Dear Colleagues:
On behalf of my fellow officers of the History of Concepts Group, and with the co-operation of our partners at the Berghahn Press, I am writing to ask that you renew your membership in the HCG. As you will see, we are increasing the annual dues for Regular Membership; expanding the criteria for Concessionary Membership to include students, emerging scholars and emeritus academics; and initiating the category of Sustaining Membership for those who are interested in providing additional financial support for the Group’s endeavors. As before, all HCG members receive subscriptions to our journal, Contributions to the History of Concepts, along with access to the full run of back issues from Volume 1 (2005) onward.
Your membership is also a prerequisite for presenting papers at the international conferences sponsored by the HCG. The 23rd of those conferences, on “Global Modernity: Emotions, Temporalities and Concepts,” initially had been scheduled for 2020 on the campus of the Freie Universität Berlin. Regretfully, the ensuing Covid-19 pandemic forced a postponement. The organizers are now preparing for a Spring 2022 meeting; the specific details are soon to follow.
In lieu of a conference in the current year, our colleagues at Helsinki University will be hosting a number of virtual plenary addresses from noted scholars in early September as part of the “Introduction to Conceptual History” doctoral course. In addition, there will be a summer course for students. These online events will be open to all 2021 members of the HCG; information and e-invitations will be forthcoming.
Margrit Pernau, Jan Ifversen, Jani Marjanen and I look forward to “seeing” many of you in Helsinki this summer, and to meeting formally again in Berlin next year. In the meantime, our sincere thanks for your continued interest in the History of Concepts Group.
Best wishes,
Marty Burke (on behalf of the Board of the HCG and the editors of Contributions)
