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Bharat Britain: South Asians Making Britain, 1870-1950
Conference Date: September 13-14, 2010
London
Invited keynote speakers include:
Humayun Ansari
Elleke Boehmer
Antoinette Burton
Mukti Jain Campion
Dominiek Dendooven
Hanif Kureishi
Chandani Lokuge
Susheila Nasta
Nayantara Sahgal
Rozina Visram
Held in partnership with the British Library, this major international conference marks the culmination of the AHRC-funded research project ‘Making Britain: South Asian Visions of Home and Abroad, 1870-1950’, led by the Open University in collaboration with the University of Oxford and King’s College, London. Inter-disciplinary in approach, the project explores the manifold ways in which South Asians impacted on the formation of Britain’s cultural and political life prior to Independence and Partition in 1947. It adds historical depth and breadth to our present-day readings of ‘diaspora’ and ‘migration’, and counters the common perception that a British monoculture only began to diversify after the Second World War.
Showcasing new research from an impressive range of distinguished scholars, curators and writers worldwide, ‘Bharat Britain’ will map the various networks and affiliations South Asians and Britons formed across boundaries of ‘race’, ‘nation’, ‘culture’ and ‘class’, setting up connections which were to anticipate the shapes of things to come. These are evident in different areas of British cultural and political life, from the elitist literary and artistic circles of Bloomsbury where friendships were forged between poets and painters; to the anticolonial organisations which brought South Asian and British activists together in the lead up to Independence; to the battlefields of the two world wars where Indian sepoys and volunteers fought alongside British soldiers. Yet these interactions were also, at times, marked by hierarchies and dissent. Whether through riot, strike or petition, South Asians struggled for their rights as imperial citizens, shifting ideas of ‘Britishness’ in the process.
The conference will open the project exhibition ‘South Asians Making Britain: 1858-1950’ which will then tour across the UK. It will also launch and make available for the first time a unique interactive database comprising several hundred entries on South Asians in Britain.
Email: arts-making-britain@open.ac.uk
Visit the website at http://: www.open.ac.uk/arts/south-asians-making-britain/conference.htm
Posted: April 21, 2010
The Forty Years' Crisis: Refugees in Europe, 1919-1959
Conference Date: September 15-17, 2010
London, England
When the United Nations launched the first ever 'World Refugee Year' in June 1959, it came at the end of a tumultuous half century of military and diplomatic conflict and a succession of refugee crises originating in Europe. The publicity and events surrounding World Refugee Year were designed not just to raise funds for the cash-strapped U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and heighten awareness of international efforts in the support of refugees, but also to draw a line under the European refugee problem by resettling the remaining core of wartime displaced still languishing in refugee camps.
Dr Jessica Reinisch
Department of History, Classics and Archaeology
Birkbeck College, University of London
Malet Street, Bloomsbury
London, WC1E 7HX
Phone: 0207 631 6393
Email: j.reinisch@bbk.ac.uk
Email: fortyyearscrisis@googlemail.com
Posted: February 3, 2010
US Foreign Policy and the Periphery: From the Cold War to the War on Terror
Conference Date:
September 8-10, 2010
Nottingham, UK
By the early 1950s, it was becoming clear to officials in both Washington and Moscow that the location for much of the Cold War was going to be the developing world-or, as political scientists would subsequently label it, the periphery. In the past thirty years, Cold War scholars have dedicated an increasing amount of interest to these areas. As a result, our understanding of what happened there, what drove US policy, what threat the Soviet Union posed in these regions and the extent to which supposedly minor nations were able to exert an influence over-or indeed to exploit for their own ends-the two superpowers, have all become much clearer. Indeed, this area now provides one of the most fertile and innovative areas of intellectual examination in the field of diplomatic history, with interdisciplinary approaches, including racial, gendered and post-colonial readings of history now coming to the fore to challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of Cold War scholarship.
