Rural Life in an Urban and Industrial World – Call for Papers
Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th, April 2013.
Centre for Historical Archaeology
University of Leicester
Now an annual event, this conference will provide a lively and informal forum for the presentation and discussion of current postgraduate and early career researchers taking a material approach to the study of the later historical period, and will highlight the strength and diversity of current research. This year’s conference will adopt a thematic approach focusing on the study of rural life in urban and industrialized worlds. Although current research has largely focused on the urban experience during the later historical period, this conference seeks papers using material approaches to explore life in rural contexts within urban and industrialized worlds.The Centre for Historical Archaeology actively promotes interdisciplinary connections and welcomes contributions from archaeologists as well as researchers outside of the discipline of archaeology.
The conference provides an opportunity for participants to present their research and gain constructive feedback from a friendly and interested audience. We warmly invite everyone to come and hear about current work within the field, to participate in discussion and provide valuable feedback to new researchers.
This year’s conference will span over two days with the first devoted to presentations and the second comprising a discussion-based workshop with the aim to create a statement on the current state of research and future directions of study.Proposals are invited for  *20 minute papers* discussing subjects related to this year’s theme.Please send abstracts of no more than  *300 words* by Friday, March 8th, 2013 to  [log in to unmask] 
THE CENTRE FOR HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY at the University of Leicester is home to Britain's largest grouping of researchers specialising in historical archaeology, and aims to encourage and co-ordinate interdisciplinary research in the field of historical archaeology by building links with other departments in the UK and internationally, and supporting a range of research initiatives. Full details can be found at: 
http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/research/cha 

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 Emma Dwyer
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