There will be three more job talks in the next couple of weeks
for the position in American Jewish History. Here are the
details:
Feb. 10 -- 3:00PM – Lila Corwin Berman (Penn State) – “Exit
City: Jews, Race,and the Politics of Migration”
Feb. 18 – 3:00PM – Tony Michels (University of Wisconsin at
Madison) – “Red Jews: The Ethnic Origins of American Communism”
Feb. 19 3:00PM – Kirsten Fermaglich (Michigan State) "Fixing
the Family Name: Jewish families, class mobility, and name
changing in New York, 1930-1960"
All in the Weigley Room
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Barnes Conference Info Extravaganza
Final drafts of papers and registration fees are due no later than March 9, 2009. Electronic submission is required. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best papers in four categories. Twenty to thirty page papers will be given preference, but seven to ten page presentation papers will be considered. You are not required to submit a twenty to thirty page paper.
Please mail the registration fee of $20 by March 9, 2009 to our mailing address listed below. The registration fee is $25 at the door. A continental breakfast, lunch, and post-conference reception are included.
We are pleased to announce Saturday's keynote lecture given by Thomas Sugrue, author of the widely acclaimed The Origins of the Urban Crisis (1996). It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize in History, the President's Book Award of the Social Science History Association, the Philip Taft Prize in Labor History, the Urban History Association Prize for Best Book in North American Labor History, and was selected as a Choice Outstanding Book. His most recently published work is Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North (2008).
SCHEDULE
We have attached a tentative conference schedule. Please review, and if you would like to change your paper title, please inform us at: jabconf@temple.edu. The final schedule will be emailed to you on March 12.
PANEL DETAILS/TIMING SESSIONS
As you draft your paper or comments, please keep in mind that a session can be frustrating if there is not sufficient time left for questions and discussion. So please be considerate and limit the length of your presentation. Papers should not be longer than 15 minutes each (7-10 double-spaced pages). Each panel presentation is followed by commentary by a graduate student and then Q&A. Faculty members from Temple University or other universities in the region will moderate every panel.
LOCATION
The Barnes Club Conference will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009, from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM at Temple University's Center City Campus, 1515 Market Street in downtown Philadelphia (http://www.temple.edu/tucc/). All conference events will take place on TUCC's third floor.
TRANSPORTATION
There are several options for the ride from Philadelphia International Airport to Center City. If you opt to take a taxi, expect to pay a flat rate of about $25. Shuttles are also available. The Lady Liberty Shuttle, 215-724-8888, charges $8. The train is another option. You can take the R1 SEPTA line from the airport to Suburban Station for approximately $7. Suburban Station, located at 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, is three blocks from the Club Quarters. The web page for train schedules and other public transportation information in the Philadelphia area is: www.septa.org
If you are coming from another area close to Philadelphia, please check www.septa.org to see the train lines. There are connecting trains from NJ Transit, which connect to SEPTA trains in Trenton and will take you to Center City Philadelphia. Again, exit the train at Suburban Station, which is right next to TUCC. Amtrak is also available. All Amtrak trains will arrive at 30th Street Station. You can then take any SEPTA line from 30th Street Station to Suburban Station, or you can hail a cab. TUCC is about 15 blocks from 30th Street Station.
If you are driving to the conference and staying at the Club Quarters, the hotel will validate your parking for the Parkway Garage at Liberty Place, which is across the street from the hotel. The validation is worth 15% off of the daily charge. With the validation, you will be charged $19 per day. If you are driving to the conference and are not staying overnight, please see the following web site for parking options. Prices tend to be approximately $10-15 per day on weekends: http://www.temple.edu/tucc/contact_parking.htm
LODGING
For the sake of convenience and proximity to TUCC, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Club Quarters, 1628 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215)282-5000 www.clubquarters.com
We have blocked a limited number of rooms at the Club Quarters hotel located at 1628 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The rates are $129 per night. If you would like to reserve a room, please call Club Quarters Members Services during business hours at 212-575-0006 before February 20, 2009. Please identify yourself as part of the Temple University Barnes Club Conference and use group code TEM320.
Crowne Plaza (215)561-7500
Holiday Inn Express (800)564-3869
Marriott Courtyard (215)496-3200
Radisson Plaza-Warwick (215)735-6000
A/V REQUESTS
For purposes of scheduling, we will need any additional A/V requests by March 9. We will be unable to field A/V requests after this date.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
For questions about conference registration or A/V requests, contact susan.brandt@temple.edu.
