From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:10 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: CFP: Wallich & Indian Natural History: Collection Dispersal
and the Cultivation of Knowledge, London, Dec 6-7, 2011
> H-ASIA
> August 29, 2011
>
> Call for papers: Wallich and Indian Natural History: Collection Dispersal
> and the Cultivation of Knowledge - London, December 6-7, 2011
>
> (x-post H-HistGeog)
> *****************************************************************
> From: Zara Naghizadeh [Z.Naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk]
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Wallich and Indian Natural History:
> Collection Dispersal and the Cultivation of Knowledge.
>
> Date: 6th-7th December, 2011
> Location: The Natural History Museum, London and The Royal Botanic
> Gardens, Kew
>
> Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th August, 2011
>
> This international conference will be held from the 6th-7th December,
> 2011, on the general theme of South Asian natural history collections with
> a special emphasis on the collections of the Danish botanist Nathaniel
> Wallich (1786-1854), a major figure in the history and development of
> botany in the nineteenth century. As superintendent of the Calcutta
> Botanic Garden (1817-1846), he undertook botanical expeditions, described
> new plant species, amassed a large herbarium, collected thousands of plant
> specimens and commissioned local artists to draw beautiful botanical
> watercolours. His work has thus been influential in South Asian Natural
> History research.
>
> This conference will explore the challenges associated with exploiting
> such collections and the interesting opportunities they provide for
> interdisciplinary research. In particular, the conference will consider
> the experience of the recent "Wallich and Indian Natural History" project
> as an interesting exemplar (a collaboration with the British Library and
> The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and funded by the World Collections
> Programme).
>
> Major South Asian natural history collections from the 18th and 19th
> century are now dispersed across institutions in South Asia, Europe and
> beyond. Thus, the conference will be hosted by the Natural History Museum,
> London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in partnership with the British
> Library. This conference plays an integral part in the World Collections
> Programme's funded project "Wallich and Indian Natural History".
>
> A full programme and travel information will be available on the Centre
> for Arts and Humanities (Natural History Museum) website,
> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/cahr, by the 30th September, 2011.
>
> The definition of 'South Asia', in this call for papers, refers to the
> wide geographical region, as opposed to the Indian subcontinent alone.
>
> Day One, 6th December
>
> The first day of the conference will be held at the Natural History
> Museum, and structured by three speaker sessions. The themes for these
> sessions are:
>
> 1) South Asian Natural History and Collections
> 2) Dispersal and Movement of South Asian Collections
> 3) Collection Exploitation and Digitisation
>
> Day Two, 7th December
> The second day will be devoted to an opportunity to view and discuss
> Wallich-related material at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
>
> Conference Themes:
>
> We welcome papers that address the following themes:
>
> 1) South Asian Natural History and Collections
> * The life and expeditions of Nathaniel Wallich
> * Early 19th century development of Indian botanical gardens
> * Preservation and conservation of collections
> * South Asian natural history drawings as a research resource
>
> 2) Dispersal and Movement of South Asian Collections
> * The geographic movement of collections from South Asia
> * The impact of dispersal on research
> * Imperialism and the East India Company
> * Pictorial records of British India
>
> 3) Collection Exploitation and Digitisation
> * The digital humanities: challenges and opportunities
> * Digital archiving and its development
> * Modernising collection classifications
> * The impact of digitising natural history collections
>
> A preference will be given to papers with a focus on the Indian natural
> history collections. International submissions are welcome.
>
> Travel bursaries are available to speakers only. If you would like to
> attend the conference as a delegate, please visit our website and follow
> the links to our online ticketing system which will be made available by
> the 30th September, 2011.
>
> Timeline:
> Deadline for abstracts: 30th August, 2011 Full conference programme: 30th
> September, 2011
>
> Abstract Submission
>
> Abstracts must be no more than 500 words. Please submit your abstract as a
> Word file to Zara Naghizadeh (z.naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk) with "SUBMISSION
> WINH2011" in the subject title of your e-mail. In the body of your e-mail,
> you should include the following: title, name, institution, e-mail
> address, postal address, telephone number, technical requests and a brief
> biography.
>
> For all enquiries relating to this conference, the Wallich Collection, or
> CAHR activities, please e-mail Zara Naghizadeh (z.naghizadeh@nhm.ac.uk).
>
> Centre for Arts and Humanities Research (CAHR)
> Natural History Museum Cromwell Road
> London
> SW7 5BD
> www.nhm.ac.uk/cahr/
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