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Call for papers: The history of the European family: continuity and change
Department of History, University of Limerick June 20-21, 2007
The University of Limerick will host the first Irish conference devoted exclusively to the history of the European family in June 2007. All family forms, for example, nuclear, joint and stem, have co-existed in the European tradition for many centuries but the concept of family has endured many transitions. For this reason the primary focus of this conference are the themes of continuity and change. The conference will provide a platform for both established and emerging scholars to engage with new ideas and approaches to interdisciplinary research into the History of the European family.
Panels are being constituted from the medieval to the contemporary, on the following areas:
European and non-European models of family formation
demography
diaspora
childhood histories
changes in family structure
ethnic minorities
marriage
inheritance
kinship
the family and the State
class
family economics, getting and spending
Papers from Postgraduate students are particularly welcome
Confirmed Keynote speakers include Professor Eleanor Gordon (University of Glasgow), Professor Cormac Ó Grada (University College Dublin), Professor David Fitzpatrick (Trinity College, Dublin) and Professor Catherine Hall (University College London).
Abstracts of 250-300 words should be sent by 1 December 2006 to Ciara.Breathnach@ul.ie
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