2011 NASOH Conference at Old Dominion University

Annual NASOH conference 2011 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA

May 12th – 14th/15th 2010

MARITIME HISTORY RESEARCH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE  21ST CENTURY

Call for Papers

During recent decades maritime history has become far more diverse than ever before.  New sub-disciplines of maritime history have developed, traditional topics have been examined from new perspectives, and inter-disciplinary research has become more a standard than an exception. National maritime history research has been embedded into international contexts and global cooperation is a standard for most maritime historians.

The annual NASOH conference 2011 to be hosted by Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA aims to provide an overview on what is going on in maritime history at the beginning of the 21st century. It aims to stimulate discussion on the development of the discipline as a whole in both a national and global context. Panels will address such questions as: To what degree have maritime historians understood the challenges of the 21st century?  In what ways can they contribute to the solution of global problems in the marine realm? What is the relationship of maritime history to new historical sub-disciplines such as environmental or Atlantic-world history? Does traditional maritime history still make sense? What’s the role of specialized museums and archives for future maritime history?

Proposals for panels of up to four speakers as well as proposals for individual papers addressing the state of the art of maritime history as well as new directions in maritime history research should be submitted prior Jan. 31st 2011 to the conference organizers via e-mail (iheidbri@odu.edu). Each proposal for a complete panel should include the title of the proposed session as well as a brief abstract of the session (200 words), the contact details for the organizer of the session and title, abstract (500 words) name and contact details for the individual papers of the proposed panel. Proposals for individual papers should include title, abstract (500 words) name and contact details. Please submit all proposals in one of the following file formats: pdf, doc or rtf (please no docx-files).

Dr. Ingo Heidbrink

Professor of History

-Graduate Program Director-

Dept. of History

8046 Batten Arts and Letters Building

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA 23529

tel. 757-683-3656 or -3949

fax. 757-683-5644

mail: iheidbri@odu.edu<mailto:iheidbri@odu.edu>

Skype: ingo.heidbrink