Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, SHCY's 2025 biennial meeting will be held virtually instead of at the University of Greenwich, as we had previously planned. While many of us have a preference for the collegiality fostered by in-person conferences, we also know that accessibility – especially for graduate students and those who live far from the conference location – can be fostered through virtual meetings. Many of us also remember the excellent conference in 2021 hosted by our colleagues in Galway.
Below you will find the conference’s Call for Papers. Please reach out to Vice President Kristine Alexander and her program committee at SHCY2025@gmail.com if you have any questions. I extend my sincere thanks to Kristine and other board members who stepped up to meet the challenge of organizing a virtual conference.
Nick Syrett
SHCY President
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
XIII BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
26-28 JUNE 2025 (ONLINE)
The XIII Biennial Conference of the Society for the History of Children and Youth will be held online（线上会议） from 26-28 June 2025. The conference organizers aim to highlight the range and diversity of topics, methods, and debates in the history of childhood and youth, and we welcome all submissions on the history of childhood and youth from any period or location.
Because of the tight timeline, we are only able to accept submissions of complete (3-paper) panels and roundtables (up to 4-5 speakers). All sessions will be 90 minutes in length. Submissions should aim for geographical and temporal breadth as well as diversity in terms of institution, career stage, and identity.
Guidelines for Submissions
Proposals for panels and roundtables are due 30 November 2024. Decisions will be made by 15 January 2025.
All panels and roundtable submissions must include a chair. Chairs may also be presenting on another panel at the conference. Feel free to post calls for panelists at https://networks.h-net.org/h-childhood, and to use the hashtag #SHCY2025 on social media to connect with others working on similar topics.
All completed proposals should be sent to shcy2025@gmail.com by 30 November 2024.
Questions
Questions may be sent to the organizing committee at shcy2025@gmail.com.
Checklist for Panel Submissions
1. Session organizer’s name and contact information
2. 100-word panel overview
3. Name, institutional affiliation, 1 page presenter c.v., and 300-word proposal for each paper
4. Name, institutional affiliation, and 1 page c.v. of the panel chair
5. Indication of any accessibility requirements
6. Indication of preferred time zone
Checklist for Roundtable Submissions
1. Session organizer’s name and contact information
2. 200-word roundtable overview
3. Name, institutional affiliation, and 1 page c.v. for all participants (including chair)
4. Indication of any accessibility requirements
5. Indication of preferred time zone
