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Founded in 1954, the Society for French Historical Studies promotes scholarship focused on the history of France from the medieval era to the twenty-first century. The Society also champions research into history beyond France itself, to include the hexagon’s historical relationships with the rest of the world, including North America, Africa, and Asia, as well as other societies on the European continent.

The SFHS is very proud to publish the quarterly, French Historical Studies, long recognized internationally as one of the premier journals in the discipline of history.

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The annual meetings hosted by the SFHS have been particularly important venues for the dissemination of the highest quality research on French history in both English and French, and have offered countless opportunities for productive interchange and collaboration among scholars from the United States and Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and beyond.

View the full CFP on the Announcements page.

Call for Proposals: Society for French Historical Studies Annual Meeting
April 1–4, 2027 | Portland, Oregon

Business, Capital, and the Environment in French and Francophone History

The conference theme opens up new directions in French historical research, which will be reflected in selected plenary events, panels, and workshops. From empire and natural resource extraction to consumer cultures and climate politics, this area of inquiry asks how the pursuit of profit and economic growth have transformed environments, and how environments have shaped economic life. Join us in Portland to explore these questions across French and Francophone history.

In collaboration with French Historical Studies, a dedicated workshop will take place for scholars developing articles on the exploitation and commodification of the natural world, in preparation for a 2029 special issue.

Proposals on all Topics and Historical Periods are Welcome

We invite individual papers, panels, roundtables, workshops, and creative session formats, in English or French. This year is special, because the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) will meet concurrently in Portland, allowing interested scholars the opportunity to attend both conferences with one trip and hotel stay.

Joseph Bohling, President, SFHS

Hear more from President Bohling. Read the full CPF for more information on Portland 2027

Submit conference proposals by December 1, 2026, to sfhs.portland.2027@gmail.com.