Twelfth Workshop on Early Modern German History – Call For Papers

Twelfth Workshop on Early Modern German History
German Historical Institute London
8 May 2015

Organised by the German History Society in co-operation with the German Historical Institutes London and Washington

Conveners: Bridget Heal (University of St Andrews) David Lederer (NUI Maynooth), Bridget Heal (University of St Andrews), Angela Schattner (GHIL), and Jenny Spinks (University of Manchester)

The first workshop ran in 2002 and has now established itself as the principal forum for cross-disciplinary discussion of new research on early modern German-speaking Central Europe. The workshop gives the opportunity to discuss work-in-progress as well as theoretical and methodological approaches. Previous themes have included artistic and literary representations, medicine and musicology, as well as political, social, economic and religious history. Contributions are also welcome from those wishing to range outside the period generally considered as ‘early modern’ and those engaged in comparative research on other parts of early modern Europe.

The day will be organized as a series of themed workshops, each introduced by a panel chair and consisting of two to three short papers followed by discussion. The point of the papers is to present new findings or work-in-progress in summary form, rather than extended detailed discussion. Accordingly, participants are encouraged to keep to 15 minutes, highlight major findings or questions, and indicate how work might develop in the future.

The workshop is sponsored by the German History Society and the German Historical Institute London in cooperation with the GHI Washington. Participation is free, including lunch. However, participants will have to bear costs for travel and accommodation themselves.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a short synopsis and a CV by 11 January 2015 to:

Dr Angela Schattner, German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square London, WC1A 2NJ, email: schattner@ghil.ac.uk.

More information is available from: http://www.ghil.ac.uk/call_for_papers.html