BATW2012
Britain and the World Conference
Historians from across the globe will meet in Edinburgh in late June to debate Britain's role in world development since the seventeenth century.
This major international conference, running from Thursday which has attracted nearly 200 delegates and speakers from over 40 countries will be held for the first time outside the USA between 21 to 23 June 2012 at the University of Edinburgh. It is jointly hosted by the British Scholar Society and the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies.
Confirmed speakers for the conference include Professor Alvin Jackson,
Professor James Belich, and Professor Brian Levack. Alvin Jackson is the
Richard Lodge Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh. He also
serves as the Head of the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology.
Professor Jackson will present the Opening Lecture on Thursday 21 June.
James Belich holds the Beit Professorship in Commonwealth and Imperial
History at Oxford University. He will deliver the second Frank M. Turner
Memorial Lecture. Brian Levack is the John E. Green Regents Professor in
History at the University of Texas at Austin. He will deliver the Global
Britain Lecture on Saturday, 23 June.
The third annual Wm. Roger Louis Prize, awarded to the best paper delivered
at the British Scholar Annual Conference, will also be announced on 23 June.
The Prize is worth $1000 and the winning paper will be published in the
March 2013 issue of *Britain and the World: Historical Journal of The
British Scholar Society*, published by Edinburgh University Press.
The British Scholar Annual Conference will include our Conference Icebreaker
on Thursday night, 21 June, our Dinner Party on Friday night, 22 June, as
well as a Real Ale Event at an Edinburgh Brewery on Saturday night, 23 June.
These events will provide numerous opportunities for networking and
merrymaking in the brilliantly beautiful capital city of Edinburgh.