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The Society News Feed Archive for: 2012
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"Encountering the Other in Wartime: The Great War as an intercultural moment?" 7th Society Conference, Paris 26th & 27th September 2013
After very successful conferences in Lyon, Oxford, Dublin, Washington D.C., London, and Innsbruck, the International Society for First World War Studies is pleased to organise its seventh conference in Paris on 26-27 September 2013. The German Historical Institute in Paris, The University of Birmingham (UK), and the Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration are supporting this event....
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"Altérités en guerre. La Grande Guerre comme moment interculturel ?" 7e colloque international de la société, Paris 26-27 septembre 2013
Après le succès des rencontres précédentes organisées à Lyon, Oxford, Dublin, Washington, Londres et Innsbruck, la Société Internationale d’Etude de la Grande Guerre tiendra son septième colloque à Paris les 26 et 27 septembre 2013, grâce au soutien de l’Institut Historique Allemand de Paris, de l’Université de Birmingham et de la Cité Nationale de l’Histoire de l’Immigration.
Le thème retenu pour...
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Statement on position in relation to Open Access
A number of leading history journals have produced a joint statement on the open access policy proposed by the UK Government in response to the publication of the Finch report. First World War Studies is among the signatories to this statement.
We, as editors of the History journals listed below, would like to make our views clear in relation to... -
Podcasts: First World War: New Perspectives
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the First World War this series of short talks presents new perspectives on the world’s first experience of Total War. Produced by the University of Oxford, and presented by renowned experts in the field, the series explores topics such as ‘conflict culture’, ‘surplus women’ and the role of the historian in the centenary. ...
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News: Ireland and the First World War
Project to bridge the gap between academic and public activity surrounding Ireland and the First World War
With Ireland’s ‘Decade of Commemorations’ underway, historians at Goldsmiths, University of London and the University of Exeter have created a special website to gather information and knowledge about Ireland’s involvement in the First World War.
The www.irelandWW1.org website project will collate research and event information...
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Doktorandenstelle: „Rechtshistorische Aspekte des Ersten Weltkriegs“
Das Institut français d’histoire en Allemagne (IFHA) ist eine französische staatliche Forschungseinrichtung, die seit 2009 an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt beherbergt ist. Es betreibt Forschung zur deutschen bzw. deutsch-französischen Geschichte und bringt sich aktiv auf verschiedene Art und Weise (Stipendien, Übersetzungen, Tagungen und Workshops, Publikationen, Konferenzen und Vorträge) in die Förderung von Initiativen und Begegnungen zwischen Historikern Frankreichs und Deutschlands...
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CFP: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945
The editors of The Space Between: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945 seek submissions for the next special topics issue of the journal (vol. 10) on “The Great War: Centenary Perspectives.”
Guest edited by Mark D. Larabee of the U.S. Naval Academy, larabee@usna.edu, this issue will be published in fall 2014.
Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2013.
Of special interest are interdisciplinary articles...
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CFP: The Great War in Post-Memory Literature, Drama and Film
The Great War has never ceased to haunt the imagination. Across time and nations, the subject of the first major conflict of the twentieth century has returned over and over again in prose fiction, drama, and film. The oncoming centenary is a very good time for a reconsideration of the place and meaning of this conflict in our contemporary post-memory...
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CFP: Krieg & Tourismus im Spannungsfeld des Ersten Weltkrieges
Veranstalter: Touriseum. Südtiroler Landesmuseum für Tourismus
Datum, Ort: 07.-09.11.2013, Meran, Schloss Trauttmansdorff (Südtirol/Italien)
Deadline: 01.03.2013
Das Südtiroler Landesmuseum für Tourismus in Meran, kurz Touriseum, behandelt das für Südtirol zentrale Phänomen Tourismus in seinen zahlreichen Facetten. Das Museum vermittelt, wie der Tourismus als Branche funktioniert, wie Reisende und Bereiste zum Entstehen und zur Veränderung einer touristischen Region beitragen. Das Museum will aber auch zeigen,...
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Why are we still trying to understand the outbreak of World War One?
In this St John’s College Research Centre 2012 Annual Lecture at Oxford, Professor Margaret MacMillan examines the reasons why this question has remained important over the last 100 years and suggests some possible explanations for the outbreak of the war.
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JOBS: 3 x Research Fellows, University of Birmingham
Collaborative EuropeaN Digital/Archival Infrastructure (CENDARI)
University of Birmingham – College of Arts and Law – School of History and Cultures Starting salary £27,578 a year, in a range up to £35,938 a year, with potential progression to £38,140 a year
The School of History and Cultures at the University of Birmingham seeks to appoint 3 Postdoctoral Research Fellows for three years...
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Pour une histoire de la Première Guerre mondiale en Amérique latine
Para una historia de la Primera Guerra Mundial en América Latina
Colloque international
3, 4 et 5 avril 2012
Institut des Amériques
175 rue du Chevaleret – 75013 Paris
Salon des Amériques, 8e étage
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Workshop „Polen und der Erste Weltkrieg“
Donnerstag, 26. April 2012
Eröffnung und Begrüßung:
15:00- 15.10: Eduard Mühle (DHI Warschau)
Section I: Vorstellungen vom Krieg
Vorsitz : Ruth Leiserowitz (DHI Warschau)
15.20 – 15.40 Piotr Szlanta (UW /DHI Warschau), “‘Glauben an das Bekannte heute, Glauben an das Unsichere morgen’. Die Polen und der Ausbruch des Großen Krieges”
15.40 – 16.00 Klaus Richter (DHI Warschau), “Politische Bewegungen und Vorstellungen von Territorium...
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New collaborative bibliography of First World War Studies
We are pleased to announce that the bibliography section of the Society website has been entirely reworked and considerably augmented, combining elements from several existing ressources.
The navigation menu on the right-hand-side of the website...
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JOBS: Freie Universität Berlin - EU-FP7 project "Collaborative European Digital / Archival Infrastructure" (CENDARI)
Freie Universität Berlin
EU-FP7 project “Collaborative European Digital / Archival Infrastructure” (CENDARI)
As part of the European Commission (7th Framework Programme for Research) project “Collaborative European Digital / Archival Research Infrastructure” (CENDARI) the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institute (Prof. Dr. Oliver Janz) at the Free University of Berlin will be recruiting two researcher positions. Appointment of candidates to this position is dependent upon final...
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