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CALL FOR PAPERS
FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
MAY 22-24, 2008
FLORIDA AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
FROM LA FLORIDA TO GLOBAL WARMING
The Florida Historical Society has issued a call for
papers for its 2008 Annual Meeting to be held in Bradenton, Florida,
May 22-24. The theme of the meeting is Florida and the Environment from
La Florida to Global Warming and will explore the intersection
of history and the environment from the pre-Columbian era to the
present. Proposals for individual papers, panels and roundtable
discussions are invited in all areas, including Native American
community and land use patterns, agro-environmentalism and
agribusiness, immigration, gender and the environment, the
environment in art and literature, religion and nature, technology
and land use, racial construction of the natural world, tourism and
popular culture, preservation and development, and environmental
policy. Proposals for papers and panels for topics that fall outside
the theme of environmental history are welcome.
Scholars willing to serve as moderators/discussants
should email the program committee chair to indicate their interest.
Proposals for individual papers should include a
presentation title, a 150-word abstract and a one-page vita.
Proposals for panels should include a 150-word abstract and one-page
vita for each panel member plus a session title, a 150-word abstract
of the panel and a suggested moderator/discussant. Proposals may be
submitted by email as an MSWord attachment to clester@mail.ucf.edu or
may be sent as a paper copy to Dr. Connie L. Lester, Department of
History, CNH 551, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816-1350.
Annual meeting site is the Holiday Inn Lakewood Ranch,
6231 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota, FL 34240. Room costs are $119.00
per room, single or double.
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