Call for Papers: 7th Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History
of Medicine, 10/09
The Call for Papers for the 7th Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar in the
History of Medicine has been extended to June 1, 2009!
The 7th Annual Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine,
will be held the weekend of October 9-10, 2009, and hosted by the
Department of the History and Sociology of Science at the University
of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The seminar is
organized and coordinated by graduate students across North America
working in fields related to the history of medicine. Our mission is
to foster a sense of community and provide a forum for sharing and
critiquing graduate research by peers from a variety of institutions
and backgrounds. For more information, including previous years'
programs, please visit www.jointatlantic.org.
THE CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 1, 2009.
Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts for research
presentations on topics related to the history of health and healing;
of medical ideas, practices, and institutions; and of illness,
disease, and public health, from all eras and regions of the world.
Abstracts should be no more than 350 words and should clearly state
the purpose, thesis, methodology, and principal findings of the paper
to be presented. Please note that abstracts more than 350 words in
length will not be reviewed. Speakers must be enrolled as graduate
students at the time of the conference. Successful proposals will
engage with relevant historiographic issues and the potential
contribution to scholarship on the history of medicine and health. A
panel of graduate students and faculty members from several different
institutions will review the abstracts.
All abstracts should be submitted electronically (either as a MS Word
document or as text in the body of an e-mail) to Marissa Mika, Program
Chair, at jasmedconf@gmail.com.
It is not clear at this time whether or not we will be able to provide
financial support for travel to participants. However, we will make
every effort to provide accommodation for presenters. We urge students
whose papers are accepted to seek financial support from their home
institutions to participate in the seminar. Registration for the
conference is free.
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