March 15, 2008

This conference seeks to bring together graduate students from across disciplines in the western Great Lakes region, working on topics related to the history of Europe. Organized by the University of Michigan's interdisciplinary European History Workshop, the goals of the conference, like those of the EHW, include: 1) considering the varying methodological and theoretical approaches employed by different disciplines in their efforts to better understand Europe's past; 2) facilitating greater discussion between scholars working in distinct geographic and temporal areas, such as Eastern and Western Europe, and the medieval/early modern and modern periods; 3) locating ways in which the study of Europe's past can still be relevant in a period of increasing scholarly interest in globalization and transnationalism. We also strongly encourage paper proposals from graduate students in disciplines beyond History proper, such as History of Art, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, or any discipline concerned with historical topics related to Europe. Possible paper topics might include, but are not limited to:

Nations and boundaries

Popular culture and everyday life

Material, visual, and sound cultures

Empire

Sexuality and the body

Religion, secularism, and the law

Science, medicine, and technology

Migration

Space, architecture, and the environment

Theory, memory, and historiography

The conference will be held at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, on March 15, 2008. Please submit a paper abstract of no more than 250 words as an email attachment to EHWconference08@umich.edu no later than January 18, 2008. We are also requesting a brief biographical statement, outlining your discipline, departmental/university affiliation, stage in degree program, etc. Acceptance notifications will be emailed in late January.