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Segundo Taller Empresariado en América Latina en Perspectiva Histórica y Global En víspera de la reunión anual 2022 de la Business History Conference   Historia empresarial en tiempos de incertidumbre: acogiendo la complejidad y la diversidad https://thebhc.org/2022-bhc-meeting   7 de abril de 2022 Hotel María Isabel Sheraton, México Instituciones co-organizadoras Business History Conference y la Asociación Mexicana de Historia Económica, A. C. Llamado a presentación de resúmenes El día previo al inicio de la Business History Conference (BHC) 2022 se llevará a cabo el Segundo Taller Empresariado en América Latina en Perspectiva Histórica y Global. Esta es una invitación para aquellxs investigadorxs que prefieran presentar resultados de investigación en idioma español o portugués y deseen aprovechar la reunión anual de la BHC para entablar conversaciones con investigadores internacionales especializados en las temáticas que trabajan. No hay temas predefin...

  Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is seeking an Archivist to join our Artistic team . Duties: Acquire, process, arrange, and describe all records of archival merit as are appropriate for the June M. Guertin Archives at Barrington Stage Company. Develop, implement, and oversee policies for all archival operations. Conduct on-demand digitization and manage larger digitization projects. Identify materials in the collections that are priorities for digitization. Respond to all internal and external reference requests in a timely manner. Provide accurate, thorough information to requestors. Conduct oral history interviews with key members of Barrington Stage Company’s history as determined by the Archivist and the Artistic Director. Skills: Familiarity with archival collections including physical and digital records, and experience handling and preserving archival materials. Demonstrated knowledge of archival best practices, preservation standards, and descriptive standar...

  Dr. Ashton Merk and Dr. Victoria Plutshack published " Biden’s infrastructure success depends on implementation, not just ideas . A New Deal era program reminds us that the people who enact policies also shape them " in the Made by History section of The Washington Post.  

June 7-11, 2021 V Jornadas de la Asociación Mexicana de Historia Económica (AMHE)  

  Próximo miércoles 9 de junio les esperamos en el panel 'Empresas en el siglo XIX: dos casos de iberoamérica'. Pastor Deuer (Universidad Mayor de San Andrés) presentará ' Resabios coloniales en la minería argentífera latinoamericana. Caso: Bolivia entre 1825 y 1870 ' y Francisco Parejo (Universidad de Extremadura) hablará sobre ' Crecimiento, liderazgo y desaparición: La empresa familiar Reynolds en el negocio mundial corchero, 1820-1891 '. Modera: Adoración Álvaro @CUNEF. Más información e inscripciones: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panel-empresas-en-el-siglo-xix-dos-casos-de-iberoamerica-tickets-138694092765 Coordinadores: Julio Cesar Zuluaga, Norma Silvana Lanciotti y Gabriela Recio

  The next seminar of the Institute of Historical Research's Partnership seminar series "Risk and Uncertainty in the Premodern World" will run online on Thursday 17 June, 17:00-19:00 London time . We are delighted to be hosting Daniel Bogart, Marco Del Angel and Lewis Wade for a seminar on “Risk and Uncertainty in Capital Markets”. Daniel Bogart is Professor of Economics at UC Irvine and Co-Editor of the Journal of Economic History. Marco Del Angel is Assistant Professor of Economics at California State University at Los Angeles. Lewis Wade is a PhD student at the University of Exeter. Daniel Bogart (UC Irvine) and Marco Del Angel (California State University Los Angeles): Policy Uncertainty and Capital Markets: Evidence from the English East India Company Lewis Wade (Exeter): Lloyd’s of Paris? Colbertianism, the Royal Insurance Chamber and the Parisian Capital Market, 1668-86 All are welcome, but registration will be necessary in advance through the Institute of Historic...

OAH 2022 hybrid conference: Call for presenters for a business history panel  As an affiliate group, the Business History Conference has the opportunity to create a panel for the OAH conference in 2022 outside of the normal proposal system. Held in Boston, March 31-April 3, the conference will be a hybrid event with the option to present in person or in a digital session. Participants will need to choose one or the other format. We invite BHC members who did not submit a proposal through the regular process to submit a paper proposal (250-word abstract + 2-page CV) on a business history topic related to one or more of this year’s conference themes, which include Indigenous peoples, economic dislocation, and racial inequality. Please see the attached file for the OAH 2022 CFP. The deadline for our consideration is June 11. Please email your submissions to Lisa Jacobson jacobson@ucsb.edu . We will review submissions quickly to determine if they are a fit for this BHC panel.  Be...