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About the Seminar
The Atlantic History Seminar was established at Harvard University in 1995 by Bernard Bailyn, under the auspices of the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History and with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The aim is to advance the scholarship of young historians of many nations interested in aspects of Atlantic history in the formative years; to help create an international community of scholars familiar with approaches, archives, and intellectual traditions different from their ownl and ultimately to further international understanding. The Mellon Foundation has recently renewed funding for the Seminar program through June 2010.The Seminar meets for 10-12 days, usually in early August. The specific theme of the Seminar changes each year. Participants, for whom travel and accommodation will be provided, must be recent recipients of the Ph.D. or its equivalent or advanced doctoral students engaged in creative research on aspects of Atlantic history. Members of the Seminar are drawn from the nations of Western Europe, Africa, and Latin America, joined by U.S. and Canadian scholars who are also at an early stage of their careers, for presentation of work in progress, discussions of the theme of the Seminar, and exchange of views with senior scholars. The papers presented at the Seminar are available as Working Papers.
In 1996-97, the Seminar began a series of weekend Workshops focused on resources in Atlantic history. The Workshops, which are held at Harvard once each semester, usually in November and April, are open to any interested members of the academic community. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of participants.
The Seminar also sponsors short-term grants to encourage comparative research in Atlantic history topics.
Emily LeBaron is the program administrator.
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Created January 21, 1998; last revised May 29, 2008.