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GAYARRE CONFERENCE

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
 

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ORIGIN STORIES

Paper Proposal Deadline:

Friday, February 7, 2025

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The Gayarre History Club of C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, Louisiana, a chartered member of the National History Club, is pleased to announce and invite submissions for the 12th annual Gayarre Conference for secondary students.

Papers should be based on primary and secondary sources and provide innovative perspectives on the theme. If selected, the author will be given the opportunity to present his/her paper at the Conference.

Proposals should include the title of the paper and an abstract of the proposed paper of no more than 200 words. Include a biography of the author of no more than 100 words written in the third person.

Submit proposals at www.gayarre.org

 

Possible approaches to the theme (Others encouraged):

Historians examine and develop claims about the origin stories of individuals, institutions, nations, ideas, technology, and art. Understanding where something comes from helps historians understand the processes of historical causation and change. Students are encouraged to critically examine or compare origin stories and consider varying perspectives to develop an argument about origins. Some questions to consider: How does the way in which an origin story proceeds affect the result? How does our understanding of an origin story shift our understanding of the individual or institution? In what ways are origin stories used to help us make sense of historical processes?

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Use the form below to submit your proposal OR click HERE

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