Call for Papers for PAHA's 77th Annual Meeting in New York, Due by 15 April 2019

PAHA’s 77th Annual Meeting will be held in New York as part of the 134th yearly meeting of the American Historical Association from January 3–6, 2020.


This year AHA announced no theme for the incoming conference. As explained in the general CFP:


Next year, as every year, the program committee will welcome all proposals and not consider relevance to a theme. For the first time since 2003, no historian will needlessly try to package a proposal to appear to fit a theme. Let a hundred flowers bloom.


https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-2018/no-theme-for-the-2020-annual-meeting


Having in mind this encouragement to let a hundred flowers bloom as an invitation to embrace the richness of ideas and proposals that may come from our colleagues, we would like to nevertheless suggest that the incoming PAHA conference reflect on the three most recent anniversaries, the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence, the centennial of Polish women gaining voting rights, and PAHA’s 75th anniversary.

We celebrated all three anniversaries only last year, and, we hope, that all three can keep pushing us to reflect on our past, the past failures and accomplishments, but also the path that we may embark upon in the future. We hence propose that the conference offers a chance to reflect on what it means to be Polish and Polish-American and how the past can guide our discussions on these question in the changing landscape of the 21st century.


We invite scholars who study the Polish-American communities or the greater Polish diaspora as well as those who deal with migration, ethnic, and regional studies and would like to join discussions related (but not limited) to the following topics:


• Polish-Americans and the restoration of Poland’s independence, 1918
• Polish-Americans and their contribution to the civic, institutional, and political life of the U.S.
• Intersections of ethnicity, class, gender, and race
• The changing understanding of the ethnic heritage
• Identity politics and the role of migrations in the past and contemporary world
• Immigration to the USA and state building in Poland and in the United States
• Transatlantic migrations to the Americas and state building in Poland and migrant communities in North and South America
• Heritage, legacy, and a new understanding of the role that ethnicities play in the modern world
• Polish Americans vs. other ethnic groups in a comparative perspective on both American continents and in Europe
• Responses to Polish transatlantic migrations in Europe, also in a comparative perspective


We invite proposals for sessions as well as individual papers related to all aspects of the Polish-American experience (in history, sociology, literature, art, music, etc.) on both American continents. We are committed to putting together well-researched and argued proposals in panels consisting of 3 participants. For the first time, PAHA is trying to implement commentators for each (or almost each) session.


Individual participants should include the following information when submitting a proposal:
- Paper title(s) and short abstracts (of no more than 300 words)
- Biographical paragraph (up to 250 words)
- Please indicate if you are willing to serve as a chair and/or a discussant for a session
- Also, note if you need A/V.


Session organizers should include the following information when submitting a panel proposal and session organizers:
- Paper/Session abstract(s) (up to 300/500 words)
- E-mail address for each participant
- Biographical paragraph (up to 250 words) for each participant
- Chair and commentator for the session
- Also, note if you need A/V.


Please be advised that it is not always possible for PAHA to provide A/V equipment for all sessions due to the high mandatory rental fee from AHA. Most likely we will try to gather all presentations that require A/V equipment in one day. It is therefore important for the presenters to indicate their need for A/V when submitting their proposal.


All presenters are encouraged to consider submission of their papers for publication in PAHA's peer-reviewed journal, Polish American Studies:
http://polishamericanstudies.org/text/13/polish-american-studies.html.


The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2019. Abstracts for papers and panel proposals are now being accepted and should be submitted to Anna Muller at anmuller@umich.edu.

PAHA Travel Grants and Calls for Papers, Photos, and More...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR GRADUATE STUDENT / YOUNG SCHOLAR TRAVEL GRANTS, DUE APRIL  15, 2017

PAHA encourages graduate students and emerging scholars (up to three years after graduation) to apply for a Travel Grant. Two such grants of $500.00 each will be awarded to offset travel costs to attend the 2018 PAHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.  The grants will be awarded by the Program Committee for two best conference proposals dealing with the Polish American experience in any historical epoch, scholarly field, or aspect submitted by junior scholars.

To apply please submit:
- your paper proposal (as required by the general CFP)
- a brief letter of application (no template will be provided)
- a complete CV
- one letter of recommendation from a senior scholar (e.g. thesis advisor).

