Southeast World History Association - SEWHA

Sessions are off and running at the 36th annual SEWHA Conference in beautiful Cape Girardeau, MO! Undergraduate and graduate students are presenting their posters. Lots of great projects from our host, the Southeast Missouri State University!

SEWHA 2023 AWARDS

The Southeast World History Association is delighted to announce our awards for Best Undergraduate and Best Graduate Papers delivered at our 35th annual conference at College of Charleston:

[Best graduate paper]

*first place: Matthew Drew (University of South Carolina)
*second place: Levi Holton (East Carolina University)
*third place: Aero O’Hanlon (East Carolina University)

[Best undergraduate paper]

*first place (numerical tie): Jenna Boone (Kennesaw State University) and Francesca Gibson (College of Charleston)
*second place: Luke Freeman (Kennesaw State University)

Congratulations to all our prize contestants!

35th ANNUAL MEETING "WATER IN WORLD HISTORY"
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 19-22 OCTOBER 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS

Please join us from 19-22 October 2023 for the annual meeting of SEWHA, the southeastern regional affiliate of the World History Association. The conference will be held in face-to-face format only. The Department of History at College of Charleston is our generous institutional sponsor for this year’s annual conference. Our keynote speaker, the esteemed environmental historian John R. McNeill (Georgetown University), appears courtesy of W.W. Norton & Co. Several sessions will be held in collaboration with the International Maritime History Association.

The non-binding theme for this year’s conference is “Water in World History.” We invite participants to consider how water has shaped history on our blue planet from ancient times to the present. Papers might examine water as a substance, a natural resource, a habitat, or an agent of ecological change. Presenters could discuss historical human engagement with wetlands, lakes and rivers, oceans, or marine locales. Other suitable topics include maritime cultures and communities, mentalities or beliefs, overseas trade or migrations, shipwrecks, maritime law, marine industries, or the built marine environment. Topics concerning the historiography or public history of water are encouraged. As always, SEWHA also welcomes proposals about other regions, peoples, and questions in world history.

We encourage proposals for individual papers, panels and roundtable discussions, information sessions, interactive media presentations, and pedagogical demonstrations in accordance with our mission to advance “studies of world history through research, teaching, and publication.” INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS should include an abstract (250 words maximum), contact information, affiliation, and a current CV. GROUP PROPOSALS should be submitted as a single document containing a panel abstract (150 words maximum), brief abstracts for each presenter (150 words), the organizer’s contact information, and a current CV with affiliation for each presenter, moderator, discussant, etc. Sessions are 75 minutes in length, and each session may include three presenters and a chair/moderator. The deadline for proposals is 15 AUGUST 2023.

SEWHA is proud to offer prize competitions for the BEST UNDERGRADUATE PAPER and BEST GRADUATE PAPER ($250 EACH). Winners will be chosen based on research presented at the conference, and their accomplishments will receive recognition on the SEWHA website. Judges will give consideration to thesis, method, historiographic setting, interpretation of evidence, craft, and time management. Please declare your intent to compete and bracket (undergraduate or graduate) when submitting a proposal as outline above. Contestants must be students enrolled during the 2023 calendar year.

Charleston, South Carolina, is among the most beautiful seaports in the United States. Founded in 1670, the town is home to numerous museums, historic sites, and institutions of higher education. Charleston boasts a vibrant visual and performing arts scene, and its restaurants are second to none. Take some time out during the SEWHA conference for a stroll along the waterfront, a boat excursion in the harbor, or an unforgettable dinner on the town. College of Charleston, our institutional sponsor, is the oldest university in South Carolina. Conference accommodations are available at Comfort Inn & Suites Patriot’s Point (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) at https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/BF66V8 .

The Southeast World History Association (SEWHA) is a regional affiliate of the World History Association, serving the Southeastern United States. SEWHA promotes the study of World History that transcends national, regional, and continental boundaries. Participants from all regions of the United States and the world are invited to attend. Please send correspondence and panel submissions to Eric Oakley (SEWHA President, Kennesaw State University) at [email protected] .

Friends of SEWHA:

As 2021 comes to an end, I wanted to post news about the changes within SEWHA that 2022 will bring.

