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• 31 oct 2015

  Helsinki

  Call for papers - History

  Urban spaces, mobility and "citadinité" in the Mediterranean cities (14th to 18th century)

  The panel focuses on mobility and insertion in the cities of the Mediterranean area, during the early modern age. Since the Ancient times, Mediterranean cities are centers for commercial and cultural exchanges, and crossroads of migratory streams. These "sedimented" cities have a long tradition of multi-cultural society and reception of foreigners while remaining, to this day pivotal centers for international circulation and migration, and gateways to Europe.

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• 21 mai 2015

  Rennes

  Study days - Europe

  Des environnements et des hommes

  Apports croisés des archéosciences et de l’archéologie à l’histoire des sociétés médiévales de l’ouest de la France

  L’apport des archéosciences à l’archéologie, notamment pour les périodes préhistoriques, n’est plus à démontrer. Si les avancées se sont faites surtout pour le premier Moyen Âge (V^e-XII^e siècle), les recherches commencent aujourd’hui à se développer pour le bas Moyen Âge et le début de l’époque moderne. Ces études permettent une meilleure compréhension des sociétés médiévales et de leurs environnements, et cherchent à dépasser les questions des relations hommes / milieux en intégrant des problématiques sociales, économiques ou encore culturelles. La compréhension des sociétés et de leurs environnements pourra être abordée à travers différentes thématiques portant sur les systèmes d’exploitation agro-pastoraux, l’alimentation, l’artisanat et l’industrie. Ce séminaire archéologique de l’Ouest a pour objectif de montrer les apports des études récentes en archéosciences pour l’époque médiévale.

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• 25 jan 2015

  Rome

  Call for papers - Europe

  Heraldry in the Medieval City – The Case of Italy in the European Context

  A visitor passing through Italy is surprised by the abundance of coats of arms that still decorate the palaces and public monuments of its cities. Relatively undisturbed by the tides of history that destroyed a lot of Europe's heraldic heritage, in the Italian cities this heritage is still alive and well. While the development of heraldic signs occasionally caught the eye of historians and art historians, they have never done justice to the multitude and diversity of the existing sources. Recently, however, research has taken an interest in the subject with renewed vigour and approaches, especially in the case of Italy. The aim of this conference is to establish the current state of research and to advance the subject by linking more closely the history of heraldic communication and the history of cities. To do so, the Italian example shall be put into a European perspective.

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• 31 jan 2015

  Paris

  Call for papers - Early modern

  Workers and Mobility in the Early Modern Cities: Actors and Strategies

  The important changes that are currently taking place in the job market have prompted historical consideration of the issues of job insecurity and flexibility. Far from being exclusive to modern day societies, a mobile workforce - above all between sectors - was also a feature of the early modern world of work. The work of charitable organisations and confraternities, individual and family strategies, career paths, contracts and work agreements are all fields in which traces of this mobility are visible and it was seen not so much, or not solely, as a chance for social betterment but also and above all as a unstable state. The goal of this workshop is to contribute to an analysis of certain more specific labour mobility issues in the light of the historical debate which has taken place over recent years.

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