From H: Pennsylvania:
The 2013 New Sweden 375th Anniversary Conference will take place from
Nov. 8 to 10, 2013 at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall in
Newark, Del. with a live video-feed of concurrent sessions at the
University of Lund in Sweden. Entitled “Encountering ‘Others’ in the
Atlantic World: Perspectives from the Material World,” the conference is
an international forum on comparative colonialism that will also serve
as the annual meeting of the Council for Northeast Historical
Archaeology and the New Sweden History Conference.
Conference organizers are seeking proposals for papers and sessions on
topics related to 1) the Swedish colony that operated along the Delaware
River 1638-1655, its European background, and its legacy into the early
19th century, 2) comparative colonialism, and 3) historical archaeology
in northeastern U.S. and Canada.
For information about submissions and about the conference, contact the
co-chairs Craig Lukezic of the Delaware Division of Historical and
Cultural Affairs at craig.lukezic@state.de.us, 302-736-7407; or Dr. Lu
Ann De Cunzo of the University of Delaware’s Department of Anthropology
at decunzo@udel.edu, 302-831-1854. A detailed call for papers will
appear on participating organizations’ websites later in January, with
an April 15, 2013 deadline for submission of abstracts.
The 2013 New Sweden Conference is being organized by a coalition of
organizations including the American Swedish Historical Museum, Council
for Northeast Historical Archaeology, Delaware Division of Historical
and Cultural Affairs, Delaware Historical Society, Kalmar Nyckel
Foundation, Lund University Department of Archaeology and Ancient
History Lund University Historical Museum, Lund University Library,
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, National Historical Museum of
Sweden, Old Swedes Foundation, Swedish Colonial Society, and the
University of Delaware Department of Anthropology.