Maritime History Workshops
Posted: Thursday 14th August 2025
Organisers: Maritime History Archive
Location: Online
Event Dates: 9 Sept, 30 Sept, 28 Oct, 25 Nov
We’re All Maritime Historians Now: Or are “We”?
Announcing a series of workshops on disciplinary shifts, academic precarity and global inequality in research and teaching careers.
What does it mean to be a maritime historian today? And who gets to be one? The banner statement triggers a multitude of questions for early career academics. To be mindful of the changing and evolving place of maritime history in contemporary humanities and social science scholarship is to be aware that what was settled years ago is now unsettled.
These workshops are planned to bring together scholars working across different geographies, historical periods and thematic frameworks. From shifting academic borders and job market pressures to unequal access to mobility, technology, funding and visibility, participants will discuss how global politics, precarity and institutional change intersect with the practices of historical research and influence career trajectories. Responding to the erosion of local ties, the disappearance of academic positions, and the increased scrutiny of research and teaching by actors outside the academy, the sessions will be run with a commitment to maritime history as a site of community and innovation.
Our format
Up to six online sessions of 60 minutes during the fall 2025 and winter 2026 semesters. They are timed for noon Eastern Time (North America): 17.00 UK; 18.00 Continental Europe. We apologize to would-be participants from time-zones not easily squared with this schedule. Hosted by the Maritime History Archive via Webex.
Registration
At your earliest opportunity let MHA know of your interest. Please include relevant biographical details. Your message will reach the organizers at: infomarworkshops@gmail.com
Fall Semester Topics and Session Leaders
9 September
A Meet/Greet and Information Session for Participants
30 September
Academic migration, funding and mobility: Nazife Kosukoğlu, University of Galway
28 October
Community building and early career realities: Eliska Bujokova, University of Glasgow/University of New Brunswick
25 November
Visa regimes and the paradoxes of internationalisation: Manikarnika Dutta, University of Dublin
Maritime History workshops
Hosts
The Maritime History Archive of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Meaghan Walker: Independent Researcher, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
- Kristof Loockx: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
- Valerie Burton: Emeritus Professor of Maritime History, Memorial University, Canada
Making contact
Your message will reach the organizers at infomarworkshops@gmail.com
