DC fanatics will enjoy the upcoming DC Historical Studies Conference, Nov. 12-15 at the Carnegie Library in DC. Some of your colleagues are presenting in the conference. Also, historian Eric Foner will be speaking. 

 

I blogged about some panels:

http://sociologyinmyneighborhood.blogspot.com/2015/10/dc-historical-studies-conference-nov-12.html

but I am a sociologist and thus have some biases, so you can see the program, etc, here:

http://www.dchistory.org/programs/annual-conference/ 
http://www.dchistory.org/uploads/42ndAnnualConferenceonDCHistoricalStudiesProgram3.pdf 

The Eric Foner lecture is free (registration required) and the entire conference is only $30 (registration required)!

Johanna

Member, Conference Organizing Committee

 

 

Johanna Bockman

President, District of Columbia Sociological Society

Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Affairs

Department of Sociology and Anthropology
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MSN 3G5
Fairfax, VA 22030
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http://soan.gmu.edu/people/jbockman

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