Yet in spite of this, major questions remain unanswered. For example, how did the US relationship with the peripheral areas evolve over time? Were the same intellectual constructs in place in 1950 as were in place in 1980? Did the way that these manifestations of US policy were met in the developing world alter over time? Moreover, what happened after 1989? Did the periphery, as an entity in the official American worldview, cease to exist at the end of the Cold War? Was the idea of a 'periphery' dependent upon a global paradigm in which the world was easily divided into a 'core' and a 'periphery'? Alternatively, did the demise of bipolarity lead to an American 'empire' with core and peripheral regions? Does the new cartography of the 'war on terror' offer a new concept of what constitutes a 'core' and a 'peripheral' region? The intention of this conference is to consider these questions, examine the way that the US relationship with the 'periphery' has evolved between 1945 and 2008, and moreover to interrogate the way that the so-called peripheral nations have reacted to and negotiated their relationship with the US. We therefore welcome proposals for papers on any aspect of this topic - whether they are thematic or more focused on specific case studies.
Dr. Bevan Sewell School of American and Canadian Studies University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2NR
Posted: March 8, 2010
Nationalism and Legitimacy
Conference Date: September 10-11, 2010
Nancy, France
The notion of legitimacy is essential to the study of nationalism. As Anthony D. Smith has argued, “For nationalists, the nation is the sole criterion of legitimate government and political community. […] [T]oday no state possesses legitimacy which does not also claim to represent the will of the ‘nation’, even where there is as yet patently no nation for it to represent.”
This conference seeks to examine the evolution of legitimacy of the nation-state in the contemporary world. Notably, we wish to consider how successfully, and in what ways, nation-states (re)define themselves in order to maintain this legitimacy, the ways in which nations and nation-states may reinforce one another’s legitimacy and the extent to which this legitimacy may be strengthened or undermined by supranational bodies.
The conference will include keynote addresses by leading scholars in the field, John Breuilly and John Hutchinson, of the London School of Economics, as well as panel sessions for the presentation of papers exploring aspects of the relationship between nationalism and legitimacy.
Rachel Hutchins
Université Nancy 2
ERUDI
42-44 avenue de la Libération, BP 3397
54000 Nancy, France
Phone: +33 3 54 50 46 70; Fax: +33 3 54 50 46 79
Email: colloque-cresab@univ-nancy2.fr
Visit the website at http://www.univ-nancy2.fr/CEAA/CRESAB/
Posted: March 1, 2010
Post-Globalisation: Rethinking the Relationship of Ireland and the United States
Conference Date: September 22, 2010
With recent events, the import of globalisation has come into focus. Issues surrounding Ireland’s dependence on processes of globalisation press us to reconsider its relationship with the United States in the ‘post-globalisation’ moment. This conference provides an opportunity for rethinking globalisation within the context of Ireland’s relationship with the United States.
Questions to be addressed may include:
Is globalisation still relevant to Ireland’s relationship with the United States?
Is globalisation synonymous with Americanization?
Has the era of globalisation reconstituted Irish identity in relation to the U.S.?
What is the relation of the Irish diaspora to processes of globalisation?
What paradigms of Irish-US economic and political relations are emerging from a post-globalised Ireland?
How has Irish culture represented or reflected shifting relations with the U.S.?
Julieann Galloway, Martin Russell, Geoff O'Connor
The Clinton Institute for American Studies
University College Dublin
Belfield House
Dublin 4
Ireland
Email: postglobal.paradigm@gmail.com
Visit the website at http://www.ucdclinton.ie
Posted: July 16, 2010
On the Path to Reunification – West and East Germany in their Alliances from 1970 to 1990
Conference Date: September 22-24, 2010
Postdam, Germany
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Germany’s reunification on 3 October 2010, the 51st International Conference for Military History focusses on the question which role changes in security and military policies played in the long run-up to the events of 1989 and 1990.
