Last updated 4 September 2009
The Origins of the Society, Founding and Subsequent Conferences
At the 'Varieties of Cultural History' conference, at the University of Aberdeen, 5-8 July 2007, a meeting was held to consider the establishment of a Cultural History Society. It was proposed by Peter Burke of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and generally agreed, that 'International' should be included in the title . In order to launch such a Society, the meeting set up a provisional committee to prepare a constitution, to arrange a founding conference, to develop the membership, and to explore the establishment of a Journal and occasional publications series. The Provisional Committee co-opted additional members so as to increase the number of countries represented. The report and recommendations of the provisional committee can be viewed by clicking here. A consitution prepared by the provisional committee, which was subsequently approved at the Founding General meeting of the Society in Ghent on 31 August 2008 is here. The minutes of the founding general meeting are here.
In 2009 the Society met in Brisbane, and the minutes of the 2009 AGM are here. Further conferences are planned for 2010 (Turku) and 2011 (Oslo).
Latest News
- Conference 2010: Turku: 26-30 May: Theme: "Cultural Histories: Close Readings, Critical Syntheses". The call for papers may be downloaded here (Word). More information, and the electronic paper proposal submission system will be found on the University of Turku Cultural History website.
- Conference 2011: Oslo: details in due course
- ISCH publicity / recruitment flyer (including the call for papers For Turku 2010). Please download by clicking here, and distribute in departments, and at conferences, seminars etc . NB The flyer is designed for copying back to back and folding.
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Translations of 'International Society for Cultural History'
- Kansainvälinen kulttuurihistorian seura (Finnish)
- Internasjonalt selskap for kulturhistorie (Norwegian)
- Internationale Gesellschaft für Kulturgeschichte (German)
- Société internationale d'histoire culturelle (French)
- Sociedad internacional de historia cultural (Spanish)
- Società internazionale di storia culturale (Italian)
- Internationella samfundet för kulturhistoria (Swedish)
- مجمع التاريخ الثقافي الدولي (Arabic)
- Uluslararası kültür tarihi derneği (Turkish)
- 国际文化史学会 (simplified Chinese)
- 國際文化史學會 (traditional Chinese)
- 国際文化史学会 (Japanese)
- Mezinárodní společnost pro kulturní dějiny (Czech)
- .Sociedade Internacional de História Cultural (Portuguese)
- sociaţia Internaţională de Istorie Culturală (Romanian)
- Διεθνής Εταιρία Πολιτιστικής Ιστορίας (Greek)
- Cymdeithas Ryngwladol Hanes Diwylliannol (Welsh)
- Rahvusvaheline Kultuuriajaloo Selts (Estonian)
(Please send the translation of International Society for Cultural History into your language to d.f.smith@abdn.ac.uk, for display here)