Re: H-Net Teaching Conference (August 29-September 2) - Program and Registration
Hi All,
Just learned that the link to the program is broken, please try this one: https://conferences.h-net.org/event/2/attachments/2/7/2022%20H-Net%20Tea...
H-South is H-Net's Network on the study of the Culture and History of the Southern U.S.
Below you will find current Discussions and Announcements. Over on the right you will find CFP's for Southern Studies.
Hi All,
Just learned that the link to the program is broken, please try this one: https://conferences.h-net.org/event/2/attachments/2/7/2022%20H-Net%20Tea...
Hi Erica, not sure if this is a fit, but let me know: I study the relationship between religion and infrastructure development in the South during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. A major part of my work has been examining the ways religious concepts emerged alongside cultures of expertise in contexts of swamp drainage and other forms of land transformation. I can say more about a specific paper proposal if you'd like--Feel free to reach out at iellis@unc.edu if you think my work might be a fit for the kind of panel you'd like to propose.
The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and the John Carter Brown Library invite applications for the Hodson Trust - John Carter Brown Fellowship, a unique research and writing fellowship. The Hodson Trust - John Carter Brown Fellowship supports work by academics, independent scholars and writers working on significant projects relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830. Candidates with a U.S.
Join the editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era for a book discussion with Dr. Alaina Roberts author of I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land. Wed. April 14 @ 4 pm ET.
The Crossing Cultures Lecture Series at Washington College presents a free virtual film screening and discussion with award-winning director Stanley Nelson about his documentary "Freedom Riders." This year marks the 60th anniversary of the journey, when 400 Black and white Americans risked their lives challenging Jim Crow segregation through the Deep South in May 1961.
Join the editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era for a book discussion with Dr. Alexandra Finley, author of An Intimate Economy: Enslaved Women, Work, and America's Domestic Slave Trade (UNC Press, 2020). Thurs. Dec. 3 @ 4 pm Eastern.
Join the editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era for a book discussion with Dr. Alexandra Finley, author of An Intimate Economy: Enslaved Women, Work, and America's Domestic Slave Trade (UNC Press, 2020). Wed. Dec. 3 @ 4 pm Eastern.
Dear All,
I would like to offer a quick word of thanks to H-South's new editorial team for getting the network up and running again after a brief hiatus and for bringing so much energy and vision to their work. I'm eager to watch H-South continue to grow under their guidance in the coming months and years. Thank you to Alexander Bowen, David Herr, Michele "Scout" Johnson, Bennett Parten, Lewie Reece, and Vernon Burton. And many thanks also to other incoming editors and all those who have served with the network in the past.
Best wishes,
Dear H-South Subscribers,
Thanks for the pertinent reminder.
The Mississippi Historical Society is soliciting nominations for the Outstanding Thesis Award and the Outstanding Dissertation Award. The prizes are awarded biennially for a master’s thesis and a Ph.D. dissertation on a topic in Mississippi history or biography. Theses and dissertations completed in 2021 and 2022 are eligible.
A copy of the the full Call for Submissions is available here in PDF format.
Journal of Festive Studies Issue Five Call for Papers
Party Tourism (Guest Edited by Alix Boirot)
The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College invites applications for its full-time residential writing fellowship, which supports outstanding writing on American history a
Have you ever wondered how leading journals, such as The Lancet Global Health, determine their publishing priorities and what type of research gets published?
Now is your opportunity to gain an insider’s perspective on this process from Zoë Mullan, Editor-In-Chief of The Lancet Global Health. Zoë will inform scholars on how to strategically prepare for your future research in order to increase your chances of publication success.
During this conversation, you will gain:
Insight from an Editor-in-Chief's perspective on forecasting research trends
The Simms Society welcomes submissions for two panels at the American Literature Association annual conference May 25-28, 2023, in Boston, Mass.:
The Allen Morris Forum on the Native South invites interested parties to join a collegial exhibition of new research on Native Americans in the American South virtually via Zoom. The October 2022 session welcomes the work of Dr. Bradley Joseph Dixon from the University of Memphis.
Ready to transform your relationship with writing into one that is positive and supportive?
During her first year as an assistant professor, Jane Jones, developmental editor, academic book coach, and founder of Up In Consulting, found it challenging to navigate her tenure-track responsibilities. She ultimately decided to leave this career path to become a writing coach and developmental editor. Jane decided to make it her mission to help other scholars achieve access to proper support, feedback, and mentorship and, ultimately, restore their faith in their work.
Hello H-South,
I am a first year PhD student at the University of Georgia. My colleage Cal and I are trying to put together a panel for the Southern Historical Association's 2023 annual meeting in Charlotte, NC, and need a third member. Our panel will examine how economic change has historically driven social change in the U.S. South.
Author Talk: Brooke M. Bauer, Ph.D. “Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation-Building, 1540-1840”
Friday, Oct. 21, Noon-1 p.m.