Call for Papers "Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Power in Maritime America" Interdisciplinary Conference Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies Mystic, CT (USA) 26-29 October 2006
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc. and the Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies will sponsor a multidisciplinary discussion of gender, race and ethnicity in the maritime world at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, October 26-29, 2006. Graduate and postgraduate scholars in a range of disciplines -- American studies, history and literature; geography, anthropology, archeology, sociology and other social sciences; Native American, African American, Latin American, and Asian American studies; women's and gender studies -- as well as museum professionals, public historians, and professional educators at all levels, are encouraged to submit proposals for individual papers or presentations in other formats. Mystic Seaport plans to publish selected conference papers. The program will engage a wide community of scholars, teachers, researchers, museum professionals, and the general public in an inclusive conversation about issues of gender, race, ethnicity, authority and power in American maritime history very broadly defined, in local, national, and global contexts. Sessions will be organized to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue among participants about the state of scholarship in the field, new research, and public access through institutional, educational, and media programming. Please send a 250-word abstract of the proposed paper, panel or presentation and c.v.(s) before April 15, 2006, to <[email protected]>. Contact: Dr. Glenn S. Gordinier Munson Institute, Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave. P.O. Box 6000 Mystic, CT 06355-0990 USA Fax 860/572-5329. Email: [email protected] _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
