Healthcare: Supply and Demand in
Prehistory and History
Gothenburg,
6-8 May, 2015
CALL
FOR PAPERS
We invite
colleagues to submit papers for an international interdisciplinary conference
on the practice of medicine in the past, organised by the Department of
Historical Studies at the University of Gothenburg.
Topic may include,
but are not limited to, the definition of physical and mental health and
disease, the impact of class and/or gender on healthcare, the spread of
epidemics and countermeasures, physicians and patients, power relations between
practitioners or between practitioners and patients. Papers that deal with
archaeological, osteological, and iconographical evidence are as welcome as
those that rely on textual sources. Our timeframe spans from the Palaeolithic
to the recent past.
Confirmed keynote
speakers include Helen King (Open University), Charlotte Roberts (University of
Durham), Lucinda McCray (Appalachian State University), and Julie Laskaris
(University of Richmond).
The deadline for
abstracts (max. 300 words) is 31 October, 2014. Abstracts should be sent to:
Linnea Åshede (linnea.ashede@gu.se)
Notice of
acceptance will be sent out before 15 November.
For further
information contact: Maria Sjöberg (maria.sjoberg@history.gu.se)
or Helène Whittaker (helene.whittaker.von.hofsten@gu.se).
See also:
www.healthinhistory.gu.se
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