[Grad_history_students] FW: Call for Papers - Visions of Purpose: Belief, Ideology and Historical Change

[Green-Givens, Onie]

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Onie Green-Givens
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History Department
DePaul University
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Subject: Call for Papers - Visions of Purpose: Belief, Ideology and
Historical Change

Dear graduate student administrators and support staff,


Please post this call for papers for the Chicago Area History Graduate
Student Conference to your graduate student listserv.


Thank you,
Anna Coyle
CHGSC Co-coordinator

University of Illinois at Chicago







Call for Papers
The University of Illinois at Chicago History Graduate Society announces
its third annual Chicago Area History Graduate Student Conference:
Visions of Purpose: Belief, Ideology and Historical Change. This event
will take place at UIC on April 10, 2010.
Religious, ideological, political, cultural, ethnic and scientific
belief systems are often identified as motivators of historical change,
inspiring actors in myriad ways. As historians approach various
historical phenomena, the underlying belief systems of individuals,
groups, nations and cultures present themselves as important players in
the concrete actions that people take. How do beliefs drive political
and social revolutions and movements, and when do they serve as the
impetus for retrenchment and counter-revolution? What are the
limitations of using ideologies as an explanation for historical action?
Exploration of these systems can enrich our understanding of historical
change and help us to present a richer and more nuanced view of the
past. We seek to bring together scholars to consider and discuss the
ways in which these processes take place, thereby furthering our
understanding of the role of ideas in the past.
Submissions for panels or individual papers are welcomed from graduate
students at all levels and advanced undergraduates. We welcome scholars
whose work focuses on any region, field or time period. Please send a
250 word abstract and a short (no more than 2 pages) CV to
cgshc.uic at gmail.com by February 10, 2010. For panel proposals, please
send a 200 word panel abstract along with paper abstracts and presenters
CVs.