On the evening of Friday 5 March 2010, the GMSA and HCGSA will be co-hosting "This is Not a Conference" at Dewey's on UofA campus. Starting at 8:00, the event will include two presentations as well as two musical performances:
Michael MacDonald: Quartet 2: A filmic analysis of Dan Brophy’s Quartet 2
Rylan Kafara: Punk and Protest: Direct Action and the Role of Music in the Counterculture of the 1980s
Musical performance by MUGBAIT
Musical performance by Wool on Wolves
http://www.myspace.com/woolonwolves
The event begins at 8:00, $5 at the door. Tell your friends. All proceeds go towards supporting local music.
Presented by the Graduate Music Student Association and History and Classics Graduate Student Association as a co-panel for their respective conferences:
"Ncounters: Ideas and Music"
http://ncounters.wordpress.com/about/
"The Past is Not Yet Written: Innovative Approaches and New Ideas in Historical Research"
http://hcgsagraduateconference.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Update: New Distinguished Speaker Added
Hi conference attendees, we are pleased to announce that a new Distinguished Speaker has been added to the docket for Saturday's proceedings. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Michael L. Barton, Professor of American Studies and Social Science at Pennsylvania State University in Harrisburg. Looks to be an exciting conference shaping up, stay tuned for more details concerning the program as they become available.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Updated Call For Papers
Please read: Updated Call For Papers
History and Classics Graduate Student Association
Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta
Call for Papers
5-6 March 2010
"The Past is Not Yet Written: Innovative Approaches and New Ideas in Historical Research"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Franco De Angelis, University of British Columbia
Abstracts for papers on innovative approaches and new ideas in historical research are sought for the History and Classics Graduate Student Association’s conference at the University of Alberta on Friday, 5 March to Saturday, 6 March 2010. This theme is widened from the original conference focus on the application of quantitative methods. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, to be submitted to the address below. As we are a multidisciplinary department, we are seeking papers from a broad spectrum addressing different approaches to historical research from all time periods and geographical regions. Papers may address any subject matter as it is the method of approach that is of importance, not the specific subject matter.
Papers accepted for presentation should be approximately 15 minutes in length.
Please submit abstracts electronically to conference.hcgsa@gmail.com.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2010.
Announcement of accepted abstracts: 15 February 2010.
In addition to the highly anticipated academic proceedings, there will also be organized social events on both the Friday and Saturday nights, as well as an Archaeological Institute of America talk on the Thursday before the conference. If any further information is required, please feel free to contact either Ian Thompson or Rylan Kafara at conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
History and Classics Graduate Student Association
Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta
Call for Papers
5-6 March 2010
"The Past is Not Yet Written: Innovative Approaches and New Ideas in Historical Research"
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Franco De Angelis, University of British Columbia
Abstracts for papers on innovative approaches and new ideas in historical research are sought for the History and Classics Graduate Student Association’s conference at the University of Alberta on Friday, 5 March to Saturday, 6 March 2010. This theme is widened from the original conference focus on the application of quantitative methods. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, to be submitted to the address below. As we are a multidisciplinary department, we are seeking papers from a broad spectrum addressing different approaches to historical research from all time periods and geographical regions. Papers may address any subject matter as it is the method of approach that is of importance, not the specific subject matter.
Papers accepted for presentation should be approximately 15 minutes in length.
Please submit abstracts electronically to conference.hcgsa@gmail.com.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2010.
Announcement of accepted abstracts: 15 February 2010.
In addition to the highly anticipated academic proceedings, there will also be organized social events on both the Friday and Saturday nights, as well as an Archaeological Institute of America talk on the Thursday before the conference. If any further information is required, please feel free to contact either Ian Thompson or Rylan Kafara at conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Keynote Speaker
Please find here a link to the online profile for our keynote speaker, Dr. Franco De Angelis, from the University of British Columbia.
http://www.cnrs.ubc.ca/index.php?id=3487
http://www.cnrs.ubc.ca/index.php?id=3487
Monday, November 30, 2009
Call for Papers
“Absolutely Imprecise: Quantitative Methods of Viewing the Past”
5-6 March 2010
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Franco De Angelis, University of British Columbia
Abstracts for papers on the application of quantitative methods in historical research are sought for the History and Classics Graduate Student Association’s conference at the University of Alberta on Friday, 5 March to Saturday, 6 March 2010. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, to be submitted to the address below. As we are a multidisciplinary department, we are seeking papers from a broad spectrum addressing different quantitative approaches to historical research from all time periods and geographical regions. Papers may address any subject matter as it is the method of approach that is of importance, not the specific subject matter.
Papers accepted for presentation should be approximately 15 minutes in length.
Please submit abstracts electronically to conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2010.
Announcement of accepted abstracts: 15 February 2010.
In addition to the highly anticipated academic proceedings, there will also be organized social events on both the Friday and Saturday nights, as well as an Archaeological Institute of America talk on the Thursday before the conference. If any further information is required, please feel free to contact either Ian Thompson or Rylan Kafara at conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
5-6 March 2010
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Franco De Angelis, University of British Columbia
Abstracts for papers on the application of quantitative methods in historical research are sought for the History and Classics Graduate Student Association’s conference at the University of Alberta on Friday, 5 March to Saturday, 6 March 2010. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words, to be submitted to the address below. As we are a multidisciplinary department, we are seeking papers from a broad spectrum addressing different quantitative approaches to historical research from all time periods and geographical regions. Papers may address any subject matter as it is the method of approach that is of importance, not the specific subject matter.
Papers accepted for presentation should be approximately 15 minutes in length.
Please submit abstracts electronically to conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2010.
Announcement of accepted abstracts: 15 February 2010.
In addition to the highly anticipated academic proceedings, there will also be organized social events on both the Friday and Saturday nights, as well as an Archaeological Institute of America talk on the Thursday before the conference. If any further information is required, please feel free to contact either Ian Thompson or Rylan Kafara at conference.hcgsa@gmail.com
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Welcome to the 2010 HCGSA Annual Graduate Student Conference
The 2010 History and Classics Graduate Student Association Annual Graduate Student Conference will be held on March 5th and 6th 2010. This year's topic will be Quantitative Methods in Historical Research. The topic is aimed to attract a variety of papers from a multitude of disciplines.
In addition to the Graduate Student Conference, our keynote speaker will also be presenting a lecture on behalf of the Archaeological Institute of America on the evening of March 4th 2010. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Dr. De Angelis and for his two upcoming lectures.
Please find here our Call for Papers and check back often for continuing updates on the conference!
In addition to the Graduate Student Conference, our keynote speaker will also be presenting a lecture on behalf of the Archaeological Institute of America on the evening of March 4th 2010. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Dr. De Angelis and for his two upcoming lectures.
Please find here our Call for Papers and check back often for continuing updates on the conference!
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