[Bilimsel Haber] Fwd: CfP: Children and War: Past and Present, U of Salzburg, Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2010

[Onur Inal]

Children and War: Past and Present

International multidisciplinary conference to be held at the University of
Salzburg, Austria, on 30 September - 2 October 2010. Organised by the
University of Salzburg and the University of Wolverhampton (UK).

In recent years the volume of international research on 'Children and
War', carried out by academics, governmental and non-governmental
organisations and institutions as well as the media, has continually
increased. At the same time there has been a growing public interest in
how children experience military conflicts and how their lives have been
affected by war and its aftermath.

Research topics are as varied as the disciplines and interests involved -
often acting independently of each other. Therefore it seems time to
review current research and to open new perspectives for future work by
bringing together scholars from various academic disciplines,
practitioners in the field, representatives of governmental and
non-governmental institutions and the media.

All proposals which focus on any topic and theme on 'Children and War' are
welcome, ranging from the experience of war, flight, displacement and
resettlement, relief and rehabilitation work, gender issues, persecution,
trafficking, abuse and prostitution, trauma and amnesia, the
trans-generational impact of persecution, individual and collective
memory, educational issues, films and documentaries, artistic and literary
approaches, to remembrance and memorials, and questions of theory and
methodology.

Specific conference themes anticipated are:

- Children as witnesses and victims of war and conflicts
- Holocaust, genocides and forced labour
- Child soldiers, partisans and resistance fighters
- Army mascots
- Deportations and displacements, refugees and asylum seekers
- War crimes, trials and human rights

Please send an abstract of 200-250 words, together with biographical
background information of 50-100 words by 31 December 2009 to:
J.D.Steinert at wlv.ac.uk

All proposals are subject to a review process.

Conference language: English.

The organising team: Wolfgang Aschauer (Salzburg), Helga Embacher
(Salzburg), Darek Galasinski (Wolverhampton), Olga Kozlowska
(Wolverhampton), Albert Lichtblau (Salzburg), Grazia Prontera (Salzburg),
Johannes-Dieter Steinert (Wolverhampton).

Fees: EUR 100 for speakers. The fee includes admission to all panels,
lunches, coffees and teas. Further information and registration details
will be made available early in 2010. All participants need to secure
their own funding to participate in this conference.

It is intended to publish a selection of conference papers.

Helga Embacher (University of Salzburg) & Dieter Steinert (University of
Wolverhampton)

Professor Johannes-Dieter Steinert
Professor of Modern European History and Migration Studies
School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications
Millennium City Building
University of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
United Kingdom


----- End forwarded message -----