The Graduate Association for African-American History (GAAAH) at The
University of Memphis invites graduate students at all levels to submit
proposals for its *13th* *Annual Graduate Student Conference in
African-American History*, to be held *November 9-11, 2011,* in Memphis,
Tennessee. We welcome the submission of individual papers, complete
sessions, workshops, and roundtables on all topics relating to the
scholarship and teaching of the history of African Americans and blacks
throughout the Diaspora. We hope to elicit the participation of graduate
students who represent a broad range of disciplinary and methodological
approaches.

Individual paper proposals should include a 300-word abstract, including a
paper title; author contact information; postal address and e-mail address;
and a brief curriculum vitae. The organizers of complete sessions should
send, in a single submission, abstracts and cvs for each of the paper
presenters; 200-word description of the session; and contact information for
all participants. Please list audio-visual requirements, if any.

This year’s conference will feature a keynote address from Dr. Peniel
Joseph, Professor of History at Tufts University and the author of the
award-winning* Waiting ‘Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black
Power in America**. Professors from area institutions will serve as panel
commentators and participate in a workshop on professional development and
the job market.*

The submission deadline for proposals is *September 1, 2011*. A committee of
University of Memphis professors will consider all papers for the “*Memphis
State Eight Paper Prize”* which is awarded to the conference’s best paper.
The first place prize includes a monetary award. Second and third place
papers will also receive recognition.

Participants will be notified of acceptance by *September 8, 2011,* and
completed 10-12 page papers must be received no later than *October 15, 2011
*. **

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Please submit all proposals by e-mail to GAAAH President Kaylin Ewing:* *
gaaah.memphis@gmail.com or kewing@memphis.edu * *

For questions, you also may call Ms. Ewing at (901) 678-1744 or contact
GAAAH faculty adviser Dr. Aram Goudsouzian at (901) 678-2520 or
agoudszn@memphis.edu.

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