{"617691":{"#nid":"617691","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Symposium for History Undergraduate Research (SHUR)","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe History Department at Mississippi State University invites undergraduate scholars to submit papers for the eleventh annual Symposium for History Undergraduate Research (SHUR).\u0026nbsp;The symposium will provide students with the opportunity to present\u0026nbsp;their research in the format of an academic history conference and have their work discussed by Mississippi State history professors. The event is scheduled for April\u0026nbsp;5-6, 2019,\u0026nbsp;on\u0026nbsp;the Mississippi State University campus in Starkville.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPapers are welcome on any historical topic, but especially\u0026nbsp;those that reflect the Mississippi State University History Department\u0026rsquo;s traditional strengths\u0026nbsp;in the history of science and technology;\u0026nbsp;agricultural, rural, and environmental\u0026nbsp;history;\u0026nbsp;military and diplomatic history;\u0026nbsp;the Civil War;\u0026nbsp;gender history;\u0026nbsp;African American history and civil\u0026nbsp;rights;\u0026nbsp;and the American South. We also welcome papers on the subject of \u0026ldquo;History and Crisis,\u0026rdquo; reflecting on the connections between historical and contemporary crises, conflicts, and politics.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe paper should be based on original research in primary sources. Interested students should submit a proposal or abstract of not more than 400 words, as well as a title, to Dr. Davide Orsini and Dr. Courtney Thompson at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:SHUR.MSU@gmail.com\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESHUR.MSU@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by February 15, 2019. Students whose papers have been accepted will be notified by March 1, 2019. The History Department will offset the costs of one night\u0026rsquo;s lodging for presenters and provide a BBQ banquet dinner on the Symposium\u0026rsquo;s opening night.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The History Department at Mississippi State University invites undergraduate scholars to submit papers for the eleventh annual Symposium for History Undergraduate Research (SHUR)."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-02-12 17:48:43","changed_gmt":"2019-02-12 17:48:43","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"617690":{"id":"617690","type":"image","title":"SHUR 2019","body":null,"created":"1549993710","gmt_created":"2019-02-12 17:48:30","changed":"1549993710","gmt_changed":"2019-02-12 17:48:30","alt":"Photos of protesters throughout history, along with information on a conference and the Mississippi State University logo.","file":{"fid":"235118","name":"Screen Shot 2019-02-12 at 12.46.47 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-12%20at%2012.46.47%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-12%20at%2012.46.47%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":372615,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-02-12%20at%2012.46.47%20PM.png?itok=azYud3w6"}}},"media_ids":["617690"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}