Call for papers

European Social Science History Conference, Lisbon March 2008 / Education and Childhood

The Network on Education & Childhood of the European Social Science History Conference invites papers for the Seventh Conference, which will take place from 27 February - 1 March 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Network is interested in proposals concerning childhood and education in all periods and focused on various issues in the domain.

In order, however, to stimulate and continue debates in the field of the history of education and childhood, we especially welcome papers (and panels) on the following themes, which also build on conferences such as those taking place during 2007 in Norrköping (Sweden), organized by the Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY), and in Hamburg (Germany), organized by the International Standing Conference on the History of Education (ISCHE). Furthermore, the aim is to plan sessions in collaboration with other networks within the ESSHC.

Design: toys & spaces
Migration: education and national identity
Orphans, adoption, illegitimacy and circulation of children
Nutrition, children’s health and bodies
Child correction and/or protections institutions
Disability and special education
New media and technology
Child labor after 1945
Child abuse: marital violence and prostitutions
Children and sexuality
Children and war
Children’s physical integrity and child protection
Children’s rights
Teaching of history of education and childhood
Methodology: new (interdisciplinary) approaches on the intersection with gender, ethnicity and disability.

Individuals interested in organizing panels on one of these themes may contact the network chairs of Education and Childhood. In arranging panels on these themes, the possibility to coordinate sessions with other networks will be explored.

To propose a panel or a paper it is necessary to follow procedures formulated at the ESSHC website: http:// www.iisg.nl/esshc. The deadline for paper/panel proposals and pre-registration is April 1, 2007.

Network coordination:
Bengt Sandin, bensa@tema.liu.se
Annemieke van Drenth, drenth@fsw.leidenuniv.nl