SOUTH ATLANTIC NEWS+NOTES / Vol.2, No.4 / October 26, 2005
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Hurricane Katrina: 1 /Raising Our Voices: Thinking Through the Hurricane Katrina Disaster - 2/Southern Revival: Deep South Magic for Hurricane Relief - 3/Books for Gulf Coast Libraries

Announcements from Region Humanities Councils: 4 /{In}- Compassing the Humanities Program - 5 /South Carolina Encyclopedia: Sneak Preview - 6/Seminole and Miccosukee Arts - 7/History and Construction of the Puerto Rican Tiple - 8/Nominate a Humanities Hero

Regional Events: 9/Franklin Knight on the Caribbean in Atlantic & World History - 10/Untangling Kudzu's Place in Southern Culture: Of Biography and Biogeography - 11/Conversations with Black Arts Movement Poets Program - 12/South Carolina Historical Society Fall Tour - 13/Preserving Archival Collections Workshop- 14/Artsmarket - 15/Lost Voices of the Afro-Celts - 16/Friendship Film Forums

Conferences: 17/Repairing the Past: Confronting Legacies of Slavery, Genocide, Caste - 18/Mariners, Marines, and Merchants: Onslow County Maritime Heritage - 19/Appalachian Teachers Network Conference- 20/Innovation Summit - 21/Education Research Summit - 22/Global US South Conference

Calls for Papers, Panels, and Proposals: 23/Urban Space in the Southern United States - 24/History, Heritage And Nostalgia in American Culture Area - 25/Southern Historian - 26/Collecting/Collectibles Area Popular Culture Association - 27/Native Americans in the 17 th And 18 th Centuries - 28/Policy History Conference - 29/Denmark & the Black Atlantic - 30/Three Centuries of Ulster-American History - 31/European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms Slavery Issue - 32/Mixed Race, Hybrid, Transnational - 33/Post-Soul Aesthetic - 34/Race, Pharmaceuticals, and Medical Technology - 35/Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on North American Borderlands - 36/Latin American Cities - 37/VA Humanities Conference on Ethics - 38/Teaching World History/The Americas in World History - 39/Spaces of Dissent: The Borders of Transnational Dreams - 40/ Social History in the Mountains: Bridging the Divide in Historical Methods - 41/American Indian Literatures/Cultures in the South - 42/Borderlands IV: Organizing History- People, Places, Trails, and Local Stories - 43/The Shenandoah Valley Regional Studies - 44/Lumbee Experts Sought for Teachers' Institute Seminar - 45/John Lawson's A New Voyage To Carolina - 46/Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians - 47/Caribbean Studies - 48/Slave Resistance & Rebellions - 49/Encyclopedia of Postwar America - 50/Ireland & the Americas - 51/Encyclopedia of Abolitionism - 52/Gilded Age & Progressive Era South - 53/Southern States Communication Association - 54/Black Experience in Texas - 55/Writers Sought for African American History Encyclopedia

Opportunities: 56/North Carolina Artist Fellowship - 57/2006 Innovator Awards - 58/Gilder Lehrman Short-Term Research Fellowships in American History - 59/Humantities Post-Doctoral Fellowship - 60/Post Doctoral Fellowship in Southern Studies

Announcements: 61/Raleigh/Durham is Named Most Hospitable for Technology - 62/The National Hispana Leadership Institute - 63/Collaborative Community Arts

Hurricane Katrina

1. RAISING OUR VOICES: THINKING THROUGH THE HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER, an edited volume of submissions of essays, poetry, journal entries, letters, sermon notes/lectures to faith communities, position papers, proposals for future action, accounts from displaced friends, family and relatives, and other forms of writing and reflection. Deadline: Nov30. Nicole Anderson, Occidental College, diaryofayoungblackprofessor@yahoo.com. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=148035

2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: American literature owes a debt of gratitude to the rich cultural traditions of the Deep South. Sadly, the 2005 hurricane season has destroyed or severely impaired the libraries, literacy programs, and lives of writers and publishers in the region. Periphery magazine is devoting its 2006 edition, entitled "Southern Revival: Deep South Magic for Hurricane Relief," to library recovery efforts. http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/margin/guidelinesSoRev.html

3. BOOKS FOR GULF COAST LIBRARIES: The Texas Library Association is accepting books in good condition for distribution to libraries in the Gulf states devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For information see http://txla.org/temp/DisasterRelief.html#books

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Announcements from Region Humanities Councils

4. {IN}- COMPASSING THE HUMANITITES PROGRAM: The South Carolina Humanities Council will visit the Low Country in Hampton, Jasper, Allendale and Colleton Counties (Oct27, 10:30am) at the Hampton County Chambers. {In}-Compassing the Humanities is a tour designed to foster conversation about community and to identify ways to create more cohesive, culturally enriched and economically strengthened communities. (803) 771-2477 to register, (803) 943-7500 for directions.