In order to receive the travel grant it is mandatory to present the paper at the conference in person. Awardees will receive remuneration during the Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C. Failure to present the paper in person at the annual meeting shall result in the immediate cancellation of the grant. The deadline for application, to be submitted with the paper proposal, is April 15, 2017.

Please send your application packets by email to chair of the Awards Committee, Dr. Iwona Drag Korga, with the subject line "Graduate Student Travel Grant" - email i.korga@pilsudski.org.

Awardees of the PAHA Awards and Prizes, Denver, CO, January 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS  FOR 75TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE POLISH AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, WASHINGTON, D.C., 5-7 JANUARY, 2018

PAHA's 75th Annual Meeting will be held on January 4-6, 2018 in Washington, D.C., as part of the 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association.

The theme for the AHA conference is: "Race, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in Global Perspective." This year’s focus explained in the general CFP is on: "transnational and global histories of race and ethnicity." (For more information visit the AHA website: https://www.historians.org/annual-meeting/future-meetings).

The PAHA’s focus within this theme is on the Polish-American experience in comparative perspective. We invite scholars who study the Polish American communities, the greater Polish diaspora as well as those who deal with migration, ethnic, and regional studies and would like to join the discussions related (but not limited) to the following topics:
• Migration, settlement and assimilation patterns
• Ethnic experience and interethnic encounters
• Intersections of ethnicity, class, gender and race
• Ethnic lobbying and occurrences of ethnic mobilization
• Polish Americans and the restoration of Poland’s independence, 1918

We invite proposals for sessions as well as individual papers related to all aspects of the Polish American experience (in history, sociology, literature, art, music, etc.) on both American continents.

The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2017. Abstracts for papers and panel proposals are now being accepted and should be submitted to:

PAHA President and Chair of the Program Committee
Anna Mazurkiewicz, Ph.D.
Instytut Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański,
ul. Wita Stwosza 55, 80-308, Poland,
anna.a.mazurkiewicz@ug.edu.pl

Electronic proposals in email and word format are strongly preferred.

Individuals and session organizers should include the following information when submitting a proposal:
• Paper/Session title(s) (of no more than 20 words)
• Paper/Session abstract(s) (up to 300/500 words, respectively)
• Biographical paragraph (up to 250 words) for each participant
• Mailing and e-mail address for each participant
• Chair (required) and commentator (optional) for the session
• Audiovisual needs, if any.

Please be advised that it is not always possible for PAHA to provide AV equipment for all sessions due to the high cost of mandatory rental from AHA. All presenters are encouraged to consider submission of their papers for publication in PAHA's peer-reviewed journal: “Polish American Studies”.

For more information please see:
http://polishamericanstudies.org/CallForPapers.html

Library of Congress receipt for the 1943 donation of the manuscript of Alexander Tansman's Fifth Symphony to the LOC collection. Tansman Archives Paris. 

CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PAHA'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding, the Polish American Historical Association will publish a book about the history of the organization, edited by Prof. James Pula. All PAHA members and friends are encouraged to submit photographs from PAHA's past meetings and other events, to ensure that the history of the organization and its contributions to Polish and American culture will be well documented and illustrated.

The editor will collect the articles that have previously been written about PAHA’s history, adding an introduction and an additional article to bring it up to date from the time the most recent article was published. The previous articles include, from Polish American Studies, those authored by: Tony Turhollow (Autumn 1980), Konstantin Symonolewicz (Spring-Autumn 1970), John Bukowczyk (Autumn 1993), and Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann (Spring 2008). The book will be approximately 200 pages including photographs, an index, and a few documents.

Please send your photographs and other information pertaining to PAHA's history to Prof. James Pula, Editor, jpula@pnw.edu.

PIASA CALL FOR PAPERS - SIXTH CONGRESS OF POLISH STUDIES IN KRAKOW, POLAND

The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America is pleased to invite proposals for the Sixth World Congress on Polish Studies to be held in conjunction with the Polska Akademia Umiejętności (Polish Academy of Learning) in Kraków, Poland, June 16-18, 2017.

Proposals are solicited for complete sessions or individual papers in any of the disciplines in the liberal arts, sciences, or business/economics. The conference language is English, however sessions in Polish will be accepted provided they are clearly labeled as such.

