Between 9 and 11 October 2024, the eleventh conference in this series on the history of the humanities will be hosted by the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK). A number of scholars from a wide range of countries and universities will discuss various aspects of the history of the humanities.

This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”. In what ways can the role of knowledge in the history of the humanities be understood and analyzed? To what extent have the humanities fostered specific cultures of knowledge? Is it time to rethink the history of the humanities in relation to other epistemic formations? Has the relationship between the history of the humanities and the history of the human/social sciences been sufficiently explored? How should the history of the humanities be understood in light of longstanding debates on the so-called two (or three) cultures and their respective functions and values?

The conference has invited two keynote speakers: Suzanne Marchand (Louisiana State University) who will talk about “Learning from the Father of Lies: Herodotus’ Lessons for Modern Truth-Seekers” and Helge Jordheim (University of Oslo) whose title is “Adam and Eve, Moses, Three Pyramids, and a Manned Balloon: Shifting Times and Spaces of Knowledge in the Long 18th Century”.

Read more about the conference, including the full schedule, here: https://www.historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-meetings/the-making-of-the-humanities-xi-lund-2024/