Final deadline Jan 31, 2012: Call for Papers: Appalachian Spring Conference in World History and Economics

FINAL DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS JANUARY 31:

CALL FOR PAPERS

Appalachian Spring: Seventh Annual Conference in World History and Economics

This conference is an interdisciplinary meeting aimed at bringing together
scholars from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) with scholars from
other universities in North Carolina, the surrounding states, and abroad. We
have already hosted six of these meetings in the past, which have been very
successful. Our past keynote speakers have included Kenneth Pomeranz, Jeremy
Black, Peter Lindert, and Price Fishback. This year’s speaker will be Dr.
John Wallis, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland; a
world-renowned scholar of government finance and institutional change. We
will also feature 5-6 panels with scholarly papers, divided among different
topical themes, including an undergraduate and a graduate panel. This year’s
theme will be Violence and Social Orders. The paper or panel proposals do
not have to be directly tied to the conference theme, although papers
fitting with theme will be given special consideration.

The conference will take place on April 14, 2012, on the Appalachian State
University campus (Boone) in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Those
interested in participating should let the organizers know by January 31,
2012. A one-page abstract describing the scholar’s proposal should be
submitted to the organizers by that date. A full paper will be expected by
the organizers by March 1, 2012. There is only a modest registration fee
(regular: $50; (graduate) students: $20; ASU faculty and students: free).
The organizers cannot provide funding for accommodations or travel expenses.
We offer meals to the participants during the meeting at reduced cost in
addition to the registration fee.

Organizers (contacts for paper proposals and practical matters):
• Jari Eloranta, Associate Professor (Appalachian State University,
Department of History): phone: 1-828-262-6006, email:
jari.a.eloranta@gmail.com
• Jeremy Land, Ph.D Student (University of Tennessee at Knoxville,
Department of History): phone: 1-704-689-2055, email:
land25.jeremy@gmail.com