ITH Conference: Towards a Global History of Domestic Workers and Caregivers

49th Linz Conference
Date: 12 September 2013 to 15 September 2013
Location: Linz, Austria
Towards a Global History of Domestic Workers and Caregivers

The conference focuses on the global history of domestic workers in private homes, a labour market that over time has included, in addition to physical labour, care for infants, children, and the elderly (“emotional labour”).

The Linz Conference is organized by the International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH), Austria, in cooperation with

Beyond Guilds: Work and Manufactures in the European Cities, 14th-18th centuries - EAUH 2014

September 3, 2014 - September 6, 2014, 12th International Conference on Urban History in Lisbon, Portugal.

Call for paper for the session M15. Beyond Guilds: Work and Manufactures in the European Cities, 14th-18th centuries

Keywords: Urban Economies; Labour Market; Europe; Manufactures; Medieval and Early Modern Period

Period: Middle Ages; Early Modern

Type: Main Session

Session organizer(s):
Luca Mocarelli (Italy) - University of Milan - Bicocca Markus Cerman (Austria) - Inst. f. Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte der Universität Wien

Africa in World History

African Network in Global History / Réseau african d'histoire mondiale under the sponsorship of the Department of History of the Université de Ouagadougou and the Fondation Joseph Ki-Zerbo 19.08.2013-20.08.2013, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

The bilingual conference, in French and English, includes a celebration of the legacy of Joseph Ki-Zerbo-long-time president of the Association of African Historians-and 14 scheduled presentations on aspects of African and global history.

Fourth European Congress on World and Global History: Encounters, Circulations and Conflicts

CFP: Fourth European Congress on World and Global History: Encounters, Circulations and Conflicts - Paris 09/14

European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) 04.09.2014-07.09.2014, Paris
Deadline: 30.09.2013

Following an excellent response to our earlier Call for Panels, with over 130 proposals submitted, we now cordially invite paper proposals on encounters, circulations, and conflicts in, or spanning, different parts of the world. [Please note the changed congress date]

The Material Sides of Marriage: Female goods and women's economic role in the domestic sphere in Greek, Roman and Byzantine times

CFP: The Material Sides of Marriage: Female goods and women's economic role in the domestic sphere in Greek, Roman and Byzantine times - Rom 11/13

PD Dr. Sabine R. Huebner; Dr. Ria Berg
21.11.2013-22.11.2013, Rom, Institutum Romanum Finlandiae ("Villa Lante") Passeggiata del Gianicolo 10, 00165 Roma, Italia
Deadline: 15.07.2013