CHICAGO and the 126th Annual Meeting Supplement to the 2012 Annual Meeting Program January 5–8, 2012 he American Historical Association thanks the History Channel for its sponsorship of the Presidential Reception which will take place on Friday, January 6, 2012, in the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago Ballroom X. The reception will commence immediately following Anthony Grafton's presidential address—“The Republic of Letters in the American Colonies: Francis Daniel Pastorius Makes a Notebook in the Wilderness”—at the General Meeting, which starts at 8:30 P.M. All annual meeting attendees are cordially invited to both the address and the reception afterward. Chicago and the 126th Annual Meeting Chicago v January 5–8, 2012 Published by the American Historical Association 400 A Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www.historians.org The photo on the cover of the Chicago River and skyline is courtesy the Chicago Convention Table of Contents & Tourism Bureau. 4 The 126th Annual Meeting 46 Restaurants in Chicago By Raymond Clemens and Patrice Olsen 4 Important Details about the 126th Annual Meeting 48 Visiting Chicago with Children By Sharon K. Tune By Daniel Greene and Lisa Meyerowitz 5 Corrections to the 50 Cultural Attractions and Events during 2012 Annual Meeting Program the Annual Meeting Compiled by Sharon K. Tune By Allison Bertke Downey 8 The 126th General Meeting 52 Forever Marilyn By Sharon K. Tune By Elizabeth Fraterrigo 10 The Future is Here: Digital Sessions at the 126th Annual Meetingl 54 The Job Center 12 At–a–Glance: Sessions of the AHA and Exhibit Hall Program Committee and AHA Affi liated Societies 54 Top Ten Job Center Tips for Candidates and Search Committees 22 Floorplans of the Sheraton Chicago, By Liz Townsend Chicago Marriott Downtown, and Westin Chicago River North 55 AHA Guidelines for the Hiring Process By the AHA Professional Division 56 Exhibitors’ Index 31 Chicago and Historians 58 Map of the Exhibit Hall 31 Slavic Chicago By Dominic A. Pacyga Clarifi cation about 33 Latino Chicago Registration Policy By Geraldo L. Cadava Discounted or Gratis Guest Registration 36 Sacred Space, Myth, and Preservation Not Available in Chicago By Ellen Skerrett Given the high cost of organizing and staging the annual meeting, the AHA Council has determined that it is not fi - 38 A Brief Planning History Tour nancially possible to provide discounted or gratis guest or of Downtown Chicago spousal registration. By D. Bradford Hunt Guests of members are, of course, welcome to attend AHA–sponsored events and recptions, including the awards 42 Chicago: Protest and the American City ceremony, as well as the presidential address and the recep- By Jeffrey Helgeson tion that follows, and most sessions. Registration badges will be required, however, to use AHA 44 Cheap Eats Near the Meeting Hotels professional services, including the messaging system, the By Julia Woesthoff Internet Center, the Exhibit Hall, and the Job Center. The 2012 Supplement to the Annual Meeting Program was produced and edited by Debbie Ann Doyle and Chris Hale. The 126th Annual Meeting Important Details about the 126th Annual Meeting By Sharon K. Tune General Information $121 student nonmembers, $83 retired and open Thursday, January 5, from 3:00 P.M.– unemployed, and $44 precollegiate teachers 7:00 P.M.; Friday January 6, from 9:00 A.M.– Location of main events: AHA and af- (evidence of employment is required for the 6:00 P.M.; Saturday, January 7, from 9:00 fi liated societies sessions will be held in precollegiate teachers’ rate). Individuals who A.M.–6:00 P.M.; and Sunday, January 8, from the Sheraton Chicago, Chicago Marriott have preregistered should go to preregistra- 9:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Downtown, and Westin Chicago River North. tion self look-up counters to collect badges Job Center: The Job Center, located in The AHA headquarters offi ce will be located and other meeting material. Exhibitors the Marriott’s Grand Ballroom, will be open in the Sheraton’s River Exhibition Hall B. The should go to counters marked “Exhibitors” to Thursday, January 5, from 12:30 P.M.–6:00 Local Arrangements Committee offi ce will be collect badges. Meeting participants can also P.M.; Friday, January 6, from 9:00 A.M.–6:00 in the Sheraton’s Columbus Room B. pay AHA membership dues and purchase P.M.; Saturday, January 7, from 9:00 A.M.– Registration: Meeting registration counters AHA publications at the “Membership” and 6:00 P.M.; and Sunday, January 8, from 9:00 will be located in the Sheraton’s River Ex- “Publications” counters. Publications can be A.M.–12:00 P.M. hibition Hall B and will be open Thursday, examined at the Association’s booth 507 and Admission to AHA sessions, the exhibit hall, January 5, from 12:00–7:00 P.M.; Friday, 509, located in the Sheraton’s River Exhibi- and the Job Center requires an AHA badge. January 6, from 8:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M.; and tion Hall. Saturday, January 7, from 8:30 A.M.