Two Meetings of Minds
Historians of the world unite at conference
Two major conferences this August seem set fair to bring together a huge array of historians from all corners of' the globe, presenting their material in innovative and cross-disciplinary ways. From as far afield as Uruguay and China, some 2000.historians will gather in Montreal for the 18th International Congress of Historical Sciences, an event started in the 1890s that now takes place every five years.
Even the most efficiently-chaired conferences are at the mercy of time-hogs, a breed, not: devoid of historians, who get carried away by the thrill of gaining access to 200 pairs of sedentary ears. The 1995 congress aims to avoid these animals, however, in a radical departure from previous years.
This year lengthy lectures are banned. Instead, in a bid for a more discussion- based congress, contributors or session 'rapporteurs' will give brief summaries of papers and the points raised in them before inviting debate. For the first time, participants are to have access to papers prior to the congress, when from June1st, they will be made available via E-mail, enabling people to formulate responses in advance.
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