“Accounting for arts, culture and heritage in historical perspectives”
The twelfth Accounting History International Conference
Call for Papers
Siena, Italy, 4-6 September 2024
Sponsored by:
University of Siena, Italy
Accounting History Special Interest Group of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
While papers will be accepted across the full range of accounting history topics and methodological and theoretical perspectives, authors are encouraged to address topics relevant to the conference theme: “Accounting for arts, culture and heritage in historical perspectives”.
This involves studying the relationship between accounting, arts, culture and heritage and may include, but is not limited to, historical studies of:
Accounting, accountability and organising practices in arts, culture and heritage sectors
Accounting for heritage sites, museums, theatres, opera houses, universities, cultural organisations, and beyond
Accounting and culture through historical perspectives
Accounting and the shift of cultural paradigms
Arts-inspired research methods: exploring history through arts
Accounting profession for the arts, culture and heritage sectors
Accounting standards for heritage assets: past, present and future
Time perspectives into accounting and culture
Interdisciplinary perspectives into accounting for arts, heritage and culture
The guest speakers at the conference are:
Paolo Quattrone, Professor of Accounting, Governance & Society, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK.
Ingrid Jeacle, Professor of Accounting and Popular Culture, University of Edinburgh Business School, Edinburgh, UK.
Schmidt Eike, Director. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.
Key deadlines:
1 November 2023 Submission opening
1 February 2024 Registration opening
31 March 2024 Submission deadline
31 May 2024 Emerging Scholars' Colloquium submission deadline
22 July 2024 Early bird registration ends
An Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium will be held immediately prior to the conference. Research proposals are due by 31 May 2024.
Inquiries may be directed to the Conference Convenor, Prof. Federico Barnabè, at the following e-mail address: federico.barnabe@unisi.it or to the Accounting History Technical Convenor at siena-ahic@vuw.ac.nz
The University of Siena was founded in 1240 and is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Most premises of the University of Siena are located in the city centre, inside the historic city wall, in the medieval heart of the city of Siena. The historical centre of Siena (which is largely pedestrianised) has been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The 12AHIC is hosted by the Department of Business and Law of the University of Siena. It will take place at the School of Economics and Management and the Rectorate of the University of Siena, both located in the city centre.
Visit the conference website at www.congressi.unisi.it/12ahic/ for further information.
Submission and Review of Papers: Papers written in the English language and complying with the Accounting History manuscript style should be submitted online in Word format no later than 31 March 2024 at www.conftool.org/12ahic/. All papers will be subject to a double-blind refereeing process. A special issue of the journal on the conference theme is scheduled to be published following the event.
Notification of Acceptance: Notification of papers accepted for inclusion in the conference program should be made by 10 June 2024.