================= HES POSTING ================= The following call for papers can also be found at http://cs.muohio.edu/~HisEcSoc/Conferences/ECHE97_cfp.shtml ********************************************************** 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 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]