Call For Submissions, 1000 Words or Less
Because I care so much about nature and storytelling both, I would urge upon environmental historians the task of telling not just stories about nature, but stories about stories about nature.” |  |
If anyone has short pieces they would like to volunteer for workshopping with Dr. Steven Pyne during an open workshop session at ASEH 2018 in Riverside, California, please send your writing of 1000 words or less to anastasiaday@me.com by March 4.
We are particularly interested in submissions from graduate students or early-career scholars. These short pieces can be excerpted from larger projects and do not need to be complete in themselves: we are ideally looking for a brief profile of up to 1,000 words on a person, place, event, idea, institution, or some other entity.
We are particularly interested in submissions from graduate students or early-career scholars. These short pieces can be excerpted from larger projects and do not need to be complete in themselves: we are ideally looking for a brief profile of up to 1,000 words on a person, place, event, idea, institution, or some other entity.
About the Session:
Historians write with the hopes that someone will someday read their work – and perhaps even enjoy it. Strong, compelling, and jargon-free writing is crucial to reaching both academics and the wider public. Still, few graduate programs have classes dedicated to the art of writing; most historians teach themselves through trial, error, and isolating hours of self-critique punctuated by feedback from a trusted mentor or friend. At ASEH each year, panel discussions parse arguments, methodology, and interpretation, helping the panelists to write good history. This session hopes to spark broader conversations among environmental historians about how to write good history well.
This session will feature former ASEH President Dr. Steven Pyne, who has taught graduate courses in nonfiction writing and conducted other writing workshops. Through discussion of writing-in-progress, Dr. Pyne will explore and develop the literary dimensions of historical writing. Attendees will be given the chance to participate, asking questions and weighing in on how historical writing can become not just functional text, but readable narrative.
The ASEH Graduate Student Caucus is pleased to present a professional development workshop appropriate for both the undergraduate student and the senior professional historian. Three or four short papers will serve as the focal point of discussion; attendees are encouraged to read the papers beforehand. There will be copies at the door, but papers will also be distributed to any interested parties before the meeting; prospective attendees should email anastasiaday@me.com .
Join us on Saturday at 1:30 PM, Room MR-1!
(Image links to complete conference program PDF)
This session will feature former ASEH President Dr. Steven Pyne, who has taught graduate courses in nonfiction writing and conducted other writing workshops. Through discussion of writing-in-progress, Dr. Pyne will explore and develop the literary dimensions of historical writing. Attendees will be given the chance to participate, asking questions and weighing in on how historical writing can become not just functional text, but readable narrative.
The ASEH Graduate Student Caucus is pleased to present a professional development workshop appropriate for both the undergraduate student and the senior professional historian. Three or four short papers will serve as the focal point of discussion; attendees are encouraged to read the papers beforehand. There will be copies at the door, but papers will also be distributed to any interested parties before the meeting; prospective attendees should email anastasiaday@me.com .
Join us on Saturday at 1:30 PM, Room MR-1!
(Image links to complete conference program PDF)
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