Confrontative behaviour patterns prevailed throughout the Cold War era of the 1950s, in themselves constituting an immanent risk factor in the nuclear age. Starting in the early 1970s, the period of détente – much furthered by West Germany’s own Ostpolitik – introduced a new dynamic to East-West relations, based on antagonistic cooperation and transformation. Within the context of the recent transatlantic historiographical discussions on the long-term developments leading up to 1989, the conference focusses on changes and events related to security politics and the German question.
The conference venue features panels
- on the change from the Cold War era to the détente period
- on Eastern and Western strategies and goals behind a more
cooperative outlook
- on the role and the room of maneouvre of both German states
within their alliances
- on the connection between external and domestic/societal
security
- on operative planning and the relevant perception of one self and
the other
- on the global role of both the FRG and the GDR.
The conference will finish with a public debate on the German question as a historical factor on the way to the watershed years of 1989 and 1990.
The conference is open to everyone interested in the topic. Further information regarding location, (modest) conference fee, and program will be available in due course on the MGFA’s homepage (www.mgfa.de).
Bernd Lemke
Zeppelinstr. 127/128, 14469 Potsdam
0331-9714-564
0331-9714-507
Bernd1Lemke document.write(String.fromCharCode(60 + 4)) @
bundeswehr.org
Posted: March 8, 2010
The National Security of the Republic of Moldova in the framework of the New European Security Architecture
Conference Date: October 8-9, 2010
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
The Institute of European Integration and Political Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova invites paper and panel submissions from individuals working in Political Sciences and associated disciplines such as Philosophy, History, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Demography to participate at the scientific conference with international participation entitled “The National Security of the Republic of Moldova in the framework of the New European Security Architecture”. Please, find the topics below.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED BY THE CONFERENCE (but not confined to):
• Institutions and processes of international and regional security: theoretical and practical aspects
• Informational system and management of the international and national security
• Achievements and shortcomings of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
• Geopolitics and Security in the Black Sea basin
• National Security Strategy of the South-Eastern Europe
• Policies and national security strategies
• The national security of the Republic of Moldova
• Opportunities and challenges for the national security of the Republic of Moldova
Institute of European Integration and Political Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
1 Stefan cel Mare şi Sfant ave., Chisinau, MD-2001
site: http://www.iiesp.asm.md
e-mail: secretariat.iiesp.asm@gmail.com
tel./fax: (+373-22) 27-05-37, 27-14-69
Ludmila Cojocari
Institute of European Integration and Political Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
1 Stefan cel Mare şi Sfant ave.
Chisinau, MD-2001
Phone:(+373-22) 27-05-37, 27-14-69
Email: lcojocari@gmial.com
Visit the website at http://iiesp.asm.md/?p=946
Posted: April 20, 2010
The World and the 'Solidarity' Movement, 1980-1989
Conference Date: October 21-23, 2010
Warsaw, Poland
When in August 1980 strikes broke out in Poland and ‘Solidarity’ movement was created, the world public opinion realized that something important happened. For the first time behind the iron curtain a massive, independent from totalitarian state trade union organization appeared. For almost a year and a half people watched the effects of non-violent struggle of the Polish workers for freedom. Governments and parliaments, political, social and labor organizations, church and charity societies wanted to support ‘Solidarity’ by sending financial help, developing contacts, advising in organizational affairs. It proved that the Polish democratic movement is not alone in their struggle, what was even more important after the martial law was introduced in December 1981. In that difficult time ‘Solidarity’ could count on support and help from the whole world. Spontaneous protests and manifestations could be watched in lots of countries, various committees were created, after a few weeks sending equipment and funds was started again, this time illegally.
The conference will be open to the public. Participants who are not presenting papers are requested to register using the form available at the conference's web site. There are no conference fees.