Since the Institute values comparative sessions, individual papers need not focus on Poland or the Polish diaspora, but it is hoped that at least one paper in each session will do so. Sessions including presenters from more than one nation are encouraged. Each session is scheduled for 90 minutes to accommodate three papers or about 20 minutes per paper. All conference rooms will be equipped with AV for the use of PowerPoints and CD/DVD presentations. It is expected that acceptable conference papers will be submitted for possible publication in The Polish Review subsequent to the conference.

To submit a paper or complete session, please send the name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, a tentative paper title and brief abstract (3-5 sentences is OK) for all presenters to the chair of the program committee, Prof. James Pula, at jpula@pnw.edu.

The deadline for proposals is April 15, 2017. All participants are expected to pay the conference registration fee. For further information see http://www.piasa.org/annual-meetings.html.

Call for Papers - Poles in Latin America Conference in Gdynia, October 2016

1st International Interdisciplinary Scholarly Conference 

at the Emigration Museum in Gdynia

Poles and Polish Diaspora in Latin America: Past and Present

27th-28th October 2016, Emigration Museum in Gdynia, Poland

Photo Maciej Moskwa, from culture.pl website.

The Emigration Museum in Gdynia has the honor to invite you to an international scientific conference on the Polish presence in Latin America. With this event, we want to start a series of scientific gatherings on the history of emigration from the Polish lands and the Polish communities which function in various parts of the world. We hope that through such actions and the research we conduct as well as our publishing projects, the Museum will become a significant exchange platform for ideas and experience of the units, whose research work is focused on the problems of emigration and Polish diaspora.

The Polish have an important position in the migration history of Europe and the world. Since the early days of the Polish state, our natives have left the country temporarily or permanently, for various reasons. It was caused by the complicated political history of the Polish nation and the often difficult socio-economic situation. As a consequence, the presence of Poles is now noticeable on every continent. Latin America has an important position among the lands, which have accepted a significant number of Polish emigrants. First, the Polish had little contact with that part of the world and it was rather incidental. However, after some time, as the migration processes were developing, coherent Polish communities formed there. The Polish diaspora and Poles became an important part of the social and cultural life of Latin America. The goal of the conference is to provide an opportunity for researches who specialise in the subjects connected with the Latin America Polish diaspora to meet, exchange views and take part in an interdisciplinary debate. Though we pay attention to the historic aspects of the Polish presence in this part of the world, we also want to focus on showing the image of Polish diaspora in Latin America today.

Therefore, we would like to emphasize the following questions during the conference:
 current and historic place of Poles and Polish Diaspora in the societies of Latin American countries;
 the Polish input into the political, social, cultural and scientific life of Latin American countries;
 the history of Polish emigration to Latin America;
 forming of the Polish diaspora communities in Latin America as well as political and cultural interest in this phenomenon;
 the forming and changes of Polish identity in Latin America;
 the image of Poles and Polish diaspora in the Polish diaspora press, journals and diary literature as well as belletristic literature and literary reports;
 the image of Poles and Polish Diaspora according to the information of diplomatic and consular representations;
 the relations between Poland and the Latin American Polish Diaspora;
 the activity of Polish diaspora organisations and Polish clergy among the members of Latin American Polish diaspora;
 the literary and cultural activity of Poles and Polish diaspora in Latin America;
 the research of Polish scholars in Latin America and their connections to Polish diaspora societies.

However, the above list is not complete, when it comes to the issues, which may be presented at the conference.

The conference is of an interdisciplinary character. The organizers' idea is to gather specialists who deal with the issues of Poles and Polish diaspora in Latin America from various perspectives: historians, political scientists, culture experts, Ibero-American and Latin American studies experts, cultural anthropologists, philologists, etc. The conference will be summarized with a reviewed printed publication in Polish.
Languages of the conference: Polish / Spanish / Portuguese.

Muzeum Emigracji, Gdynia, from culture.pl.

Applications:

Please send the form, which has been attached to the invitation by 17th June 2016 to:
r.raczynski@muzeumemigracji.pl

The information on the acceptance of a paper will be sent by the 1st of July 2016.

