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35th ANNUAL MEETING “WATER IN WORLD HISTORY” COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 19-22 OCTOBER 2023
October 19, 2023 @ 8:00 am - October 23, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Author and Historian George W. McDaniel to speak on Sunday, October 22, 2023
Please join us from 19-22 October 2023 for the annual meeting of SEWHA, the southeastern regional affiliate of the World History Association. The conference will be held in face-to-face format only. The Department of History at College of Charleston is our generous institutional sponsor for this year’s annual conference. Our keynote speaker, the esteemed environmental historian John R. McNeill (Georgetown University), appears courtesy of W.W. Norton & Co. Several sessions will be held in collaboration with the International Maritime History Association.
Participants will consider how water has shaped history on our blue planet from ancient times to the present. Topics may cover water as a substance, a natural resource, a habitat, or an agent of ecological change. Topic will include historical human engagement with wetlands, lakes and rivers, oceans, and marine locales, as well as maritime cultures and communities, mentalities or beliefs, overseas trade or migrations, shipwrecks, maritime law, marine industries, or the built marine environment.
The meeting will take place in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1670, the town is home to numerous museums, historic sites, and institutions of higher education. Charleston boasts a vibrant visual and performing arts scene, and its restaurants are second to none. Take some time out during the SEWHA conference for a stroll along the waterfront, a boat excursion in the harbor, or an unforgettable dinner on the town. College of Charleston, our institutional sponsor, is the oldest university in South Carolina. Conference accommodations are available at Comfort Inn & Suites Patriot’s Point (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)
The Southeast World History Association (SEWHA) is a regional affiliate of the World History Association, serving the Southeastern United States. SEWHA promotes the study of World History that transcends national, regional, and continental boundaries. Participants from all regions of the United States and the world are invited to attend.
Please contact the College of Charleston for additional event information at (843) 805-5507.