Papers and panel proposals are invited for an international conference on the history of alcohol and drug regulation to be held in Bristol, UK 21st-23rd June 2013.
The conference will explore all aspects of drug, tobacco and alcohol regulation. Work covering all periods and places, including recent history, will be considered.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Professor Virginia Berridge (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Professor Paul Gootenberg (State University of New York) Professor James Simpson (Carlos III University of Madrid)
Panel proposals (3 x 20-minute papers) or individual papers (20 minutes) are invited. We will also consider proposals for fringe sessions using non-conventional formats e.g. screenings, debates etc.
Subjects may include (but are not limited to):
Global drugs trade and the war on drugs
Crime and policing
Prohibition
Tobacco control
Regulation of drugs in art, film and literature
Temperance and its influences
Alcohol licensing and pricing
Media regulation / advertising and marketing
Religion and alcohol or drugs
Dependency and treatment
Policymaking and the political process
Alcohol and radical politics / revolutions / social movements
Use and control of drugs in premodern cultures
Alcohol and drugs in sport and popular culture
Proposal formats:
Panel sessions: brief abstracts (c. 200 words) of each paper plus a brief statement (c. 200 words) outlining the panel theme and a brief biography of participants.
Single papers: brief abstract (c. 200 words) and brief biography
Fringe events: Outline of proposed event (up to 500 words) including proposed content, technical requirements and rationale.
Please send all proposals to undercontrol2013@gmail.com
Deadline for submission: 30th September 2012
For more information, go to the conference website