Language, Culture & History Conference, July 1 & 2, University of Wyoming

[Leila Monaghan]

Dear colleagues,

I am happy to announce that the University of Wyoming Department of
Anthropology and the journal Ethnohistory are sponsoring a conference on
Language, Culture and History, July 1 & 2, 2010.  Below is a preliminary
call for papers.  If you think you might be interested, please fill out the
form below and return me at: Leila.Monaghan at gmail.com.  The form is also
available at:

http://sites.google.com/site/leilamonaghan/language-culture-history-conference

Looking forward to seeing you!

Leila



*Language, Culture and History Conference*

*Department of Anthropology*

Co-sponsored by the journal Ethnohistory

University of Wyoming

*July 1-2, 2010*

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*PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS*

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The first constitution of the Anthropological Society of Washington, the
predecessor to the American Anthropological Association, called for the
“study of the Natural History of Man….[including] Archaeology, Somatology,
Ethnology, and Philology.”  The early field of anthropology was heavily
influenced by philology and models of language evolution and historical
change.  At this conference on *Language, Culture and History *we would like
to bring contemporary theories from all fields of anthropology and related
fields to the “natural history of humans.” Specifically, we want to address
questions about the complex interactions between language, history and
culture.



Suggested themes for papers include but are not limited to:

   - Ethnographic Views of Language Change
   - Ethnohistorical Views of Language
   - Language, History and Deaf Culture
   - Culture, History and Native American Languages
   - History of Language and Culture Theories in Anthropology
   - Historical Sociolinguistics
   - History of Literacy
   - Culturally Informed Theories of Language Evolution
   - Archaeological Approaches to Language and Culture
   - History of Language and Culture in the Sciences and Mathematics



This informal and convivial conference will be held in the new Anthropology
Building at the University of Wyoming in beautiful Laramie, Wyoming.  Optional
trips to local attractions including Veedawoo Recreation Area and Medicine
Bow National Forest will also be also be available.



Previously published papers and works in progress welcome, as are papers
from both established scholars and students.



Preliminary inquiries strongly encouraged.  If you might be interested in
attending, please send back the below survey to help us better plan the
meeting.  Typical format for papers will be 20 minutes for a paper with 5
minutes of discussion although other formats possible including data
sessions where presenters share data for the participants to help
analyze.  Deadline
for abstracts is February 1, 2010.





*Language, Culture and History Conference*

*Department of Anthropology*

University of Wyoming

*July 1-2, 2010*



*Name:*

*E-mail:*

*Undergraduate, graduate student, professional or independent scholar:*



*Are you:*

--Likely to attend the conference:

--Possibily attending the conference:



*Are you:*

--Interested in giving a paper (previously presented or published work
welcome):

--Interested in sharing some of your data in a data session:

--Interested in just attending the conference:



*Possible topic of your paper or data session:*

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*Topics you would be interested in seeing:*



*Possible housing options:*

Would you be interested in staying in

--A full service hotel with bar (~$110/night):

--A very comfortable hotel with stuffed moose and deer antler chandeliers
(~$95/night):

--A no frills budget hotel (~$60/night, has 2 queen beds):

--College dorms rooms within 10 minute walk of conference (~$20/night + fee
for dorm breakfast, payment must be made by February 1):



*Are you:*

--Definitely interested in a fieldtrip to local sites:

--Possibly interested in a fieldtrip to local sites:



*Comments, questions, requests for specific accommodations:*


-- 
Leila Monaghan, PhD
Department of Anthropology
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming