African Women: Early History to the 21st Century — has been published by Indiana University Press – just in time for summer reading and to consider for your fall or spring classes. While it is obviously essential for courses on African women, it will also be an important addition to reading lists for courses on […]
New Film: In a Perfect World
“An important and timely film. Director Daphne McWilliams bravely explores the health and hardiness of men raised by single mothers… I was struck by how a room full of boisterous teens fell silent as they watched the film that mirrored many of their own experiences.” Sean Grover L.C.S.W., Psychology Today and Author of When Kids […]
Call for Proposals: 2017 Mentoring Conference
The Mentoring Institute at UNM is pleased to announce its 10th Annual Mentoring Conference. We invite faculty, staff, and students of higher education, researchers, PreK-12 educators, community leaders, administrators, non-profit partners, government agencies, and other professionals to participate in this five-day event. Together, we will develop dynamic conversations and networking opportunities through hands-on workshops, individual/panel […]
Bridging the Gap: Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony’s New Research Initiative
Bridging the Gap: Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony’s New Research Initiative Today, the Archives of Lesbian Oral Testimony (ALOT) launches Bridging the Gap, a research initiative that aims to connect the broader community with our archives through the use of digital technologies. Now, users can record and contribute oral history interviews to the archives themselves and engage with […]
New Issue of Historical Reflections: Women, Gender, and Law
We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Historical Reflections/Reflexions Historiques has been published by Berghahn Journals. With the theme of “Women, Gender, and Law,” this special issue combines articles derived from a Gender and Medieval Studies (GMS) Group conference and from a meeting of the MidAmerica Medieval Association (MAMA.) This issue encapsulates […]
New Issue: Girlhood Studies (Vol. 10, Issue 1)
GIRLHOOD STUDIES CELEBRATES 10 YEARS! Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Girlhood Studies has been published by Berghahn Journals. With this issue, Girlhood Studies begins its tenth year. Editor-in-Chief Claudia Mitchell opens with an editorial commemorating a decade of the journal. The general articles highlight the tremendous diversity of […]
Registration now open for Teaching History in the 21st Century, the 2nd Bi-Annual Teaching History Conference
Teaching History in the 21st Century: the 2nd biannual gathering of the Teaching History Conference: May 5-6, 2017 at the University of California, Berkeley. The Teaching History Conference began in 2015 as a way to bring scholars and practitioners across the K–16 continuum together to discuss history education. More than 150 participants from five different countries—including K–12 teachers, university […]
Call for Proposals: Western History Dissertation Workshop
2017 WESTERN HISTORY DISSERTATION WORKSHOP Proposals from advanced Ph.D. candidates due March 1, 2017. The 12th annual Western History Dissertation Workshop will be held May 12-14, 2017 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This writing workshop offers vigorous dissertation support to advanced western history PhD students in a collegial group of 10-12 leading scholars from participating […]
Deadline Extended-Emerging Scholars Workshop “Historicizing Blackness”
Emerging Scholars Workshop Historicizing Blackness: Sports, Performance, and Politics A workshop for junior faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and advanced graduate students sponsored by the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center March 31 – April 1, 2017: The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus Deadline for submissions extended to Friday, January 6, 2017 In recent […]
Workshop Announcement: Kitchens in Britain and Europe, 1500-1950
Workshop: Kitchens in Britain and Europe, 1500-1950 Date: 18 January 2017 Venue: SH261, Senate House, University of London The Centre for the Study of the Body and Material Culture is hosting a one-day workshop, ‘Kitchens in Britain and Europe, 1500-1950’, 18th January 2017 at Senate House, University of London. Description: In recent years the home […]
