Home of the 2018 Northeastern University World History Graduate Conference, taking place in Boston on March 23rd & 24th!
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The 11th Annual Graduate History Conference was a success! Thank you to all of our presenters, @ZaraAnishanslin, the NU History Department, NU GSG, Rebecca’s Cafe, and the planning team for a successful weekend! #nuwh19
The first annual paper prize was presented this year to Yasemin Bavbek and Juho Korhonen on their paper “From an ‘Insignificant Balkan State’ to a ‘Country of White Lilies’: Nation-making and Development from Russian Empire’s Periphery to Post-Ottoman Turkey. Congratulations!
Session 5 “Global Narratives Across Land and Sea” is underway with presentations from Andrew Vierra, Elizabeth Hameetaman, Will Whitworth, and Heesoo Cho. #nuwh19
Keynote speaker @ZaraAnishanslin speaks about her work, Portrait of a Woman in Silk: Hidden Histories of the British Atlantic World. #materialculture #nuwh19
Who Writes History? Session 4 explores this question with presentations from Ankita Choudhary, Allison Chapin, and Yingxue Wang. #nuwh19
Session 3 is underway. Maria Brzosko and Jessica DiFranco speak on ‘Artists and Athletes' and Praveen Swegobind, Yasemin Bavbek, Juho Korhonen, and Olya Murphy talk on ‘Combatting Eurocentric Meta-Narratives.’ #nuwh19
This year at #nuwh19, the conference features a round table discussion on the #digitalhumanities in #worldhistory. Dr. Heather Streets-Salter, Dr. Cameron Blevins, and Molly Nebiolo speak on their DH experience and how it can be used in world history.
We acknowledge that the land we are meeting on for this conference is the original homelands of the Mashpee Wampanoag, Aquinnah Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Massachusett tribal nations.
Also should note: #gradstudent organizers of #nuwh19 started off right, by acknowledging indigenous people whose land we are gathered on today #history
Session 1 is underway. Samantha Melton, Katie Woods, and Megan Woods talk on WWII memory and Yena Sharma Purmarsir and Kenny Oravetz talk on disputed discourses. #nuwh19
Today’s schedule for #nuwh19 will feature 7 great panels. The day will conclude with a keynote address by Dr. Zara Anishanslin.
The folders are ready and people are arriving. #nuwh19 begins today. Follow along today and tomorrow for “(Re)Writing Global Histories."
The 2019 conference is just days away! Check out the schedule and line up of presenters here: nu-histconference.org/progra…
The deadline for paper submissions for the 2019 conference has been extended to Friday, December 14. Check out the details here: nu-histconference.org/
There’s still time to submit a paper for this year’s conference! Check out the CFP and submit a paper on our website: nu-histconference.org/
Save the date! This years conference is March 23 and 24, and the theme is "(Re)Writing Global Histories: Movement, Memory, and Materiality." CFP coming soon! #nuhistconf19
Our final panels are underway! Closing this year's conference are papers dealing with 'Intellectual Boundaries' and 'Cities and Space' #nuwh18
Day 2 of #nuwh18 is underway! Fascinating panels on 'Finding Meaning in Memory' and 'Interrogating Communal Boundaries'
