CfP: Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) Spring Meeting
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites abstract submissions for its Annual Spring Meeting, to be held at the University of Oxford (Maison Francaise d’Oxford) on 28 May 2024. The meeting will be hybrid, although we strongly encourage in person attendance.
The keynote speaker is Prof. Jennifer M. Rampling (Princeton).
The theme is ‘From Late Antique to Early Modern Alchemy: New Approaches, New Horizons’. Under this broad remit, we encourage submissions that explore:
- New methodologies and approaches to the study of alchemy / chymistry
- Interdisciplinary perspectives setting alchemy / chymistry in dialogue with other fields of learned or craft knowledge
- Case studies of individuals, groups, or institutions pursuing alchemy / chymistry in conjunction with other fields of knowledge
- The material, visual, and experimental cultures of alchemy / chymistry
- Diverse sites of alchemical / chymical practice
The submissions can be individual presentations, panels with 3 speakers or roundtable proposals. Presentations should not exceed 20 minutes in length.
Please submit your abstract, together with a CV or a paragraph detailing your background, to: Georgiana Hedesan by 1 March 2024.