Presentation

The 8th IMHA International Congress of Maritime History is promoted by IMHA – International Maritime History Association, and will be hosted in Porto (Portugal) by CITCEM –U. PORTO (Transdisciplinary Research Centre Culture, Space and Memory – University of Porto) on June 28 – July 02, 2022.
The main theme will be “Old and New Uses of the Oceans”, and the aim is to investigate the many aspects of the relationship between humans and the oceans. We sail the surface of the oceans, harvest their resources, and exploit the minerals on and under the ocean floor. The oceans are also used as inspiration, for literature and other forms of art, and they shape relations among humans – both distant and close ones.

As with previous congresses, ICMH8 adopts a broad concept of maritime history, treating it as an interdisciplinary field that covers all historical periods and areas and all aspects of humankind’s relationship with the sea.

Scientific Board

Malcolm Tull, Murdoch, University, Australia (Chairperson)

Constantin Ardeleanu, University of Galati, Romania / Utrecht University, the Netherlands

David J Starkey, University of Hull, UK

Francisco Contente Domingues, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Gelina Harlaftis, Ionian University/ FORTH, Greece

Ingo Heidbrink, Old Dominion University, USA

João Paulo Oliveira e Costa, Nova University of Lisbon/ CHAM, Portugal

Lars U. Scholl, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany

Maria Fusaro, University of Exeter, UK

Pierrick Pourchasse, Université de Brest, France

René Poulsen, Copenhagen Business School

Richard Unger, University of British Colombia, Canada

S. June Kim, Korean Maritime and Ocean University, South Korea

Sarah Palmer, University of Greenwich, UK

Silvia Marzagalli, University of Nice, France

Stig Tenold, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway

Sylviane Llinares, University of Lorient, France

Teodoro de Matos, Nova University of Lisbon

Organizing Committee

Amélia Polónia, University of Porto / CITCEM, Portugal (Chair person)

Álvaro Garrido, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Amândio Barros, Politicenical Institute of Porto/ CITCEM, Portugal

Apostolos Delis, Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Centre of Maritime History- FORTH, Greece

Cristina Brito, Nova University of Lisbon/ CHAM, Portugal

Francisco Mangas, CITCEM, Portugal

Lisa Helmann, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Secretariat

Marlene Cruz

Vanessa Sousa

The Transdisciplinary Research Centre “Culture, Space and Memory” is an I&D unit recognized and funded by FCT, specialized in research within the scientific domains of Humanities, specially in the fields of History, Archaeology, Art History, Cultural and Literary Studies, Museology, Historical Demography, Sociabilities, but also including other fields within Social Sciences. Created in 2007 as a result of the fusion between previous research units, CITCEM has taken the challenge of structure itself as a transdisciplinary research platform, with the ability to promote the articulation with advanced training, research internationalization and knowledge spreading within its thematic fields.
www.citcem.org

IMHA The aim of the International Maritime History Association (IMHA) is to promote maritime history globally and facilitate collaboration between maritime researchers.
The IMHA has adopted a broad concept of maritime history, treating it as a discipline that covers dynamics in all aspects of humankind’s relationship with the world’s oceans and inland waterways from ancient times to the present.

In order to do so the IMHA promotes:

• studies in maritime history from ancient times to the present;
• collaboration among maritime historians across the world;
• junior researchers within maritime history;
• maritime history within other fields of historical research;
• maritime history within other disciplines, which share a maritime focus;
• academic teaching programs within maritime history;
• institutional recognition of maritime history.

In order to fulfill its mission the IMHA has developed a range of activities and resources:

It publishes four volumes of the international, peer-review journal International Journal of Maritime History annually and a series of research monographs entitled Research in Maritime History.

IMHA regularly publishes a newsletter on maritime history regarding upcoming conferences, book releases, scholarships, job-announcements etc. within the field of maritime history. IMHA also co-ordinates the International Maritime Economic History Association Linkedin Group, an internet discussion forum that keeps subscribers posted about events and current issues related to the field.

IMHA organizes an international congress of maritime history every four years. Since 1992 IMEHA has held successful congresses in Liverpool, UK (1992), Amsterdam, the Netherlands (1996), Esbjerg, Denmark (2000), Corfu, Greece (2004), Greenwich, UK (2008), Ghent, Belgium (2012) and Perth, Australia (2016). Several hundred participants have attended each conference.

IMHA also awards prizes to junior researchers in order to promote research within maritime history.

The IMHA welcomes members from all disciplines who share an interest in humankind’s relationship with the sea.