The History of the Humanities is one of six focus areas in the newly published Call for Papers for the second international History of Knowledge Conference on 8–10 October, 2025, to be held at Lund University, Sweden. The conference is hosted by the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK).

The History of Knowledge Conference aims to gather scholars from different backgrounds to continue to develop the field of history of knowledge and inspire international collaboration. More info can be found at: https://newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/the-history-of-knowledge-conference/

Confirmed keynote speakers are Robert Darnton (Harvard) and Susanne Schmidt (Berlin).

The deadline for abstracts is 1 May, 2025.

It is with great pleasure that we present this conference report on The making of the Humanities XI, written by Klara Müller and Christian Hoekema.

Conference Report: “Deconstruct or sing our own songs?”

With the eleventh edition in the conference series having taken place in October, the field of the history of the humanities can no longer be called a newcomer. Since the first edition was held in Amsterdam in 2008 – which focused on comparative studies between humanities disciplines – the conferences have since steered toward a broader ambition of developing more consolidated and empirically-oriented research on the history of the humanities. To this extent, after this first on-site conference since the pandemic, the field can be said to increasingly mature into a fully-fledged integrative platform.

Click here for the full report.

History of Humanities 9.2 has been published. It contains a special issue (“Theme”) on the Classics of the Humanities in Africa, with introductions to foundational texts from the 11th to the 21st century. The foundational texts themselves can be found on the Resources page. The latest issue of HOH also contains 4 full regular articles and 12 book reviews. Click here to read the issue, with the open access special issue. Enjoy!

In 2025, the Board of Events for the Society for the History of the Humanities are looking to host a limited number of digital events. These events are part of the overall ambition of the Society to reach new audiences and help facilitate engagement with the field of history of the humanities.

We welcome proposals for author workshops, seminar-style discussion groups, and meetings with or without paper sessions. Events may be purely digital or hybrid; they should be open to all who are interested and free of charge. We encourage proposals that take advantage of the digital format and have a broad appeal for scholars in the history of the humanities. The structure and overall planning of the event is up to the organizers, but the Board of Events will provide support and feedback and will communicate the event in order to reach a larger audience.

In order to submit a bid for a 2025 digital event, contact Isak Hammar, chair of the Board of Events at isak.hammar@hist.lu.se. The call has an open deadline but proposals should be made well in advance.

The Bids will be reviewed by the Board of Events on basis of scholarly quality and relevance.