Conference on British Queer History, 14-16 October 2010

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McGill University, Montreal
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Conference on British Queer History
McGill University, Montreal, 14-16 October 2010
Proposals due by 1 February 2010

The Department of History at McGill University solicits paper proposals for a conference on British Queer History. Keynote addresses will be given by

• Laura Doan (Professor of Cultural History and Sexuality Studies, University of Manchester)
• Chris Waters (Professor and Chair of History, Williams College, Mass.)
• Jeffrey Weeks (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London South Bank University)

We welcome proposals on all aspects of the topic and for all periods. We hope to attract both established and younger scholars researching in and writing about some of the freshest and most promising new approaches across the field. Selected papers from the conference will be considered for publication. Details of venue, accommodation and registration fees will be forthcoming in the New Year.

Please send a paper abstract of under 500 words, plus a CV by February 1, 2010 , to brian.lewis@mcgill.ca or to Brian Lewis, Associate Professor, McGill University, Department of History, 855 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T7, Canada.