Calls for Papers and Panels
CALL FOR PAPERS
RAF Museum Lecture Series 2027-28
Organiser: Royal Air Force Museum
Place and Date: Virtual, or onsite at the Royal Air Force Museum’s Midlands site. Dates and location TBC upon selection of applications.
Application deadline: 22 January 2027.
Submission Type: Abstract, plus a biography and talk title.
Form of Submission: Maximum 300 words in English. Biographies should be no more than 200 words.
Applications to be sent to: ResearchNews@rafmuseum.org
The RAF Museum seeks proposals from postgraduate students, early-career and established researchers for our 2027-28 Research Lecture Programme. Lectures will be hosted online and the RAF Museum’s Midlands site, and will share new research being undertaken in the fields of Air Power, aviation history and histories of air forces. The lectures enable those interested in these fields of study to share their knowledge, and to highlight the interdisciplinary approaches and research methods being utilised.
The RAF Museum’s 2027-28 Research Programme will examine the complex ways in which air forces have evolved and transformed since the late twentieth century, and what the future of Air Power may look like. The programme will be interdisciplinary and will host scholars working on topics that relate to air forces, their personnel and technologies, the economies and societies with which they interact, the conflicts in which they have engaged, and the global and international context with which they are connected. Moreover, the lecture series will explore the legacies of modern Air Power through the lens of the media produced to tell its story, both contemporary to the time period and as part of commemorative works.
The research presented will provide new evidence and insights on the development of air forces, speaking to the changes and continuity experienced since 1980. The research presented will complement RAF Museum’s new exhibition on the recent development of British Air Power.
As part of the Museum’s ongoing commitment to encourage debate regarding Air Power and the history of the RAF, we also host research panels involving a series of shorter-talks followed by an open discussion.
If you are interested in delivering a lecture, or proposing a discussion panel, please send a lecture title, abstract and biography to the Museum’s Historian and Academic Access Manager Dr Megan Wang (ResearchNews@rafmuseum.org) by Friday 22 January 2027.
If you would like to informally discuss the opportunity of presenting a lecture, then you are warmly encouraged to contact the Museum’s Historian and Academic Access Manager.
CALL FOR PAPERS
New Directions in World War II History
2027 Spring Emerging Scholars Colloquium
January 5-6, 2027
The National WWII Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy in New Orleans is pleased to issue this call for papers for its Colloquium, “New Directions in World War II History.” This two-day experience will take place at the Museum and culminates with a one-day workshop on January 6, 2027.
The goals of this program are to inspire new conversations based on cutting-edge work that will foster a growing community of WWII scholars, and to provide early-career historians with the opportunity to receive feedback on their developing research and presentation skills from historians and staff of the Jenny Craig Institute.
The Institute encourages early career historians (PhD candidates, ABDs, or Post-docs) to submit proposals. The workshop will also include one full panel specifically pertaining to victims of the Holocaust and other forms of Nazi persecution as they relate to policies, practices, perpetrators, victims, bystanders and/or resistors.
The selection committee will take a broad view of WWII history topics and invites those who study the WWII-era through military, social, cultural, economic, technological, scientific, and gender-studies lenses to apply.
Proposals should include the following in a single PDF file:
• Abstract with title (300 words max)
• CV
If accepted, participants are required to give a presentation on their full paper, submitted to their panel chair prior to the workshop. Details regarding the presentation requirements will be given after acceptance.
Applicants are to submit their proposals through this application form: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/form/emerging-scholars-colloquium-application-form
The deadline for submission is September 30, 2026, at 11:59PM (CST)
All applicants will be notified of their selection status no later than October 23, 2026.
The National WWII Museum’s mission encourages public engagement. All workshop presentations will be recorded for institutional archive purposes and may be made available to the public in consultation with the presenter(s).
Accepted participants will be given three nights’ accommodation at the Museum’s own Higgins Hotel, January 4-6, select meals, and air travel. January 4 and 7 are considered travel days to and from New Orleans.
The Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy is a community of scholars forming a national center for research, higher education, publications, and public programming, dedicated to promoting the history of World War II, the relationship between the war and America’s democratic system, and the war’s continued relevance for the world.
