Welcome to the Social History Society

2009 Annual Conference: find the details here

The Society

The society was founded in 1976 to encourage the study of the history of society and cultures by teaching, research, publication and other appropriate means. Since then it has organised a conference annually and acted to represent the interests of social and cultural history and of social and cultural historians both within higher education and in the wider community. The society is based in the UK but is concerned with social history internationally and it all its broadest forms. It welcomes not only contributions and members from overseas, but also historians and interested individuals from both inside and outside the formal academic community. It actively seeks to maintain links with other historical societies and bodies, including the Historical Association and the Royal Historical Society, as well as the Economic History Society.

Activities of the Society

In 2004 the Society's journal, Cultural and Social History, was launched. Appearing four times each year, it is edited by Padma Anagol (Cardiff University), David Hopkin (University of Oxford) and Sean O'Connell (Queen's University, Belfast). The reviews editor is Louise Jackson (University of Edinburgh).  

The Social History Society Conference is held annually.  Details of the 2009 event will be posted here in early summer.

News and Notices

HAROLD JAMES PERKIN
11 November 1926 - 16 October 2004

HAROLD PERKIN, the founder of the Social History Society, died in October 2004. The Society misses Harold very much both as a Historian and as a friend. To find out more about his life and work, and the plans the society has to ensure his memory stays associated with the Society, please read this article.