This is a call for papers for the 29th Annual Conference of the UK and Ireland Society for the Study of French History. This conference will take place at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK, on 28th-30th June 2015, and will be hosted by the university’s Centre for French History and Culture. The theme of the plenary sessions will be “Turning Points in French History”. This theme has been chosen because of the number of significant anniversaries that fall in 2015 (1415 Azincourt, 1515 accession of François Ier, 1615 closing of Estates General until 1789, 1715 death of Louis XIV and accession of Louis XV, 1815 end of the Napoleonic era, 1940 fall of France). 

Presentation and argument

We are inviting proposals for papers on any subject in French history or France-related history. 

The theme of the plenary sessions will be “Turning Points in French History”. This theme has been chosen because of the number of significant anniversaries that fall in 2015 (1415 Azincourt, 1515 accession of François Ier, 1615 closing of Estates General until 1789, 1715 death of Louis XIV and accession of Louis XV, 1815 end of the Napoleonic era, 1940 fall of France). Alongside this there will be parallel sessions on themes to be decided, depending upon proposals received.

Proposals and submission guidelines

Proposals for panels are as welcome as individual paper proposals. It is expected that papers delivered next June will be between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on panel size.

Please send proposals for panels or individual papers for the parallel sessions

by 30th November 2014

to the Centre for French History and Culture at the following email address:

ssfh2015@st-andrews.ac.uk

PROPOSALS FOR PAPERS SHOULD COME IN WORD DOCUMENTS, AND INCLUDE:

• A BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE OF UP TO ONE SIDE OF A4;
• A SYNOPSIS OF NO MORE THAN 250 WORDS.

Proposals for an entire panel (max. 3 speakers plus chair) can be collated in a single document.

Further details about registration and costs of the conference will be announced in the first quarter of 2015. At this stage we can say that costs will be roughly in line with normal attendance and accommodation costs for the Society’s annual conferences.

Key plenary speakers

• Professor David Bell (Princeton University)
• Professor Alice Conklin (Ohio State University)
• There will also be a plenary round-table session as the closing event of the conference, with participants to be announced in spring 2015.

Conference committee

• Dr Sarah Easterby-Smith
• Dr Guy Rowlands
• Dr Stephen Tyre

Please correspond with them for conference business only through the email address:
ssfh2015@st-andrews.ac.uk

Acceptance decisions will be communicated by early January 2015 at the latest.