Inaugural Conference, International Society for Cultural History

Call for papers: Inaugural Conference of the International Society for Cultural History, Ghent, August 27-31, 2008

At this four-day event – the inaugural assembly of the International Society for Cultural History that was founded at a successful conference on cultural history in Aberdeen in July 2007 – we want to address a series of fundamental questions about the recent impact and the near future of diverse forms of cultural history. Taking its cue from the fundamental work of, among others, Catherine Belsey, Peter Burke, Lynn Hunt, and Philippe Poirrier, the conference will tackle the vexing question of the precise nature of cultural history. Which disciplinary models and/or critical paradigms can be brought together under this label? Do we actually need such a unifying label? If we do, then what exactly do we understand by it? Are there different, ‘national’ (British, French, German, Italian, Finnish…) forms of cultural history and what distinguishes them from one another? How does one teach cultural history and what does one teach when one teaches cultural history?Jürgen Pieters / Alexander Roose
University of Ghent
Belgium
Email: jurgen.pieters@ugent.be
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CFP: Historia Actual Online

Deadline MAR 15:

Extended CFP: Historia Actual Online

Call for contributions for the journal Historia Actual Online: Twentieth-century dictatorships and religion: deadline extended for contributions on (ex-)communist regimes. The scholarship of twentieth-century dictatorships has developed steadily since the demise of such regimes after W.W.II. The last decades, they have increasingly been studied from a cultural point of view. Some researchers (Mosse, Gentile,…) characterized them as forms of ‘political religion’, a viewpoint which eventually led to the creation of a journal dedicated to this topic, ‘Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions’. In this context, there is also a growing interest in the position of traditional religion, as opposed to, and sometimes as a part of, the ideological frameworks in which twentieth-century dictatorships can be situated.

The Cádiz-based online peer reviewed journal Historia Actual Online now invites proposals for articles on subjects related to the theme of contemporary dictatorship and religion. Topics could include European fascist and non-fascist dictatorships and their relationship to religion, especially to the Vatican, the fate of religion and religious institutions under Communist regimes, the position of Christianity in Maoist China and
in Asia, religion and dictatorship in Africa and South America.Proposals for contributions on the topics suggested above, or, in general, on topics relating to the theme of ‘dictatorship and religion’, are invited. It is envisaged that a ‘dossier’ of 5 to 10 papers will be published in the Historia Actual Online Autumn 2008 edition.Historia Actual Online (ISSN 1697-3305) is a full text, open access online contemporary history journal which does not limit itself to the discipline of historiography, but also welcomes multi-disciplinary approaches. Contributions are accepted in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Further information, including details of the editorial board and of all the previous issues, may be found at:
http://www.historia-actual.com/HAO/pbhao.asp?idi=ESPPlease submit abstracts of no more than 500 words (Word- or Word-compatible-format), accompanied by a brief c.v., by no later than March 15th, 2008, to Jan Nelis (jan.nelis@ugent.be or jan_nelis@hotmail.com). Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 25th, 2008, upon which authors will receive further editorial instructions. Full papers due: June 25th, 2008. Notification of acceptance of papers, including possible comments based on peer-review reports: July 25th, 2008.For any further inquiries, contact Dr Jan Nelis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fund for Scientific Research, Belgium/University of Ghent, Belgium, at jan.nelis@ugent.be or jan_nelis@hotmail.com.Jan Nelis
University of Ghent