AMST Profs. King and Stefano in the City Paper

Robert Williams brings African culture to Hollins Market

Robert Williams is standing on the corner of Hollins Street and South Arlington Avenue, outside Umiri Siki, or “New Day” Gallery, which he runs. African masks and sculptures and African-American...

Posted: January 29, 2014, 4:14 PM

CFP: Collaboration and Innovation Across the Food System

U of Vermont, Jun 18-22, 2014. Deadline: Feb 1

This year’s ASFS/AFHVS Annual meeting and Conference invites dialogue about the importance of collaboration and innovation across the food system. Such dialogue can occur at many levels: across...

Posted: January 26, 2014, 4:12 PM

CFP: Southern Association for Women Historians Conference

Southern Women, Historical Tourism & Public History, Jun '15

The Southern Association for Women Historians (SAWH) invites proposals for its tenth triennial conference, to be held June 11-14, 2015 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina....

Posted: January 25, 2014, 4:26 PM

AFST Students: Earn a FREE ticket to see the Alvin Ailey Co!

Contact Dr. King-Meadows by January 31, 2014

AFST will give one FREE orchestra ticket to an AFST major or minor who is interested in attending the Saturday, February 8, 2014, performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to be held...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 1:33 PM

Apply for Research Fellowships at the University of Alabama

8 fellowships in the amount of $500 each

To support the study of southern history and promote the use of the collections housed at the University of Alabama, the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South and the University...

Posted: January 21, 2014, 12:48 PM

Internships at the NMAAHC!

The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Internships with the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) are a unique opportunity to participate in the making of a new museum. Interns complete projects using the...

Posted: January 17, 2014, 9:59 AM

Call for Proposals: American Society for Theatre Research

November 20-23, 2014, Baltimore

What performs? What might our discipline gain from decentering the human as theatre’s actor, author, and agent? What else performs? How does placing non-humans center stage expand our...

Posted: January 5, 2014, 5:17 PM

Dr. Gonzalves' entries on Filipino Americans in print

A newly published encyclopedia on Asian American histories

Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. This three-volume work represents a leading reference resource for Asian American studies that gives students,...

Posted: December 6, 2013, 3:01 PM

Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research

In Washington DC, 19–22 May 2014. Deadline: 15 Jan 2014

Call for Applications:  Summer Institute on Conducting Archival Research 19–22 May 2014 The George Washington University’s Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies is pleased to...

Posted: November 3, 2013, 9:19 PM