Last year Jonathan Roberts '10 attended this conference (he was the only American there) and had a great time. If you're interested, contact me and there are several opportunities to help defray costs.
Navigating the Labyrinth 2009 Call for Papers
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday, November 7, 2008
Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Conference in History,
Philosophy, and Politics
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
January 15-18, 2009
The Departments of History, Philosophy, and Politics, jointly with the
Thompson Rivers University History Club, invite submissions of proposals
for individual research essays as well as proposals of panels for the
Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Conference in History,
Philosophy , and Politics. All historical periods and all regions are
encouraged as focal areas. Presenters must adhere to a 20 minute time
limit in presentations, and must indicate if audio-visual and internet
accessible tools are required. For individual paper proposals, send an
abstract (maximum 350 words) outlining the research essay to be
presented, along with name, institutional affiliation, email and postal
addresses, and phone number. For panel proposals, please provide the
names of each presenter on the panel, as well as a suggested general
title for the panel, and individual abstracts of each presenter's
paper (including name, affiliation, email and postal addresses, and
phone number). Panel proposals must designate a contact person, and
must be submitted as one complete packet. Panels must be comprised of
no more than 3 (three) presenters, with presentations not exceeding 20
minutes each, to allow for moderator remarks and questions. Graduate
student and secondary school attendance is welcome, though presentations
are limited to undergraduate level students.
We are pleased to announce the inclusion of a theme panel on "Student
Culture in Small City Universities," sponsored by the
Community-University Research Alliance (CURA). Students are encouraged
to submit proposals that address any aspect of this theme and that use
any approach. Students who wish their paper to be considered for this
panel should state so explicitly in their proposal. This CURA panel
will be accompanied by a visual art exhibit on "Culture in Small
Communities" hosted by the TRU Art Gallery.
Submissions may be sent by email to: phpconf@mytru.ca
Anne Gagnon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History
& Director of the Centre
for the Study of Canada and
Coordinator of the Canadian Studies Program
Thompson Rivers University
Box 3010, Kamloops, BC
V2C 5N3, Canada
tel: (250) 828-5057
fax: (250) 371-5510 or 371-5697
Email: agagnon@tru.ca