Any questions should be directed to taylor.lindner@nationalww2museum.org for more information.
CALL FOR PAPERS
New Voices Prize in Home Front Studies
Recognizing Scholarship from Non-Tenured Historians
Home Front Studies invites submissions for the inaugural New Voices Prize in Home Front Studies, an annual essay competition recognizing innovative scholarship on civilian life and communities during times of conflict. Home Front Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Nebraska Press.
The New Voices Prize seeks to support and promote emerging scholars whose work advances the interdisciplinary and global study of the home front. In keeping with the mission of Home Front Studies, the competition welcomes submissions examining civilian experiences during war and conflict from 1850-1989, across all geographic regions. The recipient of the New Voices Prize will be recognized in Home Front Studies and invited to submit their manuscript for publication consideration in the journal.
Eligibility
The competition is open to:
- Graduate students
- Postdoctoral scholars
- Non-tenure-line faculty
- Faculty members on the tenure track who have not yet attained tenure
- Independent scholars
- Public historians
Topics and Approaches
Submissions may address any aspect of civilian life and the home front during periods of conflict. The New Voices Prize encourages interdisciplinary and globally oriented scholarship, including, but not limited to, research on:
- Foodways and material culture
- Gender and family life
- Propaganda, citizenship, and public discourse in propaganda
- Migration and displacement
- Labor, finance, consumption, and domestic economies
- Race, identity, and citizenship
- Emotional and psychological experiences of war
- Role of art, music, culture, and identity
- Comparative and transnational perspectives
Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts must be original, unpublished work and may not be under review elsewhere.
- Essays should not exceed 9,000 words, including endnotes.
- Submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, using humanities-style endnotes.
- Manuscripts must be fully anonymized for double-blind review.
- Submit completed manuscripts to Dr. Justin Nordstrom, Associate Editor, at jan13@psu.edu with the subject heading: “New Voices Prize Submission”
Timeline
- Submission Deadline: October 1, 2026
- Prize Announcement: December 2026
Questions about the prize may be directed to:
Justin Nordstrom
Associate Editor
jan13@psu.edu
James Kimble
Editor
James.Kimble@shu.edu
CALL FOR BOOK PROPOSALS
Boydell Studies in War and Military History is an international book series by Boydell & Brewer, dedicated to publishing innovative scholarship on warfare, armed forces and military institutions across all periods and regions. The series advances the study of war and the military in its broadest sense – from Antiquity to the present, and across the globe.
Reflecting the mission of the Military History Consortium, the series promotes research that situates war and the military within wider political, economic, social and cultural contexts. We particularly welcome proposals that:
· Address under-represented periods and regions, including the Medieval world and the Global South
· Adopt comparative, transnational or interdisciplinary approaches
· Engage with emerging historiographical debates
· Offer new methodological or conceptual perspectives
· Provide high-quality operational, strategic or institutional analyses based on strong empirical foundations
The series publishes both original research monographs and intellectually coherent, high-quality edited volumes that make significant contributions to the field. We are committed to fostering international scholarly exchange and strongly encourage submissions from early career researchers as well as established scholars.
By deepening historical understanding of war and military institutions, Boydell Studies in War and Military History also seeks to inform contemporary debates on security and policy, underscoring the enduring value of rigorous historical analysis in understanding present challenges and shaping future strategy.
Submission Guidelines:
Prospective authors are invited to submit a book proposal including:
· Completed Boydell Proposal Form (https://boydellandbrewer.com/submitting-a-book-proposal/)
· Raison d’être/rationale, 4-6 pages, with a focus on your manuscript’s fit for the series
· Chapter outline plan: abstracts for each chapter.
The initial peer review stage will need to see the proposal submission plus sample writing.
Proposals and enquiries should be sent to the series editors at:
· Prof Evert Kleynhans (kleynhans@sun.ac.za)
· Prof Timothy Stapleton (timothy.stapleton@ucalgary.ca)
· Prof Marco Wyss (m.wyss@lancaster.ac.uk)
For general enquires regarding the series, contact the Commissioning Editor:
· Michael Middeke (mmiddeke@boydellandbrewer.com)
We look forward to receiving proposals that push the boundaries of military history and contribute to a vibrant and globally engaged scholarly field.
