ESHHS & CHEIRON. Second call for abstracts and extension of the deadline for abstract submission

JOINT MEETING
ESHHS (European Society for the History of Human Sciences) &
 CHEIRON (International Society for the History of Behavioural and Social Sciences)

Barcelona, Spain, June 27-July 1, 2016


ESHHS and CHEIRON invite submissions to their joint conference to be held from June 27 to July 1, 2016, at the Centre for History of Science (CEHIC), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Sessions, papers, workshops, round-tables and posters may deal with any aspect of the history of the human, behavioural or social sciences. However, this year’s conference will devote particular interest in topics such as:
  • historiography
  • history and philosophy of science
  • popularization of science and the role of experts in modern society
  • the circulation of science and technology in the European periphery
Submissions: must be received by January 25, 2016. Please send your proposal electronically as attachment in MSWord (.doc/.docx) to the three members of the programme committee:
Ø  Ingrid Farreras (farreras@hood.edu)
Ø  Sharman Levinson (slevinson.eshhs@gmail.com)
Ø  Annette Mülberger (annette.mulberger@uab.cat)
Only original papers should be sent. Please indicate the submission type (session, paper, poster, workshop or round-table proposal). Any submission must include the name, email, and institutional address of the author.
Papers: send a 500-600 word abstract in English plus short bibliography. In case your communication will be in another language, please inform the committee in order to assist in planning linguistic support, if necessary.
Posters: send a 300 word abstract.
Session, workshop or round-table: send a 500-600 word rationale of the event (plus short bibliography) as well as a short abstract for each paper or intervention.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by February 29, 2016.
A limited number of travel stipends will be available to students or scholars who present a paper or a poster and need economic support. Please indicate along with your submission if you wish to be considered for this arrangement.

Registration is now open please consult http://www.eshhs-cheiron2016.com/

Organization: Annette Mülberger, Mònica Balltondre, Mariagrazia Proietto, Thomas Sturm, Jorge Molero, Carlos Tabernero, Oscar Montero Pich, Sergi Mora, Lara Scaglia, Sónia Recuerda, Vanessa Márquez, Thiago Pereira, Aina Elias y Arthur Arruda Leal Ferreira.


For any inquiries please contact us: eshhs2016@gmail.com