2026 theme: Local Meets Global:Studies Through Space and Time
This year’s theme centres on the diversity of methods used to explore the past and the consideration of time and space as part of historical inquiry. How does our work as scholars engage in questions of scope and scale?
Conference date
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Location
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67 Erb Street W.
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N2L 6C2
Call for submissions
Papers, panels, and posters covering a range of historical periods and perspectives will be accepted. We encourage that address the conference theme “Local Meets Global” and consider how space and place have shaped the past.
Topics
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Activism and Politics
- Colonization and Decolonization
- Culture and Identity
- Digital History
- Ecology and the Environment
- Economics and Trade
- Gender and Sexuality
- Historiography and Epistemology
- International Relations
- Legal and Criminal Histories
- Religious and Spiritual Movements
- Research Methods
- Science, Medicine, and Technology
- War and Society
Interested applicants are invited to with an abstract of 250 words and a short biography of 150 words with no more than three papers combined for a panel proposal.
New in 2026: poster submissions
Academic posters provide an alternative presentation form for presenters and attendees alike. For this conference, posters will be printed and displayed in the venue atrium. For more information on creating an academic poster, check out University of Toronto - Scarborough library's.
Proposal submission deadline
January 16, 2026.
Conference organizers
University of ݮƵ Conference Committee:Murad Alizada, Étienne Chevalier, Kynzay Fatiima, John Loudfoot, Bruce Muirhead (Faculty Advisor), Adelina Nexhipi, Catherine Ramey, Akashia Smith, Jordan Tardif, Christine Trivino, Gillian Wagenaar, Robyn Wilkinson, and Vera Zoricic.
Contact
Questions? Please contact our committee at triu.conf@gmail.com
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