The steering committee of the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression is seeking papers for presentation at the 23rd annual conference in November.

Papers are welcome on topics such as U.S. mass media of the 19th century, the Civil War in fiction and history, freedom of expression in the 19th century, presidents and the 19th century press, images of race and gender in the 19th century press, sensationalism and crime in 19th century newspapers, and the press in the Gilded Age. This year the steering committee will pay special attention to papers on the Civil War and the press, presidents and the 19th century press, 19th century concepts of free expression, and the press in the Gilded Age.

The conference will be held November 5-7, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The top three papers and top three student papers will be recognized. Winners of student awards will receive $250 honoraria for presenting their papers. There is no registration fee for the conference.

Papers should be able to be presented within 20 minutes, at least 10 to 15 pages long. Send your paper (including a 200-300 word abstract) as an MS Word e-mail attachment to West-Chair-Office@utc.edu or mail four copies of your paper and abstract to:

Dr. David Sachsman
George R. West, Jr. Chair of Excellence in Communication and Public Affairs, Dept. 3003
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave.
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403-2598
(423) 425-4219
david-sachsman@utc.edu

You can find the complete paper call here or at www.utc.edu/west-chair-communication/symposium/index.php.