Call for Papers: Social Science History Association Religion Network

Social Science History Association 2014 Annual Conference Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 6-9, 2014 Conference Theme: "Inequalities: Politics, Policy, and the Past"

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The Religion Network of the Social Science History Association invites proposals for papers, panels, and book sessions for the 39th annual meeting of the Social Science History Association in Toronto, Ontario, November 6-9, 2014. We also are looking for volunteers to serve as panel chairs and discussants.

The SSHA is the leading interdisciplinary association for historical research in the US, providing a stimulating venue for explorations of how social processes unfold over time. The Religion Network serves as the home within the organization for scholars interested in religious history, religious mobilization, religious change, and religion's effect on social and political processes. Our network is interdisciplinary and cross-national in scope, and embraces all scholarship that examines how religion intersects with other social processes in historical perspective.

We encourage the participation of graduate students and recent PhDs as well as more established scholars from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Graduate students are eligible to apply for financial support to attend the annual meeting (see http://www.ssha.org/grants). Further details about the association, the 2014 annual meeting, and the call for proposals are available on the SSHA website: www.ssha.org.

The deadline for paper and/or panel submissions is February 14th, 2014.

We welcome and encourage papers and panel proposals on a wide array of issues related to the historical study of religion and religious movements. While complete panel proposals (consisting of 4-5 individual papers, a chair, and a discussant) are preferred, we also seek out high-quality individual paper submissions. Panels and papers may address the topics below, or any other relevant and related topic examining religion in a historical context:

  • Religion and Policy Development
  • Church/State Relations
  • Religion and Social Inequality
  • Religion and Politics
  • Religion and Social Movements
  • Religion and Law
  • Religion, Migration, and Identity
  • Religion and Nationalism
  • Secularization and Secularism
  • Religion and Empire
  • Missionaries and Social Change
  • Religion and Space

Please use the SSHA's web conference management system to submit your papers and panel proposals. Paper title, brief abstract, and contact information should be submitted on the site http://conference.ssha.org/.

Damon Mayrl (dmayrl@clio.uc3m.es) Sam Nelson (scnelson0@gmail.com) SSHA Religion Network Representatives