North East Conference on British Studies

Welcome to the North East Conference on British Studies (NECBS). Membership in the regional NECBS is open to everyone with a professional and/or personal interest in any aspect of British Studies. Most members of this conference live or work in the northeastern region of the United States and Canada, but its membership is not limited to this geographical area and we welcome members from all over the world.

Call for Papers: Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, October 2-3, 2009

The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) will hold its annual meeting in 2009 in Providence on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd October. The 2009 conference will be hosted by Brown University. Printable Call for Papers (PDF)

We solicit the participation of scholars in all areas of British Studies, broadly defined. In particular, we welcome proposals for interdisciplinary panels that draw on the work of historians, literary critics, and scholars in other disciplines whose focus is on Britain and its empire, from the Middle Ages to the present. Proposals for entire panels on a common theme will be given priority, although individual paper proposals will also be considered if several of them can be assembled to create a viable panel. Proposals for roundtable discussions of a topical work, or current issue in the field, or pedagogical practices with respect to the teaching of particular aspects of British Studies are also encouraged. The typical ninety-minute panel will include three papers, each lasting fifteen-twenty minutes, a chair, and a commentator.

Proposals should include a general description of the panel or roundtable, a 200-300 word abstract for each paper to be read and a one-page curriculum vitae for each participant. The address, phone number, and e-mail address of EVERY participant (including the chair and commentator) must be included in the proposal. For panel or roundtable proposals the name of the main contact person should be noted clearly. Electronic submissions (as e-mail attachments in Word) are preferred, with all the various materials presented in a single document.

All submissions must be received by Friday 8th May 2009 (decisions will be announced in early June).

Please send your proposals to:

Chris Waters, NECBS Program Chair
Department of History
North Academic Building
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267

e-mail: cwaters@williams.edu
voice: 413.597.2106
fax: 413.597.3673

The conference programs for recent NECBS meetings are also available.  Please also consider other conferences and organizations that sponsor events of related interest.

The NECBS is a regional affiliate of the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). The NACBS is a scholarly society that sponsors the Journal of British Studies and is affiliated with the American Historical Association.  Information on the NECBS and NACBS are regularly updated on H-Albion, an H-Net discussion group. 

The NECBS President is Joyce Malcolm, George Mason School of Law, the NECBS Vice-President and Program Chair is Chris Waters, Williams College, and the NECBS Secretary/Treasurer is Mary Conley, College of the Holy Cross. 

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