The conference is free of charge for its participants. The organisers provide the foreign
participants with accommodation (26th-27th, 27th-28th and 28th-29th October), full board
and print together with a possibility of translation of a text as a part of the post-conference
publication (upon the reception of a positive review).

NOTICE: The number of participants is limited. The final choice of applications qualified
for participation in the conference will be made by the Scientific Committee
of the Conference, based on the abstracts of papers which are sent in.

Calls for Papers, Deadlines and Announcements

PAHA CALL FOR PAPERS - DUE APRIL 15, 2015

PAHA's 73rd Annual Meeting will be held on January 7-10, 2016 in Atlanta as part of the 130th American Historical Association's Annual Conference. The theme for the 2016 AHA conference is “Global Migrations: Empires, Nations, and Neighbors.” It provides an excellent opportunity for the Polish American Historical Association to showcase research carried out by its members, as well as to present it in a comparative perspective. Therefore we invite scholars who work on the Polish American experience as well as those who deal either with migration, ethnic, or regional studies and would like to present their findings within the forum presented by the PAHA. We invite session proposals that foster international, comparative perspectives which include the Polish American experience, as well as individual papers dealing with the above mentioned themes.

 This year, we specifically look for proposals in the following areas:
 - Polish American experience – all aspects (history, sociology, literature, art, music, etc.)
 - Migration patterns, ethnic experience – comparative perspective
 - Immigrant women - Labor activism among the ethnics
 - Experiences of foreigners in the American Civil War
 - International activism of the anti-communist groups in the U.S. during the Cold War

The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2015. Abstracts for papers and panel proposals are now being accepted and should be submitted to the Chair of the Program Committee: Dr. Anna Mazurkiewicz Faculty of History University of Gdansk, Poland ul. Wita Stwosza 55, 80-952 Gdansk email: anna.m@polishamericanstudies.org

Electronic proposals in email and word format are strongly preferred. Individuals and session organizers should include the following information when submitting a proposal:

• Paper/Session title(s) (of no more than 20 words)
• Paper/Session abstract(s) (up to 300/500 words, respectively)
• Biographical paragraph or c.v. summary (up to 250 words) for each participant
• Correct mailing and e-mail address for each participant
• Chair (required) and commentator (optional) for the session
• Audiovisual needs, if any.

Please be advised that it is unlikely that PAHA will be able to use PowerPoint in its sessions, due to the high cost of rental, or that presenters will be permitted by the hosting conference hotel to bring their own. You may wish to consider distribution of paper handouts as an alternative. The Polish American Historical Association holds its Annual Conference in conjunction with the American Historical Association (AHA). The full information about the AHA conference can be found at www.historians.org. PAHA members who plan to attend PAHA conference only do not need to register for the AHA conference, but are required to register for the PAHA conference by November 15, 2015. Registration may be done on-line at www.polishamericanstudies.org.

Maja Trochimczyk, Anna Mazurkiewicz and Karen Majewski with PAHA Awards, January 2015. Photo by Iwona Drag Korga.

PIASA CALL FOR PAPERS - DUE APRIL 1, 2015

The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences and the Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Toronto are pleased to invite proposals for PIASA’s 73rd Annual Conference to be held at the University of Toronto, June 11-13, 2015.

Proposals are solicited for sessions or individual papers dealing with Polish or Polish Diaspora or comparative topical sessions that include a Polish-related presentation along with other groups. Sessions are also encouraged from those whose fields of interest are in business or the sciences. Sessions including presenters from more than one nation are encouraged. Each session is scheduled for 90 minutes to accommodate three papers or about 20 minutes per paper. The conference language is English and all conference rooms will be equipped with AV for the use of PowerPoints and CD/DVD presentations. It is expected that acceptable conference papers will be published in The Polish Review subsequent to the conference.

To submit a paper or complete session, please send the name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, and tentative paper title for all presenters to the chair of the program committee at jpula@pnc.edu. The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2015.


