The Newberry Library Seminar in Labor History
Co-sponsored by the History Departments of Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Labor and Working Class History Association
Call for Papers
for the 2010-11 academic year
Deadline for Submission: 25 April 2010
This seminar provides a forum for works-in-progress that explore the history of working class people, communities, and culture; class and state policy; unions and popular political movements; and other related topics. We are particularly interested in works with a transnational reach and/or deal with Chicago-related topics. The seminar is open to graduate students, faculty members, and independent scholars. To maximize time for discussion, papers are circulated electronically in advance. Priority is given to individuals who are at a stage of their research at which they can best profit from discussion. The seminar meets on selected Fridays, 3:00-5:00 PM, at the Newberry Library in Chicago.
To propose a paper, please send a one-page proposal, a statement explaining the relationship of the paper to your other work, and a brief c.v. to Heather Radke, Program Assistant, Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The Newberry Library. Please send all materials as electronic attachments via email to: [mailto]scholl@newberry.org[/mailto]. If you are interested in proposing a paper and have questions, please contact seminar coordinators Leon Fink (University of Illinois at Chicago, [mailto]leonfink@uic.edu[/mailto];(312) 413-9357 or (312) 996-3141), or Rosemary Feurer (Northern Illinois University, [mailto]rfeurer@niu.edu[/mailto])
The Newberry Library is unable to provide funds for travel or lodging, but can assist in locating discounted accommodations.
Heather Radke
Program Assistant
Scholl Center for American History and Culture Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St.
Chicago IL 60610
(312) 255-3524
Email: [mailto]radkeh@newberry.org[/mailto]
Visit the website at [url]http://www.newberry.org/scholl/LaborCFP_1011.pdf[/url]