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Call for Papers – Past Imperfect, University of Alberta

Past Imperfect is currently welcoming submissions from graduate students in all areas of history and classics for publication in its nineteenth annual edition. This open access journal provides an opportunity for developing scholars to gain experience with peer-reviewed academic publishing.

Past Imperfect welcomes both original research articles and book reviews covering a broad range of both time and geography. The journal especially encourages the submission of revised term papers, conference presentations or thesis chapters. Articles that appear in Past Imperfect are abstracted in “America: History and Life” and “Historical Abstracts.”

Please include two copies of your work, one must have all identifiers removed, as well as a 200-300 word abstract.

http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/pi/index

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2013
04/17
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CRRS 50th Anniversary Annual Conference

“Rethinking Early Modernity: Methodological and Critical Innovation since the Ritual Turn”
Toronto, Ontario, June 26-27, 2014

The Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary with a conference in honor of Edward Muir, whose innovative studies of Venetian politics and culture helped to establish cultural anthropology and ritual as major analytical frameworks for scholarship on early modern European history. Building from Muir’s contribution to the field, the conference hopes to focus on the significance of the methodological changes that have characterized early modern research in history, literature and art history over the last thirty years and to reflect upon how these changes have affected our understanding of the importance of the period.

The conference will take place at Victoria University in the University of Toronto on June 26 and 27. 

Call for Papers

Interested scholars are invited to submit a paper proposal on topics that exemplify new directions of critical inquiry spurred by the methodological developments over this period, including, but not limited to, the meaning of popular culture, the role of gender, microhistory, the discovery of the body, the importance of ritual, etc. Topics are also welcome that consider how methodological innovations in early modern scholarship—particularly in recent years—have informed changes in the nature of humanities inquiry, broadly conceived.

We welcome papers from all disciplines, geographical areas, and periods housed within the rubric of early modern Europe. Scholars of all ranks are welcome to submit papers, including graduate students. 

The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2013. Please submit a title, short abstract (250 words maximum), and brief CV to Mark Jurdjevic and Rolf Strom-Olsen at crrs50th@gmail.com. 

Conference Information
Further information about the event will be posted on the conference website: http://crrs.ca/crrs-conferences/50th/. Scheduling, travel and hotel information will be available in early 2014.

2013
04/17
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Munk Debates – Economic Inequality

The Munk Debates will be returning on May 20, 2013 with an excellent debate on economic inequality. The lineup of speakers this year will be George Papandreou (former Prime Minister of Greece) , Newt Gingrich (former Speaker of the US House of Representatives and presidential candidate), Robert Reich (economist), and Arthur B. Laffer (economist) will be tackling one of the core issues of debate in the 21st century. 

How should advanced countries respond to growing income inequality? For some the answer is obvious: redistribute the wealth of the top income earners who have enjoyed, for almost a generation, the lion’s share of all income gains. Imposing higher taxes on the wealthy is the best way for countries such as Canada to reinvest in their social safety nets, education, and infrastructure while protecting the middle class. Others argue that anemic economic growth, not income inequality, is the real problem facing advanced countries. In a globalized economy, raising taxes on society’s wealth creators leads to capital flight, falling government revenues, and less money for the poor. These same voices contend that lowering taxes on everyone stimulates innovation and investment, fueling future prosperity.

To advance the public policy debate of our time, the Munk Debates will move the motion:

Be it resolved, tax the rich (more)…

http://www.munkdebates.com/debates/economic-inequality

2013
04/06
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CBC Ideas – Revising History, Part I

What happens when historians go searching for new evidence about the nation’s past? It can change the way its citizens think about their country as well as their identity. And it can upset both citizens and those who govern them. In Part 1 of this 2-part series, historian Robert Johnson looks at what happens when Russians begin to examine Stalin’s vaunted role as a leader during World War II. Part 2 – about the Vietnam War – airs on Thursday, May 2.

http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/04/03/revising-history-part-1-1/

A Georgian holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin during a rally marking Stalin's 132nd birthday anniversary in his home town of Gori, 80 kms (50 miles) west of capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Dec. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

2013
04/06
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Graduate Career Development Webcasts

It is important in an age where an increasing number of doctoral graduates desiring a career in academics are turned away due to chronic shortages in academic positions available, that we examine the options for graduates. It will be crucial that graduates are provided the right tools to decide whether academics is the right course for their careers, and an accurate picture of the true state of academic positions available within often narrow and limiting fields of study. I too had to make this decision in my own career, opting rather for a career in the civil service over the great uncertainty in humanities. The webcasts offered by George Mason University are a great resource for recent or upcoming graduates looking to asses their career options. Please consider registering. Please see further information below. 

Are you interested in advancing free enterprise and individual rights through an academic career?

Join IHS this spring for an online seminar series on career options in academia. The lineup includes instructional overviews of publishing, entering the academic job market, and using your time in grad school most effectively.  Additional seminars will provide insights into teaching, developing an effective public voice, and opportunities for intellectual development. 

Please enroll (cost-free) by clicking on the Register link on the right. Feel free to sign up for as many sessions as you choose (while topics are related, sessions can also stand alone).

