The 2017 Business History Conference (BHC)
Doctoral Colloquium in Business History
will be held in conjunction with the
BHC annual meeting. This prestigious workshop, funded by Cambridge University Press, will take place in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30, 2017. Typically
limited to ten students, the colloquium is open to early-stage doctoral candidates pursuing dissertation research within the broad field of
business history, from any relevant discipline. Topics (
see past examples) may range from the early modern era to the present and explore societies across the globe. Participants work intensively with a distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars (including at least two BHC officers), discussing dissertation proposals, relevant literatures and research strategies, and career trajectories. Applications are due by
November 15, 2016, via email to
BHC@Hagley.org and should include: a statement of interest; CV; preliminary or final dissertation prospectus (10-15 pages); and a letter of support from the dissertation supervisor (or prospective supervisor).
Questions about the colloquium should be sent to its director, Edward Balleisen,
eballeis@duke.edu. All participants receive a stipend that partially defrays travel costs to the annual meeting. Applicants will receive notification of the selection committee’s decisions by December 20, 2016.
General questions regarding the
BHC’s 2017 annual meeting may be sent to Secretary-Treasurer Roger Horowitz,
rh@udel.edu.
