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Call for Papers: 50th Annual Economic and Business History Society Conference, May 29-31, 2025, Birmingham, Alabama

Posted on: August 22nd, 2024 by EBHS No Comments

Call for Papers
50th Annual Economic and Business History Society Conference
“Forging New Frontiers”
May 29-31, 2025
Birmingham, Alabama

The Economic and Business History Society (EBHS) is proud to announce its 50th annual conference, to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 29-31, 2025. As we mark half a century of pioneering interdisciplinary research, we invite scholars to explore the theme of “Forging New Frontiers” in economic and business history.

We welcome papers and panels examining how economies, businesses, industries, and markets have demonstrated resilience by adapting their strategies, structures, and practices in response to catalysts for change across all historical eras. The conference committee will consider proposals on any aspect of economic and business history, broadly construed.

Birmingham, known as “The Pittsburgh of the South,” provides a unique backdrop for our theme. From its 1871 founding as a planned industrial center, the city rapidly grew into a world-leading producer of pig iron, steel, and coal, driving the New South’s post-Reconstruction manufacturing boom. Yet Birmingham also holds an indelible place in the civil rights movement, whose campaigns challenged racial injustices constraining economic opportunities.  Thus, we also encourage proposals analyzing how the interlinked social, political, and economic spheres reshaped the frontier of civil rights and its societal and economic impacts.

In recent years, Birmingham has undergone a remarkable renaissance, emerging as one of the New South’s most vibrant cultural and culinary hubs. With seven James Beard Award-winning restaurants and a thriving arts scene, the city offers a perfect blend of historical significance and modern dynamism.

The conference will be based at the Hilton at UAB hotel, ideally situated in the heart of downtown Birmingham. This location puts attendees just steps away from the city’s award-winning culinary scene and minutes from major attractions. The hotel is offering a special conference rate of $159 per night.

Please submit your paper or panel proposal by January 31st, 2025. Submissions should include:

  • The title of the presentation
  • An abstract of no more than 500 words
  • 3-5 Keywords
  • Contact details for each presenter

Proposals should be submitted through our website.

We look forward to welcoming you to Birmingham in 2025 for this milestone event, where we’ll not only explore new frontiers in our disciplines but also celebrate half a century of EBHS contributions to economic and business history.

Photo credit: Ron Cogswell: Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark — Birmingham (AL), February 2019 (cropped and modified). CC BY 2.0.

Call for Papers: Joint 49th EBHS Annual Conference and ABH Conference 2024

Posted on: January 16th, 2024 by EBHS No Comments
EBHS 2024 Conference Promo

Call for Papers
Joint 49th EBHS and
Association of Business Historians Conference
York, UK, 27 to 29 June 2024

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO 9 FEBRUARY 2024


Connections

The joint 49th Economic and Business History Society annual conference and Association of Business Historians conference 2024 will be held in York, UK, from 27 to 29 June 2024 and invites submissions to the conference committee on the theme of ‘Connections’ in Economic and Business History.

Building on the themes of the previous conference of EBHS, with Building Bridges, and ABH, looking at Business History beyond the discipline, our theme of Connections aims to continue these important discussions towards the development of both disciplines. This embraces not just the connection at the conference between the two societies, but also the connections between economic and business history, and other associated strands of history including organisational, financial, banking, social, labour and management history. We also invite participants to consider the theme of connections in business and economic history, examining the historical relationships between a multitude of actors and phenomena, including people, entrepreneurs, firms, governments, clusters, knowledge, and also between geographically distant actors. We also welcome papers on any aspect of economic or business history, and proposals for full panels of three papers.

Building on the themes of the previous conference of EBHS, with Building Bridges, and ABH, looking at Business History beyond the discipline, our theme of Connections aims to continue these important discussions towards the development of both disciplines. This embraces not just the connection at the conference between the two societies, but also the connections between economic and business history, and other associated strands of history including organisational, financial, banking, social, labour and management history. We also invite participants to consider the theme of connections in business and economic history, examining the historical relationships between a multitude of actors and phenomena, including people, entrepreneurs, firms, governments, clusters, knowledge, and also between geographically distant actors. We also welcome papers on any aspect of economic or business history, and proposals for full panels of three papers.

We look forward to welcoming delegates to York in 2024, a city “with Roman roots and a Viking past, offering an adventure for everyone”. The conference venue will be York St John University, just outside of the historic York city walls and in the shadow of the famous York Minster, with associated events taking place in walking distance of the main conference venue. The conference venue is also ideally placed in relation to transportation links, with the railway station a short walk from York St John. York is also well connected for rail transport from major airports including those in London and Manchester.

The President of EBHS for the 2024 Conference/ABH Conference organiser is Dr Chris Corker (Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk). Proposals should be submitted via the conference website (ebhsoc.org/conference) and include:

  • The title of the presentation.
  • An abstract of no more than 500 words.
  • Contact details for each presenter.

The submission point is now open at the above website address and the deadline has been extended to 9 February 2024. The Program Committee intends to send notifications of acceptance as soon as possible once the deadline has passed.

All questions and queries regarding the conference should be directed to Chris Corker at Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk

Poster submission

The conference also welcomes poster proposals from graduate students on all aspects of business history covering a wide range of periods and countries.

Poster presenters will normally be in either the First or Second Year of their PhD. We also strongly encourage those who have previously presented a poster to submit a paper proposal to the main conference in a subsequent year.

Those wishing to be considered for inclusion in the programme must submit an application to Dr Chris Corker (Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk) by 12 January 2024. This should provide:

  • Title of your PhD project.
  • An abstract (300 words) that explains the background to the poster; the questions addressed; the sources and methods employed; and likely conclusions.
  • A current CV.

Approved posters must be submitted by 1 June 2024, and a style guide will be circulated to all presenters selected for poster presentations.

Photo credit: York, UK. Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and edited.

EBHS Porto Conference Deadline Extended (January 31)

Posted on: December 16th, 2022 by EBHS No Comments
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To avoid exacerbating holiday rush, we have extended the EBHS 2023 Porto conference deadline until January 31, 2023. Happy holidays everyone!

Full Call for Papers and online submission are available here.

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