5. SOUTH CAROLINA ENCYCLOPEDIA: SNEAK PREVIEW will take place at Humanities Council SC public meeting in Hampton SC, Thu Oct27 (10:30am -12noon). Hard-bound volume of Dr Walter Edgar's reference work will be available by end of 2006. http://www.schumanities.org/press/incompassing.html

6. SEMINOLE AND MICCOSUKEE ARTS: Witness a demonstration of traditional Seminole crafts and learn about the historical evolution of the Seminole and Miccosukee art forms, a program funded by grants from the Florida Humanities Council. (Nov3, 7:00 , Historical Museum of Southern Florida ). 305-375-1492, http://www.flahum.org/

7. HISTORY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUERTO RICAN TIPLE, a conference held at The Univ of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. The conference will be given by Mr. José Reyes Zamora. The National Tiple Group will have a musical participation during the activity. (Nov17, 10:30am), Puerto Rican Collection Division of the University Library.

8. NOMINATE A HUMANITITES HERO: The Georgia Humanities Council invites nominations for a person or organization that has had great impact on your community or the state of Georgia through work in humanities education or public programming, for recognition with a 2006 Governor's Award in the Humanities. Postmark deadline: January 27, 2006. http://www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/gov/nomination.html

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Regional Events

9. FRANKLIN KNIGHT ON THE CARIBBEAN IN ATLANTIC & WORLD HISTORY: The Johns Hopkins Univ historian, renowned Caribbeanist and author of Slave Society in Cuba in the 19th Century and The Caribbean, among many other works, will lecture under sponsorship of the Virginia Commonwealth Univ History Department's Alexandrian Society, Department of African-American Studies, School of World Studies, and College of Humanities and Sciences, with funding from VCU's Student Government Association. Wed Oct26 (5-7pm), Grace Street Theater, 934 W.Grace St, Richmond.

10. UNTANGLING KUDZU'S PLACE IN SOUTHERN CULTURE: OF BIOGRAPHY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY: Lecture by Derek Alderman at the Center for the Study of the American South (Oct27, 3:30pm), Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. “Untangling the historical geography of kudzu involves a study of biography as well as biogeography, a focus on human agency and personal vision in addition to the natural factors that shape biological invasion.” Series info: http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas

11. CONVERSATIONS WITH BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT POETS PROGRAM: English Department of Spelman College will present Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka (Oct28, 7pm) at Sisters Chapel, Atlanta. Mr. Baraka and Ms. Sanchez will discuss their roles as cultural activists in the movement and as mentors to the emerging generations of poets and hip-hop artists, and their concerns about the role of the artist and the functionof art in society. Co-sponsors: Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly.

12. SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold its annual Fall Tour, Sunday Oct30 (10am-4pm). This year's tour features "A Day on the Cooper River." Please contact the SCHS at 843-723-3225, ext 13 for ticket information, or Virginia Howell, Virginia.Howell@schistory.org

13. PRESERVING ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS WORKSHOP: It is the final week of registration for this workshop on November 4 th at the New Hanover County Public Library in Wilmington. Sponsors: The North Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board and the Society of North Carolina Archivists. This half day workshop, which is funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, will discuss the key components of a well developed Archival Preservation Program. matt.turi@ncmail.net or at (919)416-1698.

14. ARTSMARKET 2005, North Carolina 's Premiere Booking Conference and Artist Showcase will be held Nov13-15, in High Point, N.C. Co-sponsors: North Carolina Arts Council and the North Carolina Presenters Consortium. www.ncpresenters.org.

