[spsp-members] Annual Meeting of the International Committee for the History of Technology (ICOHTEC), 8–11 October 2026, Alexandroupolis, Greece: Call for Abstracts
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We are pleased to share with you the call for papers for the upcoming
ICOHTEC <https://www.icohtec.org/> Annual Meeting, which will be held
at the Democritus
University of Thrace <https://duth.gr/en/home-english/> in Greece from* 8–11
October 2026*, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Technologies,
Research & Applications in Education <https://resedulab.he.duth.gr/>/
School of Humanities and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace
<https://emthrace.org/en/> in *Alexandroupolis, Greece*.
The theme of this conference, *“Engaging the History of Technology”*,
invites critical reflections on how history of technology can engage with
evolving methodologies, theories and pedagogies, and other branches of
historical study to demonstrate that understanding technologies’ pasts are
essential to navigating contemporary challenges. The conference, therefore,
seeks contributions across spatial and epistemic boundaries: from the
everyday and local to the geopolitical and planetary; from archival
practice to classroom teaching and public engagement; and from
discipline-specific research methods to interdisciplinary collaborations.
Contributors may engage with one or more of the following themes, or even
suggest new ways of thinking about:
*1. The History of Technology between the Local, the Regional, and the
Global:*
• Circulation of technologies, expertise, and knowledge across borders
• Adaptation and appropriation of technologies in different cultural
contexts
• Tensions between globalisation and localisation in technological change
• Regional networks and their role in shaping technological trajectories
• Colonial, postcolonial and decolonial dimensions of technology
• Networks of maintenance and repair
*2. History of Technology, Historiography and Education:*
• Methodological innovations in researching the history of technology
• Interdisciplinary approaches and their challenges
• Teaching the history of technology in universities and schools
• Public engagement and the communication of technological history
• The relevance of technology history to contemporary policy debates
• Digital humanities and new forms of historical scholarship
*3. Intersections between the History of Technology and Other Fields of
Historical Study:*
• Technology and social history: class, labour, gender, and everyday life
• Technology and cultural history: representation, identity, and meaning
• Technology and environmental history: sustainability, resource use, and
ecological change
• Technology and economic history: innovation, industrialisation, and
development
• Technology and political history: governance, regulation, and power
• Technology and the history of medicine: cultural values, therapeutic
practice, and material conceptions about the human body
• Technology and the history of science: instruments, practices, knowledge
• Technology and the philosophy of science: epistemology, values,
philosophical accounts of experimentation and modeling
*4. Special Focus: Museums, Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage, and
Public Engagement: *
Given our collaboration with the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, we
particularly welcome proposals that engage with material and intangible
culture, museum practices, and public history. We are interested in
innovative session formats that:
• Explore tensions and synergies between academic and museum approaches to
technological history
• Demonstrate object-based learning methodologies
• Address the challenges of communicating technological history to diverse
publics
• Examine the role of museums in preserving and interpreting technological
heritage
• Study visitor engagements with intangible heritage, particularly those of
marginalised and silenced ethno-cultural communities
• Critically examine the funding relationships between private
technological and industrial interests, and museum
*We welcome proposals in the following formats:▪Paper presentations*
Individual and author teams’ presentations. Please, submit an abstract of
up to 350 words.
*▪Panel Sessions*
Thematically coherent sessions of 3-4 papers. Panel organisers should
submit a panel abstract (up to 400 words) describing the theme and its
significance; after approval the conference committee and the panel
organisers will issue a specific call for proposals (individual or author
teams’ paper abstracts up to 350 words each).
*▪Roundtables*
Discussion-based sessions with 4-6 participants addressing a specific
question or debate. Organisers should submit a description of the topic and
format (up to 350 words); names and brief bios of participants (up to 100
words each); key questions to be addressed.
*▪ Graduate Student and Early Career Opportunities*
ICOHTEC is committed to supporting emerging scholars. We particularly
welcome submissions from graduate students and early career researchers.
The conference will feature:
• Visual Lightning Talk Competitions for graduate students
• Mentorship opportunities pairing students with established scholars
• Book development workshops
*Submissions of abstracts through the conference websiteDeadline: 31
January 2026Official conference website: *https://icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr
*Email address:* icoht...@gmail.com
Thank you very much.
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