CALL FOR PAPERS
39TH ANNUAL SSPHS CONFERENCE
SPONSORED BY TEXAS CHRISTIAN
UNIVERSITY
HILTON HOTEL, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
APRIL 3-6, 2008
The 39th Annual
International Conference of SSPHS will be held on April 3-6, 2008, at
the Hilton
Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. SSPHS invites session proposals on
any aspect of Iberian history. The typical
panel will include three papers, a chair, and commentator; proposals
for roundtable discussions of a particular work or theme are also
welcome. Proposals should include a 200-word abstract for each paper
and a one-page
curriculum vitae for each participant, including chairs and
commentators. Each participant's name, e-mail and snail-mail address,
and phone number
should be included, along with any requests for audio/visual equipment
or other special requirements.
Following the recommendations made at the business meeting at last
spring's conference in Miami Beach, the program committee strongly
recommends submissions of complete panels, though we will accommodate
individual paper proposals if possible.
The deadline for submisions is Friday, December 14. Participants
in the conference must be members of SSPHS. Membership information is available on the
website. Students presenting a first paper will receive a free
membership for their first year, but must still submit the
necessary paperwork. Questions about membership may be directed
to Andrew Lee.
You are encouraged to submit proposals by email to Jodi Campbell. They may also be
mailed to:
Jodi Campbell, Program Chair
Department of History, Box 297260
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX 76129
The SSPHS website will provide a forum for
members seeking to organize
a complete panel. To have a notice posted on the site, members in
good standing may send a proposed
session title, brief
description, and your email address and academic affiliation to James
D'Emilio as a plain text e-mail with the heading: "SSPHS panel
proposal". Those wishing to propose
papers may contact the organizer directly.
Fort Worth has a vibrant and
attractive downtown area, with a wide variety of dining and
entertainment choices; the Hilton Hotel is easy walking distance from
good seafood, Italian, Cajun, barbecue, and Tex-Mex restaurants, as
well as the Circle Theater
and Bass Performance Hall.
The average high temperature in April is 76°F (28°C). The
downtown area is
approximately 30 minutes from the DFW
International Airport. Other nearby attractions include the
Stockyards, the Kimbell Art Museum,
and SMU's Meadows Museum
in Dallas.