15. LECTURE: LOST VOICES OF THE AFRO-CELTS will be presented by Michael Newton at the Center for the Study of the American South (Nov17, 3:30pm), Univ of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. “This lecture will explore some of the forgotten connections between African-Americans and Scottish Highlanders and remind us of the rich cultural interactions between people of all ethnic origins in our complex nation.” Series info: http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas /

16. FRIENDSHIP FILM FORUMS: Historic Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta will show the film Antwone Fisher to encourage community outreach followed by a discussion about self and success (Nov19, 10am). Contact Ernestine P. Glass (404)753-3109.

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Conferences

17. REPAIRING THE PAST: CONFRONTING LEGACIES OF SLAVERY, GENOCIDE, CASTE: The 7th Annual Conference, Luce Hall Auditorium, Yale University, Oct27-29. Co-sponsors: Gilder Lehrman Center for Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition at Yale Univ and Brown Univ's Steering Committee on Slavery & Justice, conference aims to put history, memory, and justice in conversation among scholars from multiple disciplines and countries. Free; registration required. http://www.yale.edu/glc or call (203) 432-3339.

18. MARINERS, MARINES, AND MERCHANTS: ONSLOW COUNTY MARITIME HERITAGE: The 15th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Maritime History Council, Oct27-29. Contact: Harry.Warren@ncmail.net (910) 914-4185 or Paul.Fontenoy@ncmail.net (252) 728-7317.

19. APPALACHIAN TEACHERS NETWORK CONFERENCE: A CRASH COURSE IN APPALACHIAN STUDIES, PART III: Sat Oct29, 2005 (8:30am-2pm), Heth Hall, Radford Univ Keynote by anthropologist Dr Patricia Beaver, Director, Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State Univ. http://www.radford.edu/~arsc

20. INNOVATION SUMMIT: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and the Southern Technology Council, Southern Growth Policies Board, Georgia Institute of Technology, the Council on Competitiveness and the Georgia Research Alliance come together for a one day summit to kick off the Southern Innovation Initiative, a series of events promoting innovation in the South. Oct31, Atlanta, GA, http://www.southerngrowth.com/main/STC/SI2/symposium.shtml.

21. EDUCATION RESEARCH SUMMIT: The Univ of North Carolina is planning its Third Annual Education Research Summit with the theme of International Education: Linking Research to Practice. The event will be held on Dec15 in Research Triangle Park . For online registration http://edsummit.rti.org for questions Dr. Valerie Brown (919) 541-6558 or vbrown@rti.org .

22. GLOBAL US SOUTH CONFERENCE: The Univ Center for International Studies (UCIS) at UNC-Chapel Hill, in collaboration with Center for the Study of the American South, is hosting its 2nd major interdisciplinary conference, “Navigating the Globalization of the American South” (Chapel Hill NC, Mar2-3, 2006). Opportunity to launch new research initiatives and promote dialogue on the changing US South. http://www.ucis.unc.edu/globalsouthrfp06.htm or contact Niklaus Steiner, UCIS Executive Director, nsteiner@email.unc.edu .

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Call for Papers, Panels, and Proposals

23. PANEL MEMBER NEEDED for a panel on the construction of urban space in the Southern United States, for the 2006 Canadian Historical Association Meeting, May 29-31 at York Univ in Toronto. Our panel is tentatively titled "The Southern City: The Spatiality of Identity and Community.” Deadline Oct31. http://www.cha-shc.ca/bilingue/2006/Call.htm. cliogod@yahoo.com or mbachand@uwo.ca.

24. HISTORY, HERITAGE AND NOSTALGIA IN AMERICAN CULTURE AREA- AMERICAN CULTURE ASSOCIATION is looking for abstracts and panel proposals for possible inclusion at the 2006 Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference in Atlanta, GA , Apr12-16. Please send (100-250 words) paper proposals, panel proposals (4 speakers and/or discussion panels of 4-6 participants) or abstracts (including title) by Nov1st, jstevens@rwu.edu, http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=148024.

25. CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: SOUTHERN HISTORIAN seeks manuscripts for its 2006 edition on Southern history. Deadline Nov1st. http://www.osm.ua.edu/historian

26. CALL FOR PAPERS: COLLECTING/COLLECTIBLES AREA POPULAR CULTURE ASSOCIATION 2006 Convention. Submit papers on any aspect of collecting or collectibles for the 2006 Popular Culture Association conference to be held April 12-16, 2006 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. Please send a 150-word abstract (including title and contact information) either via email or regular mail at the addresses listed below. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by January 1, 2006 . Deadline: November 1, 2005, rcbsam@comcast.net, 302-239-6367, Ron Bishop, 569 Hemingway Drive, Hockessin, DE 19707, http://www.h-net.org/~pcaaca/

27. NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE 17 TH AND 18 TH CENTURIES: The 2006 annual meeting of the South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is looking for paper proposals from any discipline examining any aspect of Native American history and culture. http://www.scsecs.net/scsecs/, Mariah Adin, m_adin@yahoo.com.

28. POLICY HISTORY CONFERENCE: All topics concerning the history, development and implementation of public policy, American political development and comparative policy history will be considered. Complete sessions are encouraged, but individual paper proposals are welcome. Sponsors: Journal of Policy History and the Miller Center for Public Affairs, at the Univ of Virginia in Charlottesville. Deadline for Proposals: Nov15. Conference Jun1-4, 2006. http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph/ .

29. DENMARK & THE BLACK ATLANTIC conference will explore Denmark and its former Caribbean colonies, Univ of Copenhagen , Denmark (May4-6, 2006). Proposals welcome on topics from transatlantic slave trade to Danish hip-hop. Deadline Dec1st. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=146566

30. THREE CENTURIES OF ULSTER-AMERICAN HISTORY is theme of 16 th Biennial Ulster-American Heritage Symposium in Knoxville TN (Jun28-Jul1st, 2006) on connections between Ulster and North America, including history, language, literature, folklife, archaeology, religion, music. Proposals due Dec1st. http://www.east-tennessee-history.org Contact Michael Montgomery, ullans@yahoo.com

31. EUROPEAN LEGACY: TOWARD NEW PARADIGMS SLAVERY ISSUE: Special issue of The European Legacy invites submissions on slavery, including economics, literature, art, religion, social change, implications today, and slavery outside the Americas. Deadline Dec15. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=146805 Contact Barbara Degorge, bdegorge@aud.edu

32. MIXED RACE, HYBRID, TRANSNATIONAL: Writing Lives in National and Global Frames" is theme for special issue of Life Writing. Call for articles on mixed race, hybrid, and transnational subjects in autobiography, memoir, biography, diaries, letters, novels, creative non-fiction, more. Deadline Dec30. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=146667 Contact Shirley Geok-lin Lim, slim@english.ucsb.edu

33. POST-SOUL AESTHETIC: African American Review seeks essays for special issue on “The Post-Soul Aesthetic” – “the Black equivalent of postmodernism”. Topics include Post-Soul in art, literature, film, music, gender, sociology, politics, mass media. Deadline Dec31. Contact Bertram D. Ashe, bashe@richmond.edu; http://aar.slu.edu/

34. RACE, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY: Massachusetts Institute of Technology is seeking papers on for a conference (Apr7-8, 2006) on the causes of disease and differences amongst racial groups. Contact David S. Jones dsjones@mit.edu or Gregory Michael Dorr, Ph.D. gdorr@mit.edu.

35. COMPARATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON NORTH AMERICAN BORDERLANDS: A two-day conference examining the nature and variety of North American borderlands and their peoples from the 16th-19th centuries held in Louisville, Kentucky. Proposals on this topic are accepted from graduate, junior, and senior students; conference Oct20-21, 2006; proposal deadline Jan1st. http://www.aaanet.org/coop/search/details.cfm?coop_id=332&type=Meeting%20Call%20for%20Papers

36. LATIN AMERICAN CITIES is theme for 5th issue of Brújula. Topics include historical, mythical, political, socio-economic or imaginary perspectives on Latin American cities from pre-colonial times to present. Deadline Jan6, 2006. http://hia.ucdavis.edu/brujula/SubSections/Submissions.htm

37. VA HUMANITIES CONFERENCE ON ETHICS. Conference at Univ of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg VA (Mar10-11, 2006); proposals due Jan10, 2006. Contact Chris Foss cfoss@umw.edu or Mara Scanlon mscanlon@umw.edu

38. TEACHING WORLD HISTORY/THE AMERICAS IN WORLD HISTORY: World History Association (WHA) will hold its 15th Annual Conference at California State Univ, Long Beach (Jun22-25, 2006). Panel and paper proposals due Jan10, 2006 (firm deadline); proposal forms at http://www.thewha.org. Details on accommodations, registration, other activities will be posted in near future at http://www.thewha.org as well.

