Conferences
Since 1973, ASLH has held an Annual Meeting to bring members together for talks, dialogue, and presentation of awards. These meetings are held in the fall, and as an international society, ASLH likes to rotate their locations throughout North America.
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ASLH sponsors a quarterly journal, Law and History Review, and a book series, Studies in Legal History, with Cambridge University Press.
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ASLH supports our members in many ways, including offering a variety of awards and fellowships, and funding of proposals and projects. In many ways, including offering a variety of awards and fellowships.
Learn MoreOur Upcoming Conference —
Boston, Massachusetts
November 21–24, 2019
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View all NewsSeptember 2, 2019
Polls Now Open in Annual ASLH Elections
Voting is underway in the annual ASLH elections and will continue until September 22 at 5PM EST. These elections allow members to choose their representatives for President-Elect, Board of Directors, Graduate Student representative, and Nominating Committee. Instructions about how to vote were sent to members via the email addresses on… Keep ReadingSeptember 2, 2019
Call for Applications: Harvard University Seeks Faculty
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University seeks to appoint up to four professors who study race, ethnicity and/or migration with focus on Asian American, Latinx, and/or Islam in America Studies. We seek candidates who work in one or more of these areas or who do comparative work… Keep ReadingAugust 21, 2019
Draft Program for the 2019 Annual Meeting Now Available
Program Committee chairs Daniel Sharfstein and Michelle McKinley have been hard at work generating the program for our upcoming 2019 annual conference, which will take place November 21-24 in Boston, Massachusetts. You can now view a draft of this program. For additional details about the 2019 annual conference, including information… Keep ReadingAugust 21, 2019
Call for Papers: Edited Volume on the Impact of Law’s History
Marcus Harmes of the University of Southern Queensland’s Open Access College, Jeremy Patrick of the University of Southern Queensland School of Law and Justice, and Sarah McKibbin of the University of Southern Queensland’s School of Law and Justice are developing an edited volume on legal history and seeking contributors. See… Keep Reading
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