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To: john.saillant@wmich.edu X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 Original-recipient: rfc822;saillant@vmh.cc.wmich.edu Call For Proposals The Colonial Society of Massachusetts Graduate Student Forum in Early American History 2 May 2003 Boston, Massachusetts Purpose of the Forum: To provide an opportunity for graduate students preparing dissertations in early American history to discuss their projects with peers and with the Society’s distinguished membership of academics and other history professionals. Format: The event is held in the Society’s Beacon Hill townhouse, with welcoming coffee and lunch provided. Nine students will present and receive comments during the course of the day (3 sessions; 15-minute presentation per student), which will be capped by an address from moderator Bernard Bailyn, Adams University Professor and James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Emeritus, Harvard University, Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders, to be published in January 2003. The Sponsor: The Colonial Society of Massachusetts was founded in 1892 with the mission of advancing the study of early American history through publications, encouraging and recognizing individual research, and conducting programs. How to Submit Your Proposal: The proposal, not to exceed five double-spaced pages, should give a vivid sense of the dissertation project and then highlight a particular dilemma – methodological, conceptual, source-based, etc. – encountered in research or writing. We ask that you outline a problem so that the forum’s audience may be focused in providing constructive advice. Preference will be given to New England topics, but the committee will attempt to achieve a balance in subjects covered. The proposal should be submitted to: Committee Chair (Linda Smith Rhoads), CSM Graduate Student Forum, c/o The Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215; email: lrhoads@masshist.org; fax: 617-859-0074. **DEADLINE: 14 FEBRUARY 2003** Note: Funds are available for students’ travel and lodging. Successful candidates will be asked to submit specific requests for funding. Rave Reviews from Earlier Participants: Previous keynote speaker John Demos remarks, "A wonderful new venue for young historians of early America; may it long continue." Students comment: "I now understand why the forum received such glowing assessments from previous participants" (University of Wisconsin); "I left Boston with new energy to tackle my dissertation" (University of Michigan); "I learned so much from so many wonderful people" (Harvard); "It was my first presentation, and I certainly appreciated the comfortable surroundings" (Princeton); "An experience I continue to cherish" (University of Chicago); "I have received a lot of valuable feedback, both during the event and now by e-mail" (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); "Challenging and energetic" (Tufts University); "How can one improve on stimulating scholarly exchange combined with wonderful food?" (University of Connecticut).
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