ISCH Prize Competition 2025 for Cultural Historians Message from the Prize Committee In order to support cultural historical research and encourage scholars in their early career, the International Society for Cultural History (ISCH) offers the yearly ISCH Prize for the best conference presentation by an early career scholar in the annual ISCH conferences, which in […]
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One of the ISCH 2025 keynote lectures, titled ‘No more than human history – exploring human/nature entanglements in a life of a deafblind’, given by Hannu Salmi, professor of cultural history in the University of Turku, at the ISCH conference in Rovaniemi on 19 June 2025 is now available on Youtube. Link to the lecture.
Thursday 19 June at 14:15-16:00 (UTC +3) in the ISCH conference at Lapland University Zoom link for online participation: link. All ISCH members are welcome! Agenda for the meeting: TOP 1 Opening of the AGM TOP 2 Reception of the report of the committee (A. Dana Weber) TOP 3 Reception of the treasurer’s report (Liisa-Maija
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The latest issue (14.1) of the Cultural History journal was published in April. The theme of the issue is ‘Democratization, National Identity and Collective Memory in Modern Romania’. The contents: ‘Introduction: Democratization, National Identity and Collective Memory in Modern Romania’, by Victor Rizescu ‘Politics of Eternity, Messianism and Liberal Democracy: Shapes and Waves of Modernity
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The ISCH committee has decided that ISCH will quit the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and will start using BlueSky instead. In the coming months, we will publish on both concurrently. Eventually, the X account will be deactivated. You can find us on BlueSky with the same username “ISCHistory“. See you there!
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The issue 13 supplement of the Cultural History journal, titled ‘Experience, Culture and Society: New Insights into Historical Analysis’, has been published. This issue is in Open Access format.
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The 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the annual ISCH conference in Rovaniemi is open! Note that the early bird registration discount is available until 31 March 2025.
The registration deadline for accepted presenters is 18 May 2025.
More information is available on the conference website.
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The winner of the ISCH Prize 2024 competition for the best conference presentation by an early career scholar in the annual ISCH conference in Potsdam, Germany, is:
Maximilian Tarik Orliczek, from the University of Graz, Austria, with his paper:
‘Archaeokinetics: Research-Historical, Theoretical, and Methodological Considerations onReconstructing Ancient Athletics’
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Call for Individual Papers
Update: The CfP has been extended until the 2nd of February.
2025 ISCH Conference: ‘Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History’
16–19 June 2025, Rovaniemi, Finland (On Site only)
The ISCH 2025 conference thus invites individual papers exploring human-nature entanglements from diverse angles.
You can direct your abstract proposal to a panel you wish to attend, or suggest an abstract related to a topic (see list of panels and topics below).
Max. 300 words abstract proposals are to be submitted via Submission Form by 15th of January at the latest.
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There currently are four ISCH committee positions open for candidatures. We invite applications for the positions of three regular committee members and the secretary (an officer position). The three-year term of each position starts at the next Annual General Meeting at the ISCH conference in June 2025. To be eligible for the ISCH committee, you
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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
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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
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Noora Kallioniemi
Ph.D. in Cultural History, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Turku.
Popular culture studies; film and television history; entertainment; audiovisual culture; digitized newspaper materials; environmental history and animal studies; film history of the Second World War.
Website: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Person/936427
Pälvi Rantala
Ph. D. in Cultural History, Senior lecturer in Cultural history (University of Lapland), Title of Docent in Applied Cultural History (University of Turku)
Website:
https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/persons/p%C3%A4lvi-rantala
https://purorantala.com/
Cultural history of everyday life, contemporary history, history of sleep and sleeplessness, Northern cultural history, creative writing
Daniel Gicu
Researcher at “Nicolae Iorga” Institute of History, Romanian Academy, Bucharest
Popular culture in the nineteenth century; High and low culture in modern Romania; Cultural exchange in modern Romania; Cultural history of folk and fairy tales
Josephine Hoegaerts
Professor of European Culture after 1800, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
Prof. dr. J.A.I. (Josephine) Hoegaerts - Universiteit van Amsterdam
History of sound and voice, gender history, history of parliament, 19th cent cultural history, history of the senses, disability history
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)
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
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