International Society for Cultural History
@ischistory.bsky.social
Founded in 2008, International Society for Cultural History (ISCH) is an academic society that aims at connecting and supporting cultural historians and their research with, e.g., annual conferences and Cultural History journal.
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐂/𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐇 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 '𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲' has been published! The conference will be held in Paris, on 10-12 September, 2026. The deadline for abstracts is 20 January 2026. See the CfP and instructions here: tinyurl.com/4tm8vx4a
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐂/𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐇 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 '𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 – 𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲' has been published! The conference will be held in Paris, on 10-12 September, 2026. The deadline for abstracts is 20 January 2026. See the CfP and instructions here: tinyurl.com/4tm8vx4a
Congratulations to 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 (University of Gothenburg), 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 with the paper titled 'Rulers of the Air: Understanding Weather in English Demonological Writings'!
ISCH Prize 2025 Winner | International Society for Cultural History
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October 29, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Congratulations to 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 (University of Gothenburg), 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐇 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 with the paper titled 'Rulers of the Air: Understanding Weather in English Demonological Writings'!
Rovaniemi conference speakers: remember to participate in the ISCH Prize competition for early career scholars! The extended deadline is 13 July. The instructions can be found here:
ISCH Prize | International Society for Cultural History
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July 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Rovaniemi conference speakers: remember to participate in the ISCH Prize competition for early career scholars! The extended deadline is 13 July. The instructions can be found here:
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Really enjoyed presenting a paper on Dionysiac forests at the @ischistory.bsky.social conference in Rovaniemi earlier this week!
June 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Really enjoyed presenting a paper on Dionysiac forests at the @ischistory.bsky.social conference in Rovaniemi earlier this week!
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Great first day of talks at the 17th conference of #isch at Lapland Yliopisto (Univ. of Lapland in Rovaniemi): Keynote by Hannu Salmi; talks by Christian Weber, Alexander Stermin, and Ioana Enescu with moderation from Jasmin Lukkari, completed by a great nature hike!
June 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Great first day of talks at the 17th conference of #isch at Lapland Yliopisto (Univ. of Lapland in Rovaniemi): Keynote by Hannu Salmi; talks by Christian Weber, Alexander Stermin, and Ioana Enescu with moderation from Jasmin Lukkari, completed by a great nature hike!
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Entire project group together for the first time for ISCH annual conference in Rovaniemi 🥳
Day one saw us warmly welcome at University of Lapland. The conference's theme is "Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History", looking forward for the many presentations and discussions this week!
Day one saw us warmly welcome at University of Lapland. The conference's theme is "Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History", looking forward for the many presentations and discussions this week!
June 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Entire project group together for the first time for ISCH annual conference in Rovaniemi 🥳
Day one saw us warmly welcome at University of Lapland. The conference's theme is "Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History", looking forward for the many presentations and discussions this week!
Day one saw us warmly welcome at University of Lapland. The conference's theme is "Human/Nature – Entanglements in Cultural History", looking forward for the many presentations and discussions this week!
Now: the first keynote lecture of the #ISCH2025 conference, by professor Hannu Salmi, titled 'No More Than Human History:
Exploring human/nature entanglements in a life of a deafblind'. The lecture will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards.
Exploring human/nature entanglements in a life of a deafblind'. The lecture will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards.
June 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Now: the first keynote lecture of the #ISCH2025 conference, by professor Hannu Salmi, titled 'No More Than Human History:
Exploring human/nature entanglements in a life of a deafblind'. The lecture will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards.
Exploring human/nature entanglements in a life of a deafblind'. The lecture will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards.
The latest issue (14.1) of the Cultural History journal was published in April! The theme of the issue is ‘Democratization, National Identity and Collective Memory in Modern Romania’.
Edinburgh University Press Journals - Table of Contents - cult: Vol 14, No 1
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May 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The latest issue (14.1) of the Cultural History journal was published in April! The theme of the issue is ‘Democratization, National Identity and Collective Memory in Modern Romania’.
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) invites applications for three (3) postdoctoral research positions to work in the EU funded FERBOPO project. The project aims at building a new research group focused on the complex relationship between State, Church and Body Politics in post-communism.
Call for Applications: 3 Postdoc Positions at FERBOPO - FERBOPO ERA Chair - EU-Funded Project
3 Postdoctoral Positions to Work with the State-Church-Body Politics (FERBOPO) European Research Area (ERA) Chair Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) invites applications for three (3) postdoctora...
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April 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) invites applications for three (3) postdoctoral research positions to work in the EU funded FERBOPO project. The project aims at building a new research group focused on the complex relationship between State, Church and Body Politics in post-communism.
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Religions journal special issue, 'Early Modern Female Mysticism: At the Crossroads of Religion, Medicine, Economics, and the Press '.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Religions journal special issue, 'Early Modern Female Mysticism: At the Crossroads of Religion, Medicine, Economics, and the Press '.
Reminder: ISCH 2025 conference registration deadline for accepted speakers (and early bird prices for other participants) is 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: isch2025.com/registration/
Registration
Registration for the ISCH 2025 conference is now open! All participants and presenters must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. The registration deadline for accepted presente…
isch2025.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reminder: ISCH 2025 conference registration deadline for accepted speakers (and early bird prices for other participants) is 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: isch2025.com/registration/
The latest issue 13 supplement of 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 is titled '𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬' and readable in Open Access format.
Cultural History: Vol 13, No supplement
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February 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The latest issue 13 supplement of 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 is titled '𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬' and readable in Open Access format.
The 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the annual ISCH conference in Rovaniemi is open! Note that the early bird registration discount is available until 31 March.
Registration
Registration for the ISCH 2025 conference is now open! All participants and presenters must register for the conference and pay the registration fee. The registration deadline for accepted presente…
isch2025.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the annual ISCH conference in Rovaniemi is open! Note that the early bird registration discount is available until 31 March.