Society of Early Americanists’ Seventh Biennial Conference, 3-5 March 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
General Information
The formal aspects of the conference will run from Thursday morning, March 3rd through Saturday afternoon, March 5th. There will be an opening reception on Wednesday evening, March 2nd and several Special Events throughout the conference. Looking forward to seeing everyone in Philadelphia!
Society of Early Americanists' Seventh Biennial Conference Program Committee
Elise Bartosik-Velez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Dickinson College
Kristina Bross, Department of English & American Studies Program, Purdue University
Elaine Forman Crane, Department of History, Fordham University
Susan Imbarrato, Department of English, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Thomas W. Krise, Department of English, University of the Pacific
Carla Mulford, Department of English, Pennsylvania State University
Jeffrey H. Richards, Department of English, Old Dominion University
Hilary E. Wyss, Department of English, Auburn University
Please direct any questions to SEA President, Susan Imbarrato: simbarra@mnstate.edu Thank you!
About the SEA
The Society of Early Americanists furthers the exchange of ideas and information among scholars of various disciplines who study the literature and culture of America to approximately 1800. The SEA promotes the exchange of ideas and information among its members through a list-serv, a website, meetings and conferences, and affiliations with other scholarly organizations. The SEA hosts annual conferences: in odd-numbered years, the Society hosts an open-topic general conference known as the Biennial Conference; and in even-numbered years, it hosts Special Topics conferences. For more information about SEA origins, please follow the link to the History of the SEA on the SEA website.
Biennial Meeting Guidelines
The SEA hosts annual conferences. In odd-numbered years, the Society hosts an open-topic general conference known as the Biennial Conference. In even-numbered years, it hosts Special Topics conferences. To ensure maximum attendance at the conferences and in an effort to allow as many members as possible to appear on the program, the following guidelines have been adopted:
- A member may appear on a panel in a substantive role (paper presenter or roundtable speaker or respondent) only once.
- A member may also appear as a panel chair in addition to having a substantive role on another panel.
- Each participant will need to be a current member of the SEA at the time of the conference. To renew a membership or to become a SEA member, please visit the SEA Membership page: www.societyofearlyamericanists.org/membership.html
- Each participant will need to register for the conference. To register, please go to the SEA Seventh Biennial Conference Registration page.
SEA Panel Guidelines
- Panel Sessions will be one hour and a half, which will allow for brief introductions, 3 papers of 20 minutes each; 4 papers of 15 minutes each; or a Roundtable with 5 speakers of 10 minutes each, followed by 15 minutes for discussion.
- Please remember to keep your papers short enough to fit into the time allotted. For instance, a paper that is 10-pages, double-spaced, 12-point, with the font Courier New will take about 20 minutes to read. If you plan to make extemporaneous remarks during the reading of the paper, then please limit your typed paper accordingly.
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Panels work best when we can hear all the papers and then have enough time for discussion.
- We encourage panels composed of panelists from a variety of institutions and with a range of scholarly experience.
- Thanks for your help in making the sessions rewarding experiences for all.
George Cooke (1781-1834). Philadelphia from the Great Tree Kensington, under which Penn, made his Treaty with the Indians. American Philosophical Society. Permission to publish required.