The approach of the millenium has heightened awareness of the conventions and cultures of time. But what is time? This question has been of growing interest amongst historians. Their research is markedly interdisciplinary, spilling over the boundaries between social, economic and cultural historians, and historians of science, technology, medicine and mathematics. 'On Time', organised by the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS), Royal Historical Society (RHS) and NMGM responds to this interdisciplinarity.
The conference will be held at the NMGM (which includes the Merseyside Maritime Museum, in the heart of Liverpool's historic Albert Dock), a holder of a highly significant collection of timepieces.
Papers with a wide interest and historiographical scope are invited.
Possible sessions include:
Roughly thirty minutes will be given for each paper chosen. Abstracts of 50-100 words should be sent before [end of next week] to either:
Dr Will Ashworth (BSHS)
Department of Economic and Social History, The University of Liverpool, 11
Abercromby Square, Liverpool, L69 3BX.
or
Dr Roland Quinault (RHS)
School of Historical, Philosophical and Contemporary Studies, Faculty of
HTE, University of North London, 166- 220 Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, England
Interested speakers will be informed by the end of September 1998 as to whether their paper has been accepted. The On Time programme committee are: Dr Jon Agar (University of Manchester), , Dr Will Ashworth (Liverpool University), Dr Jeff Hughes (University of Manchester), Dr Roland Quinault (University of North London)
This is a last reminder: anyone interested in submitting an abstract for16.- this conference (one of the main objects of which is to encourage interaction between historians of science and 'general historians' for want of a better phrase) should send an abstract to William Ashworth <W.J.Ashworth@liverpool.ac.uk> by the end of next week. Cheers, J.
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