[AIW] CFP: Sixth Annual Midwestern History Conference, Grand Rapids, MI/USA, May 12-13, 2020

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Call for Proposals

Sixth Annual Midwestern History Conference

Hauenstein Center, Grand Rapids, MI/USA

May 12 - 13, 2020

https://www.gvsu.edu/hc/midwest-history-call-for-proposals-377.htm

 

The Midwestern History Association and the Hauenstein Center at Grand Valley
State University invite proposals for papers to be delivered at the Sixth
Annual Midwestern History Conference, to be held May 12-13, 2020, in Grand
Rapids, Michigan.

 

This conference continues a vibrant discussion which has grown significantly
over the last five years, at collaborative conferences designed to spark -
and sustain - a revival of Midwestern studies in American historiography.
Infused with the varieties of original research pursued by scholars from
many different career paths and stages, this annual gathering strives to
cultivate rigorous historical understanding of a complex, dynamic, and
misunderstood region. Last year's Midwestern History Conference attracted
more than 180 participants serving on 50 panels. Plenary speakers at the
Midwestern History Conference in previous years have included winners of the
Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Parkman Prizes, a National Book Award Finalist, and
a past president of the Labor and Working Class History Association.

 

We welcome papers relating to all aspects of the history of the American
Midwest, in all its diversity. At this time, the Midwestern History
Association is particularly interested in receiving submissions that use
race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, Indigeneity, class, diaspora, and
transnationalism as topics and categories of analysis for exploring
Midwestern history.

 

Proposals for panel and roundtables, with a moderator and/or chair, should
be a maximum of 1,000 words.

 

Individual paper proposals are also welcome and should be a maximum of 300
words.

 

All proposals must be accompanied by short vitas of the participants. All
proposals must also contain contact information for every presenter included
in the proposal.

 

In an effort to promote scholarly conversation and collaboration, the MHA
and the Hauenstein Center urge applicants to limit their proposals to one
panel or roundtable.

 

Proposals should be sent to Jakob Bigard of Grand Valley State University's
Hauenstein Center at bigardja at gvsu.edu <mailto:bigardja at gvsu.edu> .

 

The Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is
dedicated to rebuilding the field of Midwestern History, which had suffered
from decades of neglect and inattention. The MHA advocates for greater
attention to Midwestern history among professional historians, seeks to
rebuild the infrastructure necessary for the study of the American Midwest,
promotes greater academic discourse relating to Midwestern history, and
offers prizes to scholars who excel in the study of the Midwest.

 

To become a member of the Midwestern History Association, please contact MHA
Secretary Megan Birk at megan.birk at utrgv.edu <mailto:megan.birk at utrgv.edu> .
Members can receive a subscription to Middle West Review, the association's
journal of record. Members are also added to an email list that provides
access to news about upcoming conferences, calls for papers, and other
proposals related to Midwestern history. Standard member dues are $40; the
student rate is $20. The MHA also gladly accepts donations toward the cost
of annual prizes and other expenses, as well.

 

Inspired by Ralph Hauenstein's life of leadership and service, and based at
Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Hauenstein
Center is dedicated to raising a community of ethical, effective leaders for
the twenty-first century. Launched with support from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the Center's Common Ground Initiative engages leading
scholars, writers, and public officials in conversations about the cultural,
political, and intellectual challenges that Americans face. 

 

As a proud partner of the Midwestern History Association, the Hauenstein
Center is committed to supporting historical scholarship on the American
Midwest. Bounded by the Great Plains and Great Lakes; known for agriculture
and industry; for irenic countryside and great cities; labeled the
Breadbasket, the Heartland, and the Rust Belt; the history of the Midwest -
its peoples and places, cultures and conflicts, aspirations and afflictions
- is the history of America's most common ground.

 

PROPOSALS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 3, 2020.

 

Contact Email: bigardja at gvsu.edu <mailto:bigardja at gvsu.edu>  

 

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