First, the new slate of officers:

* President: Eric Oakley (Kennesaw State University) 01/01/2022 - 12/31/2023
* Vice-President & President-Elect: Michael Proulx (University of North Georgia) 01/01/2022 – 12/31/23
* Treasurer: Carey McCormack (University of Tennessee-Chattanooga) 01/01/2022-12/31/2023

The Secretariat of SEWHA will also be changing locations, as I retire early from the position of Executive Secretary. We are fortunate that the Girls Preparatory School (Chattanooga, TN) has agreed to host the organization, with Ralph Covino being elected as the new Executive Secretary, 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2026

The Members of the Council are:

* Catherine Odari (Spelman University) 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2023
* Dorothea Hoffman (Appalachian State University) 01/01/2022 – 12/31/2022
* Ian Christopher Fletcher (Georgia State University) 01/01/2020 – 12/31/2022

The transition for the presidency from Nick Di Liberto to Eric Oakley will be seamless on January 1st, as will the transfer of the Secretariat from Arkansas Tech University to the Girls Preparatory School.

We look forward to many more years of excellent conferences and outstanding colleagues who are, as our slogan notes, "Dedicated to the study and teaching of World History."

The officers of SEWHA urgently request nominations for the officer positions listed below. Any member of SEWHA may stand for these offices. Members may nominate themselves or other members. The terms for these offices are as follows:

–Vice/President Elect: a 4-year commitment, 2 years as vice president (1 Jan. 2022–31 Dec. 2023) and 2 years as president (1 Jan. 2024–31 Dec. 2025)

–Executive Secretary: a 5-year commitment (1 Jan. 2022–31 Dec. 2026), *requires institutional support*

–Treasurer: a 2-year term (1 Jan. 2022–31 Dec. 2023)

–Two Council Members at Large: one to serve a one-year term (1 Jan. 2022–31 Dec. 2022); and another to serve a two-year term (1 Jan. 2022–31 Dec. 2023).

A list of the current officers can be found here: http://www.sewha.org/about-sewha/

Please send nominations (and self-nominations) via email to me ([email protected]) or Eric Oakley ([email protected]).

Thank you.

Best regards,

Nick Di Liberto
President,
Southeast World History Association

Join us at the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Southeast World History Association which will take place virtually on 22–23 October, 2021. We have been fortunate to receive a fantastic response this year and will present a diverse program focused on this year’s conference theme: Crisis and Recovery in World History (full program: https://www.sewha.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SEWHA-2021-Program_Final.pdf).

SEWHA and the World History Bulletin also bring you two keynote speakers this year.

D’Maris Coffman, Professor of Economics and Finance of the Built Environment and Director of the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, will speak on:

"Economic Crises and Structural Change in Historical Perspective: How Much Can We Only Apprehend in Retrospect?"

Jonathan Reynolds, Regents Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University and Vice President of the World History Association, will speak on:

"Colonization of Distance"

Note that SEWHA has waived the normal conference fee this year, but we do ask that attendees REGISTER (for free) at our website so that we have a better idea of attendance numbers and can make full use of Webex’s features.

Please direct any queries to Nick Di Liberto, [email protected].

www.sewha.org

To WHA Members & Friends:

The World History Association (WHA) will hold its 31st Annual Conference in Bilbao, Spain from June 23 – 25, 2022. This conference, co-sponsored by the University of the Basque Country, will be located at the Bizkaia Aretoa Building on the banks of the River Nervión. The conference theme will be "Distance, Mobility, and Migration" although submissions on other historical themes are also welcome.

At this time, the Call for Papers (CFPs) is open. The trilingual CFPs and proposal submission forms can be found on the conference homepage. Proposals are due by November 30, 2021 or January 15, 2022 (see website to determine which deadline applies to your submission).

Limited scholarships will be available for our 2022 conference; first priority goes to deferred awardees from our 2020 conference. Eligibility requires paper submission.

Should you have additional questions, feel free to contact our office. More specific details about this conference will be published in November. We look forward to seeing you live in Bilbao!
Sincerely,

Kerry Vieira
World History Association
245 Meserve Hall/Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 617-373-6818

Dear Colleagues,

The deadline for proposal submissions for the 33rd annual (virtual) conference of SEWHA has been extended to Thursday, 30 September 2021. Please see our call for papers at https://www.sewha.org/conference/ for more information.

We look forward to seeing you this coming 22–23 October.

SEWHA 2021 Conference: Crisis and Recovery in World History | The Southeast World History Association | SEWHA.org SEWHA 2021 Conference: Crisis and Recovery in World History Please join us on October 22 and 23, 2021 for the annual meeting of SEWHA, the Southeastern regional affiliate of the World History Association. Our conference this year will again take place virtually, and we will waive our normal conferen...

A Look Back: From the Fall 2000 issue of the World History Bulletin, Vol. XVI, No. 2, pg. 10. Some of these folks are still attending SEWHA meetings!