Feb-Mar, 2008, Lisbon

Call for Papers
European Social Science History Conference, Lisbon, Feb. 27-March 1, 2008.

Panels on "Kinship and Blood"

Following on from our series of kinship sessions at the past three European
Social Science History Conferences (kinship over the long run in Europe,
relations among siblings in Europe, transnational families in Europe and
beyond), for the coming conference in Lisbon, we would like to examine a
matter that has popped up all the time, looking at it from a long run and
comparative perspective: namely, blood. This should bring together scholars
who work on all periods from the Middle Ages onwards. It is quite possible
that we can have as many as four panels--which will allow for continuous
discussion over the course of the conference. Each panel has room for four
papers and a comment, which means that we can probably bring together 16-20
scholars. The main organizational problem is to locate the most interesting
researchers working on theological, juridical, belletristic, ethnological,
artistic, and medical representations of blood, where there are
implications for understanding heredity, succession, inheritance, alliance,
obligation, and conflict in the broad arena of kinship dynamics and
practices. We need suggestions for papers, panel topics, and possible
contributors. Each panel should bring together scholars from different
academic traditions, perspectives, and, perhaps, time periods. Please send
me suggestions and contact information as soon as possible. If you have a
paper proposal, send a short abstract.

David Sabean
dsabeanhistory.ucla.edu

David Warren Sabean
Distinguished Professor of European History
Henry J. Bruman Professor of German History
Dept. of History
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310 825 3173
Fax: 310 206 9630
Home phone: 310 474 7994
email: dsabeanhistory.ucla.edu