Call for Papers: Great Lakes History Conference, 05/03

The 28th annual Great Lakes History Conference, sponsored by Grand Valley State University, will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 8, 2003. We welcome papers and arranged sessions addressing this years' theme, "From Slavery to Freedom in the Atlantic World," including papers addressing all aspects of slavery as well as the history of African diasporic communities after emancipation; papers in other areas of historical study are also welcome. The Great Lakes History Conference is a general academic conference; all fields of history are represented. Professor Ira Berlin of the University of Maryland will be our keynote speaker.

Send an abstract of approximately 200 words, together with a short c.v., by May 15, 2003 to Dr. Paul Murphy or Dr. David Stark, Department of History, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401. Phone: (616) 331-3298 (Dept.); Email: murphyp@gvsu.edu or <mailto:starkd@gvsu.edu;>starkd@gvsu.edu; Fax: 616-331-3285.

Please include your summer address, e-mail address, and telephone number, if different from your current one.

For further information, see <http://www.gvsu.edu/history/glhc.html>www.gvsu.edu/history/glhc.html.

------ Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 From: "Paul Murphy" <murphyp@gvsu.edu>, Grand Valley State University