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Alaska Historical Society Call for Papers 2012
Call for Papers The Alaska Historical Society invites paper and panel proposals for the 2012 annual conference, “Alaska on the World Stage,” to be held in Sitka from October 10-13. The AHS also welcomes proposals for facilitated discussions, round-table sessions, workshops, and “reports from the field.” In spite of being the most eastern, western, and northern of frontiers during the course of its history, Alaska is an international land. The inter-national encounters among peoples originated with the complex relations among the dozens of Alaska Native groups. With the advent of Russian colonization, Alaska became a linchpin to the Pacific World and a site of international trade and contact. Since then, Russian fur traders, Scandinavian fishermen, Asian cannery workers, American gold seekers, Alaskan Natives, Japanese and American servicemen, and a host of international scientists, artists and others have comingled in the Great Land. The state is perhaps most famous for its global exports, including oil, minerals, and seafood. The ethos of Alaska has been sold to the world’s imagination through travelogues, contemporary television series, ethnographic collections found in international museums, and past and current scientific expeditions. Alaska as an intellectual export includes its central place in global debates over climate change and resource extraction.
The AHS welcomes all papers that explore the theme of “Alaska on the World Stage” for its Sitka conference. Sitka, the former capitol of Russian America, is a fitting place to explore Alaska’s global connections. For consideration, individuals should send an abstract of no more than 250 words with their name, affiliation, and contact information to Anjuli Grantham (anjuligrantham@gmail.com) by May 1, 2012.
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