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The Spring “Little Berks”
Dear Members of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians: There are a few spots left for the Spring Meeting! This weekend retreat will offer an opportunity to join with other historians in taking stock of the challenges facing higher education today. And, as is our tradition, the weekend will also feature some exciting new scholarship [...]
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2014 Berkshire Conference on Women’s History Themes
Histories on the Edge/Histoires sur la brèche University of Toronto: May 22-25, 2014 Proposals due Jan 15, 2013 For the first time in its history, the Berkshire Conference on Women’s History (also known as the “Big Berks”) will be held outside of the United States, at the University of Toronto, on May 22-25, 2014. The [...]
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Finalists for the 2011 Berks Book Prize
Congratulations to the finalists for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize for 2011. The winner will be announced in June. Arnar, Anna Sigridur. The Book as Instrument: Stephane Mallarmé, the Artist’s Book, and the Transformation of Print Culture (University of Chicago Press). Blackwell, Maylie. ¡Chicana Power! Contested Histories of Feminism in the Chicano [...]
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National Women’s History Museum – Director of Education
National Women’s History Museum Director of Education Overview The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) seeks a Director of Education (the Director) with proven experience in developing and presenting programs and projects for women, families and youth, seniors, and others that interpret the Museum’s mission for and to the public, with special emphasis on the history [...]
Calls for Papers
Call for Papers: A Special Issue of Frontiers on Reproductive Technologies and Reproductive Justice
Frontiers: A Journal of Women’s Studies invites submissions for a special issue on reproductive technologies and reproductive justice. In commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the legacies of that decision, we welcome scholarly and creative works that analyze the contested terrains of reproduction in local, national, or transnational contexts. We are [...]
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Looking Back at the 2011 Little Berks
The 2011 Littler Berks was held at the beautiful Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. The relaxing locale provided a perfect backdrop for the historians to discuss the fascinating presentations given by Claudia Koonz (our Friday night keynote speaker), Nadia Jones-Gailani, Kathi Kern, Anna Sheftel, and Lisa Ndejuru. Below, Nadia and Lisa share [...]
Announcements Article and Book Prizes
Berks Book and Article Prize Deadline – January 15, 2012
A reminder that the Berks Book and Article Prize deadline is quickly approaching. Submissions are due January 15, 2012 Book Prize The Berkshire Conference now awards two book prizes. One prize is for a first book in any field of history written by a woman who is normally resident in North America. This prize is [...]
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2010 Winners of the Berks Article and Book Prizes
Congratulations to Sherry L. Smith, winner of the 2010 Article Prize of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians for her “Reconciliation and Restitution in the American West,” Western Historical Quarterly, 41 (Spring 2010): 4-25. In her thought-provoking and compelling article, Sherry L. Smith invites readers to consider how groups and nations can acknowledge monumental historical [...]
Jobs
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF 19TH-CENTURY U.S. HISTORY New York University
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF 19TH-CENTURY U.S. HISTORY Department of History ARTS AND SCIENCE New York University The Department of History at New York University invites applications for a position in 19th-century US history, including transnational approaches. This is a full-time, tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor. Appointment will begin September 1, 2012, pending budgetary [...]
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Book and Article Prize Updates and Deadlines
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historian invites nominations for the 2011 book and article prizes. Book Prize Congratulations to Christina Snyder, winner of the 2010 Book Prize of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians for her Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America (Harvard University Press, 2010). The Berkshire Conference [...]
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Past Winners of the Book and Article Prizes
2010 Sherry L. Smith, “Reconciliation and Restitution in the American West,” Western Historical Quarterly, 41 (Spring 2010): 4-25. In her thought-provoking and compelling article, Sherry L. Smith invites readers to consider how groups and nations can acknowledge monumental historical injustices and what role history and historians play. Focusing on the Native peoples of the American [...]
Jobs
FACULTY POSITIONS History NYU ABU DHABI
NYU Abu Dhabi is currently inviting applications for a faculty position at any level (assistant, associate, or full professor) for appointment to its History Program. The applicants should offer a special area of research and teaching dealing with the Indian Ocean region and/or Africa and the Gulf region, in which a transnational, comparative or global [...]
Article and Book Prizes Previous Winners
Winner: Article Prize, Berkshire Conference of Women Historians for 2010
Sherry L. Smith, “Reconciliation and Restitution in the American West,” Western Historical Quarterly, 41 (Spring 2010): 4-25 The jury’s citation reads: “In her thought-provoking and compelling article, Sherry L. Smith invites readers to consider how groups and nations can acknowledge monumental historical injustices and what role history and historians play. Focusing on the Native peoples [...]
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Follow-up on Little Berks Digital Storytelling Panel
The topic of our Saturday evening panel will be digital storytelling and feature projects at the University of Kentucky and at Concordia University in Montreal. Kathi Kern of the University of Kentucky, and our Berks secretary, will begin the session and help frame the discussion by drawing on some of the digital storytelling projects which [...]
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Little Berks, Fall 2011
The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is planning a retreat for the weekend of November 4-6, 2011. The “Little Berks” will be held at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, a location back by popular demand. The facility features the Roosevelt Baths and Spa, where women historians have been known to soak [...]
