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In conjunction with the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, the Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, and the International Adam Smith Society:

The Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews will host a conference to celebrate the 300^th birthdays of Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, and John Witherspoon, and also the 250^th anniversary of Johnson and Boswell’s tour of the Highlands and Western Isles.

18-21 July 2023, St Andrews, Scotland

We welcome paper abstracts (400 words max) and session proposals, both on the themes of the conference, and on eighteenth-century Scottish intellectual life more generally.

We also welcome proposals for author meets critics sessions on recent or forthcoming books.

A limited amount of funding will be available for PhD students.

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 25, 2023

In celebration of Adam Smith’s 300^th birthday The University of Glasgow, Smith’s academic home, will be hosting a series of events the week of the 5^th June 2023. In co-ordination with colleagues in Smith’s home town of Kirkcaldy and his final Edinburgh home Panmure House, we’re planning a programme of events to mark the tercentenary.

https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/adamsmith300/events/listing/index.html/event/12700

Among the academic events are daylong workshops for academics (early career researchers and PhD students most welcome). These will take place in Glasgow on the 8^th of June. The workshops will invite leading academics to reflect, discuss, and debate the relevance of Adam Smith’s works. https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_900135_en.html

Those interested in participating are invited to submit proposed papers or panel topics. Full papers are not required for participation. Please make expressions of interest in participation by February 1, 2023 to Thomas.Scotto@glasgow.ac.uk

More details on events taking place throughout 2023 can be found at

https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/adamsmith300/

Smith@300: Celebrating Adam Smith as Scholar, Educator, and Citizen

Early Career Scholar Fund

As part of a major project to celebrate Adam Smith’s tercentenary The University of Glasgow, with the support of the John Templeton Foundation, announces a call for its Early Career Scholar Fund.

The Fund is intended to support the next generation of Smith scholars: PhD students, recent post-doctoral and early career academics working on Adam Smith or whose research explores ideas rooted in the Smithian tradition.

The fund will support travel and attendance at academic conferences where the scholars disseminate new research and build their academic profile.

Initial inquiries should be directed to Craig.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk.

https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/adamsmith300/events/listing/index.html/event/12700

This project/ publication was made possible through the support of Grant 62660 from the John Templeton Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

Where: Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile

When: 25 – 26 May 2023

2023 marks the 300th anniversary of Adam Smith. The International Adam Smith Society, the Hayek Program at the Mercatus Center, and the Universidad del Desarrollo would like to take the opportunity to bring together young Latin American scholars working on Adam Smith with senior scholars to workshop their papers.

For two days, young scholars will briefly present a paper that all participants will have read in advance and will receive detailed feedback followed by a general discussion on their work.

The workshop will allow us to identify and prepare papers to be presented at international conferences or submitted to scholarly journals. Senior scholars will accompany young scholars through the preparation process after the workshop.

The workshop will also promote contact and exchange between young scholars to help them build a network of people working on Smith in the region and beyond.

We welcome papers on all aspects of Adam Smith from all disciplines.

Interested young scholars (advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and others who have received their master’s degree in the last two years or their Ph.D.s degree in the last four years—the number of years since the end of the degree can be flexible) should send an abstract of maximum 1,000 words and a short bio to latinamericansmith@gmail.com by March 1st, 2023. Successful applicants should send complete papers (8,000 – 11,000 words) by April 28, 2023.

The workshop will take place on May 25 and 26 at Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago de Chile.

The workshop will cover reasonable transportation, lodging, and meals for all participants.

Among the senior scholars attending the workshop there will be:

Maria Alejandra Carrasco, Universidad Católica de Chile (Philosophy)
Christel Fricke, University of Oslo (Philosophy)
Alvaro Perpere-Viñuales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Argentina (Philosophy and Economics)
Jimena Hurtado, Universidad de los Andes – Colombia (Economics)
Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University (Economics)
Sarah Wilford, Universidad de los Andes – Chile (Government)
Juan Pablo Couyoumdjian, Universidad del Desarrollo (Government)

We expect other senior scholars to be in the audience.

The University of Glasgow  is launching a Adam Smith Summer School in June 2023, offering University of Glasgow undergraduate credit to study with the leading Smith scholar, Dr Craig Smith, at the University where Adam Smith was a student, professor, and rector.  Participation will entitle them to discounted tuition should they wish to pursue a Master’s at Glasgow when they graduate.  Here is more information on the class.  Note that applications open in January. 

2 two-year Post-Doctoral positions at The University of Glasgow working on Adam Smith or Smithian themes in any dicipline are now accepting applications! Applications are due October 14.

For more information and to apply, click here. Inquiries may be directed to Craig Smith at: Craig.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk

In conjunction with the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, the Institute for the Study of Scottish Philosophy, and the International Adam Smith Society:

The Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews will host a conference to celebrate the 300^th birthdays of Adam Smith, Adam Ferguson, and John Witherspoon, and also the 250^th anniversary of Johnson and Boswell’s tour of the Highlands and Western Isles.

18-21 July 2023, St Andrews, Scotland

Plenary speakers:

Jeng-Guo Chen (Academia Sinica, Taipei)

Lisa Hill (Adelaide)

Nigel Leask (Glasgow)

Gideon Mailer (Minnesota Duluth)

We welcome paper abstracts (400 words max) and session proposals, both on the themes of the conference, and on eighteenth-century Scottish intellectual life more generally.

We also welcome proposals for author meets critics sessions on recent or forthcoming books.

A limited amount of funding will be available for PhD students.

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Abstracts and proposals should be sent to standconf2023@gmail.com

General enquiries should also be sent to standconf2023@gmail.com

Call for Papers for a panel at the June 2023 University of Glasgow’s Tercentenary events. Dr. Charles Wheelan of Dartmouth College is looking to run the following panel:

“Adam Smith famously warned of the impact of guilds in inhibiting healthy economic competition. The guilds have disappeared, but Smith’s insights are more relevant than ever. Charles Wheelan will speak about the growing impact of occupational licensure, which is the process by which governments require legal credentialing for individuals to practice a profession. The professions licensed (at the state level in the U.S.) now include occupations like hair braiding and interior design. The effect, as Smith warned, has been to diminish economic and geographic mobility and to preclude some vulnerable populations, such as ex-felons, from finding work.”

Inquiries and interest can be directed to Charles Wheelan at: Charles.J.Wheelan@dartmouth.edu

We are pleased to announce the preliminary schedule for the upcoming IASS 2022 conference in Bogota, Colombia has been released! You can find the schedule and a link to the program of events here.

Please consider sending your proposals this week to participate in the coming 2022 IASS Conference to be held in Bogotá, Universidad de los Andes, 11-13 July. Deadline for submissions has been extended until March 14. All topics on Smith are welcome, especially those on Smith’s influence or interpretation in Latin America. Notifications and more details on logistics will be sent by the end of March. 

For more information on the Conference, please visit: https://bit.ly/3tr10CS

To send your proposals, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3GqI4aZ

Thank you,

Jimena Hurtado