Conference: Plunder, Pillage, and Spoils of War in History and Law

Conference: Plunder, Pillage, and Spoils of War in History and Law
April 28 @ 8:00 am – April 29 @ 5:00 pm
UPDATE 13 12 24: A conference website with more details – including how to register – is accessible here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/royal-armouries-conference-2025-tickets-1101156581979
This conference seeks to bring to bear on the topic the widest range
possible of thematic, disciplinary, geographical and chronological
perspectives. Its goal is to disentangle specific manifestations of looting
from their fundamental, underlying, anthropological motivations,
allowing us to understand all aspects of plunder more effectively. It will
explore how different societies have prohibited, regulated and
encouraged the phenomenon of loot, and the historical, social, legal,
cultural, and political motivations which such practices reveal.
The conference will take place 28–29 of April at The Royal Armouries
Museum, Leeds, UK. We welcome proposals by scholars at all stages,
including PhD and early career. A number of bursaries will be available
to assist with attendance expenses and we would especially like to be
able to support traditionally underrepresented scholarship.
We welcome any of the four following types of proposal:
- Individual papers (20 minutes plus Q&A)
(https://forms.office.com/e/UzQePkeJLg) - Chaired panel proposals of three papers (20 minutes plus Q&A)
including chair (https://forms.office.com/e/jfvuZwxkLD) - ‘Lightning presentations’ (5 minutes plus Q&A) focused on a
particular artefact. (https://forms.office.com/e/8jXXp8stYc) - Poster presentation (https://forms.office.com/e/689yb2iKRC)
Follow the appropriate link to submit your proposal by 5pm GMT on
Friday 11 October. For any queries please contact Connor Wilson
(Connor.Wilson@mmu.ac.uk) and Mark Bennett
(Mark.Bennett@armouries.org.uk)