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— ANNOUNCEMENTS — CALL FOR PAPERS Small Cities: The Sources of Urban Growth April 17-18, 2009 Ball State University and Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana The Center for Middletown Studies at Ball State University announces the sixth Small Cities Conference. It will explore the historical and contemporary sources of urban growth and economic development in smaller and mid-sized cities. The conference organizers encourage papers that examine cities and urban systems in both the U.S. and abroad, including in non-western settings. They also welcome submissions addressing urban growth and development in the pre-modern as well as the modern era. Among its goals is the generation of a better understanding of the factors that have influenced the growth and prosperity of non-metropolitan urban communities. The conference organizers expect a common set of questions to unite the diverse scholarship to be presented. Papers should consider what variables or historical circumstances account for urban growth and development in secondary cities. Rather than specify an arbitrary population range, we are leaving the precise definition of a small city open. Papers should examine cities occupying secondary or tertiary roles in urban systems. Proposals for individual papers as well as fully formed panels (two or three papers) are welcome. Papers will circulate through conference participants in advance. Deadline for proposals: October 1, 2008 Deadline for pre-circulated papers: February 23, 2009 Proposals and inquiries should be directed to: James Connolly, Director Center for Middletown Studies, Ball State University Muncie, Indiana 47306 765-285-8037 URBAN HISTORY ASSOCIATION AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT 2007
Kenneth Jackson Award for Best Book in North American Urban History in 2007: The UHA will award a prize of $500 for the best book in North American urban history with a publication date of 2007. To be considered, please submit three (3) copies of the book, each containing a complete publication citation. All materials must be received by June 16, 2008. Submit to:
Roger Simon Department of History Lehigh University 9 W. Packer Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18015 Award for Best Article in Urban History published in a scholarly journal in 2007 (no geographic restriction): The UHA will award a prize of $250 for the best article in urban history with a publication date of 2007. To be considered, please submit three (3) copies of the article, each containing a complete publication citation. All materials must be received by June 16, 2008. Submit to:
Felicia Kornbluh Department of History Box 90719 Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0719
Award for Best Dissertation in Urban History completed in 2007 (no geographic restriction): The UHA will award a prize of $350 for the best dissertation in urban history with a completion date in 2007. To be considered, please submit three (3) copies of the dissertation, each containing information on where and when completed. All materials must be received by June 16, 2008. Submit to:
Margaret O’Mara Department of History University of Washington 203B Smith Hall – Box 353560 Seattle, WA 98195-3560
Criteria for selection for all awards: significance, originality, quality of research, sophistication of methodology, clarity of presentation, cogency of arguments, and contribution to the field of urban history. Membership in the U.H.A. is not required. All works must be in English or in English translation. Late or incomplete submissions cannot be considered. Submissions will be considered incomplete unless three (3) copies of the work are received by the deadline. Submissions must be accompanied by a single page providing the author's current address, e-mail, and telephone number(s). Letters of recommendation and endorsement are discouraged. The winners will be announced at the Association's twentieth annual gathering in New York City, during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. The Urban History Association reserves the right not to award these prizes.
If your address has changed recently, please contact the UHA Membership Secretary: D. Bradford Hunt UHA Membership Secretary dbhunt@roosevelt.edu Phone: 312-281-3145 Fax: 312-281-3132
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