French History / Studies

After the colloquium held for the 150-year anniversary of 1848 and its famous Revolutions, organized by the French « Société de 1848 » and which was a historiographic landmark, it seemed important, twenty years later, to shed a new light on this major event of the Nineteenth Century. Firstly, we ought to answer to Maurice Agulhon’s repeated wish to know more about the stakeholders, insofar as the Dictionary of the French political leaders of 1848 written by the Nineteenth Century History Study Centre (« Centre d’histoire du XIXè siècle ») of Sorbonne Univ

Call for Graduate Student Prize Submissions: The Hugh F. Rankin Prize is awarded by the Louisiana Historical Association each year to the graduate student in history who submits the best unpublished article-length essay in Louisiana history or a related topic. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program at either the M.A. or Ph.D. level, and the essay must be based on original research. Part-time graduate students are eligible.

Papers sought for panels on the topic of “Sharing Sacred Spaces: The Contexts and Patterns of Ecclesial Sharing in Early Modern Europe” for the 2018 SCSC to be held in Albuquerque, NM, Nov. 1-4, 2018.

Panel Organizers: David Luebke, University of Oregon, and Beth Plummer, University of Arizona

Please send title, 200-word abstracts, and short bio by March 25 to David Luebke (dluebke@uoregon.edu) or Beth Plummer (meplummer@email.arizona.edu)

The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels for presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association in Louisville, Kentucky, November 7-10, 2019. Papers on any aspect and any period of European history or European history in global context are welcome. The program committee especially encourages full panel proposals comparing Europe to other regions or exploring connections between Europe and other regions.

Papers sought for an MLA panel on economic and financial themes, or on the global transactions of production, marketing, or consumption in   European literatures and media. 200-word abstract and brief bio by 25 March.

The Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures (CMLL) at Mississippi State University will soon be hosting a symposium dedicated to "The metaphor of the monster."  This exciting event will take place on Friday, September 21st, and Saturday, September 22nd, 2018. 

The deadline for the NEH-sponsored Seminar, "Courtly Lyric in the Medieval French Tradition: Poetry and Performance" has been extended until March 8. 

The centennial of the Treaty of Versailles compels scholars to reflect on the transformative effects of the Great War of 1914-18. Similarly, the culmination of the Seven Years’ War in 1763 represents a watershed moment in the 18^th century. The development of tactics and strategy, the effects of military and political actions, and the shift in the balance of powers was felt by all combatants and their subjects.

Dear Colleagues,