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Urban History Association Conference 2023UHA Tenth Biennial Conference: Reparations & the Right to the City Pittsburgh, PA October 26-29, 2023 |
Conference Theme: Reparations & the Right to the CityThe conference theme is “Reparations & the Right to the City”. It not only responds to increasing global calls for restorative justice and rights to the city for all, it also aims to set and reset the role and mission of Urban History at present and into the future as an intensely interdisciplinary and transnational enterprise focusing on all aspects of metropolitan, urban, and suburban history. Join upwards of 750 urban historians, writers, scholars, policymakers, urban planners, activists and journalists participating in approximately 100 panels, plenaries, roundtables, and tours during the four-day event. |
When and Where
Back to where it began: The conference will take place October 26-29, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA, where the 1st UHA conference was held in 2002. The conference will be held at The Westin Pittsburgh in the heart of the downtown business and cultural district. The Westin is across the street from the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and a 6 minute walk to the Heinz History Center. A conference schedule is coming soon! | Sponsors and Patrons
We welcome sponsorship at the following levels (including in-kind contributions): Diamond: $3,000+ Platinum: $1,000-$2,999 Silver: $500-999 Gold: $250-499 Bronze: $100-249 Please email UHA Executive Director, Allyson Moralez (amoralez@urbanhistory.org) if interested in becoming a sponsor. |
UHA Local Arrangements CommitteeCo-Chairs: Laurence Glasco, University of Pittsburgh Andrew Masich, Heinz History Center Members: Nico Slate, Carnegie Mellon University Wendy Goldman, Carnegie Mellon University Michal Friedman, Carnegie Mellon University Wanda Heading-Grant, Carnegie Mellon University Joel Tarr, Carnegie Mellon University Anne Madarasz, Heinz History Center Charlene Foggie Barnett, Carnegie Museum of Art Evan Frazier, The Advanced Leadership Institute Avigail Oren, Independent Scholar and Metropole Co-Editor Dr. Drew Smith, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Dan Holland, Independent Scholar Andrew Simpson, Duquesne University Rob Ruck, University of Pittsburgh Ed Muller, University of Pittsburgh Justin Gunther, Director, Fallingwater and V.P. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Don Carter, Senior Research Fellow, Remaking Cities Institute | UHA Program CommitteeCo-Chairs Marcus Hunter, UCLA Alison Isenberg, Princeton Members: Davarian Baldwin, Trinity College Lisa Boehm, Bridgewater State University Kendra Boyd, Rutgers University - Camden Brian Kelly, Queen's University Belfast Jessica Klanderud, Berea College Kevin Mumford, University of Illinois Carl Nightingale, State University Buffalo Brian Purnell, Bowdoin College Keona Ervin, Bowdoin College Emma Hart, University of Pennsylvania Erika Rappaport, UC Santa Barbara Sarah Lopez, University of Pennsylvania |