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The Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, announces 1 Predoctoral position for one or two years (with possible extension) Starting date: between April 1, 2013 and September 1, 2013 Outstanding junior scholars are invited to apply. The position is awarded in conjunction with the research project The Construction of Norms in 17th- to 19th-Century Europe and the United States. Research projects should fit with one of the project’s focal points, deafness or hysteria, or any medical category (including disability), and address any period between the early seventeenth century and the late nineteenth century and any European country or the United States. Comparative studies are welcome. Although projects must have a history of science component, this may be in either the natural or the human sciences, with relevant disciplinary perspectives including history of psychology, legal history, history of medicine, technology studies, disability studies, lin...

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy: History of Counselling in Canada Submit proposal by Jan. 7, 2013 The Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy intends to publish a special issue devoted to the History of Counselling in Canada. Dr. Sharon Robertson and Dr. William Borgen will be the Guest Editors for this theme issue. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association in 2015, it is timely to reflect on the past, present, and anticipated future of counselling in Canada. One-page proposals for manuscripts are requested for this special issue that centres on conceptual, research, and practical issues related to the history of counselling in Canada. Manuscripts should address topics pertaining to the evolution of counselling in Canada such as the following: the development of ethical standards, certification and credentialing standards, program accreditation...

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Interprofessional Care: the Emergence of Various Health and Social Care Professions/Occupations We propose that the history of health and social care professions is an important area for exploration for scholars of interprofessional collaboration. The Journal seeks to fill that gap by soliciting papers from health care historians and social science scholars for an upcoming special themed issue on the emergence of various health and social care professions/occupations which will examine how these have functioned and continue to function within the health care system and in relation to other professions. To explore the historical context of interprofessional collaboration, The Journal of Interprofessional Care (JIC) invites readers to contribute to this thematic issue. We welcome authors to contribute works on papers: • that are descriptive and explanatory in relation to historical barriers and achievements in inter...

Dear Friends, In September 2013, ICREFH ( http://www.vub.ac.be/SGES/ICREFH.html ) will organize its colloquium. The central theme will be food and international exhibitions, with four sessions that offer plenty of possibilities for presenting relevant and challenging papers (material cutlure; people on the move; health; identity construction). May I invite you to take a look at the Call for Papers   http://www.vub.ac.be/SGES/CallPapers2013.htm )? Also, I would appreciate it if you could circulate this mail. Thank you kindly, and best wishes from Brussels, Peter Peter Scholliers Geschiedenis / Histoire / History tel: 0032 (0)2 629 26 70 http://www.vub.ac.be/HIST http://www.vub.ac.be/FOST