Since 2015 the SAH has co-hosted the Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History in association with the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) at Watkins Glen, New York.
The Argetsinger Symposium provides scholars, writers and researchers with an opportunity to present their work on the history of motor sports to peers, the wider motor sports community, and to the general public. Submissions on all topics relating to automotive competition are welcome, including: motor sports history and historiography, social, cultural and institutional studies, gender studies, oral history, public history, political history, the history of technology, the evolution and development of motor sport technology, sports geography, and communications studies.
Open to the public, the event has established itself as a unique forum and has a growing audience of motor sports enthusiasts. If you love motor sports, be sure to attend in person or virtually. If you are a racing historian, be sure to submit a paper abstract when the Call for Papers is issued in the summer.
Motor sport scholars, historians, independent researchers, graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit proposals for presentations at the 2024 Argetsinger Symposium, which will take place November 1-2 in Watkins Glen, New York.
Abstracts not exceeding 200 words should be sent to the Symposium administrators by this year’s deadline of August 2, 2024.
Abstracts should summarize the content and thesis of the presentation in a succinct and compelling manner. Proposals should include examples of the graphic images presenters intend to use during their talk.
Please also indicate whether the presentation will be given in person at Watkins Glen, or remotely via Zoom.
For complete information on how and where to submit your proposal, please download the Call for Papers.
Submission review, selection, and notification will be completed the week of August 19, 2024.
The symposium is named in honor of Michael R. Argetsinger (1944-2015), who was a sports car racer himelf, the author of five books on racing, and a founding member of the IMRRC. Michael was the son of Cameron and Jean Argetsinger, who brought Formula One racing to America and founded the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course, as well as the later Watkins Glen International. Michael inherited his parents’ passion for motor sports.
The Eighth Annual Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History will take place November 1 and 2 at the Watkins Glen International Racetrack Media Center building in the track infield. The event is co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC).
Members of the public can attend the Symposium at the track for free. The event will also be live-streamed.
This year’ symposium includes 16 talks on topics ranging from the early days of Formula One at Watkins Glen to the evolution of women in racing and features a keynote address by renowned professional driver and pioneer of women in motor racing, Lyn St. James.
For the complete details concerning the schedule and the presentations, please follow the link below.
Presentations from previous years can be accessed from the same page.
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