Calls for Papers

The following calls for papers by other organizations might be of interest to ACH members. If you would like to propose an event for posting, please contact the ACH Secretary-Treasurer at achsecretary@gmail.com

Call for Papers: “History at Fifty: A Conference to Commemorate Jamaica’s Fiftieth Independence Anniversary,” Department of History and Archeology, University of the West Indies, Mona (October 2012; proposals due by April 30, 2012.

The Department of History & Archaeology, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, invites submission of proposals for presentation at a conference, History at Fifty, to be held in October 2012 to commemorate Jamaica’s fiftieth anniversary of independence. The conference aims at being retrospective, introspective and forward looking with regard to the research of History and its role in Jamaica’s development. The specific objectives of the conference are as follows:

To examine the developments in the research and writing of Jamaica’s History over the last 50 years, and the prospects for the future;
To emphasize the role and relevance of History to all facets of life;
To emphasize the importance of History to national and regional development.

While the focus is on Jamaica’s History, papers that place Jamaica within a regional and global context are strongly encouraged. It is also important to note that the conference organisers encourage presentations which include an inter-disciplinary focus.
Proposal abstracts should be between 150 and 250 words (max), and indicate a title (working titles are acceptable up to March 2012); brief description of the paper and sources, name of presenter and affiliated department and institution, and contact details (preferably an email address).
April 30, 2012 is the deadline for the submission of proposal abstracts. SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: historyarch101@yahoo.co.uk. Department of History & Archaeology, The Faculty of Humanities and Education, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Tel.: (876) 927-1922; Ext.: 2395; Fax: (876) 970-1999.

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The Department welcomes scholarly papers on a range of topics including but not limited to the following themes:

History, National Identity and National Development.
Jamaican and West Indian/Caribbean Historiography.
Pedagogy and Methodology in History.
Women in History and the History of Women; Gender Analysis in History.
Language and Literature in History; History of Language and Literature.
The Role of Creole Languages in representing Jamaican and Caribbean/West Indian Literature and History.
Cultural History- examples- History of Leisure, of Food, of Sports, of Music; of Religion, of Dress.
Oral Histories and Narratives.
Archaeology/Anthropology-The Historicity of Cultures and Cultures of Historicity.
Heritage, and Heritage Management; Eco- and Heritage Tourism; Landscape and Environmental History.
Law and Order in Society; A History of Crime and Punishment.
History of Politics and Government; History and Politics and Politicking.
The History of Businesses and Business Development, Organization and Culture.
History, Technology and Labour.
History in Science and Medicine.
Migration in History and the History of Migration and the Diaspora.
History and Education; History of Education.
History and Media and Communication.
History and Jamaican/Caribbean Journalism.

Call for Papers: “Caribbean Irish Connections,” a multidisciplinary conference and workshop, Barbados (Nov. 16-17, 2012; applications due by June 29, 2012).

In the middle of a story about a Jamaican woman called Miss Manda, whose speech acts reveal her as both multiply situated and out of place¹, the prominent Jamaican novelist Erna Brodber issues a surprising provocation to scholars of Caribbean studies: “I want to know what the Irish, the Scottish, the Welsh gave to the Creole mix as much as I want to know what particular part of Africa is my heritage will solve the African riddle but who will tell me about the others?” (Brodber 1998: 75)

Although there has been more recent scholarship on the connections between Ireland and the Caribbean, such as the The Black and Green Atlantic: Cross-Currents of the African and Irish Diasporas edited by O¹Neill and Lloyd, there remains still too little conversation between scholars based in Caribbean and those in Irish Studies. This conference aims to open up these conversations as they pertain to history, politics, language, geography, expressive cultural forms, and everyday practices (such as the shamrock passport stamp of Montserrat). We seek the active engagement of scholars working within this highly focused yet potentially broad field to further shape this emerging critical discourse.

Please send abstracts of 250 words and a brief biography to a.j.donnell@reading.ac.uk by 29 June 2012. Presenters will be notified by last week in July. A special accommodation rate has been negotiated for presenters at Beach View, Paynes Bay, St. James, Barbados, and all conference sessions will be there.
Website: <http://www.beachviewbarbados.com/>

Registration fees: (including lunches & BBQ supper Saturday night) US & Europe : US$150 or Caribbean : US$75. Selected papers will be considered for an edited collection in Palgrave¹s New Caribbean Studies series.