Your visit to this website indicates an interest in Nineteenth Century history and journalism. We hope you will want to learn more about the Society and its signature event, The Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.
Free registration for the 2024 Symposium on the NIneteenth Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression is now open. Reserve your place today!
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians invites you to register for the 32nd Annual Symposium to be held at Augusta University November 7-9, 2024.
The conference schedule includes three days of outstanding scholarly presentations and panel discussions covering a wide variety of topics. In addition, this year two renowned historians will deliver signature lectures further enhancing the Symposium experience. To learn more, please visit our registration page located on our website.
As a reminder, the deadline for paper submissions for the conference is August 26. For more information, please refer to the Call for Papers available on our website.
Renowned Scholars to Highlight Thirty-Second Annual Symposium
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Call for Papers
Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, Civil War, and Free Expression
November 7-9, 2024, In-person with a Zoom Option Upon Request
Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
The Society of Nineteenth Century Historians, in partnership with the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Augusta University, presents the 32nd Annual Symposium on the Nineteenth Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.
The Society invites panel and paper submissions dealing with media, broadly defined in the Nineteenth Century. Recent topics have included the Civil War of fiction and history, slavery and abolition, coverage of presidents and legislatures, the minority and foreign language press, the illustrated press, sensationalism, reporting on the arts, and spiritualism and the supernatural.
2023 Symposium Highlights
Papers and Panels
The conference featured more than twenty papers and eight panels from scholars from as far away as California, Nevada, Texas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and even the United Kingdom.
Recognition for Excellence
One of the highlights of every conference is the opportunity to recognize the excellence in scholarship and research brought to the Symposium by its many presenters and panelists.
In Memory of David Sachsman
During Saturday’s award ceremony, the new Sachsman Family Award for Student Scholarship was announced in honor of the Symposium’s founder and tireless advocate.
Tour of Redcliffe Plantation
After completing the Symposium schedule of presentations and panels, conference attendees were treated to a tour of Redcliffe Plantation led by Park Manager Chelsea Stutz.
For more on the Symposium and its history, please listen to a podcast featuring a panel of long-time contributors. In the second podcast, you’ll have an opportunity to meet Katrina Quinn who discusses her book, The Civil War Soldier and the Press.