Establishing an Online Presence

Who are you, on the internet? How can you establish the right online presence, make your work accessible, and get noticed, in the right way? Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

Preparing Your CV for the Academic Job Market

Walk through the steps of crafting a CV that will get you noticed and get you an interview. Dr. Magness will offer general points, specific examples of good and bad CVs, and tips on what different disciplines look for in your background. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

What To Do With Your Dissertation

Finally finished your dissertation? What happens now? Dr. Magness will offer ideas about how to turn your dissertation into publishable work and pitch to publishers. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

Entering the Academic Job Market

Survey the state of the academic job market according to your interests. How can you find relevant jobs, put together application materials, and stand out in a pool of hundreds of applicants? Dr. Vallier will address topics including the interview process, making the most of conferences, and taking advantage of your network. Appropriate for late stage graduate students.

  • May 8th, 8:00-9:00 PM EST
  • Speaker: Dr. Kevin Vallier, Bowling Green State University

http://www.theihs.org/graduate-career-development-webcasts?utm_source=H-net&utm_medium=posting&utm_content=OCDS%2013%20Online%20Presence%204%2F3%2F2013&utm_campaign=OCS%2013

2013
04/06
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The Power of Weak States in International Politics: Eastern Europe in the 20th Century

“Weak states can be both policy takers and, occasionally policy makers,” argues Laszlo Borhi in a presentation examining weak states in East Central Europe in the 20th century. Focusing on several case studies, Borhi looks at three periods: the aftermath of World War I and World War II and the post-1989 era.

Borhi maintains that the role of weak states in the international system is ambiguous, and their role in shaping international politics is under-appreciated  They are often pawns in the international system. The coup in Yugoslavia in 1941 disrupted Hitler`s timetable to attack the USSR, the U.S. provoked Hitler to invade Hungary to spread the Germans thin on the western front, Churchill horse traded the Balkan states and Hungary into the Soviet zone in 1944. East Germany forced Moscow to construct the Berlin wall and Cuba engineered a nuclear standoff between the two superpowers.

Contrary to the position of realists such as Kenneth Waltz, Borhi argues that fluctuations in the distribution of power isn`t the only agency making change in the international system. In the 20th century profound domestic changes in weak powers led to major changes in the international regime. Weakness and power in international politics may not always be determined by military and economic factors alone.

Laszlo Borhi is a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Indiana University Bloomington and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of History of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is currently working on a monograph titled “Dealing with Dictatorship: The U.S. and Hungary in an East European Context, 1942-1989,” and is a contributing editor to a collaborative volume on Soviet occupation policies in Austria, Hungary and Romania.

The discussion will be moderated by A. Ross Johnson, research fellow at the Hoover Institution, adviser to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Archive Project at Hoover, and senior scholar at the Woodrow Wilson  International Center for Scholars.

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2013
04/01
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Columbia University Press Spring Sale

Save 50% on all titles from Columbia University Press.

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Spring Sale, Save 50%

2013
03/23
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National Alliance of Hungarians in Canada supports Szekler autonomy

The following is a letter reproduced from the Hungarian Register:

The Szeklers (in Hungarian: Székely), are a group of the Hungarian people living mostly in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, Romania, for more than 1,000 years. The Székely Land consists of the Harghita, Covasna and Mureş counties, in which the Hungarian-speaking Szeklers collectively form the majority.

In order to preserve their ethnic identity, the Szeklers have been calling for territorial autonomy within Romania. To emphasize the need for territorial autonomy, three organizations in Szekely Land has called for a worldwide demonstration on March 10, with its centre in Marosvasarhely and with demonstrations in other cities in the world, including Toronto and Ottawa. 

As the Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Hungarians in Canada, we support the Szekler’s Demonstration for the territorial Autonomy of Szeklerland (Terra Siculorum) in Marosvásárhely on Szekler’s Freedom Day, March 10, 2013, organized by the National Szekler Council (CNS), National Council of Transylvania Magyars (CNMT) and the Transylvania Magyar People’s Party  (PPMT). The aim of the Szekler autonomy initiatives, launched by local patriots, is to achieve the self-governance of Szeklerland inside Romania , restoring the traditional territorial autonomy, the only way of prosperity and peaceful coexistence of Szekler and Romanian people in this region.

Szeklers, as free citizens of Romania and the European Union, are exercising their democratic right of free association and free expression of opinion, cognizant of their responsibility to future generations.

  • According to the Statute of the Council of Europe, Szekler-Magyars in Transylvania have right to feel at home in their ancient homeland. 
  • They must have the right to use their mother tongue and national symbols freely.
  • They must have the right to independent education, from kindergarden to university.
  • They must have the right to the control over their natural resources.
  • They must have the right to be able to make decisions in matters concerning their life.
  • We agree that autonomy is the part of federalism and therefore autonomy, and federalism is the only solution for maintaining peace in the Carpathian Basin.

The Board of Directors of the National Alliance of Hungarians in Canada

2013
03/18
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60 Years After Stalin – Propaganda and Reality

http://www.rferl.org/section/stalin-what-lay-beneath/3084.html

2013
03/09
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Petition – Support for the Hungarian Ambassador to Canada

Please take a moment to consider signing a petition in support of the Hungarian Ambassador to Canada against a set of vicious and personal attacks. Unfounded accusations have been leveled against His Excellency Dr. Pordany Laszlo and Hungarian-Canadian organizations by politically motivated misinformed individuals. It is our duty to stand up for the Hungarian ambassador and protect the integrity and great contributions of the Hungarian embassy and Hungarians across this great country.  It is our desire to build and ensure support for all Hungarians, and all those who share in this vision, by providing an opportunity to advocate for this cause. Those who feel it necessary to divide and destroy individuals and communities must be met by a just, fair, and rightful response. This petition forms the basis for such a response. Please consider signing your name to the following petition.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ambassador/

2013
03/03
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