Conference: 'Villains, Rogues and Deviants: Writing the Histories of People We'd Rather Forget'

I attach details of a conference at Edinburgh University on 22 October 2010 which might be of interest to some of us:

Villains, Rogues and Deviants: Writing the Histories of People We'd
Rather Forget

A one-day conference for postgraduate students and early-career
researchers from any discipline

This conference will focus on the unique challenges and benefits of
researching and writing about forgotten, immoral, ignored and disliked
individuals, groups and ideas at any time in history.

Where: University of Edinburgh
When: 22 October 2010
How to Apply: Submit a 250-word proposal for a twenty-minute paper on
any topic related to the theme by 30 June 2010 to
Lindsey Flewelling at L.J.Flewelling@sms.ed.ac.uk or
Paula Dumas at P.E.Dumas@sms.ed.ac.uk

For more details, please email the
organizers listed above.