The Connected Past 2017: The Future of Past Networks?
Venue: 7th floor of the Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University, 89 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8EB
The Connected Past 2017 is a multi-disciplinary, international two-day conference that aims to provide a friendly and informal platform for exploring the use of network research in the study of the human past. It will be preceded by a two-day practical workshop offering hands-on experience with a range of network science methods.
Bournemouth University (UK), August 24-25th 2017
Practical Networks Workshop, August 22nd-23rd 2017
Deadline call for papers: May 21st 2017
Notification of acceptance: May 29th 2017
Conference registration (includes coffee breaks and lunch): £35
Workshop registration (includes coffee breaks): £20
Keynote: Eleftheria Paliou
Organisers: Fiona Coward, Anna Collar & Tom Brughmans
Five years have passed since the first Connected Past conference (Southampton 2012) brought together scholars working in archaeology, history, physics, mathematics and computer science to discuss how network methods, models and thinking might be used to enhance our understanding of the human past. Much has happened in these intervening years: applications of network analysis have expanded rapidly; a number of collected volumes dealing explicitly with network analysis of the past have been published (e.g. The Connected Past, OUP 2016; Special Issue of the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory 2015; Network Analysis in Archaeology, OUP 2013); and several dedicated groups of scholars are thriving, including the Connected Past itself which hosted conferences in Paris and London, but also the Historical Network Research group, Res-Hist and others. The Connected Past 2017 will provide an opportunity to take stock of the developments of the past five years and to discuss the future of network research in archaeology and history. How will new network models, methods and thinking shape the ways we study the past?
If there is sufficient demand, we will endeavour to organise a crêche for delegates’ children (under 3). An extra fee may be payable for this, although fee-waivers may be available in certain circumstances. Further details would be provided in due course. In order to allow us to assess demand, please let us know in advance if this would be useful for you.