Network Representatives:

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Dear Colleagues,
 
On behalf of the Labor Network of the Social Science History Association, we invite proposals for papers and complete panels for the 37th annual meeting of the SSHA, November 1-4, 2012, in Vancouver.  We are also looking for volunteers to serve as panel chairs and discussants. For more information on the meeting as well as the call for proposals, please refer to the SSHA website: www.ssha.org. Additionally, please note that the SSHA grants several awards and student travel grants, for which you can also apply.
 
The deadline for paper and/or panel submissions is March 1, 2012.
 
The Social Science History Association Meeting provides a stimulating interdisciplinary venue for exploring a wide array of issues related to the study of social processes over time. This year's theme, proposed by SSHA President William H. Sewell, Jr., of the University of Chicago, is "Histories of Capitalism."
 
We welcome and encourage papers and panel proposals on a wide array of issues related to the historical study of labor and labor movements. Network members have already expressed specific interest in organizing panels around the following themes:

1. Fighting Capitalism in an Anti-Union Age
2. Worker Resistance, Cultural Resistance
3. Revis(it)ing Class Analysis: Prospects for Renewal?
4. Jobless Futures, Futureless Jobs
5. Formal and Informal Labor Regimes
6. Property Regimes, Property Rights (title?)
7. Labor Relations, Capitalism and Colonialism
8. Labor Rethinks Capital

Additionally, if you know of any good recently-published books related to labor, you can propose an "Author Meets Critics" session for the conference. The only condition is that the author *must* agree to be present at the session.

Please use the SSHA's web conference management system to submit your papers and panel proposals. Paper title, brief abstract, and contact information should be submitted on the site http://conference.ssha.org/.  (If you haven’t used the system previously you will need to create an account, which is a very simple process.)
 
The Labor Network Representatives are available to help you with any questions regarding the submission process. Please contact us: Barry Eidlin ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ); Elizabeth Faue ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ); and Steve Meyer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Thank you, and we look forward to a stimulating set of panels at this year's SSHA meeting.

Sincerely,

Barry Eidlin
Elizabeth Faue
Steve Meyer

SSHA Labor Network Representatives
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RULES FOR PANEL AND PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

• Panels of research papers must have 4 (or more) papers. Panels that are submitted as complete panels have a higher chance of acceptance (a full panel includes 4+ papers, a chair, and a discussant).
• Panels must include presenters from more than one academic discipline and institution.
• Different panel formats are encouraged, such as roundtable discussions and author-meets-critic sessions which focus on recent book publications.
• Panel organizers or individual paper submissions will need to provide an abstract, title and contact information for each panel participant, and designate a network (or more than one network for cross-listed panels) where the panel or individual paper is likely to fit.
• Session and individual paper proposals should be submitted through: http://conference.ssha.org by March 1.