Marianas History Conference 2025
Dates: August 29–31, 2025
Location: Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam), Mangilao Guam
The Seventh Marianas History Conference (MHC) returns to the goals of telling the history and cultivating the connections between the peoples of the Mariana Islands. This conference takes as its point of departure weaving. Generations of Mariana weavers have bound together separate fibers to make useful and beautiful objects: from baskets to ocean-faring vessels. The processes and objects contain and express values central to the peoples of the Marianas. In this spirit, the 7th MHC will provide a space to weave stories, tell our histories, bind ourselves together, and connect to our pasts to remake “One Archipelago.”
We welcome all historical proposals related to the Marianas. We will give special
consideration to proposals that address art, genealogy, and that deepen the connections
between Guåhan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
In 2011 a group of like-minded people from the Mariana Islands decided it was high time to have a Marianas History Conference, one that focused on the history and experiences of the people of all the Mariana Islands. The initial group of organizers, led by Scott Russell of the Northern Marianas and Rosanna Barcinas of Guam, came up with the theme, “One Archipelago, Many Stories,” which highlighted the deep and rich history of the Mariana Islands as well as bridged the political division of the archipelago –– a division that exists today.
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Early Bird Registration: April 29, 2025
Abstract Deadline: May 15, 2025
The University of Guam, Humanities Guåhan, Guam Preservation Trust, Guampedia, and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council are pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 7th Marianas History Conference. Following our conference theme, the 7th MHC will be space for participants to weave stories, tell histories, and connect our pasts to remake “One Archipelago.” All historical proposals related to the Marianas are welcome.
Potential conference topics include but are not exclusive to ancient history; early colonial (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries); Late colonial (nineteenth and-early twentieth centuries); World War II; recent (postwar) and oral history. Special consideration will be given to proposals that address art/material culture or genealogy in ways reveal and deepen the connections between Guåhan and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. Organizers encourage student proposals.
In addition to papers, organizers welcome proposals for workshops, roundtables, and posters.
Proposal abstracts should have a maximum of 150 words. Proposals should also include a 150-word presenter’s bio. The deadline for proposals is Thursday, May 15. Presenters will have 20 minutes to present with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.
The conference fee is $25 for early registration (by April 29). The fee for registering at the event is $40. The fee for students is waived.
Details coming soon!
Details coming soon!
Dates: August 29–31, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Registration starts at 2 p.m.
Saturday, August 30, 2025
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location:
Unibetsedåt Guåhan (University of Guam), Mangilao Guam
