By David G.February 22, 2009
Many readers have no doubt heard of Matt Grow’s new book, Liberty to the Downtrodden: Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer, and most have probably seen Matt’s posts over at Big Brown. But, it’s not every year that a book written by a Mormon scholar, that treats Mormon history prominently, gets published by Yale University Press. This is a big deal, folks, so there really is no such thing as too much promotion in this case. We expect to have a full review of the work posted at the JI within the next few weeks. But here’s a “tide over” from Joe Cannon’s review of the work in the Mormon Times:
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By David G.February 20, 2009
A great patron of Mormon history has passed on today, Larry Miller. He is perhaps best known for owning the Utah Jazz and several car dealerships in the state. But to me and many of my blogmates, his generosity is what made five of the best years of my life possible.
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By Ben PFebruary 12, 2009
It seems every once and a while we get a development in Mormon Studies that is really groundbreaking; to me, this is one of those instances.
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By David G.February 12, 2009
(Matt is apparently too busy guest-blogging at Big Brown to have remembered to send this our way, but I’ve cribbed this announcement from H-Net, which may be of interest to our readers doing comparative research on communalism.)
The Center for Communal Studies at the University of Southern Indiana
invites applications for a travel grant to fund research at the Communal
Studies Collection at USI’s David L. Rice Library. The Communal Studies
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By Ben PJanuary 29, 2009
For those of you who received a MHA newsletter this week, this is not new. But, I figured I would transcribe it on here for those who haven’t heard yet.
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By matt b.October 28, 2008
Prospects for Scholarship in the Humanities
May 8-9, 2009
BYU Provo and Aspen Grove, UT
A conference sponsored by Mormon Scholars in the Humanities
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By Ben POctober 13, 2008
from my inbox:
SUMMER SEMINAR ON JOSEPH SMITH
?Parley and Orson Pratt and Nineteenth-Century Mormon Thought?
Brigham Young University
May 26-July 3, 2009
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By David G.October 10, 2008
From Matt Grow:
The Center for Communal Studies at the University of Southern Indiana announces its annual paper prize competition for the best undergraduate and graduate student paper on historic or contemporary communal groups. The author of the best graduate paper or thesis or dissertation chapter will receive $500. The author of the best undergraduate paper or thesis will receive $250. Send two copies of submissions, by January 15, 2009, to Matthew Grow, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN, 47712. Questions may be directed to mjgrow@usi.edu.
By Ben PSeptember 11, 2008
This afternoon, halfway through a wonderful presentation by David Whittaker on the relationship between Brigham Young and Thomas L. Kane, I realized that I probably should have brought my laptop so I could have taken notes to share. As a form of repentance, I figured I should post the remaining schedule on what should be a very interesting lecture series over the next six months:
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