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Call for Papers: AAH 2020

Due December 2, 2019 to the Online Submission Form.

Please join us in Iowa City, Iowa for the 2020 AAH Annual Meeting, to be held April 23-25, 2020. The theme this year is “A Global Antiquity.” Registration ($95) includes a reception on Thursday evening as well as banquet to conclude the conference on Saturday night.

All of our sessions will be held on campus at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. A block of rooms has been reserved for AAH participants, panel presiders, and attendees at The Graduate Hotel in Iowa City, a short walk from campus along the pedestrian mall. To make reservations call 319 337 4058. The AAH rate is $109 per night plus taxes and fees. This rate is guaranteed through Feb. 23, 2020. Plan to travel to Iowa City by car or fly into Cedar Rapids Airport (CID) if planning flights.

The deadline for the receipt of paper proposals for the AAH Annual Meeting on April 23-25, 2020 at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA is December 2, 2019. Please submit a 300-word abstract and short bibliography of 3-5 sources reflecting the state of the question to the conference submission form [HERE]

Papers are welcome on the following topics:

Long Distance Trade in Antiquity

Panel Presider: Jinyu Liu (DePauw University)

Ancient Food

Panel Presider: Jordan Rosenblum (UW-Madison)

Athenian Life and History

Panel Presider: Thomas C. Rose (Randolph-Macon College)

Alexander and his Generals on the Frontiers

Panel Presider: Rosemary Moore (University of Iowa)

A Global Late Antiquity

Panel Presider: Sarah Bond (University of Iowa)

Disease, Disaster, and Environmental Histories

Panel Presider: Brenda Longfellow (University of Iowa)

Geographies of Conflict and Warfare

Panel Presider: Lee Brice (Western Illinois University)

New Documentation Panel: Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Papyri

Panel Presider: Georgia Tsouvala (Illinois State University)

Race, Ethnicity, and Outreach in Ancient History

Panel Presider: Nandini Pandey (UW-Madison)

Ancient History and Pedagogy

Panel Presider: Angela Ziskowski (Coe College)

Digital Humanities and Ancient History (DH Panel)

Panel Presider: Hannah Scates Kettler (Iowa State University)

Contact: Sarah Bond (sarah-bond@uiowa.edu) and Rosemary Moore (rosemary-moore@uiowa.edu) with any questions. Registration will open in December of 2019 and applicants will be notified by January 2020.

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