THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PAPERS AND PANELS HAS PASSED.  OUR NEXT CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN MAY IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA.
CALL FOR PAPERS WILL BE POSTED AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

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CALL FOR PAPERS
FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING
October 21 & 22, 2022
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The Society will hold its Annual Meeting October 21-22, 2022, at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

The Program Committee is accepting individual paper and panel proposals on Florida topics for all periods. Preference is given to full panel proposals.

Please submit proposals by September 30, 2022. First round selection will begin on October 5, 2022.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

All topics in Florida history, humanities, arts, literature, and/or archaeology are welcome. A committee of FHS Board members will judge the proposed papers/sessions on their value as scholarship or other useful contributions to Florida studies. Presentations should follow the Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct by the American Historical Association.

INDIVIDUAL PAPER: Must include the following

• Name of author and brief bio
• Title of paper and 100-150 word abstract

THEME PANEL: Must include the following in a single document

• Name of each panelist and brief bio of each
• Title of each paper and 100-150 word abstract of each paper
• Name and brief bio of panel moderator/commentator

 

To submit a proposal or for information about submissions, contact Connie Lester at callforpapers@myfloridahistory.org

Questions should be addressed to:
The Florida Historical Society, 435 Brevard Ave., Cocoa FL 32922, (321) 690-1971 ext. 205. Or email membership@myfloridahistory.org

 

 

Click on Image or scan QR code to access electronic program.

 

 

 

 

The  Annual Meeting and Symposium is held annually and features:

• Academic paper presentations and panel discussions from professional historians, graduate students, and others, selected through a juried Call for Papers process
• The Annual FHS Membership/Business Meeting
• The Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture on Florida History and Culture

The past 2021 and 2020 FHS Annual Meeting And Symposium conferences where held virtually due to the pandemic and the recordings can be viewed:

• 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium

 

 

 

 

FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING
AND SYMPOSIUM 

On Monday, October 11, starting at 9:00 am click the links below to view sessions: 

• SESSION 1: THE ANNUAL FHS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
  Florida Historical Society President Emily Lisska leads this meeting with Executive Director Ben Brotemarkle, Recording Secretary KC Smith, and Incoming President Maurice "Socky" O'Sullivan. See what your Florida Historical Society has been up to for the past year.
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• SESSION 2: INDIGENOUS FLORIDA
  Denise Bossy from the University of North Florida and Andrew Frank from Florida State University moderate a discussion about Florida's native people with Aubrey Lauersdorf from Auburn University, Jason Herbert from Seminole Heritage Services, James Hill from the University of Pittsburgh, and Kristalyn Shefveland from the University of Southern Indiana.
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• SESSION 3: QUEER HISTORY AND PRECARIOUS MEMORY
  Connie Lester from the University of Central Florida moderates a discussion with UCF graduate students Nikki Fragala Barnes and Alexis Rodriguez, who both work with the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida. A focus of the research discussed is the Parliament House Resort in Orlando.
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• SESSION 4: DIFFICULT HISTORY, PRESERVING THE PAST, AND PROTECTING THE FUTURE
  Moderator: Ben Brotemarkle, FHS. Presenters: Myles William Sullivan, University of Florida, "Amateur Minstrel Shows and Blackface Amusements at the University of Florida in the Jim Crow Era"; Holly Baker, Library of Florida History, "Documenting Diversity: Collecting Folk Songs in Depression Era Florida"; and Levi Watson, University of Central Florida, "Florida's Vanishing Heritage: Climate Adaptation at Florida Heritage Sites."
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• NINTH ANNUAL JERRELL H SHOFNER LECTURE ON FLORIDA HISTORY AND CULTURE: "Celebration, Reflection, and Anticipation: 100 Volumes of the Florida Historical Quarterly"
  Panelists: Claire Strom, Rollins College, Past Editor Agricultural History; Craig Thompson Friend, North Carolina State University, Past Editor Florida Historical Quarterly; Randall Hall, Rice University, Editor Journal of Southern History; Alex Lichtenstein, Indiana University, Editor American Historical Review.
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Claire Strom, Professor of History Rollins College, Past Editor, Agricultural History
Craig Thompson Friend, Professor of History North Carolina State University, Past Editor, Florida Historical Quarterly
Randal Hall, William P. Hobby Professor of American History Rice University, Editor, Journal of Southern History
Alex Lichtenstein, Professor of History Indiana University, Editor 2017-2021, American Historical Review

 

 

 

 

The Florida Historical Society Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium

2020 Hindsight: How Florida’s Past Informs the Present & Future

The Florida Historical Society 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting and Symposium is a free archived conference.

• Friday, October 9 Welcome! Panel Discussion - Going Viral: Pandemics in Florida
  DAY 1: CLICK HERE TO VIEW

• Saturday, October 10 Panel Discussion - Civil Rights, Equality, and Racial Justice in the Age of Black Lives Matter FHS 2020 Awards Presentation
  DAY 2: CLICK HERE TO VIEW

• Sunday, October 11 Panel Discussion - 100 Years of the 19th Amendment: Florida Women Breaking Barriers FHS Annual Membership Meeting
  DAY 3: CLICK HERE TO VIEW

• Monday, October 12 The Jerrell H. Shofner Lecture on Florida Culture and History Presented by the Florida Historical Quarterly and the University of Central Florida Featuring noted historian and legal scholar Martha S. Jones
  DAY 4: CLICK HERE TO VIEW