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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:13:41 -0600
From: Heidi Roupp <roupp@csn.net>
Reply-to: roupp@csn.net
To: Rocky Mountain World History Association <RMWHA@isu.edu>
Subject: WHA Goes North
WHA `99 GOES NORTH
Next year the World History Association's "International Conference"
goes north of the border to Canada. The dates are June 24-27, 1999.
The place is Victoria, British Columbia, a medium-sized Canadian city
that combines natural beauty with historical interest.
Founded in 1843 as the main Hudson Bay Company trading post on Vancouver
Island, Victoria became North America's westernmost outpost of the
British Empire. It also became a terminus for trans-Pacific emigration,
at one time having the second-largest Chinatown in North America. The
architecture of the city, notably the British-India-inspired Parliament
Buildings, reflect those global influences, as do the numerous gardens
which flourish in this ocean-moderated climate.
In addition to the natural scenic attractions of the Pacific Northwest,
Victoria is close to Seattle and Vancouver, both of which are linked to
the island by car ferries and passenger ferries. You can also fly
directly to the Victoria International Airport.
In keeping with the city's colonial heritage, the main theme of the
conference will be: "Colonialism: Its Impact and Legacies." This
should provide an avenue for exploring many of the issues that concern
world historians.
Paper proposals on any of the sub-themes (see accompanying call for
papers) are especially welcome, but members should fee free to present
proposals on any topic.
One final attraction for those coming from the 49th parallel, currently
one U.S. dollar equals approximately $1.50 Canadian (i.e., knock
one-third off all prices listed).
>From the flyer--
The Eighth Annual WHA International Conference will be held June 24-27,
1999 at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.
Keynote speakers will be Li Bozhong, Chinese Academy of Social
Schiences, Thomas Metcalf, University of California, Berkeley, and
Margaret Strobel, University of Illinois, chicago. The main Theme for
the conference will be "Colonialism, its Impact and Legacies". There
will be special emphasis in the folliwng areas:
1. Colonial Policy and Native Land
2. Environmental Consequences of Colonialism
3. Gender Issues inColonial Contexts
4. Colonialsim and the Early Modern World Economy
5. Representations and Resistance in Art and Architecture
6. Teaching Colonialism in World History
Paper and panel proposals in any of these areas, or on any aspect of
colonialsim, are especially welcom, but members should feel free to
submit proposals on any subject having to do with the conceptualization,
research or teaching of world history. Please contact: Ralph Croizier,
History Department, University of Victoria, PO Box 3045, Victoria B.C.
V8W 3P4, phone: 250-721-7404; e-mail: oldcro@uvvm.uvic.ca. Deadline for
paper proposals, Jan 5, 1999.
As part of the WHA's continuing commitment to classroom teaching there
will be a specially designed one-week institute for high school teachers
on "Comparative Civilizations and World History." The instructors will
be Jim Ross, Spectrum High School, Victoria and Peter Seixas, Faculty
Educatio, University of British Columbia. It will run from June 24-30.
Academic credit is Education is available. The registration fee will be
approximately $160 U.S. and there is inexpensive housing on campus. For
more information contact: Bernice Wood, Continuing Studies in
Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., V8W 3P4, e-mail:
bwood@uvcs.uvic.ca.
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Project Coordinator, Computer-Mediated Distance Learning
Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209 USA
e-mail: owenjack@isu.edu
www: http://www.isu.edu/~owenjack
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