–4:00 P.M. Messaging System Onsite registration will be $190 members, Exhibit Hall: Exhibits will be located in $240 nonmembers, $81 student members, the Sheraton’s River Exhibit Hall. It will be and Internet Access he AHA will employ an electronic T two-way messaging system to allow Locations of Annual Meeting Events everyone registered for the meeting to com- municate. The system will be accessible via a Take note of the following locations at the upcoming annual meeting in Chicago: link on the AHA annual meeting page (www. AHA Sessions Sheraton Chicago and Chicago Marriott Downtown historians.org/annual). Meeting attendees are encouraged to use the internet services Affi liated Societies Events Sheraton Chicago, Chicago Marriott Downtown, and Westin Chicago River North provided in their hotel rooms and other public locations. Extensive information AHA Headquarters/ Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall B about the availability and price of internet Staff Offi ce services, including free WiFi options, is Local Arrangements Sheraton Chicago, Columbus Room B posted on the web site. A limited number of Committee Offi ce internet terminals will also be available in the AHA Job Center Internet Chicago Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom Salon 1 Marriott’s Grand Ballroom Salon 1during and Messaging Center Job Center hours. The system will be the designated form of communication for those Exhibit Hall Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall using the Job Center, and interviewers and in- AHA Meeting Registraton: Sheraton Chicago, River Exhibition Hall B terviewees can use it to schedule and confi rm Information Counter Sheraton Chicago, River Hall Promenade interviews. AHA staff answering the phones at the meeting will be able to post messages Quiet Rooms Sheraton Chicago, Ohio Room for attendees directly into the system. Chicago Marriott Downtown, Great America Room Attendees will be able to sign up to receive Wireless Access Sheraton Chicago: Lobby Level, an SMS/cell phone text message or an Link@Sheraton Café (Level 2), Level 4 Promenade e-mail alert when they have a new message. Chicago Marriott Downtown: Persons with messages waiting will be able Lobby Level and 2nd Floor Mezzanine to use any internet-connected computer to Westin Chicago River North: Lobby Level log in using a password that will be printed Courtyard Chicago Downtown: on their badges. WiFi in all public areas, wired Sharon K. Tune is the AHA’s Director of Meet- complimentary access in all guest rooms. ings. 4 126th Annual Meeting January 5–8, 2012 January 5–8, 2012 126th Annual Meeting 5 The 126th Annual Meeting Corrections to the 2012 Annual Meeting Program Compiled by Sharon K. Tune Corrections to the 2012 Annual Please note AHA Program January 5, 3:00–5:00 P.M. in the Chicago the following corrections to the annual meeting Committee Sessions Marriott’s Clark Room (Session 31, p. 45). Program, which are listed in session order. Corrie Decker (Univ. of California, Page numbers refer to the print Program, and Jose M. Alamillo (California State Uni- Davis) has been added as a speaker on are noted for additional details. versity Channel Islands) has withdrawn the session “Writing Regional Histories In the public transit directions from from Session 3, “Inside Stories: Identity, in a Global World,” scheduled for Friday, O’Hare and Midway airports on p. 5, Community, and the Historian’s Subjec- January 6, 9:30–11:30 A.M. in the Chicago directions are given from Chicago Transit tivity,” scheduled for Thursday, January 5, Marriott’s Chicago Ballroom H. She will Authority stops to the Sheraton Chicago. 3:00–5:00 P.M. in the Chicago Marriott’s speak on “Doing the History of Childhood Please note the following corrected direc- Armitage Room (p. 40). in Africa and the West” (Session 55, p. 53) Stephen Brier (Graduate School and tions: when walking north on Michigan Robert Townsend (American Historical University Center and the Murphy Institute Avenue, do not cross the Chicago River, Association) has withdrawn from the session as Wacker Drive is on the south side of for Worker Education and Labor Studies, CUNY) has been added as a panelist on “Professional Development: Turning Your the river, so turn right on Wacker before Dissertation into a Book,” scheduled for crossing the river. As you proceed, you will the session “Reshaping History: The Inter- section of Radical and Women’s History,” Friday, January 6, 2:30–4:30 P.M. (Session cross the river when you turn on Columbus. 69, p. 61). Jeff Nichols’ (Univ. of Illinois at Chicago) scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 3:00– last name was misspelled in the program.