Forthcoming Military History Conferences/Lectures

"Call for papers: "Small Power is a Power? The role and resilience of small and medium powers during the Great War 1914-1918"
Instituto da Defesa Nacional – Lisbon, 3, 4 and 5 September 2014
03 Setembro 2014
The National Defense Institute, in partnership with the Institute of Contemporary History of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities-Universidade Nova de Lisboa and the Institute of Social Sciences-University of Lisbon, welcomes the submission of papers for the International Seminar “Small Power is a Power? The role and resilience of small and medium powers during the Great War 1914-1918”, which will take place in Lisbon from 3-5 September 2014.
The seminar aims to promote the study and deepen the knowledge of the national strategies and role played by small and medium powers during the Great War, keeping in mind the broader historical context in which the conflict took place.
The study of the role of small and medium powers, in international relations in general, and in the case of the First World War in particular, is an underdeveloped field of study, traditionally regarded as minor, yet it has great potential in the social sciences, namely: History, International Relations, Strategic Studies and Security Studies. The relevance of the actions and decisions made by Serbia or Belgium in the early stages of the Great War, and the resilience they showed in extreme circumstances are just an example of the interest in exploring the goals, the degree of autonomy and the options of small and medium powers, their relations with the great powers, and their ability to endure a conflict like the Great War.
The seminar also welcomes contributions from researchers aiming to relate wider theoretical questions to the empirical investigation on the role of small and medium powers during the Great War. It is also open to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, prizing original contributions from diverse areas of knowledge.
The seminar aims to encourage the debate, from a comparative perspective, of the experience of small and medium powers during the Great War. The aim is also to be inclusive of different cases in different regions (Western and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, the Balkans, non-European powers) and of belligerents as well as neutrals.
Submission: 2 September 2013 to 15 March 2014
Acceptance reply: 15 April 2014
Submission process: Please send your identification (name, institutional affiliation and email address), Paper title, Abstract (maximum 700 words), and academic CV (1 page) via email to: smallpowerisapower@gmail.com
Working languages: English; Portuguese; French
- See more at: http://www.idn.gov.pt/index.php?mod=008&cod=03092014x2#sthash.yHHniBI2.4YDFoC9N.dpuf "
http://www.idn.gov.pt/index.php?mod=008&cod=03092014x2#sthash.yHHniBI2.4YDFoC9N.dpbs

 

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"MMHS October Talk-
Of Ships & Men

Our next talk takes place on Tuesday 8th October 2013.

Geoff Smith tells the story of the men of the Royal Navy during both world wars through the memorabilia they have left behind.

For more information:
http://www.smatsuk.yolasite.com/?utm_source=The++Manchester+Military+History+Society&utm_campaign=59010854f5-Battlefield+Visits+-+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24051bff21-59010854f5-9346341

We look forward to seeing you in October."

 

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"A reminder that the next of The Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict seminars takes place on Thursday, 10th October.
Dr Tobias Kelly, University of Edinburgh - 'Conscience, Conscripts and Cowardice: British Pacifists in the Second World War'

The seminar will start at 5.00pm and will be held in Room G202B, Doorway 3, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, see www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classics-archaeology/about-us/visiting-us for details of the location.

See www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classics-archaeology/modern-conflict/news-events/events/seminars for the most up-to-date details of the seminars.

Please forward this email to anyone else you think may be interested. If this email has been forwarded to you and you would like to be added to the Centre email distribution list for reminders of the seminars and details of other events that may be of interest, please email csmc@ed.ac.uk.


The Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict School of History, Classics and Archaeology William Robertson Wing Old Medical School Teviot Place Edinburgh
EH8 9AG"

 

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  "Tuesday, October 22, 2013
  
  
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  5:30pm until 7:00pm
  

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Talk by Air Commodore (ret'd) Dr Peter Gray, Senior Research Fellow in Air Power Studies and Director of War Studies, Centre for War Studies, University of Birmingham.

Seminars are held from 17.30 to 19.00 on the Tuesdays listed below, meeting in Lecture Room 3, Arts Building (R16 on the campus map). All welcome. Admission free."

