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The North American Conference on British Studies
(NACBS) is a scholarly society dedicated to all aspects of the study of British
civilization. The NACBS sponsors a scholarly journal (and other, online publications),
an annual conference, as well as several academic
prizes, graduate fellowships, and undergraduate essay contests. While the largest single group
of its members teach British history in colleges and universities in the
United States and Canada, the NACBS has significant representation among
specialists in literature, art history, politics, law, sociology, and economics.
Its membership also includes many teachers at universities in countries outside
North America, secondary school teachers, and independent scholars.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
- (30 October 2008)
The NACBS website is currently undergoing renovation. The new site will be up within a few weeks. The new site will include new features, including a blog. It will also include updates to the national and regional officers' contact information and updates to the prize and fellowship announcements.
- (30 October 2008)
The NACBS 2009 Call for papers is available here. The online submission form will be available soon.
The North American Conference on British Studies is seeking a new editorial team for the Journal of British Studies, including a new general editor or
co-editors, and a new book review editor or co-editors. The current editors'
term ends in December 2009, and the Association hopes to select new editors
by the summer of 2009. Those interested should contact Professor Nicholas
Rogers of the York University History Department (nickrog@yorku.ca). The deadline for both positions is 30
November
2008. Further discussion may also be had with the president or vice
president of NACBS, respectively Barbara Harris (bharris@email.unc.edu) or
Philippa Levine (philippa@usc.edu).
Interested parties should be aware that the editorship and the review
editorship (both open to a team) are not related. Applicants should specify
which of these positions interests them.
The Journal of British Studies, published four times a year by the
University of Chicago Press, is the premier journal in the field in North
America, with a circulation of over 1700. The Press provides for an
editorial assistant to the editor.
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Features:
- NACBS Awards
- NACBS Publications
- Benefits of Membership, besides the journal, voting rights (members with password can vote here on secure server during voting period--when link is activated), include:
- Related Sites for British Studies:
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The NACBS is closely associated with six regional conferences on British
studies:
These regional conferences, which have their own membership rolls, administrative
officers, scholarly meetings, and newsletters, enjoy a combined membership
of over 3,000 persons.
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Founded in 1950, the NACBS was known in its early
years simply as the Conference on British Studies. The conference
became affiliated with the American Historical
Association in 1952, and was incorporated under the laws of the State
of New York in 1965. It adopted its current name in 1980. The NACBS
is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization
and may accept gifts to endowment or for other purposes.
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The Conference is the principal scholarly organization in North America
in the field of British studies. It has close ties with the Institute
of Historical Research at the University of London, the Royal
Historical Society, the Historical
Association of Great Britain, and other learned societies, libraries,
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