Journal of Southern History Offering Workshop to Develop Manuscripts on Environmental History
Building on the success in 2020 of the Journal of Southern History’s inaugural Manuscript Workshop, the JSH and Rice University are sponsoring the Second Biennial Manuscript Workshop, on the theme “Southern History and the Environment, as a virtual meeting July 28-29, 2022.
The organizers invite scholars, at any stage of their career, to participate in a workshop for article-length manuscripts (8,000 to 12,000 words, exclusive of notes) that address some aspect of southern environmental history, broadly conceived. For example, authors might analyze Indigenous, agroecological, maritime, riverine, military, industrial, urban or environmental justice topics. Papers might utilize material, political, aesthetic, or intellectual approaches to the region’s environmental history. They welcome submissions from any period of southern history from the colonial era to the recent past. They hope to foster dialogue, engage in scholarly discussion, and offer critical engagement with the texts the accepted scholars submit.
The workshop will consist of a two-day meeting on Zoom (July 28–29, 2022) to discuss participants’ pre-circulated manuscripts with each other as well as with Journal of Southern History editorial staff and other experts.
Applicants should submit the following materials to [email protected] by April 1, 2022:
- Project Abstract (250 words max)
- CV (2 pages max)
- 20–35 pages of the proposed work (through June 15, accepted participants will be able to submit an updated version for the workshop)
Applicants can expect a response by May 15.
Questions? Contact the organizers at [email protected]
Please note: Manuscripts selected for the workshop may not be under active consideration by any publisher. Workshop authors are not obligated to submit their revised manuscripts for publication consideration by the Journal of Southern History.
Contact Info:
Randal L. Hall, Editor, Journal of Southern History
Fay A. Yarbrough, Former Visiting Editor, Journal of Southern History
Bethany L. Johnson, Managing Editor, Journal of Southern History
Contact Email: [email protected]
URL: https://www.thesha.org/JSH-manuscript-workshop-2022
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