Leeds 2019

Call for Papers

The International Society for First World War Studies is delighted to announce its 11th conference, to be held at the University of Leeds in September 2019. As the centenary commemorations draw to a close, 2019 offers the opportunity to re-examine the myriad legacies of the First World War. From grand diplomacies to the minutiae of everyday life, the global effects of the war can be seen in the colonised and the coloniser, in the belligerent nations and their non-belligerent counterparts, among those who remained at home and in those who ventured further afield.

We are thrilled to announce Dr Michelle Moyd (Indiana University – Bloomington) and Dr Kristine Alexander (University of Lethbridge) will give keynote lectures.

Themes of the conference include:

• Colonial and imperial aftermaths
• Post-war disability
• Care for veterans and families
• Childhood in the aftermath of war
• Gendered legacies of war
• Captivity and repatriation
• Demobilisation and civilian reintegration
• Grief, bereavement, burial, graves and cemeteries
• Faith and religion in the aftermath of the war
• Memory, memorialisation and commemoration
• Artistic and literary legacies of the war in both new and traditional forms
• Continuity and change in science, medicine and technology
• Postbellum psychology and philosophy
• Effects on the landscape and environment
• Humanitarianism and peace movements
• New and continuing conflicts and revolutions
• Internationalism and transnationalism by individuals, organisations and states
• Economic transformations
• Military learning and innovation

As part of the conference there will be opportunities for broader professional development with museum curation and public engagement workshops. In order to showcase and share the innovative practice of First World War scholars, there will be a roundtable discussion on teaching the war. There will also be a mentoring programme to help postgraduate and early career researchers develop their papers for publication.

All presenters will be expected to become members of the Society before the conference date. The working language of the conference and all submissions is English. The organisers intend to publish the proceedings of this conference.

Held at University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Leeds, 10-13 September 2019.