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From: SMITH K.M. <[log in to unmask]>
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The Society for the Social History of Medicine invites submissions for
its 2010 Conference 'Knowledge, Ethics and Representations of Medicine
and Health: Historical Perspectives', to be held at Durham and Newcastle
(UK), 8-11 July 2010, organised by the Northern Centre for the History
of Medicine (NCHM).
Deadline for proposals: 1 November 2009
The organisers welcome proposals for 20-minute papers under the theme
'Knowledge, Ethics and Representations of Medicine and Health:
Historical Perspectives'. We particularly encourage papers addressing
questions such as:
* What processes have generated knowledge about the body, illness and
health that has become authoritative in different societies?
* How have claims of medical expertise been justified vis ŕ vis claims
from other domains of social and cultural authority such as religion and
law?
* What did it mean for medical practitioners in different cultural and
social contexts to claim to be ethical as well as knowledgeable?
* How did they present themselves to the public?
* What kind of material, visual and textual representations of body,
mind, health and disease have gained 'defining power' exerting influence
on medical practice and research until today?
Submissions covering all periods (from Antiquity to the 21st Century)
and all regions of the world are welcome.
In addition to individual papers, we seek proposals for panel sessions
(with 3 papers), as well as suggestions for suitable chairpersons.
Abstracts of up to 250 words should include the title of the paper,
information concerning the research question examined, the sources used
and preliminary results. Please also include on the abstract your
contact details (name, affiliation, e-mail-address).
All papers are to represent original work not already published.
Please send your proposal by 1 November 2009 to the NCHM (Email:
conference@ nchm.ac.uk). Decisions on papers will be made by January 2010.
Organising Committee: Philip van der Eijk (Newcastle University), Holger
Maehle (Durham University), Cathy McClive (Durham University), Diana
Paton (Newcastle University), Thomas Rütten (Newcastle University), and
Lutz Sauerteig (Durham University)
For more information on the SSHM please see www.sshm.org. For more
information on the NCHM, a collaboration of historians of medicine from
Durham and Newcastle universities, please see www.nchm.ac.uk.
_________________________
Katherine Smith
Administrator/Outreach Officer
Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease
Wolfson Research Institute
Durham University
Queen's Campus
University Boulevard
Thornaby
Stockton on Tees
TS17 6BH
Tel: + 44 (0)191 3340700
Email: [log in to unmask]
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