Anna Piekarska
Institute of National Remembrance
Public Education Office
ul. Towarowa 28
00-839 Warsaw
Poland
Phone: (+48-22) 431-8370
fax: +(48-22) 431-8380
Email: anna.piekarska@ipn.gov.pl
Visit the website at http://www.ipn.gov.pl/conference2010
Posted: November 17, 2009
Future of Europe: The Economic and Financial Crisis Impact on the European Business Environment
Conference Date: November 18-19, 2010
Romania
The financial and economic crisis and its aftermath changed the economic landscape at the global and European level. Its impact on business and macroeconomic environments pose a key challenge for European companies, markets, institutions and governmental authorities. The Conference will explore the financial and economic crisis implications for the European business environment features from both a micro- and macroeconomic perspective.
The Faculty of International Business and Economics, Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, SOREC and Bucharest School of Management, in partnership with Belgium Embassy in Bucharest - La Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles, invite all economists, academics and non-academics, to submit their unpublished and original analytical works on topics related to Conference theme. Young economists, such as graduate and doctoral students and post-docs, are encouraged to apply.
The Conference will take place between 18 and 19 November 2010 on the premises of the Faculty of International Business and Economics, Academy of Economic Studies, 6 Piata Romana, Bucharest-1, Romania. The Faculty is located in downtown Bucharest, at one of the central intersections in Bucharest, with transportation links to all parts of the city by bus and metro.
Ms. Alina Draghici
Email: conference@rei.ase.ro
Visit the website at http://www.futureofeurope.ase.ro
Posted: July 16, 2010
Everyday Approaches to the Persecution of Jews of Greater Germany and the 'Protectorate', 1941-45
Conference Date: November 18-20, 2010
Berlin, Germany
With the beginning of mass deportations in October 1941, the situation of the Central European Jews took a dramatic turn for the worse. Many of the aspects of what followed connected with the perpetrators, their politics and actions have been extensively researched. Particularly in the western historiography of the Holocaust, however, the victims’ perspective and experience long seemed irrelevant. It is precisely that perspective we want bring into analytical focus, by asking about the experience, inner organisation, reactions and life-changes of those marked by the Nazis as Jews.
Our aim is twofold: First, to follow the victims’ trajectories from the onset of deportations through to liberation; secondly, to do so paying particular attention to the level of everyday experience. Territorially, we focus on Greater Germany (Germany, Austria and the Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia). A comparative approach between German, Austrian and Czech Jews’ experience will enable us to trace the range and underlying patterns of victims’ reactions within a reasonably homogenous community, and at the same time to analyse the factors prompting variations in Nazi policies. In addition, we would like to underline that when examining society in extremis, it is crucial to avoid easy moral categories of “good” and “bad” behaviour, and instead to ask about factors and consequences of human behaviour.
Anna Hajkova, PhD cand.
University of Toronto
History Department
Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St George Street, Room 2074
Toronto Ontario M5S 3G3
Canada
Tel: 416-978-3363
Fax: 416-978-4810
Email: a.hajkova@utoronto.ca
Crossing Boundaries: Foreign Relations and Transborder Histories
Posted: October 26, 2009
The Baltic Sea Region and the Cold War
Conference Date: November 27-28, 2010
Tartu, Estonia
The historiography of the Cold War circles usually around the great players and the major events and developments. The Baltic Sea region seemed to play only a peripheral role in this context. Nevertheless, the last 20 years saw a blossoming of national approaches to the history of this region. In the light of new research in recently opened archives, it turns out that the role of the region before and during the Cold War was more diverse and probably more important than previously expected. The impact of the Cold War even on so-called neutral countries was obviously larger than thought. The workshop aims at bringing together scholars and PhD-students working on the history of the region during the Cold War and to overcome the isolation of national historiography.
