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CALL FOR PAPERS
Oral History Association Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, New York
October 15-18, 1998
The Oral History Association invites proposals for papers and
presentations for its 1998 annual meeting, to be held October 15-18 in
Buffalo, New York. The theme of the meeting is "Crossing the Boundary,
Crossing the Line: Oral History on the Border." Proposals that relate to
mediations among diverse communities; class, ethnic, racial, and gender
perspectives; interdisciplinary approaches; transnational issues; migration
and immigration; transgressions; new frontiers in technology; lesbian and
gay history; relationships in interviewing; marginality; oral history and
received historical wisdom; shifting borders in oral history; and ethical
and legal boundaries are especially encouraged. Proposals on other topics
are also welcomed.
The Program Committee invites proposals from oral history
practitioners in
a wide variety of disciplines and settings, including academic
institutions; museums; historical societies, archives, and libraries;
community organizations; media professionals; and independent historians.
We also encourage proposals from graduate students and from those involved
in both precollegiate and postsecondary teaching. Sessions may address the
many uses of oral history in media such as film, video, radio, exhibitions,
drama, and new electronic media. Similarly, while sessions may be
organized in the customary panel format, we encourage proposals for
roundtables, workshops, poster sessions, media and performance-oriented
presentations, off-site sessions, and other formats that go beyond the
boundaries of conventional conference presentation. We welcome proposals
from other professional organizations, including state and regional oral
history associations affiliated with the Oral History Association, and
proposals for presentation in French from French speaking Canadians. OHA
policy prevents those who will present papers at the 1997 annual meeting
from doing so in 1998; such individuals, however, may serve as session
chairs and commentators.
Applicants must submit four copies of the following: for full
session
proposals, a one-page description of the issues and questions the session
will address and a one-page abstract of each presentation; the name of the
convenor; suggested commentator(s); and short vitae, including
institutional affiliation, mailing address, phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses for each presenter. Individual proposals should include a title,
one-page abstract of the presentation, and a short vita of the presenter.
For further information or to submit proposals, contact:
Debra Bernhardt Cliff Kuhn
Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Department of History
70 Washington Square South P.O. Box #4117
New York, NY 10012 Atlanta, GA 30302-4117
(212) 998-2640 (404)651-3255
Fax: (212) 995-4070 Fax: (404) 651-1745
e-mail (queries only)
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