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From: Lucy Pearson <lucy.r.pearson_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:45:31 +0000
Dear all,
(Apologies for cross-posting)
The final deadline for abstracts for the interdisciplinary conference in 'The Child, the First World War and the Global South' is fast approaching - interested parties have until the end of March to submit an abstract.I hope to see some list members in Sydney in December! Please do circulate to anyone who may be interested.
The conference organisers are particularly interested in including perspectives from countries who were affected by the FWW but are often overlooked in mainstream narratives, such as those involved by virtue of their status as British colonies. It would therefore be greatly appreciated if scholars working in such countries, or with contacts there, would circulate this CFP through their networks. Some small travel bursaries are available for scholars working in countries where financial support for academic activity is limited.
Thanks!
Lucy Pearson
Leverhulme Network Facilitator, Approaching War
* �A Game That Calls Up Love and Hatred Both’: The Child, the First World War, and the Global South An International Interdisciplinary Conference*
1-4 December 2011
University of Technology Sydney, Australia Australian Centre for Child and Youth: Culture and Wellbeing (ACCY) & Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art
The Leverhulme International Network project, Approaching War: Childrenв Ђ™s Culture and War, 1880-1919 (www.fww-child.org), focuses on the pre-war and wartime experience of children in Anglophone countries which were involved in the conflict or which were engaged in international discussions about th e war, including Great Britain, Australia, Canada, and the USA.
The conference in December 2011 at the University of Technology Sydney wil l explore the impact of the First World War on childhood from the perspective of the global south. It will bring together researchers and practitioners t o explore verbal and visual representations of war in the children’s culture of Australia and the global south, with special reference to the First Worl d War but also considering other wars of the 20th century.
The conference will include a Celebration of Australian Children’s Literature and Culture, in collaboration with IBBY, which will bring together academics and some of Australia's leading children's book writers and illustrators to explore the influence of children's literature in shaping cultural identity. The event will be followed by a literary and historical cruise of Sydney Harbour.
Papers on any topic relating to the figure of the child and childhood cultures and war, with a particular focus on the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, are welcome. We welcome papers from a variety of disciplines, including English, Education, Film, History, Modern Languages, Sociology, and Geography, amongst others.
Participants are invited to submit 250 word abstracts for 20 minute papers on the conference themes. Panels of three linked papers are also very welcome. Topics for papers may include, but are not limited to:
● Children’s and young adult literature
в—Џ National and global ideas of childhood and nationhood
в—Џ Gender, the child and war
в—Џ Intersection of cultures of war and childhood cultures
в—Џ Constructing Empire
● Concepts of �home’
в—Џ Constructing otherness
в—Џ Changing histories and geographies
в—Џ The spread of conflict in Europe, Asia, the Far East
в—Џ War and federation
в—Џ Child/adult relationships
● Mother Country and �sons’
в—Џ Ambivalence and war
в—Џ Multimodal representations of friends and foes
The project seeks to further scholarship on countries drawn into the conflict by virtue of their connections to the British Empire, particularly those which have been under-represented in First World War studies. Conference papers from scholars in such countries are particularly welcomed , and some bursaries are available for those working in countries where support for international conference attendance has traditionally been low. Some bursaries are also available for postgraduate speakers from any institution. Please see the conference website for more details.
Extended deadline for abstracts: March 31st 2011
Notification of outcome: April 30th 2011
Abstracts should be submitted via email to: info_at_fww-child.org.
Project Website: www.fww-child.org
Dr, Lucy Pearson, Newcastle University lucy.r.pearson_at_googlemail.com
Received on Tue 22 Mar 2011 05:45:31 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:45:31 +0000
Dear all,
(Apologies for cross-posting)
The final deadline for abstracts for the interdisciplinary conference in 'The Child, the First World War and the Global South' is fast approaching - interested parties have until the end of March to submit an abstract.I hope to see some list members in Sydney in December! Please do circulate to anyone who may be interested.
The conference organisers are particularly interested in including perspectives from countries who were affected by the FWW but are often overlooked in mainstream narratives, such as those involved by virtue of their status as British colonies. It would therefore be greatly appreciated if scholars working in such countries, or with contacts there, would circulate this CFP through their networks. Some small travel bursaries are available for scholars working in countries where financial support for academic activity is limited.
Thanks!
Lucy Pearson
Leverhulme Network Facilitator, Approaching War
* �A Game That Calls Up Love and Hatred Both’: The Child, the First World War, and the Global South An International Interdisciplinary Conference*
1-4 December 2011
University of Technology Sydney, Australia Australian Centre for Child and Youth: Culture and Wellbeing (ACCY) & Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art
The Leverhulme International Network project, Approaching War: Childrenв Ђ™s Culture and War, 1880-1919 (www.fww-child.org), focuses on the pre-war and wartime experience of children in Anglophone countries which were involved in the conflict or which were engaged in international discussions about th e war, including Great Britain, Australia, Canada, and the USA.
The conference in December 2011 at the University of Technology Sydney wil l explore the impact of the First World War on childhood from the perspective of the global south. It will bring together researchers and practitioners t o explore verbal and visual representations of war in the children’s culture of Australia and the global south, with special reference to the First Worl d War but also considering other wars of the 20th century.
The conference will include a Celebration of Australian Children’s Literature and Culture, in collaboration with IBBY, which will bring together academics and some of Australia's leading children's book writers and illustrators to explore the influence of children's literature in shaping cultural identity. The event will be followed by a literary and historical cruise of Sydney Harbour.
Papers on any topic relating to the figure of the child and childhood cultures and war, with a particular focus on the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, are welcome. We welcome papers from a variety of disciplines, including English, Education, Film, History, Modern Languages, Sociology, and Geography, amongst others.
Participants are invited to submit 250 word abstracts for 20 minute papers on the conference themes. Panels of three linked papers are also very welcome. Topics for papers may include, but are not limited to:
● Children’s and young adult literature
в—Џ National and global ideas of childhood and nationhood
в—Џ Gender, the child and war
в—Џ Intersection of cultures of war and childhood cultures
в—Џ Constructing Empire
● Concepts of �home’
в—Џ Constructing otherness
в—Џ Changing histories and geographies
в—Џ The spread of conflict in Europe, Asia, the Far East
в—Џ War and federation
в—Џ Child/adult relationships
● Mother Country and �sons’
в—Џ Ambivalence and war
в—Џ Multimodal representations of friends and foes
The project seeks to further scholarship on countries drawn into the conflict by virtue of their connections to the British Empire, particularly those which have been under-represented in First World War studies. Conference papers from scholars in such countries are particularly welcomed , and some bursaries are available for those working in countries where support for international conference attendance has traditionally been low. Some bursaries are also available for postgraduate speakers from any institution. Please see the conference website for more details.
Extended deadline for abstracts: March 31st 2011
Notification of outcome: April 30th 2011
Abstracts should be submitted via email to: info_at_fww-child.org.
Project Website: www.fww-child.org
Dr, Lucy Pearson, Newcastle University lucy.r.pearson_at_googlemail.com
Received on Tue 22 Mar 2011 05:45:31 PM CDT
