( Originally posted at http://www.bwrensink.org )
I did this last year and thought it would be a good thing to do again. Browsing through the conference program for next month’s Western History Association annual conference, I found the following panels and events that may appeal to borderlanders. And, once again, borderlands are well represented! The program committee did a pretty good job of not double booking similar themed panels, as inevitably happens, but there are still some tough decision to make – especially for the Saturday 8:30-10:00 slot. If you are hoping to mix in borderland with some other panels, you will definitely have some tough choices – there are a lot of cool topics being presented. There are some other borderlands/transnational themed papers peppered in other panels, but I am just going to list the full panels that focus on borderlands and transnational topics. I hope to see everyone there, in the halls, snoozing in the backs of panels, at the bar (me drinking a Sprite, of course), etc… Continue reading
