CfP: Historicism as a Polemical Concept in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1890-1980
30-31 August 2018, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
On August 30 and 31, 2018 a conference “Historicism as a Polemical Concept in the Humanities and Social Sciences, 1890-1980” will take place at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in Amsterdam. The conference is being convened by Herman Paul and Adriaan van Veldhuizen (Leiden University).
The aim is to discuss “historicism” as a polemical concept, asking: “What happens when “historicism” is studied not as a descriptive concept, but as an emotionally charged Kampfbegriff, as employed by a variety of authors in the humanities and social sciences from the 1890s until late into the twentieth century?”
Intellectual historians, cultural historians, historians of science, historians of religion, political historians, philosophers of history and others who are interested in historicism are invited to submit a paper.
Abstracts of 200-300 words are due by February 15 (this is an extended deadline!), 2018, and can be sent to Adriaan van Veldhuizen at a.p.van.veldhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
For further info, please see the conference website.
