Institute Colloquium — Fall 2009

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture is pleased to announce the scholars who will speak at its Fall 2009 colloquium. Copies of the papers are available for reading at the Institute, the Lyon G. Tyler Department of History, and the American Studies Program at the College of William and Mary; Colonial Williamsburg’s John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library; the University of Richmond’s Department of History, the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of History, the Library of Virginia, and the Virginia Historical Society, all in Richmond; the Department of History, Old Dominion University, Norfolk; and the University of Virginia’s Corcoran Department of History in Charlottesville. Anyone who does not have access to these locations may direct a request for specific papers to Melody Smith, OIEAHC, P. O. Box 8781, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8781; telephone (757) 221-1197; FAX (757) 221-1047; email mlsmit@wm.edu.

All sessions will be held in the Conference Room of the Institute’s Kellock Library, Ground Floor, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, at the times specified below.

Tuesday, September 29, 7:00–8:30 p.m.	Bernal Herrera, University of Costa Rica “Revisiting Early Modernity and Colonialism, 1500–1700”
Thursday, October 8, 7:00–8:30 p.m.	Richard Rath, University of Hawaii “‘Media and the Senses in the New England Psalm Controversy, 1721–1724”
Tuesday, October 20, 7:00–8:30 p.m.	Brett Rushforth, College of William and Mary “Nit’aouakara - I make him my slave/my dog’: Reconsidering Indigenous Slavery in the Pays d’en Haut”
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00–8:30 p.m.	Phil Meade, Harvard University “Seeing Indian Country in the Continental Army”
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00–8:30 p.m.	Jessica Roney, Ohio State University “First Movers: Voluntary Associations and the Social Landscape, Civil Society, and Economy of Philadelphia, 1725–1775”

A light supper will be served at the Institute following each seminar. Anyone who wishes to partake should make a reservation by calling Melody Smith at (757) 221-1197, or emailing her at mlsmit@wm.edu.

The Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture’s colloquium meets four or five times a semester to discuss a variety of works in progress. Although there is no travel budget for the seminar, the Institute does provide overnight lodging. Persons interested in giving a paper should contact Ronald Hoffman, Director, OIEAHC, P.O. Box 8781, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8781; telephone (757) 221-1133; fax (757) 221-1047; email IEAHC1@wm.edu.