CfP: Society For the History of Discoveries
Society for the History of Discoveries 2023 Conference
Worlds of Exploration
The James Ford Bell Library, with its extensive collection
of rare books, maps, manuscripts, and archival collections, documenting the
history and impact of trade and cultural exchange before the 19th century,
offers an ideal venue to host the 2023 SHD conference. This year’s
conference locale aligns with the global breadth of the Society’s mission by
supporting research into the expeditions, biographies, history,
cartography, as well as the technologies of travel, the impact of travel and
cultural exchange, and other aspects of geographic discovery. With its
expansive resources, the James Ford Bell, and other collections associated with
the University of Minnesota’s libraries, offers members of the Society and
presenters an ideal opportunity to conduct research prior to and after the
conference. The rich and fascinating collections emboldens the
inspiration for our conference.
The Society for the History of Discoveries invites papers,
20 minutes in length, on all points of view of this theme, Worlds of
Exploration, including: “discovery,” encounter, exploration, conquest,
resistance, settlement, economy, daily life, and all aspects of socio-cultural
and political encounter, as well as on the teaching of the history of
exploration, broadly defined.
SHD welcomes submissions from graduate students, emerging
and independent scholars, as well as established scholars and members of the
Society. Presenters are encouraged to use images (maps, paintings,
photographs, etc.). For the benefit of the audience, all visuals have
to be presented as PowerPoint-compatible projection. The audience at
SHD meetings is diverse and includes academics and members of various
professions
Where: Minneapolis-St-Paul, Minnesota
When: 21 September – 23 September, 2023 (With an
optional excursion on Sunday, 24)
Venue: James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota
Please provide a proposal that includes the following
components:
- the
title of the presentation
- the
author’s name and address, including email address and affiliation
- an
abstract summarizing the paper’s scope and conclusions (maximum of 500
words)
- a
statement about the originality of the contents of the paper: how much is
new, unpublished material, based on research in primary sources, etc.
- a
statement indicating whether PowerPoint or other digital media will be
used and whether internet access is necessary for the presentation
- a
brief biographic sketch of the author(s)
Paper proposals are due 17 April 2023, and must be submitted via the SHD website – an online submissions portal. Inquiries via Dr. Lydia Towns, SHD secretary.