Call for Papers
Call for Papers
2003 Oral History Association Annual Meeting
Bethesda, Maryland - (Washington, DC area)
October 8-12, 2003
Creating Communities: Cultures, Neighborhoods, Institutions
The Oral History Association invites proposals for papers and presentation
for its 2003 annual meeting to be held October 8-12, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency,
Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting theme is "Creating Communities: Cultures,
Neighborhoods, Institutions." The conference will be held in the Washington,
D.C. area, a place where people of many different races and ethnic backgrounds
live and work. We invite presenters to take up the challenge of how oral history
can illuminate the ways people weave the cultural mosaic of our society by creating
communities in diverse settings and locales.
Paper topics may deal with the diversity of community life, the social, political
and economic forces that impact the creation and continuity of community, and
the forms in which individuals have created communities. What is the lasting
influence of the community to its members? How have communities changed to protect
cultural identity while bringing inclusion and diversity to the history of community
building? Through what means have individuals constituted communities through
informal networks as well as within and through formal institutions? How have
these communities mobilized to affect the worlds around them? Finally, as oral
history practitioners, how do we reflect the meaning in oral history and give
it back to the communities that partner in such projects?
The program committee invites proposals from oral history practitioners in
a wide variety of disciplines and settings and encourages them to think about
"community" in its largest sense. We are interested in grass-roots
history that gives voice to and empowers communities; folklore and folklife
projects that preserve, protect and enhance cultural continuity; explorations
of racial and ethnic communities that consider both internal formation and engagement
with American polity and society; political and diplomatic history that locates
its subjects within communities; labor and business studies that trace the communities
constructed within and without these arenas; and oral history of the military
that considers the social life of this institution.
We encourage submissions from academic and community scholars working in a
variety of institutional and community programs. We seek contributions from
museums, historical societies, archives and libraries, community groups, teachers,
media/technology professionals, and independent consultants. The program committee
solicits the representation of oral history community work through traditional
academic methods, and classroom or community programs. We further encourage
field representation in the arenas of film, drama, radio, television, exhibits,
and electronic technology. We are especially interested in the communities surrounding
the mid-Atlantic states, but welcome papers dealing with community history and
regional representation throughout the United States and international communities.
1. All applicants must submit five copies of their proposal.
2. For full panel sessions, submit a panel title, a one page descriptive abstract
of the proposed panel discussion (including individual paper titles), and a
one page vitae or resume for each presenter. Due to session time restraints
(maximum time 1 hour and 45 minutes), full panel sessions should be limited
to three presenters, and a moderator and/or commentator. Full panel sessions
will be given priority.
3. Roundtable proposals should include a panel title, a one page descriptive
abstract of the proposed discussion, and one page vitae for each participant.
Due to session time restraints (maximum time 1 hour and 45 minutes), roundtable
proposals should be limited to four to five presenters, and a moderator and/or
commentator.
4. Single paper submissions will be considered. Each applicant must provide
five copies of their proposal, a short abstract of their presentation (including
paper title), and a one page vitae or resume. Every effort will be made to accommodate
single paper entries.
5. Anticipated equipment needs should be indicated in the proposal. Slide and
overhead projectors can be provided if requested. Computer data projection and
Internet connections may/may not be available. Equipment requests will be considered
as part of the proposal and will be a factor in the Program Committee's decision.
Proposals must be postmarked by December 31, 2002. They must be submitted
by mail or fax, no e-mail attachments will be accepted. Each submission must
be accompanied by a Proposal Cover Sheet, to be printed from the OHA website:
www.dickinson.edu/oha.
Proposals should be submitted to:
Rose T. Díaz
OHA Program Committee
UNM General Library - Political Archive
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1466
FAX: (505) 277-3284
if street address needed use:
1642 University Ave. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
For additional information, please contact the 2003 Program Chair:
Roger Horowitz, OHA Program Chair
Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, DE
302-658-2400, ext. 244
rh@UDel.Edu
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