The document announces a call for papers for an interdisciplinary conference hosted by Duke History graduate students on the topic of how space is understood and produced. It discusses how Western thought has traditionally viewed space as a container for objects and actions, but scholars now question this and explore other conceptions of space including social, literary, racialized and gendered spaces. The conference aims to bring diverse perspectives in dialogue on understanding the production and impact of sites, locations, scales and geographies through history. Abstracts of no more than 350 words are due by November 1st, 2009 for panels to be held at Duke on January 29th, 2010.