17th Annual New Sweden History Conference Call for Papers
The New Sweden History Conference is a collaboration between the American
Swedish Historical Museum, the Swedish Colonial Society, the Delaware
Swedish Colonial Society, the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Old Swedes Historic
Site, the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at Penn, The New Sweden
Centre, and Trinity Episcopal (Old Swedes) Church Swedesboro NJ and
sponsored by the New Sweden Alliance. The goal of the conference is to
explore the New Sweden Colony (1638-1655) in historical context and expand
research and understanding of its social, economic, geographic, and
political landscape. The annual conference has reached its 17th session and
typically reaches an audience of over 100 academic scholars, students,
teachers, and avocational historians.
The New Sweden History Conference Committee would like to officially invite
submissions for academic papers on this year’s topic *The Expansion of New
Sweden.* The 2017 theme will explore the migration of Swedish colonists
from the original landing point of Wilmington Delaware to the greater
Delaware Valley, New Jersey, and Maryland regions. Areas of academic
research may include the economic or religious reasons for expansion, the
social impact of expansion on culture, the retention of cultural traditions
over time, mapping out geographical movement patterns, archeological
evidence of movement, or related expansion topics through 1700.
All works submitted will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. If
selected, the author will present their research at the conference on
November 4, 2017. Selected presenters will receive an honorarium, financial
assistance with travel costs, and free admission to the full day
conference.
*Submission Guidelines:*
-All papers are publish to present. Conference presentations are 30 minutes
followed by 15 minutes general Q&A.
-Copies of submitted papers will be disseminated to attendees via
conference packets.
-We ask that abstracts be submitted by *May 15, 2017*. Up to four authors
will be chosen and invited to submit full papers and present at the
conference.
-If chosen, full papers, bibliographies, and any other supplementary
materials are due October 23, 2017.
-The Conference will be held November 4, 2017 at the Lazaretto Ballroom in
Essington PA.
*Please submit all abstracts to: *Lauren Burnham, Education & Public
Programs Manager
American Swedish Historical Museum
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Lu Ann De Cunzo, Ph.D., RPA
Professor and Chair
Department of Anthropology
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
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