Call for Papers



Global Approaches: The 4th International Conference on the History of Drugs 
and Alcohol, August 10-12, 2007, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, 
Canada.

Drugs and alcohol have been at the heart of international trade, have 
played a key role in the colonial project, and have brought about 
large-scale social changes in societies across the world. Over the past ten 
years, scholarship on alcohol and drug history has expanded enormously, as 
scholars and activists across the globe contribute new interpretations. 
Global Approaches seeks to build upon increasing recognition of the 
international connectedness of this vital field of research by fostering 
further dialogue between researchers engaged in local and international 
studies. We invite papers on any aspect of drug and alcohol history, 
including consumption, production, regulation, and trade. We encourage 
submissions from people working on all parts of the world including North 
and South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, doing 
both local and larger-scale studies.

  The keynote speaker will be: Zheng Yangwen, Research Fellow at the 
National University of Singapore, the author of The Social Life of Opium in 
China.

  The deadline for the submission of proposals for panels, sessions, and 
papers is September 1.  Proposals should include an abstract of 
approximately 300 words and a short CV.  Proposals should be sent by mail to:

             Dr. Catherine Carstairs
             History Department
             University of Guelph
             Guelph, ON
             N1G 2W1

  Or they can be sent by e-mail to Dr. Norman Smith: [log in to unmask]

  Funds may be available to assist the travel of international participants.

The University of Guelph is one of Canada's top-ranked comprehensive 
universities. Guelph, a locally renowned brewing centre, is located 
approximately one hour west ofToronto, Canada (just 40 minutes from 
Toronto's Pearson Airport). It is close to Ontario's internationally 
renowned Stratford Theatre Festival in Stratford, the Shaw Theatre Festival 
in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and wine-touring in the Niagara peninsula.

  The Conference is sponsored by the Alcohol and Drugs History Society.