Uppsala, Sweden
Rural History 2021 | 20–23 June 2022
The fifth biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO), Rural History 2021 in Uppsala, has been very successful in attracting scholars. More than 450 papers will be presented at 82 panels. Many of the panels consists of double sessions leading to a packed program of over 120 sessions during four days.
We had large hopes that the conference could take place as planned but unfortunately the Covid19 pandemic still affect our lives and our possibilities of travelling and meeting each other. Despite on-going vaccination, the situation in August this year is still very uncertain. With deep regret we have arrived at the conclusion that it is not possible to carry out the Rural History 2021 conference in Uppsala in a safe way in August 2021 as has been planned. The Management Committee of the EURHO and the organisers have therefore jointly decided to move the conference to June 2022.
Important to notice is that all accepted sessions and all accepted papers remain in the program! In a way we merely “freeze” the conference as is, and move it in its entirety to June 2022. A preliminary program and schedule for sessions can be found here. The early-bird registration is open from February 15 and all information on conference fees and social events can be found on the registration page. Information on keynotes and suggestions for hotels can also be found on the conference website.
The EURHO conferences are the world’s largest gatherings of researchers interested in rural history and previous conferences in Bern (2013), Girona (2015), Leuven (2017), and Paris (2019) have shown their success in promoting and discussing new research on the broad field of rural history in Europe.
Rural History 2021 aims to continue in this line and will thus take place in Uppsala, Sweden, from Monday June 20 to Thursday June 23, 2022. The conference will be jointly organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Uppsala University through the Division of Agrarian History and the Department of Economic History respectively.
We are very sorry for all inconveniences the decision on postponing the conference might cause but we hope that together we will make Rural History 2021 a fantastic event also in 2022.
Meanwhile, take care, and see you all in Uppsala in June 2022!
Mats Morell, professor of Economic History at Uppsala University
Patrick Svensson, professor of Agrarian History at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Chairs of the International Scientific Committee and the Swedish Organising Committee
Conference Website: https://www.ruralhistory2021.se/
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Original conference announcement:
The fifth biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO), Rural History 2021, will take place in Uppsala, Sweden, from Monday 23 August to Thursday 26 August 2021 and it is a great pleasure for us to bid you all welcome to participate at this event. The conference will be jointly organised by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Uppsala University through the Division of Agrarian History and the Department of Economic History respectively.
The EURHO conferences are the world’s largest gatherings of researchers interested in rural history and previous conferences in Bern (2013), Girona (2015), Leuven (2017), and Paris (2019) have shown their success in promoting and discussing new research on the broad field of rural history in Europe.
The city of Uppsala is situated just north of the capital Stockholm and is the home of Uppsala University, the oldest university in the Nordic countries (1477) with leading education and research within the humanities, social science, natural science and medicine, and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, a world top-three ranked specialized agricultural university.
The purpose of the Rural History conferences is to promote a dialogue between researchers which aims to stretch over time and space, and to cross disciplinary boundaries. Previous conferences have dealt with such diverse topics as food markets and food security; agricultural landscapes then and now; rural politics; agricultural innovation; plant and animal improvement; garden history; peasant economies; rural culture; poverty and social relations in the countryside; gender and work in agriculture; enclosures, property rights and the commons; rural textile industries; urban agriculture; climate change, environmental pressure and agricultural production; and the agricultural transformation. Our intention for this conference is to maintain this broad approach in studying problems facing the rural society with a focus on new research. In this way the scientific discussions will bring together leading researchers in the field, both established and new researchers, from different subjects and thereby expand our knowledge on both historical and current challenges.
Furthermore, the scientific sessions are supplemented by social events and excursions to historical sites in the surroundings of Uppsala providing opportunities to get to know new acquaintances. We are also proud to announce that two renowned researchers will hold keynote speeches, followed by receptions at each of the two organizing universities. The opportunities for network building and exchange of ideas therefore stretches outside the scientific sessions themselves.
We hope to see you in Uppsala in August 2021 and a first step to making sure that you will be one important part of the conference is to submit a proposal for a session, the call is open from 15 May 2020.
Welcome to Uppsala in 2021!
Mats Morell, professor of Economic History at Uppsala University
Patrick Svensson, professor of Agrarian History at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Chairs of the International Scientific Committee and the Local Organising Committee
Conference Website: https://www.ruralhistory2021.se/
Call for Sessions: https://www.ruralhistory2021.se/abstract-submission/