Science, Medicine, and technology in the Civil War
Call for Papers
2014 Conference on the Civil War
The Center for Civil War Research
at the University of Mississippi seeks papers for the 2014 Conference on
the Civil War, to be held October 9 through 11 in Oxford, Mississippi.
This year’s theme is “Science,
Medicine, and Technology in the Civil War,” and we encourage submissions
that interpret the theme broadly. Possible topics include, but are not
limited to:
- Medicine, both military and civilian
- Veterans’ medical problems and treatment
- Mental health
- Public health
- Geography
- Environmental history
- Archaeology
- Military, naval, and weapons technology
- Communications and transportation technology
- Cultural depictions and responses to all of the above topics
The 2014 Wiley-Silver Prize for Best First Book in Civil War History will also be awarded at the conference.
We encourage submissions from
scholars of all ranks, including graduate students. To submit a
proposal, send a CV and a 600-word abstract to civilwar@olemiss.edu by August 1, 2014. Questions should also be directed to civilwar@olemiss.edu.
For more information about the conference and the Center for Civil War
Research,visit http://www.civilwarcenter.olemiss.edu/conference2014.html
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