<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">Robert
W. Reeder I Symposium: Transportation, Movement, and Mobility </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">October 27-28, 2022</span></span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at
Youngstown State University invites proposals for the 2022</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><a href="http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/reeder-symposium/" title="http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/reeder-symposium/" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:11pt">Reeder Symposium: "Transportation, Movement, and
Mobility"</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> to be held October
27-28, 2022.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Marcus Rediker, author of <i>The
Slave Ship </i>and <i>Outlaws of the Atlantic</i>, will deliver the keynote
address on October 27 at 5:30 pm.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This
symposium seeks to bring together a variety of emerging and established
scholars whose work investigates the themes of transportation, movement, and
mobility in U.S. history. Proposals from all eras and fields relative to U.S.
history are welcome. We will give due consideration to all proposals submitted,
whether from faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, or advanced
undergraduate students. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Transportation (modes,
infrastructure, engineering, fuel, power)</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Canals, railroads,
automobiles </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Maritime and water
transportation </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Aviation and aerospace</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Exploration and
navigation</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Trade</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Public transportation
(segregation) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Migrations, forced
migrations, diasporas</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Slave trade
(international/domestic)</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Trafficking</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Pioneers, frontiers,
borderlands</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Expansion, colonialism</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Depopulation,
suburbanization, urban decay</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Travel narratives and
literature</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Tourism and leisure</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Communication and news</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Covert networks</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Military strategies and
maneuvers</span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Contagion and
contamination</span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We invite
proposals for individual papers and for panels. To submit an individual paper,
send a .doc or .pdf attachment containing a title, 200 word abstract, contact
information, and brief resume/CV. To submit a panel, send a .doc or .pdf
attachment containing a panel title, 200 word abstract for each paper including
titles, contact information for each presenter, brief resumes/CVS, and a
suggested commentator.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We would
also be grateful for volunteers willing to serve as panel chairs/commentators.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please email
your abstracts with subject line “Reeder Symposium” to <a href="mailto:alfluker@ysu.edu" style="color:blue">alfluker@ysu.edu</a> by April 30, 2022.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(32,31,30)">Please note that we are
offering a number of <a href="http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/travel-grants/" title="http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/travel-grants/" style="color:blue">travel grants</a> for
students and faculty.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-xxxmsonormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Find out more here: <a href="http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/reeder-symposium/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://reeder.ysu.edu/index.php/reeder-symposium/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>_____________________________________</div><div>Kindest regards,<br>Shelley Blundell<br></div><div>Ph.D., M.L.I.S.<br></div><div><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyblundell" target="_blank">www.linkedin.com/in/shelleyblundell</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>