf Arlt, Robert-Henri Bautier, Margaret Bent, Elizabeth A. R. Brown, Kevin Brownlee, Michael Camille, Jacqueline Cerquiglini, Michael Davis, Emma Dillon, David Fallows, Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Michel Huglo, Martin Kauffmann, Elizabeth Lalou, Daniel Leech-Wilkinson, Joseph Morin, Jean-Claude Muehlethaler, Christopher Page, Nigel Palmer, Susan Rankin, Nancy Regalado, Tilman Seebass, Jane Taylor and Andrew Wathey. Other interested scholars and students are welcome to attend the sessions, but will need to make their own arrangements for accommodation in Paris. Pre- registration of 20 pounds or 200 francs will be requested when the final programme is announced. Fauvel Conference, Department of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, U.K. /\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\-/\ 10. BOOKS AT VIRGINIA: RARE BOOK SCHOOL 1994 brochure. FFI: books@virginia.edu For a complete e-text copy of the RBS 1994 brochure, e-mail books@virginia.edu. For a hard copy of the RBS 1994 Expanded Course Descriptions sheet (providing further details about the courses offered this year) and an application form, write, fax, email, or telephone Rare Book School, 114 Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498: fax 804/924-8824; e-mail books@virginia.edu; telephone 804/924-8851. ------- End of HistNews Vol.2 , No.3 -------