Deadline: 11:59pm GMT, Sunday, 1 September 2019
The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) will hold its annual New Research in Dress History Conference at The Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft in Gothenburg, Sweden during Wednesday–Thursday, 19–20 August 2020. For this conference, the ADH welcomes proposals to present research on any aspect of the history of dress, textiles, and accessories of all cultures and regions of the world, from before classical antiquity to the present day. To submit a proposal to speak at the conference, simply email the following information to ADHCFP@gmail.com as a .doc or .docx attachment (not a .pdf) by the deadline of 11:59pm GMT, Sunday, 1 September 2019: include your name, email address, descriptive paper title, 200–word (maximum) abstract (without footnotes), 120–word (maximum) biography (written in essay format), and one .jpg image (with reference) that represents your paper. If selected to present at the conference, this submission information will appear in the published conference programme. During the two–day conference, 19–20 August 2020, there will be two concurrent panels in two separate rooms at The Röhsska Museum: one room will feature 10–minute presentations while the other room will feature 20–minute presentations. When submitting a proposal to speak at the conference, specify which presentation length you prefer (10 minutes or 20 minutes). Potential conference speakers are not required to hold an ADH membership at the time of proposal submission; however, all conference speakers must hold a current ADH membership at the time of the conference during which they present. ADH memberships are only £10 per year and help support our charity.
Meanwhile, over the past year, we have been working hard on expanding our media presence as a way to promote the work of our charity. If you don’t follow us already, please see the links below for our online profiles. A new addition to our social media content is three–part themed content posts created by our social media team. Be sure to check our Instagram account each Friday for a short and interesting dress history read! We are also developing our LinkedIn page, so be sure to connect with us there via the link, below. Additionally, an exciting new perk, which is exclusively for our ADH membership, is our new members–only Facebook group. Join our Facebook conversation by sending a request to our Facebook profile, Dress Historians, and you will be automatically added. We hope for this members–only Facebook group to be an online space where our membership can engage in conversation, as well as the exchange of ideas surrounding the study and professional practice of the history of dress, textiles, and accessories.
• Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DressHistorians
• Facebook profile (for our ADH members’ group): search “Dress Historians” or it can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/dresshistoriansmembers
• Twitter: @DressHistorians or it can be found here: https://twitter.com/DressHistorians
• Instagram: @dresshistorians or it can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/dresshistorians
Please visit our ADH website for up-to-date information. ADH members are invited to participate in all ADH events. If you are not yet an ADH member and are interested in supporting scholarship in dress history and/or attending an ADH member event, become a member today!
ADH memberships are only £10 per year and are valid from 1 January to 31 December, inclusive. As a registered charity, your membership dues contribute to our ongoing support and promotion of the study and professional practice of the history of dress, textiles, and accessories of all cultures and regions of the world, from before classical antiquity to the present day.
Become an ADH member at www.dresshistorians.org/membership.
