Call for Papers
Cancelled because of Gustav!!
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS
TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL
GULF SOUTH HISTORY AND HUMANITIES CONFERENCE
WITH SPECIAL THEME SESSIONS ON
“THE GULF SOUTH IN CHANGE”
October 1-4, 2008
Galveston, Texas
The Gulf South History and Humanities Conference is an annual event sponsored by the Gulf South Historical Association, a consortium of Gulf South colleges and universities from the states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
The 27th Gulf South History and Humanities Conference, hosted by Texas A&M University at Galveston, welcomes all researchers and scholars to propose papers, panels, roundtables, performances, and workshops, exploring all aspects of the history and cultures of the Gulf South and Caribbean Basin.
The registration fee includes a Thursday evening reception at the Texas Seaport Museum onboard the tall ship Elissa, all conference sessions, and a free one-year membership in the Association. Tickets for the banquet, annual keynote address and a courtesy cocktail reception are all included in the additional banquet fee.
Proposals will be considered if postmarked by the deadline of July 1, 2008. To submit an individual paper, send a brief c.v., title of the paper, and short abstract. Panel organizers (two or more presenters, a chair and commentator, or a chair/commentator) must submit a c.v., paper title, and short abstract for each participant. A complete list of conference sessions and topics will be mailed to each registrant in the first week of September 2008.
The conference will be at the historic Hotel Galvez, 2024 Seawall Blvd. Galveston, Texas 77550, which offers a special conference room rate of $ 96.00 night, provided reservations are made by September 17, 2008. Please mention >The Gulf South Conference= when you call for reservations at 1-409-765-7721 or 1-800-WYNDHAM. You may also fax at 409-765-5780. For further details visit our website http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/GLSHG/main.wnt
To submit proposals and for more information, please contact Dr. Donald Willet, willettd@tamug.edu, at: P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553-1675.
Click here for a registration form in Microsoft Word format