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, currently numbering over 1000, 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.

2008 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

The Northeast Conference on British Studies (NECBS) will hold its annual meeting this year in Boston on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November 2008. The conference will be hosted by Boston College and take place on its Chestnut Hill campus. 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.

All submissions must be received by Monday 5th May (decisions will be announced by Sunday 1st June).

Please send your proposals to:

Chris Waters, NECBS Program Chair

Department of History

Stetson Hall

Williams College

Williamstown, MA 01267

e-mail: cwaters@williams.edu

voice: 413.597.2106

fax: 413.597.3673

Hotel information: A number of rooms have been reserved for the conference at the Best Western Terrace Inn, 1650 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02135, for a rate of $179 a night. The cut off date for this rate is September 15. To make reservations, contact the hotel directly and ask for the rate for the "BC British History Conference." For hotel location and contact information, please see www.bostonbw.com

The conference programs for recent NECBS meetings are also available.  Please also consider other conferences and organizations that also 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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