Graduate History Association (GHA)
The History Department at UNC Charlotte is home to an active Graduate History Association (GHA), which is open to any graduate student with an interest in history. Becoming a member of the Graduate History Association provides students with ample opportunities to get to know history faculty in a less formal setting, meet fellow graduate students, and advance their academic career.
The main project of the GHA is hosting the annual Graduate History Forum, which takes place each spring. The forum provides an opportunity for graduate and advanced undergraduate students to present original research in a professional academic setting, and it also features presentations from a visiting historian and a member of our faculty.
General meetings are held monthly for members to discuss activities, degree requirements, thesis preparation, Ph.D. programs, career opportunities, and other related subjects. For more information about becoming a member, and to stay updated on our events, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and check out our Niner Engage page! If you have any questions, feel free to email the GHA (GHA@Charlotte.edu) or message us on social media.
2024-2025 GHA Officers
President: S.L. Ivey
Vice President:
Treasurer:
Secretary: Liz Vaagen Clark
Outreach Coordinator: David Murphy
The UNC Charlotte Graduate History Association Presents Our 37th Annual Forum
Language and Empires
DATE TBD
CALL FOR PAPERS
This forum is an opportunity for students to showcase their related research before their peers as well as learn from adroit scholars from across the U.S. representing a variety of historical fields. We are pleased to announce Dr. Benjamin Moore as our keynote speaker and Dr. Ella Frantuono as our distinguished faculty speaker.
Language and Empire denote this year’s conceptual framework for ideas and terminology that influence power dynamics and social structures. This expansive discursive
paradigm will undoubtedly foster transformative engagement of historical conceptualizations of contentious research topics like the role of language in the development and/or destruction of empire. This year’s theme aims to attract a diverse range of proposals discussing a variety of relationships within empires and languages—we welcome all interpretations. We encourage students in all historical fields, as well as disciplines outside of history, to submit paper proposals for consideration. We are also accepting digital history projects this year.
The Forum is open to undergraduates this year for poster presentations within the historical realm of language and empire. Posters from study abroad programs or other final projects are accepted. Undergraduate students may demonstrate their historical ingenuity by creating an engaging timeline or illustration on the theme of Language and Empire, presented on a 218 x 24 or 24 x 36-inch poster board for 10-minute presentations and a following Q&A.
Students interested in presenting at the conference must submit a 250-word abstract or a digital copy of their poster, along with a current résumé or CV, by TBD. Notifications of acceptance will be sent via email by TBD. Accepted presenters will have until TBD to submit completed papers, which must not exceed 15 pages in length. All submissions and correspondence should be emailed to gha@charlotte.edu.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TBD