The 40th annual meeting of the
Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) will take place on July 18-22, 2018, in Cleveland, Ohio. The program committee invites proposals for sessions and papers
exploring all aspects of and approaches to the history and culture of
the early American republic, c. 1776-1861. Particularly encouraged are
submissions that
- reflect the diversity of the past, but also address the most pressing issues of the present;
- fill gaps in the historical narrative and/or historiography;
- focus on pedagogy, public history, digital humanities, and other alternative methodologies;
- foster audience participation, feature pre-circulated papers, or assess the state of a given field.
Individual proposals will be considered, but the program committee
gives priority to proposals for complete panels that include a chair and
commentator, though the committee reserves the right to alter and rearrange proposed panels and
participants. Proposals should be prepared according to the guidelines available under the “Annual
Meeting” menu on the website.
The deadline for submissions is
December 1, 2017. Proposals should be submitted by email to the program committee co-chairs at
shear2018@gmail.com with “SHEAR2018” in the subject line.
For more details, please see the SHEAR
annual meeting website.