39. SPACES OF DISSENT: THE BORDERS OF TRANSNATIONAL DREAMS, the 8th Annual Conference of the Marxist Reading Group, March 30-April 1, 2006 at the University of Florida. This conference seeks papers that link the ideas of borders to Marxist theory. Non-traditional or performative panels will also be considered. One-page abstracts, questions, and comments should be submitted to the Marxist Reading Group at extinction@clas.ufl.edu . Deadline Jan13, 2006. www.english.ufl.edu/mrg

40. SOCIAL HISTORY IN THE MOUNTAINS: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE IN HISTORICAL METHODS: Western Carolina University invites submissions of proposals for panels and individual papers for the confernece to be held March 18, 2006. The conference was founded with the idea of bridging the divide between different historiographical traditions, instigating discussions of what it means to practice social history, and providing perspectives on this critical juncture in historical thought. Papers are sought that are applications, expansions, or new perspectives on social history in any historical field. Deadline January 16, 2006. lcruz@wcu.edu, www.wcu.edu/as/history

41. AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES/CULTURES IN THE SOUTH: Paper submissions welcomed (Jan30 deadline) for special issue of Mississippi Quarterly. Critical and historical essays on any genre or period will be considered. 10,000 words max, MLA Handbook 6th ed guidelines, email submission (MS Word or Richtext formats only) preferred. Inquiries, proposals, submissions to Ellen Arnold (arnolde@mail.ecu.edu) or William Joseph Thomas (thomasw@mail.ecu.edu) of East Carolina Univ.

42. BORDERLANDS IV: ORGANIZING HISTORY- PEOPLE, PLACES, TRAILS, AND LOCAL STORIES June 9-11, 2006, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH; and Northern Kentucky University 's Institute for Freedom Studies, Highland Heights, KY invite presenters to submit a proposal for our annual UGRR conference. The purpose of this conference is to further collaboration among the academic and lay communities in researching, sharing and bringing to public attention, knowledge and accurate information about UGRR. http://www.nku.edu/~freedom

43. CALL FOR PAPERS: THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL STUDIES SEMINAR seeks papers on topics of regional and historical interest. Papers are encouraged on a wide variety of subjects relative to the Shenandoah Valley and related regions. The seminar meets at 3:35 PM the third Friday of every month during the academic year at James Madison Univ in Harrisonburg, VA. Deadline for submissions for 2006-2007 academic year is 15 March 2006. (540) 568-3993 E-mail: arndtjc@jmu.edu.

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44. LUMBEE EXPERTS SOUGHT FOR TEACHERS' INSTITUTE SEMINAR: Seeking participants to answer questions concerning the Lumbee Indian history and culture. Applications due Mar21, contact Lynn Wright-Kernodle (336)334-4769 or lynnwk@gborocollege.edu .

45. JOHN LAWSON'S A NEW VOYAGE TO CAROLINA, account of the Carolina backcountry, commemorates 300th anniversary with symposium & publication. Papers sought on history, anthropology, archaeology, botany, English, Native American Studies, more. Deadline Apr1st, 2006. Contact Charles R. Ewen, ewenc@mail.ecu.edu; or Michael Hill, Michael.hill@ncmail.net

46. CALL FOR PAPERS: SOUTHEAST CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS: The Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) will hold its 2006 annual meeting in Auburn, Alabama from September 28 to September 30. Papers or sessions focusing on the following topics are particularly encouraged: modernism in the American South, Alabama vernacular, and teaching the architectural history survey. Given the recent hurricanes Ivan and Katrina and their impact on our region, we also encourage papers or sessions addressing the effect of natural disasters on historic cities and buildings. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by APRIL 1, 2006 to: Professor Nina Lewallen, School of Architecture , Auburn Univ, lewalns@auburn.edu.

