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International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography

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The International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography (ICHTH)

The International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography (ICHTH) is a non-profit organization composed of historians and scholars ofrelated disciplines. Among other activities, it promotes conferences, workshops and publications, and periodically awards book and dissertation prizes.

History

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Founded in 1980 on the occasion of the 15th International Congress of Historical Sciences, the organisation's original name was International Commission for the History of Historiography (ICHH). The name was changed in 1995 to better reflect the interest of many of its members in theoretical matters relating to history and historiography.[1] The Commission is attached to the International Committee of Historical Sciences (ICHS),[2] and is currently chaired (2022-2026) by Antoon de Baets, from the University of Groningen.

ICHTH is committed to promoting research and academic exchange in the fields of the history of historiography and the theory/philosophy of history. Its task has been described as that of a key institutional platform for various kinds of "cross-fertilisation between historical and philosophical perspectives".[3] Its honorary members[4] include Frank Ankersmit, Peter Burke, Lucian Boia, Bianca Valota Cavallotti, Natalie Zemon Davis, Georg Iggers, Jürgen Kocka, Jörn Rüsen, Masayuki Sato, Joan Wallach Scott, Romila Thapar, Richard Vann, and Hayden White.

Conferences and publications

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Since its foundation, the ICHTH has organised or co-sponsored many conferences and workshops throughout the world. Of particular importance are the panels on history and theory of historiography that it has promoted in the framework of the International Congresses of Historical Sciences organised by the ICHS. The Commission was present at the congresses of Bucharest (1980), Stuttgart (1985), Madrid (1990), Montréal (1995), Oslo (2000), Sydney (2005), Amsterdam (2010), Jinan (2015), and Poznań (2022).[5]

Founded in 1982, the journal Storia della Storiografia was an initiative of the ICHTH, with the aim of providing a high quality outlet for research in its fields of interest. Bianca Valota Cavallotti, from the University of Milan, was the founding editor. The journal's first published text was a methodological manifesto by Charles-Olivier Carbonell, reflecting on the relevance and potential of the field.[6] Since 1991, the journal has been edited by Edoardo Tortarolo, in collaboration with Giuseppe Ricuperati, Guido Abbatista, and the late Georg Iggers (1926–2017).[7] Although many of the contributors are members of the Commission, over the years the journal has become independent. In recent years, however, cooperation between the journal and the ICHTH has been reinforced.

The Commission sponsored the publication of the reference work Great Historians from Antiquity to 1800, chief-edited by Lucian Boia.[8] Its members have contributed to some of the most important collective reference works and book series in the field: Bloomsbury History: Theory and Method (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021–), Oxford History of Historical Writing (Oxford University Press, 2011–2015); Making Sense of History (Berghahn Books) (2002–), ThePolitics of Historical Thinking (De Gruyter, 2019–), and Elements in Historical Theory and Practice (Cambridge University Press, 2022–).

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  1. International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography (ICHTH) (https://www.ichth.net)
  2. Storia della Storiografia. International Review (http://www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=115)
  3. International Network for the Theory of History (INTH) (https://www.inth.ugent.be/)
  4. Network of Concerned Historians (https://www.concernedhistorians.org/content/li.html)

References

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  1. ^ "International Commission for the History and Theory of Historiography : History". www.ichth.net. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  2. ^ Erdmann, Karl Dietrich; Mommsen, Wolfgang J.; Blänsdorf, Agnes; Erdmann, Karl Dietrich; Erdmann, Karl Dietrich (2005). Kocka, Jürgen (ed.). Toward a global community of historians: the International Historical Congresses and the International Committee of Historical Sciences, 1898 - 2000 (Rev. ed.). New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-434-0.
  3. ^ Kuukkanen, Jouni-Matti, ed. (2021). Philosophy of history: twenty-first-century perspectives. London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-350-11184-4.
  4. ^ "Network of Concerned Historians : Links". www.concernedhistorians.org. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  5. ^ "Congresses, Meetings, Societies". Gesnerus. 47 (1): 122. 1990-11-21. doi:10.1163/22977953-04701017. ISSN 0016-9161.
  6. ^ Carbonell, Charles-Olivier (2002-10-01). L'historiographie. Que sais-je ?. Presses Universitaires de France. doi:10.3917/puf.carbo.2002.02. ISBN 978-2-13-053128-9.
  7. ^ Gilbert, Allan H. (July 1919). "Reviewed Work: Teoria e Storia Della Storiografia by Benedetto Croce". The Philosophical Review. 28 (4): 420–422. doi:10.2307/2178202. ISSN 0031-8108.
  8. ^ Boia, Lucian; Nore, Ellen, eds. (1989). Great historians from antiquity to 1800: an international dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-24517-6.


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