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SHEAR

Philadelphia, 18-21 July 2024

The 45th annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic will convene in Philadelphia from 18 to 21 July 2024. 

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the meeting of the First Continental Congress at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia. The Program Committee would like to mark this moment—before the semiquincentennial—as an opportunity to analyze the contingency of 1774 and other turning points in early American history.

The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring all

Dear SHEAR colleagues,

As you may be aware, after many years of dedicated service to the SHEAR Annual Conference, Robyn Davis decided to step down from her position as Conference Coordinator. I will be taking on this role and in that capacity, you'll be receiving updates from me on the SHEAR Conference News blog. I hope to see many of you at the 2024 SHEAR Conference in Philadelphia.

Best,

Erika Huckestein, PhD

SHEAR Conference Coordinator

Dear SHEARites, take advantage of our preconference discount and register for SHEAR 2023 today, Monday, 25 June:  https://shear.ticketleap.com/shear2023/ .  Preregistration will close at the end of the day, though of course we will have on-site registration.

Warm regards,

Robyn Lily Davis, Ph.D.

SHEAR Natonal Conference Coordinator

Call for Papers

SHEAR

Philadelphia, 13-16 July 2023

The 44th annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic will return to its home in Philadelphia 13-16 July 2023. 

The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring all aspects of and approaches to the history and culture of the early American republic, c. 1776-1861. We particularly encourage submissions that:

• fill gaps in historical narratives, speak to key historiographical questions, and/or address pressing contemporary issues;
• reflect the diversity of the past and expand narratives of the

CALL FOR PAPERS:  SHEAR

Philadelphia, 13-16 July 2023

The 44th annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic will return to its home in Philadelpia 13-16 July 2023.

The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring all aspects of and approaches to the history and culture of the early American republic, c. 1776-1861. We particularly encourage submissions that:

• fill gaps in historical narratives, speak to key historiographical questions, and/or address pressing contemporary issues;
• reflect the diversity of the past and expand narratives of the

Good news! If you didn’t get a chance to complete your proposal, there’s still time. The SHEAR 2022 Program Committee is extending the deadline through Wednesday, December 15. Please submit proposals to SHEAR2022@gmail.com, and see the full CFP below for more details.

Call for Papers

SHEAR

New Orleans, July 21-24, 2022

The 43rd annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic will convene July 21-24, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Program Committee invites proposals for sessions and papers exploring all aspects of and approaches to the history and culture of the

7/26/20

Dear Colleagues,

I write to you in the midst of a pandemic that has killed over 600,000 people worldwide, disproportionately impacts Native American, Latinx, and Black communities in the United States, threatens the future of higher education and public history institutions, and shows no sign of abating. Federal agents have invaded U.S. cities, and despite national protests the police continue to murder Black people. 

Given these crises, the controversy that has embroiled the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic since the webinar, “Andrew Jackson in the Age of Trump,”

As you all know, due to the pandemic we were forced to postpone our July 2020 meeting until the summer of 2021. Let me again emphasize, however, that the conference and the wonderful panels crafted by program co-chairs Nancy Isenberg and John Belohlavek and their superb committee have not been cancelled but merely delayed for twelve months, and the conference will still be held in Philadelphia.

But to remind our members that we remain a vital organization, even in this troubled time, we offer a special and very timely online plenary, “The Politicization of Andrew Jackson.” 

Daniel Feller

Calling @SHEARites Grad Students and Early Career Scholars.... 

Missing SHEAR this summer?  Catch up with your peers and meet new SHEARites online!  Join the virtual SHEAR Grads and ECRs Happy Hour, Saturday 18 July 2020, 3:00 to 5:00 pm via Zoom.  Register now:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0Urc9FN0We42u_DDpYuYHqH1e2qD3q2IpXhF025dsetQWbw/viewform

Spots are limited.  First come, first served.

Questions? Contact Evelyn Strope (ems92@cam.ac.uk) or Aaron Chin (alc1021@wildcats.unh.edu)