2nd Call for Papers: New Directions in the History of Infrastructure
2ND CALL FOR PAPERS : New Directions in the History of
Infrastructure
The Danish Post & Tele Museum and Aalborg University
are organizing an interdisciplinary conference on the history of
infrastructure, to be held at the Post & Tele Museum in Copenhagen, from
the 26th-28th September 2014.
The main theme is the role of infrastructure in the
modernization of society, from about 1850 to the present day, viewed in the
light of recent scholarship in history, cultural studies and the social
sciences.
The conference takes its point of departure in the notion
of a material turn within the humanities, and highlights the dynamic and
crucial relations between human actors, technology and society in the
historical processes.
Scholars from all relevant fields are invited to submit
proposals to conference2014@ptt-museum.dk,
no later than December 1, 2013. We welcome papers that delve into the history
of particular kinds of infrastructure
- communications, sanitation, transport, energy supply
etc. - but we are also open to theoretical contributions on issues such as
infrastructure and modernization or the analytical significance of the material
turn.
After the conference, a selection of the papers presented
will be published in an edited volume on current trends in the historiography
of infrastructure.
Please note that the conference will be held in English.
Visit the website at: http://www.ptt-museum.dk/conference_2014/
For further information and specific queries, please send
a note to the conference email address above.
Andreas Marklund
Forskningskoordinator, Ph.d./ Research Coordinator, Ph.D.
Post & Tele Museum <http://www.ptt-museum.dk/>
Købmagergade 37
1150 Copenhagen K
Phone, Reception Desk: + 45 33 41 09 00
Phone, Office: +45 23 11 71 77