Michael Kline

Hello Circle Readers, The Japanese Association for the History of Geosciences (JAHIGEO) Newsletter No. 17 (May 2015) is available online.  You may download it here (Microsoft Word .docx format). Many thanks to Michiko Yajima for bringing this to attention.

Hello Circle Members, An article by Garry J. Tee (Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland) on “Charles Darwin’s New Zealand Correspondents” has recently been published in the Journal of the Historical Studies Group, Geosciences Society of New Zealand.  Please see below for the full reference and a link to the article (PDF format): Garry J.

Hello Circle Readers, Registrations are now open for the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Mining History Association. The conference will be held at the Art Gallery and Museum of the Northern Territory, Darwin, between the 21st – 27th June 2015. Abstracts (250 words) on mining related topics should be submitted to reach the Secretary

Hello Circle Readers, The organizing committee for the 2015 NAVSA Annual Conference invites proposals for papers, panels, and special sessions on the subject of Victorians in the World.  The conference will be held from 9-12 July, 2015.  Please click here for details and deadlines (PDF link).  

Hello Circle Readers, Please see below for an announcement regarding the upcoming conference on “Material Encounters” at the National Library of Australia.  Thanks to Dr. Bronwen Douglas for bringing this to attention. Material Encounters Conference Room, National Library of Australia 4-6 February 2015 Web page and registration http://chl.anu.edu.au/departments/history/conference_material_encounters.php The focus of this conference is the

Hello Circle Readers, Issue No. 33 of the Pacific Circle Bulletin is now available for download here.  This and all other past issues may be found by clicking the ‘Bulletin‘ link at the top of this page.  The print edition will be distributed to Circle members in the coming days.

Hello Circle Readers, Dr. Roy MacLeod has composed a splendid piece on the history of the Pacific Circle organization.  It may be found in the “About” section of this site, or by clicking here.

Hello Circle Readers, Gregory T. Cushman’s Guano and the Opening of the Pacific World: A Global Ecological History (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013) has recently been reviewed by Juliette Levy at EH.net.  For the full review, please click here.

Hello Circle Readers, The latest Pacific News from Manoa is available on its official web site and blog.  The newsletter may also be downloaded here (PDF format). Inside this issue: Pacific Islander Tuition Funding Hawaiʻi Specialist Librarian Kapena Shim Baninnur: A Basket of Food Making Micronesia: A Political Biography of Tosiwo Nakayama Ancestral Places: Understanding Kanaka Geographies

Hello Circle Readers, The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies (PCCBS) invites paper and panel proposals for its 42nd annual meeting, to be held at the M Resort Spa Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, California,  March 6-8, 2015.  The deadline for submission of proposals is December 1, 2014.   For more information, please click here (PDF