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CALL FOR PAPERS
Historians of economics are invited to submit papers for presentation at The Historical
Society's 2004 Conference, "Reflections on the Current State of Historical Inquiry," to be
held June 3-6, 2004 at the Spruce Point Inn near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.*
Program Directors:
Peter Coclanis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ann Moyer, University of Pennsylvania
James Tracy, University of Minnesota
We envision this conference as a conversation about what makes history a discipline. Since
historians cannot rely on a single method to fit all situations, we expect to take a close
look at different approaches to the past. We are interested as well in the challenges
created by the nature of available sources, and by the issues that arise when one borrows
theoretical approaches from other disciplines.
In an age that sees itself as moving beyond modernity, the ground has shifted under the
various grand narratives of its European origins. Hence we hope to cast a critical eye on
traditional chapters in that narrative, such as the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, or the
Industrial Revolution. At the same time, we hope to promote ongoing efforts to frame the
histories of Africa, Asia, and the Islamic world in terms of categories not shaped by
European narratives. We expect that historians working with many different kinds of
sources and representing all fields and perspectives will be party to these discussions.
We encourage proposals for complete sessions, individual papers, and informal workshops.
We would like to hear not just from academic historians, but also from independent
scholars, students, journalists, archivists, librarians, and secondary-level teachers.
We hope that this fourth national meeting will serve as a point of departure for a clear-
sighted analysis of the likely future of historical studies in the new century. To
accomplish this, we plan for about half the sessions to involve pre-circulated papers in
which scholars move beyond their research base to engage in a broader discussion: Cast an
eye on your own territory, read more widely, prepare an exploratory, even provocative
essay. For sessions of this type, those whose proposals are accepted will be asked to
e-mail their papers to us at least a month ahead of the meeting and come prepared for a
lively discussion.
Please send 6 copies of your proposal (no more than 2 pages), accompanied by a 2-page
curriculum vitae to:
2004 Conference,
The Historical Society,
656 Beacon Street,
Mezzanine,
Boston, MA 02215-2010.
The deadline is December 31, 2002.
For more information about The Historical Society, please visit
www.bu.edu/historic.
*The Spruce Point Inn is located at the tip of a forested peninsula surrounded by the
Atlantic Ocean. The inn is within walking distance of the resort town of Boothbay Harbor,
an hour north of the Portland, Maine, airport. The sea and the forest surround the
lodgings and the conference facilities. The inn will start taking reservations for our
conference in October of 2003 (800-553-0289). They will be glad to send you a brochure on
request and their web site is www.sprucepointinn.co.
We look forward to seeing you at the Spruce Point Inn in 2004.
Joseph Lucas
Assistant Director
The Historical Society
656 Beacon St., Mezzanine
Boston, MA 02215-2010
www.bu.edu/historic
(617) 358-0260
(617) 358-0250 (fax)
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