The keynote by Christopher E. Forth (University of Kansas) took place on 6 September 2024 as part of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History at the University of Potsdam. The lecture’s topic is ‘Revolts Against the Modern World: Masculinity, Modernity, and Far-Right Body Politics’. The lecture can be now viewed…
The keynote by Christian Laes (University of Manchester) took place on 4 September 2024 as part of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History at the University of Potsdam. The lecture’s subject is ‘Disabilities and the Disabled in the Ancient World. A Social and Cultural History’. The lecture can be viewed…
The newest issue 13.1 of the 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 journal is here! It includes five articles on the theme ‘Discursive Constructions of Corruption in Ancient Rome’ and a book forum on 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 by Riccardo Bavaj, Konrad Lawson, Bernhard Struck (eds.) Articles: ‘Discursive Constructions of Corruption in Ancient Rome: Introduction’, by Filippo Carlà-Uhink and Marta…
The new issue (36.2) of the South African Journal of Cultural History has been published: link. Research Articles: ‘Colonial Alienation, Resistance and Assimilation: A Hopefield History‘, by Francois Johannes Cleophas ‘Circular Farms on Maps of the Southwestern Cape‘, by Elri Liebenberg ‘Historical Fiction as a Reflection on Present Concerns: Dalene Matthee’s Forest Novels’, by Marike…
The new issue (12.2) of the Society’s journal Cultural History has been published. The issue includes the following articles: ‘Plague Markings: Doors and Disease’, by Edward Brookes ‘The ‘Autographic Self’: Facsimile Signatures and Lithographic Portraiture at the Crossroads of Liberalism, Romanticism and Nationalism, c. 1800–60’, by Tom Young ‘Recognizing Traces of Colonialism and Coloniality in…
Call for Papers Embodied Histories: Cultural History of, in, and through the Human Body 04.-06. September 2024, Potsdam, Germany For its 2024 conference, the International Society for Cultural History invites paper and panel proposals on the theme of “Embodied Histories.” Historians and contextually oriented scholars working on any period or location are encouraged to explore (but…
The latest ISCH newsletter has been published: it includes news about our upcoming conference, the journal and the book series, our partner the South African Society for Cultural History, and about other events and conferences. Read the newsletter here. You can subsribe to the biannual ISCH newsletter by inserting you email address below. In addition…
The next ISCH conference is coming up soon! This year, ISCH members gather in Singapore from 19 to 22 June. The ISCH conference theme this year is ‘Cultural Histories of Empire’. The ISCH conference will be held simultaneously with the Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies World Congress, and their conference theme is ‘Comparative Empire: Conflict,…
The new issue (12.1) of the Cultural History journal has been published. Articles: Reviews: Cultural History journal promotes the work and aims of the International Society for Cultural History which was founded in 2008. It generates discussion and debate on the nature of cultural history and current trends, and advances theoretical and methodological discussions relating…
Update 25. February 2023: It is not too late to join us! A small number of spots have become available for presenters in the International Society for Cultural History’s 2023 conference on “Cultural Histories of Empire.” The program committee welcomes proposals that address the conference theme outlined below. Individual paper or panel proposals (3 presenters)…
The registration for the ISCH conference in Singapore, on 19-22 June 2023, is open and the discounted early bird prices are available until 28 February: https://www.ischconference2023.com/ Regular registration will run from 1 March to 31 March. Late registration will be available from April to 1 May. Non-presenting attendees are warmly welcome as well! Also, if…
On behalf of our partner the South African Society for Cultural History (SASCH): The national congress of the South African Society for Cultural History will be held on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May 2023 at the Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria. The theme is: The dialogue between the past and the present and the relevance for…
The latest newsletter contains the call for papers for the 2023 ISCH conference in Singapore, news about the latest ISCH publications, as well as other news and calls in the field of cultural history. See the newsletter here. You can subscribe to the bi-annual newsletter here:
The new issue (11.2) of the Cultural History journal has been published. This is a themed issue titled ‘Cultural History and Heritage in Chinese Theme Parks‘ and edited by Florian Freitag and Chang Liu. Abstract: “Globally, one of the most significant trends in theme park development over the past decade has been the increasing focus…
Last week, the winner of the ISCH Essay Prize was announced at the Verona conference. The winner is Marika Ahonen from the University of Turku, with the essay titled ‘Sirens, Narrative Ethics, and Christina Rosenvinge’s Mi Vida Bajo el Agua’. Congratulations Marika! The essay will be published in a future issue of the Cultural History…
Call for Panels 2025 ISCH conference: ‘Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History’ 16–19 June 2025, Rovaniemi, Finland Cultural history has mainly studied humans: their actions, experiences, and ways of thinking. Yet the past is not shaped by only human actions and thoughts. Human beings inevitably interact with the nature surrounding them, which further means that…
