Conference

The organization of an annual international conference, hosted at venues across the world, lies at the heart of the Society’s activities.

The principal aim of the ISIH annual conference is to promote and foster communication, debate, and scholarly networking within the field of intellectual history, thereby advancing the discipline as a whole.

The conference brings together scholars working on diverse aspects of intellectual history, from antiquity to the present. Each edition is organised around a specific theme, devised to accommodate papers on a wide range of subjects and to encourage engagement from multiple perspectives.

In all academic research and debate, the Society is committed to upholding the principles of intellectual rigour, fairness, and integrity, and to engaging with all groups and individuals in a respectful and considerate manner.

Past conferences