History Lab, the national network for UK-based postgraduate students of history, broadly defined, is proud to announce three new opportunities that may be of particular interest to PGRs and ECRs!
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Firstly, we are excited to announce the call for papers for the 2024/2025 Olivette Otele Paper Prize. This prize is open to Black UK-based PhD students working in history or related disciplines, exploring any place or period. The Otele prize offers the chance to win £500, present at our seminars and/or conference, and be aided through fast-tracked publication of an article.
We invite you to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words for a 40-minute paper by 29 November 2024 to ihrhistorylab@gmail.com. To find out more, please visit our website at: https://ihrhistorylab.wordpress.com/olivette-otele-prize/.
Prize and Recognition:
- The winner will receive a £500 cash prize.
- The winner will also be warmly invited to speak at History Lab’s 2025 Annual Conference and to submit their paper to Historical Research, the leading generalist historical journal and flagship publication of the Institute of Historical Research.
- The four shortlisted scholars will each receive a £50 book voucher and the opportunity to present their work at a History Lab seminar.
Submission Timeline:
- Submit an abstract (maximum 400 words) for a 40-minute paper by 29 November 2024.
- Shortlisted scholars will be notified by 20 December 2024 and asked to submit a full paper (maximum 8,000 words) by 28 February 2025.
- The winner will be announced by the end of March 2025.
Abstract Workshop:
To support those interested in submitting, we will be holding an abstract workshop on 18 November 2024 at 6 PM. This workshop will offer guidance on writing a strong abstract and preparing your submission. We encourage all potential applicants to attend.
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Second, we’re thrilled to launch a CFP for a unique teaching conference, “Teaching in a Time of Crisis.”
A unique collaboration between History UK, HistoryLab, and HistoryLabPlus, ‘Teaching in a Time of Crisis’ seeks to bring together educators, historians, researchers, and practitioners to explore how history education can navigate and respond to contemporary crises. Our conference will be held at the University of Warwick on 29 May 2025.
To read our full CFP please visit: https://ihrhistorylab.wordpress.com/teaching-in-a-time-of-crisis/.
As part of our commitment to accessibility and engagement, we also welcome proposals for online sessions. These should follow the same guidelines as in-person ones, and we particularly welcome innovative formats that leverage the strengths of virtual conferencing.
Submission Guidelines:
We welcome proposals for individual papers, panels, workshops, roundtable discussions, and other creative and critical formats. To submit, please send a pitch of up to 200 words as well as a title, presenter’s name(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information to ihrhistorylab@gmail.com with the Subject Line ‘Teaching in a Time of Crisis’
Submissions are encouraged from educators, graduate students, independent scholars, and practitioners involved in history education at all levels.
- Submission Deadline: 17 January 2025 at Midnight
- Notification of Acceptance: 14 February 2025.
HistoryLab and HistoryLabPlus are pleased to offer a limited number of bursaries to defray travel and accommodation expenses. To apply for a bursary, please note your interest in your proposal email. We particularly encourage applications from graduate students, as well as those who are unemployed, in between jobs, or in precarious work.
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Last (but by no means least!) we’re proud to invite proposals for the 2025 History Lab Annual Conference, to be held in London at the Institute of Historical Research on 24 July 2025. “Shaping Histories: Representation and Perception through Time” aims to explore how identities—whether gendered, national, religious, or cultural—have been shaped, expressed, and transformed across different historical periods and regions.
We invite postgraduate researchers (MA by Research and PhD students) based at UK institutions in history and related disciplines to submit abstracts for either: a 20-minute paper, a 10-minute lightning talk, or a panel of three 20-minute papers. To read our full CFP, please visit: https://ihrhistorylab.wordpress.com/historylab-annual-conference-2025-shaping-histories-representation-and-perception-through-time/.
Submission Guidelines: Please submit a 300-word abstract and a brief bio (150 words) – for panel submissions please do this for each paper in the panel – to ihrhistorylab@gmail.com by 28 February 2025. Use the following as the subject of the email: History Lab Conference 2025: Shaping Histories. Notifications of acceptance will be sent on 28 March 2025.
For any questions, please contact the conference convenors, Adeola Eze and Anna Molnár via email: ihrhistorylab@gmail.com or visit our website! We look forward to receiving your contributions!
