2:34 p.m.
Call for papers for a selected anthology to be entitled ‘Corrupted Coasts’
Proposals for papers are welcomed to be part of a selected anthology regarding the
historic moral, religious, medical, legal, political, physiological or environmental
‘corruption’ of coastal culture in the 18th and 19th century. Entries are to make
contributions to a ‘New Coastal Historiography’ and develop discussions relating to a
moral geography concept. The ‘corruption’ of the coast in the context of this anthology
can extend to a plethora of meanings. For example it may consist of the economic or
political corruption of coastal peoples (e.g. cultural activity as being morally or
culturally corrupt yielding a legislative response), of physical corruption (e.g. relating
to physiological well-being and enlightenment theories of bacteriology) or be as a result
of or resulting in hazardous change to the coastal environment (e.g. the process of
industrialisation or urbanisation creating biological or physical hazard). Topics of
discussion, following the theme of ‘Corrupted coasts’ under a broad range of
interpretations, are invited within a Northern European setting and mid-modern historic
period between the 18th and 19th centuries. Papers are encouraged to explore an individual
interpretation of ‘coastal corruption’ through their choice of case study(ies) and topics
can take a macro or local to wider national approach.
Please submit proposed title and abstract/outline (max 250 words) via Word, Google Doc or
PDF by 1st May 2023 to Oscar Karlsson (Oscar.karlsson(a)hh.se)
Please contact oscar.karlsson(a)hh.se or daisy.turnbull(a)hh.se with any questions, queries or
comments. Notification of receipt of the submission will be provided via email and
response to proposed papers shall be given within 3 weeks following the submission
deadline in reply to the email of submission.