List members might be interested in two Calls for Papers that the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology has out - please do circulate to interested colleagues:
The first is for a session at the European Association of Archaeologists conference at Maastricht, 30 Auust - 3 September 2017. Closing date for submissions 31 March, further details at http://www.spma.org.uk/news/call-for-papers-spma-session-at-eaa-maastricht-2017/ Queries should be directed to Prof Harold Mytum at [log in to unmask] and Dr Hilary Orange at [log in to unmask]
*New Directions in Post-medieval and Historical Archaeology in Europe*
Current research on the material culture of Europe’s most recent half millennium (AD 1500-2017) is vibrant and innovative, with new applications of theory, practice and data transforming both academic and contract archaeology. This session, sponsored by the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology, brings together researchers from across Europe to indicate the range of current projects addressing questions ranging from those at the level of a particular individual or event right up to large-scale continental and global processes. This form of archaeology is highly multi-disciplinary, bringing sciences and humanities together, and is extremely relevant to the Maastricht theme of ‘Building Bridges’. This session will provoke consideration of how the recent past affects the present, how its material culture provokes responses from and engages the public, and how this archaeological resource has variable recognition from heritage professionals across Europe. One intention of this session is to emphasise how Europe’s recent material remains deserve and require protection, investigation and interpretation across the whole continent, and can be used for positive cultural, socio-political and economic outcomes.
The second Call for Papers is for a for a joint conference with the German Society for Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit, DGAMN) on:
*New Directions and Approaches for Late Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeology in Germany, Britain and Ireland*
Both societies pursue similar goals, and the main objective of this conference is to bring the two organisations and their members closer together in order to facilitate potential future collaborations and projects. The focus of the conference will be the similarities and differences in approaches practised on both sides of the North Sea. Papers will offer opportunities to engage with the current state of research and future directions for the archaeology of the late medieval and post-medieval (including modern) periods in Germany, Britain and Ireland. Paper suggestions should relate to one (or more) of the following core themes:
Theoretical and methodological approaches
Cultural Heritage Management
Material Culture Studies
Maritime Archaeology
Further information is available at http://www.spma.org.uk/events/bremerhaven2017/
The conference will take place at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven on 20 – 22 September 2017, and the Call for Papers closes on 30 April. Queries and paper proposals should be directed to Dr Natascha Mehler at [log in to unmask]
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