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Call for Papers for 2015 Conference in Boston on the American Revolution The organizers of "'So Sudden an Alteration:' The Causes, Course, and Consequences of the American Revolution" invite essay submissions for this conference to be held April 2-4, 2015, in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the passage of the Stamp Act. The program will be held at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston and is co-sponsored by the MHS, Boston University, the David Library of the American Revolution, and Williams College. This conference aims to break out of the well-worn grooves of historical inquiry that have defined the study of the Revolution for the past fifty years. The program is designed to promote two types of conversations, shaped by: 1) traditional questions of origins and consequences addressed from new perspectives; and 2) questions of intersection-how the Revolution either affected or redirected longer-term patterns of change. We hope that the conference will bring into focus key themes that will inspire future scholarship. In particular, the organizers are seeking papers that address issues of politics and ideology, the impact of military developments and military actions on society, and the course of Revolution in New England. Scholarship need not focus on Massachusetts or New England and may address the impact of the Revolution on the broader Atlantic world. The conference organizers seek papers that speak to these themes and questions in an innovative way and may reserve some slots for invited scholars. Aside from the keynote speaker, presenters will not deliver their papers aloud; the papers under discussion will be available at the Society's website to registered attendees approximately one month before the program. Submissions should include a one-page description of up to 500 words and a short c.v. with current contact information. Send proposals to Conrad Edick Wright, Director of Research, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215, or by email to cwright@masshist.org<mailto:cwright@masshist.org>. Deadline: February 21, 2014. -- Kate Viens, Research Coordinator Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-646-0568, Fax: 617-859-0074 www.masshist.org - America's First Historical Society - Founded 1791 "The Cabinetmaker and the Carver: Boston Furniture from Private Collections" is on display through January 17, 2014. The galleries are open Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM. More information is available at www.masshist.org. --
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