New Frontiers 2012 Updated Information

NEW: The schedule for New Frontiers 2012 has been posted under “Schedule”, and the registration form for presenters under “Registration”.

We are no longer accepting submissions for New Frontiers 2012. Thank you to everyone who submitted! This promises to be a great conference.

The conference will run from February 23-25, 2012. Panels will take place on Friday, February 24th and Saturday February 25th. The keynote dinner will be Friday evening, and there will be two other interesting talks to attend on Thursday and Saturday.

Announcing Our 2012 Keynote Speaker

The New Frontiers Co-Chairs are very excited to announce that the keynote lecture at the 2012 New Frontiers in Graduate History conference will be delivered by Dr. Joan Wallach Scott.

Image from: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/involved/contribute/CapCamp/capcampcmt.htm
Image from: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/involved/contribute/CapCamp/capcampcmt.htm

Dr. Scott’s  groundbreaking work – including her now classic article, “Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis,” – has challenged the foundations of conventional historical practice. She will be joining us from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

Ashlee Bligh, (PhD 2), York University Department of History
Madeleine Chartrand, (PhD 2), York University Department of History
Daniel Ross, (PhD 2), York University Department of History
York New Frontiers Conference Co-Chairs.

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