Monthly Archives: July 2013

Workshop: Matters of Thought: models and knowledge-production in the early-modern world

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 31, 2013

‘Matters of Thought: models and knowledge-production in the early-modern world’ Monday 16 September The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace. Organised by Dr Simona Valeriani, V&A. Co-sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum, this one-day workshop will focus on the role played by models in the production and circulation of knowledge, and their function as ‘loci’ […]

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Research Scholar Positions: Max Planck Institute, Berlin

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 31, 2013

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (Department II; Director: Prof. Lorraine Daston) offers two three-year Research Scholar positions (to begin no later than 1 September 2014) to outstanding junior scholars. Candidates should hold a doctorate in the history of science or related field at the time the position begins and show evidence of scholarly […]

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Contributions to the History of Concepts: Concepts of Empire and Imperialism

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 30, 2013

Contributions to the History of Concepts Summer 2013, Volume 8(1) SPECIAL ISSUE: CONCEPTS OF EMPIRE AND IMPERIALISM   Introduction: The Longue Durée of Empire: Toward a Comparative Semantics of a Key Concept in Modern European History Jörn Leonhard Many a Standard at a Time: The Ottomans’ Leverage with Imperial Studies Marc Aymes Ottoman Concepts of Empire Einar Wigen […]

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Colloquium: Erudition and Confessionalisation in Early Modern Europe

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 22, 2013

Erudition and Confessionalisation in Early Modern Europe 20 September, Old Combination Room, Trinity College, Cambridge This one-day colloquium brings together an international group of leading historians of scholarship and historians of religion to examine how historical erudition was shaped by, and in turn shaped, confessional identity and broader patterns of religious change in early modern […]

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CFP: Francesco Patrizi: Philosopher of the Renaissance

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 19, 2013

Francesco Patrizi: Philosopher of the Renaissance 24-26 April 2014 The Center for Renaissance Texts at Palacký University Olomouc (Czech Republic) will hold an international conference on the philosophy of Francesco Patrizi (Petriš, Petrić; 1529-1597). Submissions of paper proposals on Patrizi’s thought, sources, and afterlife are welcome. PhD students are encouraged to submit an abstract: successful submissions […]

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The Fragmented World of Psychoanalysis: Is Dialogue Possible?

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 19, 2013

The Fragmented World of Psychoanalysis: Is Dialogue Possible? Date: Friday 26th (6.30 – 9 + wine reception) & Saturday 27th, July, 2013 (10 – 6) Venue: Royal College of Art, Jay Mews Entrance At this International Conference run by The Higher Education Network for Research and Information in Psychoanalysis we will explore whether the competing […]

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CFP: Intellectual Hinterlands

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 19, 2013

Intellectual Hinterlands : The 2014 Conference of the International Society for Intellectual History 25-27 June 2014, Victoria College, University of Toronto Over the past few decades, intellectual history has undergone significant changes as it has adapted to advances in cultural history, the social sciences, the history of the book and the letter, material culture, learned […]

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Prize: The 3rd Notes and Records Essay Award

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 19, 2013

The 3rd Notes and Records Essay Award This is open to researchers in the history of science who have completed a postgraduate degree within the last five years. The unpublished essay, based on original research, should relate to aspects of the history of science covered by the journal Notes and Records of The Royal Society. The […]

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Announcement Submission Form Now Available Online

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 18, 2013

There is now an online version of the Announcement Submission Form available on our website here. If you wish to submit an announcement, whether it be a CFP, seminar series, or prize, etc., please use either the online or pdf version of this form. The International Society for Intellectual History has been a forum connecting […]

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Workshop: Your Right To Know

By James A T Lancaster | Published: July 17, 2013

Workshop: Your Right To Know 28-29 November 2013, Roosevelt Study Center On November 28-29, 2013 the Roosevelt Study Center and the University College Roosevelt in Middelburg will host a workshop focusing on those public educators and commentators who promoted ideas on active citizenship through the mass media in the early years of the cold war. The […]

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