What is "Humanities Diplomacy"? I explore this very question in a new article about the role of the humanities in the early years of UNESCO, ahead of print, open access in Journal of Contemporary History. Check it out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Only a decade ago, History of Humanities did not exist as a recognized field. How has it taken shape and been institutionalized? Join our digital workshop on 5 Dec, 3.00-5:30 p.m. CET, with insights from Mexico to China and from South Africa to Turkey. www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...

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After a decade of History of Humanities as a new discipline, the moment has come to take stock. How has the field developed across the world? Join our digital round table on December 5, to discuss this question. We have speakers from all continents! www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/10/15/d...

THE HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE This week, on 8–10 October, LUCK is organizing The History of Knowledge Conference in Lund. I am delighted to be the host together with my dear colleagues. The programme can be found here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/wp-content/u...

Recommended reading -- I'm glad to see the first article of the Minerva Special Issue on the history of peer review in the humanities, co-edited by Marie-Gabrielle Verbergt and me, in print!

What was the Swedish ”docent grade”? In a new article in Minerva, @isakhammar.bsky.social and I explore evaluative cultures in the history of the humanities: link.springer.com/article/10.1... This will be part of an upcoming special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities.

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Isak Hammar: ”Republikens maktbalans bygger – både i den romerska modellen och i dess amerikanska 1700-talsmotsvarighet – förutom på de olika nodernas formella struktur också på mer outtalade spelregler, dygder och ideal.”

Extended deadline for Vol. 5 of the scholarly yearbook ”History of Intellectual Culture” (De Gruyter). The contributions will be peer reviewed and available open access. The deadline for submitting a proposal is now 2 June. You can find the CfP at: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/03/18/c...

Extended deadline for Vol. 5 of the scholarly yearbook History of Intellectual Culture (De Gruyter), to be published in autumn 2026. Peer reviewed and open access. Deadline June 2, 2025. Check out the CfP at: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/03/18/c...

Last week, we had the privilege of hosting five historians in Lund as part of LUCK’s International Fellowship Programme: Barbara Hof (Lausanne), Laura Loporcaro (Ghent), Ann-Sophie Levidis (Australian National University), Floris Solleveld (Amsterdam) and Daniel Töpper (Berlin). Thank you all!

Today we welcome five visiting researchers to Lund. Barbara Hof, Laura Loporcaro, Ann-Sophie Levidis, Floris Solleveld and Daniel Töpper are all part of LUCK’s International Visiting Fellowship Programme. They will stay in Lund this week, presenting their research and interacting with us. Welcome!

Are you aware that the Society for the History of the Humanities has an open call for Digital Events in 2025? More info: www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/12/17/c...

Are you aware that the Society for the History of the Humanities has an open call for Digital Events in 2025? More info: www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/12/17/c...

Call for papers digital workshop in the History of humanities: Comparing Comparing: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Comparative Methods and their Histories 9–11 July 2025, hybrid format. Open to all/free of charge Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2025 www.historyofhumanities.org/2025/02/28/c...

CfP: “History of Intellectual Culture” We invite contributions to Vol. 5 of the scholarly yearbook "History of Intellectual Culture" (De Gruyter), to be published in autumn 2026. The deadline for submitting a proposal is 5 May. Read more here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/03/18/c...

In 2021, Charlotte Lerg, Jana Weiss and I founded the yearbook “History of Intellectual Culture”. After working with it for several years, we are delighted to gradually hand over to Isak Hammar and Swen Steinberg. Welcome on board! More here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/03/18/i...

Seminar: “Peer Review in the Humanities” On 17 March, 13.15–15.00, LUCK is organizing the hybrid seminar “Peer Review in the Humanities: Evaluative Practices from the 19th to the 21st century”. More information: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/03/11/s...

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. Deadline for abstacts: May 1, 2025.

New book by my colleagues Anna Nilsson Hammar and Svante Norrhem: “Serving Aristocracy: Negotiation, Learning, and Mobility in an Early Modern Knowledge Community” and available OA. Congratulations! newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/18/n...

On 8–10 October 2025, LUCK will organise the second international History of Knowledge Conference. Our Call for Papers/Panels has now been published and we encourage you to submit an abstract: newhistoryofknowledge.com/2025/02/17/t...

Next to our special issue on the Classics of the Humanities in Africa, the latest issue of History of Humanities also contains 4 research articles by Jakub Stejskal, Ori Sela, Kriston R. Rennie and Gerben Zaagsma, as well as 12 book reviews! See www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2024...

How did scholars in the humanities publish their research before disciplinary journals existed? New article out in History of European Ideas (open access).

How did scholars in the humanities publish their research before disciplinary journals existed? New article out in History of European Ideas (open access).

Thrilled to announce that the Call for Papers of "The Making of the Humanities XI" conference in Lund (9-11 October 2024) is open! Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024 Organized by the Board of Events of the Society for the History of the Humanities. historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...

Call for Papers: “The Making of the Humanities”   On 9–11 October, 2024, the eleventh conference in this series will be hosted by LUCK. This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”.   newhistoryofknowledge.com/2024/02/02/c...

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES? Delighted to announce that issue 8.2 of History of Humanities is out! It contains a Forum on possible futures of the field, two review essays and eight book reviews. The introductory essay is a gem (and Open Access)! www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023...

Tomorrow, November 14, our workshop on Epistemic Transfer in the Humanities will take place. Join us to explore how knowledge flows from humanities disciplines to other fields, and how the humanities have changed the world. Participation is free! www.historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...

The new issue of History of Humanities has a forum section on the possible futures of the field (edited by me and @isakhammar.bsky.social ): journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023/8… Contributions from Rens Bod, Herman Paul, Suzanne Marchand, Kevin Chang, Helen Small, and Sverker Sörlin.

Next week, on Nov 14 and 15, the Society for the History of Humanities will host an online workshop on Epistemic Transfer. Free of charge, open to all! Find more info on: www.historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...

Save the date - the Making of the Humanities conference is coming to Sweden. 9-11 October, 2024. Stay tuned for more info on theme, keynotes and details on how to register. #historyofhumanities www.historyofhumanities.org/2023/10/31/m...

NEW CALL: International Visiting Fellowship Programme in the History of Knowledge. We invite scholars to come to Lund 8–19 April, 2024, to interact with other historians of knowledge. The last day of application is 1 November, 2023. newhistoryofknowledge.com/visiting-fel...

The Society for the History of the Humanities announces an online workshop on "Epistemic Transfer in the Humanities": 14-15 November 2023. With a great line-up of speakers! Why and how do humanities disciplines borrow knowledge from one another? See historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...