The 40th Annual International Conference
of the
SSPHS will take
place on
April 2-5, 2009, at the Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City,
Missouri. The
SSPHS
invites session proposals on any aspect of Iberian history. The typical
panel
will include three papers, a chair, and commentator. We welcome
proposals for
roundtable discussions of a particular work or theme. Proposals should
include
a 200-word abstract for each paper and a one-page curriculum vitae for
each
participant, including chairs and commentators. Please include each
participant's name, e-mail, mail address, and telephone number, along
with any
requests for audio/visual equipment or other special requirements.
The deadline for submissions is
December 31,
2008.
Participants
in the conference must be members of the SSPHS. See the website
for
membership
information.
Students presenting a paper will receive a free membership for their
first
year, but must still submit the necessary paperwork. Please direct
questions
about membership to
Andrew Lee.
Please submit proposals by email to
Luis
Corteguera or
Marta Vicente.
You may
also mail them to: Luis Corteguera/Marta Vicente, Program Chairs,
1510 University Drive,
Lawrence, KS
66044.
The SSPHS website provides a
forum for
members seeking
to organize a complete panel or to propose a paper for inclusion in a
session.
To post a notice, members in good standing may email an abstract for a
paper
and/or the title and brief description of a proposed session to
James D'Emilio with the
heading:
“SSPHS proposal 2009”.
The conference will take place at the
Country
Club Plaza, a retail and entertainment district dating from the
early
1920s. According to the
Rough Guide, “its
tiling, mosaics, fountains, and orange trees evoke the streets of
Spain, and a replica of
Seville's La
Giralda tower completes the
effect.” Activities will also take place at the nearby
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,
whose new extension received a
glowing
review in the New Yorker and
Time
Magazine declared it “# 1
Architectural Marvel of 2007.”
For complete information, including a registration form and a link for
hotel reservations:
SSPHS 2009 RESERVATIONS AND REGISTRATION.