Olaf Mertelsmann
University of Tartu
Institute of History and Archeology
Lossi 3
50090 Tartu, Estonia
Phone: +372 737 6504
Fax: +372 737 5345
Email: omertelsmann@yahoo.co.uk
Posted: April 29, 2010
Landscapes in Dialogue: Spatial and Time Frames between Europe's Centers and Peripheries
Conference Date: December 10-11, 2010
Paris, France
The purpose of this symposium - within the context of the topic "West-East: Center-Periphery Dynamics between the two halves of the continent from a multidisciplinary perspective - it to investigate modern Europe, marked both by its crisis and its further integration.
At the end of the colloquium the papers will be published in the Cahiers de la Nouvelle Europe the journal of the CIEH, published by Harmattan.
Posted: April 2, 2010
The Napoleonic Continental System: Local, European, and Global Experiences and Consequences
Conference Date: May 19-21, 2011
Amsterdam
Since 2004, several exciting interdisciplinary conferences on the Napoleonic Empire have re-conceptualized the Napoleonic era as a period of intense political, military, social, and economic transformation on the local and European level. This conference will highlight the role of the Continental System in the Empire and beyond. Though relatively neglected compared to other aspects of the Napoleonic Wars and Empire, the Continental System has been interpreted as either “defensive” or “offensive” in nature. Scholars continue to debate its short and long-term consequences for economic development in Europe and North America. Regarded as both an economic and military structure, many scholars note that it became increasingly coercive after 1810. Some scholars argue the System discredited and delegitimized Napoleon’s Empire, whereas others view it as a crude prototype for the European Union. To what degree do these interpretations continue to shape scholarship on the Continental System? Within a diverse Europe, can the Continental System be viewed as a homogenous structure? This conference treats the Continental System within a long chronological framework that includes its origins in mercantilism and economic warfare prior to Napoleon’s Berlin Decrees in 1806 as well as its short and long-term significance in political, social-economic and commercial development. This conference is also interested in both the local and global -the micro and the macro- significance of the Continental System from shifts in commerce in individual port cities like Amsterdam to new developments in colonial commerce in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Beyond the military and economic consequences of the Continental System, increased poverty and wealth developed alongside new social structures as merchants migrated to avoid the system, and sailors, labourers, fishermen, and other ordinary folk sought alternative forms of livelihood.
The International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam expects to be able to offer participants hotel accommodation and meals during the conference. We expect those supported by scholarly institutions to take care of their own travel expenses.
The organizers aim to publish a selection of papers in 2012. All participants and contributors will be informed by September 1, 2011. Further information can be obtained from: Organizer Dr. Johan Joor, International Institute of Social History, P.O. Box 2169, 1000 CD Amsterdam, The Netherlands, jjo@iisg.nl and Co-Organizer Dr. Katherine B. Aaslestad, Associate Professor, Department of History of West Virginia University, 220 Woodburn Hall, PO 6303, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-6303 USA, Katherine.Aaslestad@mail.wvu.edu
Johan Joor
International Institute of Social History
P.O. Box 2169
1000 CD Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Email: jjo@iisg.nl
Visit the website at http://www.iisg.nl
Posted: March 28, 2010
Development Discourse(s) in Late Colonialism
Conference Date: July 13-15, 2011
Vienna, Austria
"Development" played various and at times contradicting roles in the discursive and non-discursive practices of late colonialism. It both served to legitimize European control and to underpin African endeavours for social and political emancipation.
This workshop aims at exploring discourses of development during the period when development first came to play a central role in shaping the relations between Africa and Europe, that is between the end of World War I and decolonization (1918-ca.1960).
The contributions to this workshop will be published in 2011.
Dr. Gerald Hödl and Dr. Martina Kopf
University of Vienna / Department of African Studies
Project “Colonial Concepts of Development in Africa”
Spitalgasse 2, Hof 5
1090 Vienna / Austria
T +43 (0)1 4277 43208
Email: gerald.hoedl@univie.ac.at or martina.kopf@univie.ac.at
Visit the website at http://www.univie.ac.at/colonial-development
Posted: August 1, 2010
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