What’s Going On in the Field
Think, Learn, Teach, Do: Your Stories from 2011 Big Berks
Blog Wrap-Ups
As we recuperate from the 2011 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women and begin to look forward to 2014′s first ever Canadian Big Berks at the University of Toronto, take a few minutes to read an assortment of reports from UMass Amherst trenches. Several participants brought the Berks into the twenty-first century by live-tweeting sessions, using [...]
Calls for Papers
Call for Papers – Women in Early America
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS This project, Women in Early America, is an anthology on women in America from contact through the Revolutionary era. Proposals for essays that employ a transnational approach and that rewrite master narratives are especially encouraged. As the volume is largely intended for use in undergraduate courses, essays that are written for that [...]
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Think/Learn/Teach/Do
*THINK/*LEARN/*TEACH/*DO This space is dedicated to sharing new perspectives stirred by the Berks “Generations” conference that have the potential to change our practices as thinkers, scholars, students, teachers, and activists. What did you learn from your conference experience? Will it lead you to teach differently? To see the world in new ways? To act in [...]
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Big Berks Conference Information, 2011
The 2011 Big Berks will be held from June 9th-12th at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. For more information on lodging, transportation and UMass please visit our conference website. To download the program please visit http://berksconference.org/BerkshireConference2011.pdf To register, sign up for meals or housing, or to preregister for tours and workshops please visit our registration page. We regret [...]
Jobs
Assistant Professor Opening in Antebellum History – Cal Poly Pomona
The History Department at the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, seeks an assistant professor in Antebellum United States history, with preference for cultural or diplomatic history. Duties and Responsibilities: (1) Teaching general and topical courses at the undergraduate and graduate level (2) student advising; (3) participation in programs and activities related to the mission [...]
Announcements Prizes & Awards
Finalists Announced for 2010 Cundill Prize in History
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2010 CUNDILL PRIZE IN HISTORY www.mcgill.ca/cundillprize The jury for the Cundill Prize in History at McGill, the world’s largest non-fiction historical literature prize, has announced the short list for this year’s prize. The prize, now in its third year, will award one full prize of $75,000 U.S. and two “Recognition of Excellence” [...]
Fellowships
American Association of Nursing – Writing and Research Awards
At its 27th annual conference, entitled International Perspectives on Nursing History, held jointly with European Nursing History Group in London, England, the American Association for the History of Nursing awarded its distinguished Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing to Dr. Kara Dixon Vuic for her book Officer, nurse, woman: The Army [...]
Announcements
Teach-In About Homophobia and Bullying – Connecticut College
Teach-In About Homophobia and Bullying Wednesday Oct. 13th, 2010 4:30-8pm 1941 Room, Cro Student Center Connecticut College, New London 4:30-6:00 – Community Conversations 6:00-6:30 – Break for Dinner (provided) 6:30-8:00 – Putting Ideas Into Action * Details to follow * People are encouraged to participate in both sessions but are welcome to attend either one. [...]
Jobs
College of Wooster – Early US and Women/Gender/Sexuality
The Department of History at the College of Wooster invites applications for a position in the Early American/United States History Before 1877. This is tenure-track position at the assistant professor rank to begin in August 2011. The successful candidate will be expected to teach the U.S. History survey and upper-level courses in his/her area of [...]
Fellowships
Winterthur Research Fellowship
Winterthur, a public museum, library, and garden supporting the advanced study of American art, culture, and history, announces its Research Fellowship Program for 2011-12. Winterthur offers an extensive program of short-and-long term fellowships open to academic, independent, and museum scholars, including advanced graduate students, to support research in material culture, architecture, decorative arts, design, consumer [...]
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Registration for the 2011 Big Berks
Registration for the 2011 Big Berks is now open. Please see Big Berks Registration for details and to register!
Jobs
New York University – 19th Century US History
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, 2011, pending budgetary and administrative approval. The department especially encourages applications from candidates working on slavery, legal history, [...]
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University of Oregon – Women’s History/Gender History
The History Department at the University of Oregon invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship to begin September 16, 2011. We seek an excellent and innovative scholar, whose research may focus on any part of the world. Ph.D. in hand by time of application. The successful candidate will be expected to teach an array of [...]
Announcements Conferences
2010 Little Berks
The Little Berks will be held June 4-6, 2010, at Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Our President, Kathy Brown, has invited Anjali Arondaker from the University of California, Santa Cruz to speak with us this year. These “Little Berks” meetings are open to all members and their guests. We urge you to attend, [...]
Calls for Papers
2011 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
“GENERATIONS: Exploring Race, Sexuality, and Labor across Time and Space” June 9-12, 2011, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Proposals due March 19, 2010 The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians is holding its next conference at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on June 9-12, 2011. 2011 marks the 15th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women [...]
