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The History of Economics: Constructing the Canon
European Conference on the History of Economics (ECHE)
17-19 April, 1997, Panteion University, Athens
Contributions are requested for ECHE 97, whose broad theme will
be the nature and role of the canon in the history of economics.
In both literary and historical disciplines, the construction and
role of the canon has been the subject of much recent debate. In
the humanities, for example, the authority of the literary
'classics' has been challenged: both directly, through fresh,
often politicised readings, and indirectly, through a shift
towards the analysis of previously marginalised literary forms.
In the historical disciplines, a traditional historiography
centered on 'the achievements of great men' has given way to
richer, more varied, perspectives, feminist scholarship being but
one of these. The history of economics, however, has in many
respects been unaffected by these changes, with the canonical
sequence of Smith, Ricardo, Marx etc. still constituting the
skeleton for most teaching and scholarly discussion.
Athens will be an appropriate venue to ask questions about the
canon and authority in the history of economics. How is the canon
formed and perpetuated, interpreted and reinterpreted? Are there
multiple canons? What is the relationship between the canon and
the way the history of economics is written? Are there
perspectives or historiographical approaches that have been made
difficult because of canonical authority? Can these issues be
approached in the same manner in the history of economics as in
literary criticism or history of science? For the Conference,
preference will be given to original papers in the history of
economics, but all contributions written with a conscious eye to
the larger theme will be considered.
In order to accommodate the growing number of conference
initiatives at a European level, this year's ECHE will be on a
reduced scale, with the final size depending on the scope and
quality of response. The organising committee is
J.L. Cardoso (Technical Univ., Lisbon),
A. Jolink (Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam),
P. Fontaine (Univ. Antilles, Guadeloupe),
R. Leonard (Univ. Quebec, Montreal), and
M. Psalidopoulos (Panteion Univ., Athens).
Proposals for papers, accompanied by an abstract of roughly
250 words, or requests for further information, should be
directed to the address below. The deadline for proposals is
July 15, 1996.
Michael Psalidopoulos
Panteion University -- 1997 ECHE
Leoforos Singrou 136
176 71 Athens, Greece
Tel.: (x)3-01-922-80-56 / 922-36-78
Fax: (x)3-01-922-36-90
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