CfP: Epidemics: contacts and contagions, reactions and emotions, Naples, 4-6 June 2025
The Institute of History of Mediterranean Europe (ISEM) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), in collaboration with the IN-HOPPE network (International Network–Historical and osteoarchaeological Past Populations Exploration), is organising a congress on reactions and emotions in the face of epidemics in the pre-industrial age. This will be held in Naples, 4-6 June 2025.
A flyer describing the conference's ambitions and goals can be found here: https://www.academia.edu/122177429. The conference organizers welcome interdisciplinary approaches to the topic of epidemics before the era of modern bacteriology. Papers may be presented in English, Italian, Spanish or French.
The Scientific Committee consists of Isabella Cecchini (CNR-ISEM), Idamaria Fusco, (CNR-ISEM), Geraldine Granados Vasquez (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico), Monica Green (independent scholar), Geltrude Macrì (CNR – ISEM), Isabelle Séguy (Institut national d’études démographiques, France).
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1 November 2024. Notification of acceptance will be made by 15 January 2025.
Those wishing to participate can send a title and an abstract (500-800 words) by 1 November 2024 online via the submission form or by sending to following e-mail address: epidemie.napoli2025@isem.cnr.it.
Monica H. Green, PhD, ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-8978-9631,
Fellow, Medieval Academy of America. Independent Scholar