Dear readers, the University of London has a call for papers for its HistoryLab Annual Postgraduate Conference. This year’s theme is “950th Anniversary of 1066: A Millenium(ish) of Immigration, Integration, and Invasion.” Although it looks to the Norman invasion of the British isles as a starting point, the conference encourages a broad range of contributions that touch generally on the themes of migration and culture in an historical context, which may be a useful forum for scholars of borderlands. The organizers invite proposals for three-person panels, they welcome interdisciplinary perspectives, studying all geographic areas. A list of suggested topics includes:
- Geographies and patterns of migration
- Colonial emigration
- Immigration for the purposes of labor
- Forced emigration
- Nation building, national identities, and nationalism
- Experiences of immigrant communities
- Globalization and international trade patterns
- Gender, race, and religion
- Diasporic communications and networks of influence
For more information, email: ihrhistorylab@gmail.com with “HistoryLab Conference” in the subject line. You can also follow the lab on Twitter: @IHRHistoryLab
The deadline to apply is April 1, 2016. Good luck!
Borderlands History 