The keynote by Christian Laes (University of Manchester) took place on 4 September 2024 as part of the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History at the University of Potsdam. The lecture’s subject is ‘Disabilities and the Disabled in the Ancient World. A Social and Cultural History’. The lecture can be viewed…
Call for Papers Embodied Histories: Cultural History of, in, and through the Human Body 04.-06. September 2024, Potsdam, Germany For its 2024 conference, the International Society for Cultural History invites paper and panel proposals on the theme of “Embodied Histories.” Historians and contextually oriented scholars working on any period or location are encouraged to explore (but…
Update 25. February 2023: It is not too late to join us! A small number of spots have become available for presenters in the International Society for Cultural History’s 2023 conference on “Cultural Histories of Empire.” The program committee welcomes proposals that address the conference theme outlined below. Individual paper or panel proposals (3 presenters)…
CALL FOR PAPERS Cultures of Belief and Unbelief 14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History 2–5 August 2022 University of Verona, Italy The International Society for Cultural History invites paper and panel proposals for its 2022 annual conference on Cultures of Belief and Unbelief. The conference will be held in Verona,…
We would like to invite you to our first online conference! 2-3 September 2021 (13:00-18:00 GMT+1) Cultures of Participation and Belonging Keynotes: Nicholas Terpstra (Toronto), Insiders, Outsiders, and …: Being Ambivalent in the Early Modern World Panikos Panayi (Leicester), London: Global City of Migration and Panels on Language and Narratives of Belonging Roots of Cultural History…
The next conference of ISCH will be this September in Mainz, Germany. All information can be found on the conference website.
CfP – International Society for Cultural History (ISCH) Conference University of Mainz, Germany 16. – 19. September 2020 “Cultures of Participation and Belonging.” DEADLINE: 15. January 2020 Confirmed keynote speakers: Panikos Panayi (School of Humanities, De Montfort University Leicester); Nicholas Terpstra (Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto) The International Society for Cultural History invites…
The organising committee of the conference is pleased to announce the call for papers for the ISCH – Annual Conference 2017. The next annual conference of the International Society for Cultural History will be held in Umeå, Sweden, 26-29 June 2017. The general theme this year is ‘Senses, Emotions and the Affective Turn – Recent…
The organising committee of the conference is pleased to announce call for sections (panels) for the ISCH – Annual Conference 2017. The next annual conference of the International Society for Cultural History will be held in Umeå, Sweden, 26-29 June 2017. The general theme this year is ‘Senses, Emotions and the Affective Turn – Recent…
The Conference Booklet contains detailed information on the conference programme, the venues, and the speakers.
Registration for the ISCH Conference, which will be taking place in Trieste (Italy) from Monday july 18 to Thursay July 21 (Excursion in the places of the WW1 on Friday 22), is now open. All the delegates (Panel organisers and speakers) must be members of the ISCH (http://www.culthist.org/membership) during 2016, and pay the fees specified…
At the request of potential delegates, the deadline for proposal is extended as follows: applications received by 31 December 2015 will obtain a reply by 31 January 2016 applications received between 1-15 January 2016 will obtain a reply by 15 February 2016 Please note that: the ISCH encourages the consideration of the interplay between gender…
Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History Trieste, Italy, 18-22 July 2016 Gender and Generations: Spaces, times and relationships in cultural-historical perspective The next annual conference of the International Society for Cultural History will be held in Trieste, Italy, from 18 to 22 July 2016. The conference will be open to host papers…
We are delighted to publish the annual isch 2015 conference program as well as a list of suggested hotels.
Liisa-Maija Korhonen
Doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki
Histories of colonialism and migration; History of emotions and senses; Latin American history (especially Argentina)
Jukka Kortti
Doctor of Social Sciences (PhD), Title of docent (Adjunct Professor) at the University of Helsinki
Hannu Salmi
Ph.D., Professor of Cultural History at the University of Turku
Anna-Leena Perämäki
Ph.D. in Cultural History, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Turku
Jasmin Lukkari
Ph.D. in History, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki
History of ancient Greece and Rome, cultural identity, international relations, Hellenistic kings, the Roman Republic, ancient historiography, historical narratives, narratology
Professor of Medieval History, University of Bucharest, Romania
Academia.edu; ResearchGate.net; Twitter
Cultural History, Art History, Historiography, Gender Studies
Dr. Cathleen Sarti
Post-Doctoral Associate in the ERC-Project The European Fiscal-Military System 1530-1870, University of Oxford
Personal Website; Academia.edu; Twitter
Political Culture; Northern Europe in 16th/17th century; Royal Studies; Depositions; Counsel
