The History Department at
Mississippi State University invites interested undergraduate to submit papers for the 3rd annual
Symposium for History Undergraduate Research (SHUR). The Symposium will provide
students with the opportunity to present and discuss their work in the format
of an academic history conference. It is tentatively scheduled for May 18-19, 2012
on the Mississippi State campus in Starkville, MS.
The theme of the symposium
is "Learning from the Past, Preparing for a Future,"
and we welcome papers on this or any other historical topic. Preference will be
given to papers that reflect the Mississippi State History Department's strengths
in the history of science and technology, agricultural, rural and environmental
history, history of international security/internal safety, the Civil War,
gender history, and African American history and civil rights.
The paper should
be based on the student's original research in primary sources. Interested students
should submit a 500 word proposal or abstract via email to Dr. Peter Messer at PMesser@history.msstate.edu, or
by regular mail to SHUR c/o Dr. Peter Messer, Dept. of History, P.O. Box H, Mississippi
State, MS, 39762 by March 7 ,2012. Students whose papers have been accepted will
be notified by March 15,2012. The History Department will offset the costs of
one night's lodging on the MSU campus and supply BBQ banquet on Friday night.
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