With the help of our Committee, we provide forums for a rich variety of scholarship on early America.
The OI’s annual conference is a major meeting for scholars of early America. The content of each meeting is handled by a program committee charged with privileging new ideas and interpretations over well-worn topics. Junior as well as senior scholars present their work and care is taken to keep the meeting and accommodations affordable for graduate students.
Smaller conferences with distinct topical foci are developed by scholars in the field and offer opportunities for the OI to partner with other organizations.
Read about our ongoing History of Slavery conference series here.
The 2024-2025 committee members are:
- Kristen Block
- Ananda Cohen-Aponte
- Donald Johnson
- Simon Middleton
- Gloria Whiting