Academics | History Graduate Student Association

2013 Graduate History Conference

March 22nd & 23rd, 2013

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

The Graduate History Conference is an opportunity for graduate student scholars to present original research and receive critical feedback from peers and experts in their respective fields.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Harry Watson, Atlanta Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Liberty and Power: The Politics of Jacksonian America and Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America.

The conference will also feature presentations from graduate students from across the southeastern United States, covering numerous fields and approaches of historical scholarship, and a wide variety of chronological and geographical boundaries.

Conference Flier

Click Here for the Call for Papers flier.

Click Here for a PDF of the Schedule.

Registration Information:

For a copy of the conference registration form, click Here.

Registration Fees (Before March 1, 2013):

Presenters: $25

Attendees: $0

Graduate Student Luncheon Fee: $10 (Students only)

Please send your completed registration form and payment to:

Michael Frawley, HGSA Treasurer

Louisiana State University

Department of History

224 Himes Hall

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Please pay via check or money order, and make checks payable to History Graduate Student Association at LSU.

Accomodations:

The Cook Hotel

3848 W. Lakeshore Dr.

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 383-2665

Online Room Reservations

Single/Double - $115/night

Free parking and free full breakfast

The Radisson Hotel - Baton Rouge

2445 S. Acadian Throughway

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

(225) 236-4000

Three miles from campus

Online Room Reservations

Single/Double - $89.95/night

Free parking and free continental breakfast

Hotels must be booked by March 1, 2013 to get the conference rate.