Many thanks, and we look forward to seeing you in March at the conference. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Benjamin Brandenburg, Susan Brandt, & Alex Elkins
Chairs, James A. Barnes Club Conference
jabconf@temple.edu
Please mail the registration fee of $20 by March 9, 2009 to our mailing address listed below. The registration fee is $25 at the door. A continental breakfast, lunch, and post-conference reception are included.
We are pleased to announce Saturday's keynote lecture given by Thomas Sugrue, author of the widely acclaimed The Origins of the Urban Crisis (1996). It won the prestigious Bancroft Prize in History, the President's Book Award of the Social Science History Association, the Philip Taft Prize in Labor History, the Urban History Association Prize for Best Book in North American Labor History, and was selected as a Choice Outstanding Book. His most recently published work is Sweet Land of Liberty: The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rights in the North (2008).
SCHEDULE
We have attached a tentative conference schedule. Please review, and if you would like to change your paper title, please inform us at: jabconf@temple.edu. The final schedule will be emailed to you on March 12.
PANEL DETAILS/TIMING SESSIONS
As you draft your paper or comments, please keep in mind that a session can be frustrating if there is not sufficient time left for questions and discussion. So please be considerate and limit the length of your presentation. Papers should not be longer than 15 minutes each (7-10 double-spaced pages). Each panel presentation is followed by commentary by a graduate student and then Q&A. Faculty members from Temple University or other universities in the region will moderate every panel.
LOCATION
The Barnes Club Conference will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2009, from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM at Temple University's Center City Campus, 1515 Market Street in downtown Philadelphia (http://www.temple.edu/tucc/). All conference events will take place on TUCC's third floor.
TRANSPORTATION
There are several options for the ride from Philadelphia International Airport to Center City. If you opt to take a taxi, expect to pay a flat rate of about $25. Shuttles are also available. The Lady Liberty Shuttle, 215-724-8888, charges $8. The train is another option. You can take the R1 SEPTA line from the airport to Suburban Station for approximately $7. Suburban Station, located at 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard, is three blocks from the Club Quarters. The web page for train schedules and other public transportation information in the Philadelphia area is: www.septa.org
If you are coming from another area close to Philadelphia, please check www.septa.org to see the train lines. There are connecting trains from NJ Transit, which connect to SEPTA trains in Trenton and will take you to Center City Philadelphia. Again, exit the train at Suburban Station, which is right next to TUCC. Amtrak is also available. All Amtrak trains will arrive at 30th Street Station. You can then take any SEPTA line from 30th Street Station to Suburban Station, or you can hail a cab. TUCC is about 15 blocks from 30th Street Station.
If you are driving to the conference and staying at the Club Quarters, the hotel will validate your parking for the Parkway Garage at Liberty Place, which is across the street from the hotel. The validation is worth 15% off of the daily charge. With the validation, you will be charged $19 per day. If you are driving to the conference and are not staying overnight, please see the following web site for parking options. Prices tend to be approximately $10-15 per day on weekends: http://www.temple.edu/tucc/contact_parking.htm
LODGING
For the sake of convenience and proximity to TUCC, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Club Quarters, 1628 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215)282-5000 www.clubquarters.com
We have blocked a limited number of rooms at the Club Quarters hotel located at 1628 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. The rates are $129 per night. If you would like to reserve a room, please call Club Quarters Members Services during business hours at 212-575-0006 before February 20, 2009. Please identify yourself as part of the Temple University Barnes Club Conference and use group code TEM320.
Crowne Plaza (215)561-7500
Holiday Inn Express (800)564-3869
Marriott Courtyard (215)496-3200
Radisson Plaza-Warwick (215)735-6000
A/V REQUESTS
For purposes of scheduling, we will need any additional A/V requests by March 9. We will be unable to field A/V requests after this date.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
For questions about conference registration or A/V requests, contact susan.brandt@temple.edu.
Many thanks, and we look forward to seeing you in March at the conference. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Benjamin Brandenburg, Susan Brandt, & Alex Elkins
Chairs, James A. Barnes Club Conference
jabconf@temple.edu
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