Doing Battle with the Zombies of Western History

Referee: Karen J. Leong, Arizona State University

Participants:

Anne Hyde, University of Oklahoma

Lorena Oropeza, University of California, Davis

Kevin Allen Leonard, Western Washington University

Bill Coleman, Notre Dame University

Patricia Nelson Limerick, University of Colorado

The following session took place during the 55th Annual Conference of the WHA, October 2015 at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower in Portland, Oregon.

Please submit your papers, panels, and poster presentations by January 4, and encourage your colleagues to join us for the fifty-eighth annual Missouri Conference on History. Hosted and sponsored by The State Historical Society of Missouri, the 2016 conference will be held March 9–11 at the Courtyard by Marriott and Conference Center in Columbia.

The Missouri Conference on History is not limited to Missouri history topics. Proposals for papers on other geographic areas and from all historical time periods are invited. 

The conference is particularly interested in proposals for complete sessions, including panelists, chair, and commentator. Anyone wishing to present a paper should submit a short abstract and a one-page curriculum vitae. Panel proposals should include a brief abstract of the panel’s purpose, short descriptions of the individual papers, and one-page CVs for all participants.

All proposals should be submitted online. Details for submission are available at http://shs.umsystem.edu/mch. For additional information, please contact John Brenner, managing editor, The State Historical Society of Missouri, at mch@umsystem.edu or 573.882.7083.

Although the conference typically hosts academics of all levels, the program committee would like to make a special appeal to graduate students. The friendly and inviting atmosphere provides an excellent opportunity for aspiring and young historians to present their work.

Students should also apply for the Student Paper Prize ($250) and the Lynn and Kristen Morrow Missouri History Student Prize ($150). See http://shs.umsystem.edu/mch/awards for more information.

The State Historical Society of Missouri

We are pleased to announce that the 2015 Western History Association Conference panel on "Zombies of Western History," will air on C-SPAN3's American History TV on Sunday, December 13 at 6:30pm ET and again at 10:30pm ET. The annual conference took place in Portland, Oregon this past October at the Portland Hilton & Executive Tower.

Once the program airs it will become available on CSPAN’s website and on this website beginning Monday, December 14.

In addition to this panel, CSPAN interviewed 2015 WHA President Elizabeth Jameson during the Portland conference. This interview aired Sunday, November 8 and is now available online here.

Happy Holidays,

John Heaton, Executive Director

Dear Members,

As you may have noticed, our website is currently undergoing a major renovation process. Please bear with us as we work to bring you an updated, user-friendly website with a more diverse range of online content. As always, we are open to suggestions and are working to accommodate the many diverse fields of study within the association.

Please e-mail all website suggestions to westernhistoryassociation@gmail.com. 

Please look for an updated website at the start of the new year.

Best,

WHA Staff