June 1, 2023

TIS Vol. 10 preprint of Baca-Winters' paper on trauma and narrative in Agathias

We are delighted to publish the preprint of the first paper to be accepted for the next volume of our peer-reviewed open-access journal The Independent Scholar. Keenan Baca-Winters' fascinating essay examining trauma and narrative in the work of Greek poet and historian Agathias can be...

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May 8, 2023

First book review for TIS Vol.10

Vol. 10 of our open access peer-reviewed journal The Independent Scholar is now underway, and we are pleased to share with you our first book review for this issue. Go to https://www.ncis.org/book-reviewsthe-...

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May 4, 2023

WEBINAR How to do research on top of everything else and still have a life - Wed 10 May

Here's another event of interest to indies: a free Bristol University webinar, chaired by independent scholar Helen Kara:
Wed 10 May  How to do research on top of everything else and still...

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May 4, 2023

NCIS WEBINAR - Early Career Academia - Sat 17 June 2023

Sat 17 June Early Career Academia: An Insightful Overview with Kate Burrows. 12noon Pacific Time; 3pm Eastern Time; 8pm BST (UK); 9pm CET (Central Europe)
Our...

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May 4, 2023

NCIS WELCOMES 16 NEW MEMBERS

We are delighted to introduce you to no fewer than sixteen scholars recently admitted to membership of NCIS. They hail from the USA, Canada, England and Australia. Welcome all!
Dr. Kay Thwe Kyaw (USA) is a current doctoral student in Public Health at SUNY Downstate Health...

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April 11, 2023

Commemorating NCIS founding mother Joanne Lafler

We were very sorry to hear of the sudden death of Joanne Lafler (1934-2023), one of the founding mothers of NCIS. She gained her doctorate in theater history from UC Berkeley in 1974 and became a renowned theater historian, later turning to California social and cultural history, 1900 to 1950....

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March 22, 2023

Sun 23 April Applying for an NCIS Grant: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This free online workshop will explain the NCIS grant application and award process. It will describe the purposes of the 6 award types, how grant funds are disbursed to awardees, annual limits, and potential tax concerns. We will present a successful funding application and discuss the elements...

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January 17, 2023

NCIS WEBINAR: JOURNEYS TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE

Our 2023 programme of free online events is kicking off with an interactive webinar on "Our Journeys towards Independence" hosted by NCIS Events Chair Helen Ross. You can book your free tickets at...

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January 17, 2023

The Independent Scholar Vol. 9 is now live!

The Independent Scholar is the peer-reviewed open-access journal of NCIS, and you can now read, download, print Vol. 9 with critical essays, book reviews, the winning entries in the 2021 Eisenstein Essay Prize, and more! For details go to ...

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January 10, 2023

NCIS grantee Phillip Reid reports on AHA conference

Maritime historian Phillip Reid was granted an NCIS Conference Support Grant in 2022 to enable him to attend the American Historical Association (AHA) conference in Philadelphia (7-8 January 2023). He reports that all went well, and that "we had a...

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