The
Annual Conference on D.C. Historical Studies is such a great conference. It brings together a whole range of professional and amateur historians of all ages full of fascination with all that is DC history. We will start with a lecture on Thursday, November 12th at 6pm by the amazing Columbia University history professor
Eric Foner, talking about “Reconstruction and the Fragility of Democracy” at the National Archives (700 Constitution Avenue, NW). You must
register (at no cost) for this talk and reception. There is limited seating, so register as soon as you can. You will be glad that you attended this talk.
When you register for the Foner talk, you can also
register for the conference for only $30 ($20 for students/seniors). The rest of the conference will take place at the Carnegie Library (801 K Street, NW). There are so many great panels on Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th, as well as evening documentary films (Dan Silverman, PoPville.com, will moderate one doc discussion on “The Pride and Promise of Petworth”) on those days and walking tours on Sunday, November 15th. The conference has panels from all historical time periods. See the entire conference program
here.
I am personally attending these events:
- Friday, November 13th:
- 9:30am: Elizabeth Clark-Lewis' lecture on the historian Letitia Woods Brown.
- 11:45am: Making Home Here: Formation of Latino Communities in and around the Nation’s Capital. I am particularly interested in the research that Enrique Pumar (Catholic U Sociology) will be presenting.
- 12:30pm: The History Network.
- 2:30pm: Agents of Change in Post-World War II D.C. Got the word that James Blondell's talk “Police, Community and the War on Poverty in the District of Columbia" will be especially interesting.
- 3:45pm: Gentrification Gone Wild: Race, Class and Politics in Washington, D.C.
- Saturday, November 14th:
- 9:30am: The State of D.C. Historical Studies.
- 1:30pm: Housing Policies and Gentrification: Urban Homesteading to HOPE VI. I'm presenting on my current research here, though The DC Sound panel looks really good.
- 3:15pm: D.C.’s Home Rule Decade: Context, Policy and Politics in the Campaign for Local Autonomy.
Check out the program for the huge range of fascinating events:
Drop by for a couple of panels, a documentary, and/or a lecture. You will be glad you did!
