[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Palestine and the First World War - New Perspectives (2/1/07; 9/3/07-9/6/07)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Call for Papers

International Conference:
"Palestine and the First World War - New Perspectives"

The Tel-Hai Academic College in Upper Galilee, Israel, is planning an
international academic conference to commemorate the 90th anniversary of
the Palestine Campaign during the First World War and the British
occupation of Jerusalem in 1917. The conference will be held on 3-6
September 2007 at the college’s campus at Tel-Hai. Official languages:
English and Hebrew with simultaneous translation.

The conference will examine the period and the campaign in historical
perspective, emphasizing the broader context of the Great War in general
and the war in the Middle Eastern theatre in particular. It aims to
present perspectives for "all sides of the hill", focusing on recent
research and new approaches.

The organizing committee seeks proposals on the following topics:
a) Strategy (including the campaign and region in the broader
perspectives of a worldwide coalition war and a revolution in the
military affairs).
b) Military and political dimensions (including topics of air warfare,
technology, intelligence, military medicine, guerrilla warfare,
political agreements, nationalism, peace negotiations and borders).
c) "Tommy" and "Johnny Turk" - the ordinary soldier and the campaign.
d) Civilian society and population in Palestine.
e) Cultural aspects (including images, literature, art and religion).
f) Historiography, ethos, commemoration and memory.
g) The significance of the campaign and the period for the country and
the Middle East in general.

* The College will cover travel and accommodation expenses for participants.

Proposals, up to 250 words including personal and academic details,
should be e-mailed no later than 1 February 2007, to Ms. Diana Rachamim,
Conference Coordinator Tel-Hai Academic College, e-mail:
conference at adm.telhai.ac.il

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