47. CARIBBEAN STUDIES: Permanent call for papers in English or Spanish for Caribbean Studies journal. Current issue contents: http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=145801 Contact Oscar Mendoza, omendoza@rrpac.upr.clu.edu

48. SLAVE RESISTANCE & REBELLIONS: Entries sought for the Encyclopedia of Slave Resistance and Rebellions (Greenwood Press), covering topic from antiquity to late 19th century. http://www.eureka.edu/emp/jrodrig/greenwood/rr.htm Contact Dr. Junius P. Rodriguez, jrodrig@eureka.edu

49. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POSTWAR AMERICA seeks contributors for reference work on post-World War II American history. Topics include politics, economy, labor, religion, education, science, environment, and culture. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=146271 Contact Dr. James Ciment, James.Ciment@comcast.net

50. IRELAND & THE AMERICAS: Contributions on Irish-American transatlantic exchange sought for Encyclopedia of Ireland and the Americas (ABC-Clio). http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=146660 Contact irishamericanrelations@yahoo.co.uk

51. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ABOLITIONISM: Entries sought for Greenwood Press volume on antislavery, abolition and emancipation in world history. Contact Peter P. Hinks, pphinks1@aol.com; or John McKivigan, jmckivig@iupui.edu

52. GILDED AGE & PROGRESSIVE ERA SOUTH: Journal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era (www.jgape.org) invites manuscripts on US Southern history, 1870-1920. Contact Prof. Alan Lessoff, ahlesso@ilstu.edu

53. MASS COMMUNICATIONS Division of the Southern States Communication Association invites submissions for convention, Dallas TX (Apr5-9, 2006). Topics may include: emerging technologies, Internet, online journalism, other media issues. Contact tonydemars@yahoo.com, http://www.ssca.net

54. BLACK EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS, 1528- 2005: Encyclopedia seeks contributions on black achievements and contributions to TX and US. Contact George Thadathil, gthadathil@pqc.edu

55. WRITERS SOUGHT FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA: Aimed at general audiences and college students, the 3-volume Encyclopedia of African American History is scheduled for publication by ABC-CLIO in 2006 and boasts an editorial board of some of the field's most distinguished scholars. If interested, send brief CV to Prof. Walter Rucker (co-editor with his colleague at The Ohio State Univ., Prof. Leslie Alexander) at rucker.71@osu.edu.

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Opportunities

56. NORTH CAROLINA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP: Visual artists, film/video artists, and choreographers in North Carolina are encouraged to apply for this fellowship to support them in the development and creation of their art . Deadline: Nov1st. http://www.ncarts.org/guidelines/grant_category.cfm?ID=35

57. SOUTHERN GROWTH POLICIES BOARD IS SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 INNOVATOR AWARDS: Each year, Southern Growth Policies Board honors innovative Southern initiatives that are improving the quality of life in the region. Nominate a deserving program online at http://www.southern.org/main/innovators/nomform.shtml.  Download the form at: http://www.southern.org/main/innovators/innfairNomin2006.pdf. Deadline, Nov23. Contact: pennock@southern.org or 919-941-5145.

58. GILDER LEHRMAN SHORT-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History invites applications for short-term fellowships for scholars and for doctoral candidates who have completed exams and begun dissertation research and writing. Deadlines: Dec1st, 2005 and May1, 2005. Tel 646-366-9666, Fax 646-366-9669, www.gilderlehrman.org .

59. HUMANITIES POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP: The John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke Univ invites applications for two residential postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities, each awarded for the one-year period beginning July 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007, and each offering a stipend of $40,000 plus full fringe benefits and access to a modest pool of research funds. The application deadline is January 15, 2006. Award notifications will be made on March 1, 2006. http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=148170

60. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN SOUTHERN STUDIES: The Univ of North Carolina's Center for the Study of the American South invites applications for two one-year $40,000 postdoctoral fellowships in history, culture, or society of the American South, beginning Jul1st. For more information http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas/mccoll/Postdocs.html.

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Announcements

61. RALEIGH/DURHAM IS NAMED MOST HOSPITABLE FOR TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS by The Silicon Valley Leadership Group. See the report at http://www.svlg.net/uploads/Events/Projections/SVLG%202006%20Projections%20lores.pdf

62. THE NATIONAL HISPANA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, of Arlington, Virginia, was named recipient of the Independent Sector s 2005 Leadership IS Award. For more information, see http://www.independentsector.org/media/20050915_IS_Award.html.

63. COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ARTS: Alicia Pagan and the Dayton International Youth Festival are working together to create fifteen large murals, the creation of which will encourage discussion of cultural and community roots. The murals will be displayed May13-15, 2006 at A World A'Fair. http://www.aworldafair.org/WAmural.html

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