================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: Call for Papers: "Early American Cartographies" Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 From: Schrover, M.L.J.C. <[log in to unmask]> Call For Papers "Early American Cartographies" March 2-4, 2006 The Newberry Library A conference sponsored by the Society of Early Americanists; the Newberry Library's Center for Renaissance Studies, Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History, and Dr. William M. Scholl Center for Family and Community History; and the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Notre Dame Keynote speaker: Barbara Mundy, Fordham University This cross-disciplinary conference investigates the enduring significance of space and place in scholarship of the early Americas against the backdrop of the Newberry Library's world-class cartographic holdings. We welcome proposals for papers and panels on the materials and metaphors of mapping the early Americas - from marchlands to middle grounds, from borderlands to contact zones, from frontiers to public spheres. Papers concerning the following topics are especially welcome: Native American mapping; cartographic fantasies and maps in literature from the Americas; cartography's relations to imperial conflicts and colonialism in the Americas; the portrayal of rural and urban spaces; Midwestern and Great Plains geographic space and the Jeffersonian grid; the map trade and map consumption in the Americas; maps used in land speculation, Boosterism, and promotional schemes; mapping and exploration; the mapping of early transportation networks; the history of pedagogic cartography; and the use of maps in contemporary high school and college classrooms. Those interested in participating should submit a 350-word abstract for receipt by October 1, 2005 to [log in to unmask] (e-mail preferred) or: Center for Renaissance Studies The Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St. Chicago, IL 60610-7324 Please contact us at [log in to unmask] or 312-255-3514 for more information. --