The SHCY Biennial Conference
Children at Risk/Children Taking Risks:
Historical Inquiries in International Perspective
The Men's Faculty Club, University of California at Berkeley
July 10 - July 12, 2009
IMPORTANT DATES
Conference Dates:
July 10 - July 12, 2009
Deadline for Submission of Papers and Panels:
February 15, 2009
Deadline for Prize Submissions:
February 15, 2009
Registration Deadline:
May 1, 2009
Cut off date for preferred rate at the Hotel Durant
June 9, 2009
Deadline for Dormatory Reservations:
May 1, 2009
Prizes
The Society for the History of Children and Youth offers two prizes:
The Grace Abbott Prize is awarded for the best book published in English on the history of children, childhood, or youth (broadly construed) published in calendar year 2007 or 2008. The award of a plaque and a check for $500 US will be presented at the SHCY Conference, July 10-12, 2008 at the University of California, Berkeley.
Nominations are invited from publishers, writers (self-nominations), and scholars. Current members of the SHCY award committee, the executive committee, and officers of the society are ineligible. Nominations must be postmarked by Feb. 15, 2009. Send a copy of the book for consideration to each of the book award committee members at the following addresses:
Colin Heywood
School of History University of Nottingham University
Park Nottingham NG7 2RD
Nottinghamshire England
Linda Gordon
6 Washington Mews
NY, NY 10003
Julia Mickenberg
Department of American Studies
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station, B7100
Austin, TX 78712
Address all inquires to Julia Mickenberg: mickenberg@mail.utexas.edu
For the Best Article Prize: The Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY) is pleased to call for nominations for the best article in English on the history of children, childhood, or youth (broadly construed) published in calendar year 2007 or 2008 in a print or on-line journal. The award of a plaque and a check for $250US will be presented at the SHCY Biennial Conference, July 10-12, 2009, at University of California, Berkeley.
Nominations are invited from journals, writers (self-nominations), and scholars. All are eligible for the award, except for current members of the award committee and the executive committee and officers of the SHCY. Nominations must be postmarked by Feb. 15, 2009.
Please send a copy of the article to be nominated to *all* members of the award committee at the mailing addresses listed below.
Ning de Coninck-Smith
Department of Education
Tuborgvej 164
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark
Rebecca de Schweinitz
Department of History
Brigham Young University
2130 JFSB
Provo, Utah 84602
Tamara Myers
Department of History
University of British Columbia
1297-1873 East Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z1
Address inquiries via email to Tamara Myers: tamara.myers@ubc.ca