CfP: British Society for the History of Medicine Congress, Edinburgh, September 2017
This is the call for papers and posters for
the BSHM Congress
to be held from 13th-16th September 2017
at Surgeons’
Hall, Edinburgh, in association with the Society for the
Social History of
Medicine.
All
interested are
welcome to attend and to submit abstracts for 15 minute oral
presentations and
for posters.
The Congress has 4 themes: Women in
Medicine; Scotland's
contribution and influence; Apothecaries and their successors;
Art and
photography in Medicine.
These themes are not exclusive. Papers and
posters on any
aspect of the history of medicine are welcome.
Abstract submission opens on 1st
February and
closes on 31st May.
Abstracts
should be no more than 200 words in length and the title no
more than 15 words.
A single reference may be added (not included in word
count). Abstracts
will be peer reviewed and authors notified by 7th
July.
Keynote speakers include Professor Malcolm
Nicolson,
Professor David Watters and Philippa Langley.
Postgraduate students, and early career
postdoctoral
researchers, who are members of the Society of the Social
History of Medicine
(SSHM) and who do not have access to institutional funds, may
apply for
conference bursaries from the SSHM. Details about
applications can
be found here – https://sshm.org/bursaries/
Undergraduate
students
enjoy reduced
delegate rates of £25 for the 3 days or £10 per day.
Further details are on
our website http://bshm.org.uk/
where you
can find information on how to register an interest, register
as a delegate and
submit abstracts. This will be done using our dedicated
conference site at http://conftool.net/bshm2017/
Please do share this invitation with
colleagues, students and
friends who may be interested.
The Congress is supported by funding from
the Wellcome Trust,
University of Edinburgh, Scottish Society of the History of
Medicine, Royal
College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Jon Baines.