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18th international student conference of the Historical sciences Department of Laval University
XVIIIe colloque international étudiant du Département des sciences historiques de l’université Laval
Published on Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Abstract
Proud of the international dimension it has acquired over the past few years, the Graduate Student Association of the Historical Sciences Department (Artefact) renews its invitation to graduate students and young scholars to submit paper proposals for its 18th International Conference held on the 21th, 22th, and 23th of February 2018, in Quebec City, Canada. The purpose of the conference is to bring together Master’s, Doctoral students and young scholars working on a variety of topics in order to foster discussion. Open to public, this international conference puts forward themes revolving around history related disciplines such as Art History, Archeology, Ethnology, Museology, Archivistics, and of course History itself. This event constitutes an opportunity for all participants to keep up to date with the present and current researches made in Canadian, American and even European Universities.
Announcement
21st to the 23rd of February 2018
Université Laval, Quebec City
Argument
Proud of the international dimension it has acquired over the past few years, Artefact renews its invitation to graduate students and young scholars to submit paper proposals for the 18th International Conference of the Graduate Student Association of the History Department of Université Laval. The purpose of the conference is to bring together Master’s, Doctoral students and young scholars working on a variety of topics in order to foster discussion. This year, two special events mark the conference. On the opening night, the keynote will be given by Mr. Nicolas Tran, Professor of Roman History at the University of Poitiers. Friday afternoon will also feature a roundtable discussion regrouping several experts on the issue of the minorities in history subjects.
As for the proposals, we welcome the following :
- Open topic papers : We invite graduate students in archaeology, archivistics, etnology, socio-cultural anthropology, folklore, history, art history, museology, and other related disciplines to present preliminary or final results of their research in any topic.
- Thematic sessions : We welcome groups of 2 to 4 student scholars to propose a thematic session on a topic of their choosing. For each session proposal we request that one person be responsible for its organization (gathering of paper proposals, structure of the session, choosing a chair for the session, etc.) This person must submit to Artefact the following information: the topic of the session, each paper proposed, and the order of presentation.
- Poster sessions : We also offer graduate students of all disciplines the opportunity to summarize their research results graphically on a scientific poster. Allying text and images (graphics, pictures, tables…), the posters will be shown altogether during a poster session that should last approximately an hour. During this session, the poster creators will discuss their work with the peers visiting the space allowed for this particular event. A jury will judge the posters and give a prize of $225 on the name of Artefact association for the one which will combine the best illustrations and scientific content.
Submission guidelines
Each proposal has to include the following elements :
- A synopsis of the paper (250 words) with a short contextualization, a clear problematic, and the principal ideas of your paper;
- Keywords that define the topic;
- A biographical statement (100 words) which includes the complete name, discipline, programme of study, university, research supervisor, area of research, last works or anthropology fields and publications, if any.
Proposals may be submitted in either French or English. Please note that Artefact can cover some of your travel and lodging expenses.
Send proposals form before December the 22nd 2017
at : colloque.artefact@gmail.com
Selection
The Artefact selection committee will consider proposals and respond in the end of January 2018. Students will have the opportunity to submit a text version of papers for the Proceedings of 18e Colloque international de l’Association étudiante des 2e et 3e cycles du Département des sciences historiques de l’Université Laval. In this regard, the committee will attribute the Michèle-de-La-Pradelle award totalizing 500 $ to the author who presented an article with an outstanding quality.
Scientific Director
- Marie-Michèle Beaudoin
Selection committee
- Éric Légaré Roussin
- Samuel Lacharité
- Karim Chahine
- Chloé Chevarie-Poirier
Information
For more information please contact :
ARTEFACT
Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-De-Koninck, local 3248
Québec, Qc, G1V 0A6
colloque.artefact@gmail.com
Subjects
- History (Main category)
- Society > Ethnology, anthropology
- Mind and language > Representation
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Archaeology
Places
- 1030 avenue des sciences humaines
Quebec City, Canada (G1V 0A6)
Date(s)
- Friday, December 22, 2017
Keywords
- étudiant, histoire, ethnologie, art, muséologie, archéologie, archivistique, patrimoine, architecture
Contact(s)
- Éric Légaré Roussin
courriel : colloque [dot] artefact [at] gmail [dot] com
Information source
- Éric Légaré Roussin
courriel : colloque [dot] artefact [at] gmail [dot] com
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« 18th international student conference of the Historical sciences Department of Laval University », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, https://doi.org/10.58079/yu3