MORE PICTURES IN PAHA'S AWARDS CEREMONY ALBUM, JANUARY 2015

Please visit the Picasa Web Album from our Awards Ceremony at the Polish Consulate in New York. We added more pictures by Iwona Korga and Janusz Romanski.  A report in a Polish American periodical will be published soon.

https://picasaweb.google.com/Maja.Trochimczyk/PAHA72ndMeetingInNewYorkJan242015

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE WROCŁAW TEACHER PROGRAM - 2015

The Program, specializing in instruction for local English teachers, follows two similar programs in Lithuania plus one in Poland in preceding years. Attendees are elementary and high school English teachers. Our primary goals are to: 1) Increase their personal ability in English from near fluency toward that of a natural speaker. Thus the subtlety, nuance and metaphorical aspects of spoken and written English will be highlighted. 2) Present techniques and methodologies helpful to their teaching when they return to their classrooms. 3) Organize lessons in a manner illustrating and informing them about American culture, history, politics, geography, etc. This information is not only for their personal benefit, but is valuable to them when preparing lessons for their students. The target is for 30 attendees, including the English teachers from our host school.

Our Host is a leading high school in the region. In 2013 it was the site of a very success WIESCO camp for its students. As is customary, our host provides room and board, transportation from and to the airport, and some sightseeing or entertainment.

Duration of the program is eight days from Saturday, June 27 to Saturday, July 4. Classes are planned for 9:00 to 2:30. After classes the time is ours to enjoy the city. You may append additional personal travel before or after the program. Wrocław is well located for air and train travel.  WIESCO is a 501c3 charitable organization that has organized and operated English language camps and programs in Eastern Europe for over 40 years. Long term relationships exist with Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; recent years have seen programs in Russia, Macedonia and Brazil.

Expenses in Wrocław – room and board, transportation from/to the airport, some sightseeing or entertainment – are provided by our hosts. You cost is airfare and $400. For your tax purposes, WIESCO provides you with a letter of participation documenting your volunteer participation.

Wrocław (Breslau in German) is an ancient city that originated with the amber trade between the Roman Empire and the Baltic. In 1000 AD the Piast kings of Poland fortified the town, establishing its role as a defensive stronghold along the southwestern border area. It was heavily destroyed in WWII, but well reconstructed. It is home to, and displays much culture of, a large number of Poles expelled from what is now western Ukraine when Stalin moved the Polish borders westward. Wroclaw is a leading university city, contains several museums and important churches, and boasts one of the largest and finest central old towns in the country.

Qualifications ESL certification and prior experience teaching English overseas are added benefits, but not required. What we are looking for is great conversation ability, creative presentation skills, with personal interests and life experiences that will meet the language and cultural enhancement goals stated above.

Your Contact is Robert M. Pine, a veteran of youth and adult WIESCO programs. His email is thepine@att.net and his phone is 630-279-5646 (Chicago area).

* For your information, on the following page is the announcement by the hosting school in Wrocław  recruiting English teachers to the program.

Call for Papers for PAHA Conference - Due April 15

POLISH AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (PAHA)
Annual Meeting, New Orleans - January 3-6, 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS / SUBMISSIONS

PAHA's 2013 Annual Meeting will be held in New Orleans, LA from January 3-6, 2013 as part of the American Historical Association's Annual Conference.

Abstracts for papers and panel proposals are now being accepted and should be submitted to the PAHA Conference Coordinator -- Professor Neal Pease (pease@uwm.edu), Department of History, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. Electronic proposals (in email & word format are strongly preferred.)


The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2012.

Individuals and panel organizers should include the following information when submitting a proposal:

• Paper/Session title(s) (of no more than 20 words)
• Paper/Session abstract(s) (up to 300/500 words, respectively)
• Biographical paragraph or c.v. summary (up to 250 words) for each participant
• Correct mailing and e-mail address for each participant
• Chair (required) and commentator (optional) for the session
• Audiovisual needs, if any.

Please be advised that it is unlikely that PAHA will be able to use PowerPoint in its sessions, due to the high cost of rental, or that presenters will be permitted by the hosting conference hotel to bring their own projectors. You may whttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifish to consider distribution of papehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifr handouts as an alternative.

The Polish American Historical Association holds its Annual Conference in conjunction with the American Historical Association (AHA). The full information about the AHA conference can be found at www.historians.org. PAHA members who plan to attend PAHA conference only do not need to register for the AHA conference, but are required to register for the PAHA conference by November 1, 2012. Registration may be done on-line at www.polishamericanstudies.org or by sending the $20.00 registration fee to the PAHA Headquarters c/o Magda Jacques, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050.