Congrès de la SCHM

Canadian Society for the History of Medicine 2014 Congress

Call for Papers

Brock University May 2014

The Canadian Society for the History of Medicine welcomes paper proposals for its annual meeting at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Brock University in May 2014. The general theme of this year’s Congress is “Borders Without Boundaries.”

The CSHM Program Committee invites researchers from all disciplines to submit proposals in English or French related to the Congress theme. The Committee will also consider other proposals concerning the history of healthcare and medicine in Canada and elsewhere. Graduate students are encouraged to apply. In addition to individual paper proposals, the Program Committee invites proposals for panels of three papers with a moderator; all panel members must each send an abstract. Please send a brief abstract of your proposal of not more than 350 words plus a one-page curriculum vitae along with your contact information by 30 November 2013 to:

Maureen Lux, PhD, Associate Professor
Graduate Programme Director
History Department, Brock University
500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1
Canada
t. 905-688-5550 ext 5553
e. mlux@brocku.ca

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit proposals and curriculum vitae electronically. If you prefer to send your documents by mail, please submit an original and 3 copies.

The Committee will announce its results before 15 January 2014. Speakers invited to participate at Congress must provide a bilingual summary (French and English) of their paper. Please also note that all presenters at our meeting must be members of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine.