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Call for Papers: “New Directions in WWII History”

Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium
January 5-6, 2027

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/jenny-craig-institute-study-war-and-democracy/emerging-scholars-colloquium

The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is pleased to issue this call for papers for its Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium, “New Directions in WWII History.” This two-day experience will take place at the Museum in New Orleans and culminate with a one-day workshop on January 6, 2027.

The goals of this program are to inspire new conversations based on cutting-edge work that will foster a growing community of WWII scholars, and to provide early-career historians with the opportunity to receive feedback on their developing research and presentation skills from historians and staff of the Jenny Craig Institute.

The Institute encourages early-career historians (PhD candidates, ABDs, or post-docs) to submit proposals. The workshop will also include one full panel specifically pertaining to victims of the Holocaust and other forms of Nazi persecution as they relate to policies, practices, perpetrators, victims, bystanders, and/or resisters.

The selection committee will take a broad view of WWII history topics and invites those who study the WWII era through military, social, cultural, economic, technological, scientific, and gender-studies lenses to apply.

Proposals should include the following in a single PDF file: 

  • Abstract with title (300 words max) 
  • Curriculum Vitae

Submissions open June 22, 2026. The deadline for submission is September 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (CT). All applicants will be notified of their selection status no later than October 23, 2026. 

If accepted, participants are required to give a presentation* on their full paper, submitted to their panel chair prior to the workshop. Details regarding the presentation requirements will be given after acceptance. 

Any questions should be directed to taylor.lindner@nationalww2museum.org for more information. 

*The National WWII Museum’s mission encourages public engagement. All workshop presentations will be recorded for institutional archive purposes and may be made available to the public in consultation with the presenter(s). 

The Call for Papers for the SHA 2027 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology is now open

Posted On: 05/01/2026

Dear SHA Members,

The Call for Papers for the SHA 2027 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, January 6-9, 2027 in Austin, Texas is now available for download on the SHA website at https://sha.org/2027-conference-austin-texas/.  Please review the information in the call for papers and then follow the link on the Conference web page to submit abstracts for symposiums, forums/panels, or individual papers and posters.

The conference theme, Reflection on the Power of Place, invites you to consider how locations both create and conversely are shaped by culture. Through various forms of storytelling, collective action, and events, places can become powerful expressions of identity. In exploring this theme, we recognize that our inquiries are deeply rooted in the unique and diverse histories and identities of the places we study. The vast region that we today call Texas has served as a powerful anchor to Indigenous communities’ cultural and spiritual practices for millennia. Communities such as the Alabama-Coushatta, Caddo, Carrizo/Comecrudo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Karankawa, Kickapoo, Lipan Apache, Tonkawa, and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo have and continue to define its cultural landscape.

Beyond that, Texas has seen many flags shape and reshape its culture and history. Between the Spanish and French Empires, the Mexican and Texas Republics, the United States, and the Confederacy, the geographic region that is Texas has long served as a backdrop through which global history has played out. Texas’ sense of place is embodied through its symbolism, architecture, and iconic landscapes. Its material record reflects the place-bound stories of those who experienced, responded to, and negotiated life within its boundaries.

The year 2027 marks the 60th anniversary of the SHA annual conference, an event that was born deep in the heart of Texas. Texas has played a role in some important firsts in the society’s history: the first annual conference was held at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas in 1967.  The organizing committee is excited to host the SHA conference back where it all began in Texas, and we look forward to reflecting on the influence that Austin and the state of Texas have on the future of archaeological praxis.

The Call for Papers will close on June 30, 2026.  If you need assistance with submitting your abstract for the 2027 Conference, please contact the SHA Austin Committee at shaAustin2027@gmail.com or the SHA office at hq@sha.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Austin for the 2027 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology!

The SHA 2027 Conference Committee