Graduate History Blog

Lees Seminar Schedule Fall Semester 2015

October 30, 2015 (Friday), 4:00-6:00 p.m. –“Archipelago Capitalism: The Other International Political Economy, 1920s-1980s”, VANESSA OGLE, Julie and Martin Franklin Assistant Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania Commentator: Philip B. Scranton, Professor of History Emeritus, Rutgers University-Camden

December 4, 2015 (Friday), 4:00-6:00 p.m. – “English Sailors in the World: Cultural Contact, Performance, and Identity in the Early Seventeenth Century”, ELEANOR HUBBARD, Assistant Professor of History, Princeton University
Commentator: Naomi Taback, Assistant Professor of History, Temple University

If you are planning to attend a session, please email Professor Nick Kapur (nick.kapur@rutgers.edu) at least one week in advance. Unless otherwise noted, the Lees Seminar is held in the first floor seminar room of 429 Cooper Street.

Short-Term Employment Opportunity

The Next Stop Democracy project at the University of Pennsylvania is testing whether public art and music performances can improve voter experiences on election day. They need paid data collectors. There is a training session and work on election day. It pays $140 for the work. You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UWoE8trUyDexn7iqbcB0J6hHznL5lGeRJ29vDs-xqBA/viewform

And get more information by contacting lsh@asc.upenn.edu

Two Opportunities to Present Your Work

The Madison Historical Review is accepting article submissions for its Spring 2016 issue. The deadline is January 1, 2016.

The MHR is a peer-reviewed academic journal highlighting work from graduate students in American History, Public History, and World History. For more information: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/mhr/

The NJ History and Historic Preservation Conference Student Poster Session offers another opportunity to present your work on subjects and/or issues important to the field of historic preservation, history, archaeology, architecture, planning, museum studies or public history. The deadline is March 15, 2016.

For more information contact Briann Greenfield at bgreenfield@njch.org

Call for Applications for Facilitator Positions at the Alice Paul Institute

The Alice Paul Institute (Mount Laurel, NJ), a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the life and work of suffragist Alice Stokes Paul, is seeking facilitators for a variety of history and girls’ leadership educational programs.

A successful Lead Facilitator or Co-Facilitator will:
Enjoy working with adolescent girls and have some experience working with youth; Maintain a positive, open mind, Demonstrate leadership qualities; Show interest in women’s history and contemporary issues; Be punctual and have reliable transportation; Be available during the school day.

The Lead Facilitator and Co-Facilitator are paid a stipend for the semester. The Lead Facilitator should have experience working in a classroom. Preference is given to those who have worked previously with middle school students. You must be available to teach at least twice a week from mid-September through December, with some time dedicated to preparation and follow-up with API staff. Training will begin immediately upon hiring. If you are interested in any of these facilitator positions, please forward your resume to Kris Myers, Director of Programs.To learn more about the Alice Paul Institute and our programs, please visit our website at www.alicepaul.org.

Internship Opportunity at Philadelphia City Archives

Philadelphia Department of Records is offering an unpaid internship at the Philadelphia City Archives. The schedule is flexible but it is during work hours from 8:30-5:00 Monday – Friday. If interested, please contact Jill Rawnsley at jill.rawnsley@phila.gov.

The full description of the responsibilities, work requirements, and qualifications is quite long. I will post the details on my office door (Room 105).