On Friday 5 July PTUC convened a symposium on ‘New Perspectives on Coastal and Maritime Communities.’ Hosted in the atmospheric Boardroom of the Royal Museums Greenwich, the aims of the symposium were to take stock of the current state of research in this area, to continue our development of networks between researchers, academics, practitioners, and […]
The Nautical Archaeology Society and the Ordnance Society are excited to be co-hosting a two-day conference, ‘Wooden Walls and Stone Bastions’, examining how ship and ordnance remains found on land and under the sea help our understanding of our maritime past. It will be held at the University of Portsmouth from 16-17 November, 2019. The […]
Papers are sought for an upcoming conference in Lisbon, 28-29 November 2019 on the topic of ‘forbidden migrations’. Abstracts are due June 15th. See below for additional info: The Institute of Contemporary History is organizing the second edition of the conference “The Sea in the 20th – 21st Centuries”, having as topic the irregular human […]
Have you ever wanted to research the history of your house? This workshop offers an introduction to house histories with house historian Melanie Backe-Hansen and design historian Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan. It covers information and practical advice on how to research the history of your house, who lived in it and how it was decorated […]
The North Atlantic Fisheries History Association seeks paper proposals for their upcoming conference in Reykjavik, Iceland, October 17-19, 2019. Abstracts are due May 31, and a limited number of travel bursaries and conference fee waivers are available for PhD students. More info below: Re-visiting Fisheries History – Re-visiting Iceland The introduction of the 200nm Exclusive […]
The Centre for Port and Maritime History is calling for papers for their annual conference which will take place in Liverpool, Friday 13 September 2019. The conference theme is Art and the Sea. More information below: Interest in maritime art and its role in art history has reignited in recent years and this conference provides […]
