OF DISCOVERIES
24th Annual Conference
The Society for the History of Discoveries
CALL FOR PAPERS
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 expeditions, biographies, cartography, cultural interaction, technologies of travel, and myriad other aspects of geographic discovery. With its expansive resources, the Bell Library and other University of Minnesota library collections offer members of the Society and presenters an ideal opportunity to conduct research prior to and after the conference. The rich and fascinating collections embolden 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 teaching 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.). The audience at SHD meetings is diverse and includes academics and members of various professions.
WHERE: Minneapolis, Minnesota
WHEN: 21 September - 23 September 2023
VENUE: James Ford Bell Library, University of Minnesota
Please provide a proposal that includes the following components:
Paper proposals are due 17 April 2023 and must be submitted via the SHD website (discoveryhistory.org) using the link below.
Please direct any inquiries to Dr. Lydia Towns, SHD Secretary: lydia.towns@sfasu.edu.
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