[Themaintainers] A Maintainers panel at BHC?

[Andrew Meade McGee]

I might be interested, Ellan.

Something like "The Business of Maintenance"?

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Andrew Meade McGee
Corcoran Department of History
University of Virginia
PO Box 400180 - Nau Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22904

On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 3:16 AM, E.F. Spero <efs8 at mit.edu> wrote:

> Anyone interested in putting something together? Or anyone already working
> on something who wants some help?
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> Deadline Oct 3
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> *Civilizations*
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> 2017 Business History Conference Annual Meeting
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> Denver, Colorado, March 30-April 1, 2017
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> *Civilizations *is the theme of the 2017 Business History Conference
> meeting. From the House of Medici to Japan, Inc., business and commerce
> have shaped society and public life.  Eighteenth-century social theorists
> such as Montesquieu and Smith described the “civilizing” process of
> long-distance trade networks in agricultural staples and luxury goods in
> the transition from feudalism to commercialism.
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> In the early 20th century, the U.S. was often seen as a nation where
> businesspeople, with their ambitions and innovations, had even come to
> define society. In 1931 James Truslow Adams characterized the United States
> as a “business civilization,” in which “most of the energy, ability, and
> ambition of the country has found its outlet, if not its satisfaction, in
> business.”  More recently, with rising globalization and financialization,
> observers in many countries—Brazil, Germany, France, Japan, and China—have
> noted, with alarm or excitement, the role high-tech entrepreneurs and
> international bankers have played in shaping social norms and policy. In
> 2009 an economic summit in China explored the “Chinese approach to a new
> business civilization.”
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>
>  The theme of “civilizations” is meant to suggest broad connections
> between business and the way of life that characterizes particular regions
> or countries. The program committee of Susie Pak (chair), Eric Hilt,
> Caitlin Rosenthal, Lars Heide, Jessica Burch, and Walter Friedman (BHC
> president) invites papers addressing the questions:
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>
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> ·        What brought some 20th century writers, historians, and
> economists to perceive the emergence of a “business civilization” in parts
> of the world?
>
> ·        What has been the influence, comparatively across nations, of
> business values on culture, politics, and the arts?
>
> ·        Are there varieties of business civilizations, just as there are
> varieties of capitalism?
>
> ·        When does business practice enrich the civilizing process and
> when does it degrade it?
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> ·        Can corporate governance produce “civilized businesses,” i.e.
> ones that are socially accountable?
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> The theme is also intended to invite discussion of how ideas about
> “civilization” have been contested. For a diverse group of
> writers—including, for instance, Thorstein Veblen, C. Wright Mills, and the
> novelist Joshua Ferris, who wrote *Then We Came to the End *(2007)—the
> realities of business life, with its codes of dress, specialized machinery,
> and arcane politics, render the idea of “business civilizations” ironic or
> satirical. More fundamentally, recent works that emphasize the
> interrelation of capitalism with destruction, war, and slavery suggest that
> “business” and “civilization” can be deeply opposing forces.
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> While we encourage proposals to take up this theme, papers addressing all
> other topics will receive equal consideration by the program committee in
> accordance with BHC policy. The program committee will consider both
> individual papers and entire panels. Individual paper proposals should
> include a one-page (300 word) abstract and one-page curriculum vitae (CV).
> Panel proposals should include a cover letter stating the rationale for the
> panel and the name of its contact person; one-page (300 word) abstract and
> author’s CV for each paper; and a list of preferred panel chairs and
> commentators with contact information. To submit a proposal go to
> http://thebhc.org/2017meeting and click on the link Submit a Paper/Panel
> Proposal <http://thebhc.org/proposal-instructions>.
>
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> All sessions take place at the Embassy Suites Denver-Downtown
> <http://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/colorado/embassy-suites-by-hilton-denver-downtown-convention-center-DENESES/index.html>.
> Rooms (all suites) are $150/night and include a full breakfast.
>
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> The K. Austin Kerr Prize <http://www.thebhc.org/kerr> will be awarded for
> the best first paper delivered by a new scholar at the annual meeting.  A
> “new scholar” is defined as a doctoral candidate or a Ph. D. whose degree
> is less than three years old. *You must nominate your paper for this
> prize on the proposal submission page where indicated.* Please check the
> appropriate box if your proposal qualifies for inclusion in the Kerr Prize
> competition.
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>
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> *The deadline for receipt of all proposals is 3 October 2016.* Acceptance
> letters will be sent by 31 December 2016. Everyone appearing on the
> program must register for the meeting. Graduate students and recent PhDs
> (within 3 years of receipt of degree) whose papers are accepted for the
> meeting may apply for funds to partially defray their travel costs;
> information will be sent out once the program has been set.
>
>
>
> The BHC awards the Herman E. Krooss Prize <http://www.thebhc.org/krooss> for
> the best dissertation in business history by a recent Ph.D. in history,
> economics, business administration, the history of science and technology,
> sociology, law, communications, and related fields. To be eligible,
> dissertations must be completed in the three calendar years immediately
> prior to the 2017 annual meeting, and may only be submitted once for the
> Krooss prize. After the Krooss committee has reviewed the proposals, it
> will ask semi-finalists to submit copies of their dissertations. Finalists
> will present summaries of their dissertations at a plenary session of the
> 2017 BHC annual meeting and will receive a partial subsidy of their travel
> costs to the meeting. Proposals accepted for the Krooss Prize are not
> eligible for the Kerr Prize. If you wish to apply for this prize please
> send a cover letter indicating you are applying for the Krooss prize along
> with a one-page CV and one-page (300 word) dissertation abstract via email
> to BHC at Hagley.org. The deadline for proposals for the Krooss prize is 3
> October 2016.
>
>
>
> The *BHC Doctoral Colloquium in Business History* will be held in
> conjunction with the BHC annual meeting. This prestigious workshop, funded
> by Cambridge University Press, will take place in Denver Wednesday March 29
> and Thursday March 30. Typically limited to ten students, the colloquium is
> open to early stage doctoral candidates pursuing dissertation research
> within the broad field of business history, from any relevant discipline.
> Topics <http://www.thebhc.org/doctoral-colloquia> (see link for past
> examples) may range from the early modern era to the present, and explore
> societies across the globe.  Participants work intensively with a
> distinguished group of BHC-affiliated scholars (including at least two BHC
> officers), discussing dissertation proposals, relevant literatures and
> research strategies, and career trajectories.  Applications are *due by
> 15 November 2016* via email to BHC at Hagley.org should include: a statement
> of interest; CV; preliminary or final dissertation prospectus (10-15
> pages); and a letter of support from your dissertation supervisor (or
> prospective supervisor). Questions about the colloquium should be sent to
> its director, Edward Balleisen, eballeis at duke.edu. All participants
> receive a stipend that partially defrays travel costs to the annual
> meeting.  Applicants will receive notification of the selection committee’s
> decisions by 20 December 2016.
>
>
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> General questions regarding the BHC’s 2017 annual meeting may be sent to
> Secretary-Treasurer Roger Horowitz, rh at udel.edu.
>
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> E.F. Spero
> MIT-SUTD Postdoctoral Fellow
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