We are delighted to announce that the Virginia Consortium of Early Americanists (VCEA) will hold its annual meeting on January 26, 2019, at Virginia Commonwealth University’s James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284.
Our good friends at the VCU Humanities Research Center and the VCU Libraries will serve as our hosts for what promises to be another exciting day of conversation and scholarship. We invite all scholars of Early American history local to Virginia, including graduate students, to attend this conference.
Registration for VCEA 2019 is now open and will close on Monday, January 21st at midnight– please click here to register. The conference is FREE to attend and all are welcome.
Below is the Program for 2019’s Meeting:
9:00 am – 11:00 am • Registration
9:30 am – 10:45 am • Graduate Student Workshops– CLOSED SESSIONS, INVITE ONLY
Session 1 • Racial Frontiers (Board Room 311)
Facilitators:
Joshua Piker, Omohundro Institute and Department of History, William & Mary
Brooke Newman, Humanities Research Center and Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Session 2 • Gender Frontiers (301d)
Facilitators:
Cassandra Good, Department of History and Politics, Marymount University
Richard Godbeer. Humanities Research Center and Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
11:00 am • Welcome (Lecture Hall 303A)
Karin Wulf, Omohundro Institute and Department of History, William & Mary
Richard Godbeer, Humanities Research Center and Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
11:15 am • Keynote Address
Catherine Kelly, Omohundro Institute and Department of History, William & Mary
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. • Lunch (Lecture Hall (303B))
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. • Afternoon Roundtables
Session 3 • The Impact of New Media on Our Research and Its Communication in the Twenty-First Century (Board Room 311)
Chair: Brooke Newman, Humanities Research Center and Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Participants:
Megan Brett, Department of History and Art History, George Mason University
Liz Covart, Omohundro Institute, College of William and Mary
Jillian Galle, Department of Archaeology, Monticello
Simon Newman, Department of History, University of Glasgow
Session 4 • Designing Courses that Focus on Historic Sites (Lecture Hall 303A)
Chair: Ryan Smith, Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Participants:
Mariaelena DiBenigno, Program in American Studies, William & Mary
Julie Richter, National Institute of American History and Democracy, William & Mary
Christine Henry, Department of Historic Preservation, University of Mary Washington
Sarah McCartney, National Institute of American History and Democracy, William & Mary
Lauren McMillan, Department of Historic Preservation, University of Mary Washington
Sarah Thomas, The Lemon Project, William & Mary
Session 5 • Career Paths for Early Americanists (Lecture Hall 303B)
Chair: Dylan Ruediger, Coordinator, Career Diversity for Historians, American Historical Association
Participants:
David Brown, Fairfield Foundation
Elizabeth Cook, Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Katherine Gruber, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Ashley Ramey, Library of Virginia
2:30 – 2:45 p.m. • Coffee Break
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. • Afternoon Roundtables
Session 6 • New Approaches to Teaching Early America (Board Room 311)
Chair: Cassandra Good, Department of History, Marymount University
Participants:
Michael Dickinson, Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Alexi Garrett, Department of History, University of Virginia
Jason Sellers, Department of History and American Studies, University of Mary Washington
Kristofer Stinson, Department of History and Art History, George Mason University
Andrew Witmer, Department of History, James Madison University
Session 7 • Writing for a Popular Audience (Lecture Hall (303A)
Chair: Douglas Winiarski, Department of Religious Studies, University of Richmond
Participants:
Carolyn Eastman, Department of History, Virginia Commonwealth University
Alan Taylor, Department of History, University of Virginia
Brendan Wolfe, Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities
Rosemarie Zagarri, Department of History and Art History, George Mason University
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. • Wine and Cheese Reception (Lecture Hall 303B)