 

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"Scotland’s Great War
Next year sees the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. Scotland played a major part in the conflict, not just on the battlefield but also on the home front. She was at the forefront of changes to the social and political structure of Britain.
To commemorate the contribution a conference is to be held on
Friday 14 March 2014 at Perth College UHI, that will examine all aspects of Scotland during the First World War.
An invitation is extended to all scholars of Scottish history to submit papers for consideration.
Areas that will be considered include:
 Social History
 Military History
 Political History
 Literary History
 Art History
 Gender History, and
 Sporting History.
Should you wish to be considered please submit titles and abstracts of no more than 500 words by Friday 15 November 2013.
Submissions should be sent to lars.cook@perth.uhi.ac.uk "

 

Wipers: The British Army and the Ypres Salient ​

Colonel Christopher Newbould CBE ​

A lecture and sandwich lunch
12.30-2.00pm Wednesday 13th November 2013
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The Belgian town of Ieper (Ypres), known to the Tommies as "Wipers" has a special part to play in our understanding of the First World War. It was the site of fighting from 1914 to 1918. The British Expeditionary Force of 1914 was ground down in the defence of the town but never lost it. It’s where chemical weapons were first used in 1915. One of the neighbouring villages, Passendaele, has become synonymous with sacrifice and suffering. Until the French motorway system improved access to the Somme, Ieper was the focus for British visits to the battlefields of the Western Front.

This is an opportunity to hear one of Britain’s leading battlefield guides in action. Christopher Newbould is a gifted communicator and battlefield guide who focuses on telling the story of British soldiers, what they did and why. He brings history to life through a range of media including poetry. Christopher played a key role for a decade in developing the Realities of War programme which enabled tens of thousands of young servicemen and women to understand the core values of the army on the battlefields of the world wars. He was the chief guide for Remembrance Travel between 1997 and 2011 and is one of the founding members of the Guild of Battlefield Guides. He is currently Chief Guide and Group Tours manager for Spirit of Remembrance Ltd.

The funds raised from this event will be offered for the appeal to restore the 1930s vintage Royal British Legion sign in Ieper.
Our hosts will be the Fusiliers Museum and the event includes a sandwich lunch a glass of wine and the opportunity to network in the exclusive surroundings of the Fusiliers mess in HM Tower of London.

If you would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make a donation of £25 for each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust) via Just Giving http://www.justgiving.com/Frank-Baldwin1 and email your name, contact number and any special requirements (dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org On receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the venue. If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to welcoming you.

This event was originally planned for 10th September but has been rescheduled for 13th November 2013. Anyone who booked for the 10th September can either have a priority place on our event on 13 November or claim a refund.

 

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Jebel Akdar

Our Next Talk:


Jebel Akdar (Nov. 1958) and Personal experiences in Oman – 1960s
Tuesday 12th November 2013 at 7.30pm

On 16th July 1957, the Sultan of Oman requested British assistance UK to suppress a liberation army of Omani expatriates. The Sultan's army was extremely weak, consisting of only 620 men.

This is the story of British military involvement in this little known war."
http://www.smatsuk.yolasite.com/?utm_source=The++Manchester+Military+History+Society&utm_campaign=1b179a7c47-Battlefield+Visits+-+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24051bff21-1b179a7c47-9346341

 

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"CBA Wessex Annual Conference

2 & 3 November 2013
St Barbara's Hall, Gore Road, Larkhill, Salisbury
SP4 8NH
(Turn off The Packway at The Packway Inn. Gore Road runs parallel to and south of The Packway )

A QUESTION OF CONFLICTS
The archaeology of warriors,
weaponry and warfare in Wessex

Join us for an informative and fun weekend
Saturday 2nd November will be a day of interesting and challenging talks.

From the earliest times, the Wessex Region has played a pivotal role in power struggles, invasion, training and the defence of the nation. The conference will cover a wide range of topics which have left their mark on the region.

The programme for the day is as follows :-

09.00 – 09.30 Registration and coffee

09.30 – 09.35 Welcome address from Marjoleine Butler (CBA Wessex Chair)

Session 1 – Chair: Julian Richards
09.40 – 10.10 Speaker 1: Dr Josh Pollard - prehistoric
10.15 – 10.45 Speaker 2: John Smith - Roman period
10.50 – 11.20 Speaker 3: Prof David Hinton Anglo-Saxon - pre-medieval period
11.25 – 11.50 Coffee break

Session 2 – Chair: David Hinton
11.55 – 12.25 Speaker 4: Drs Michael Costen and Stuart Prior - 1st English Civil War
12.30 – 13.00 Speaker 5: Julian Richards - Archaeology of Larkhill
13.00 – 14.15 Lunch and coffee break including CBA WESSEX AGM

Session 3 – Chair: Julian Richards
14.20 – 14.50 Speaker 6: Richard Osgood - Use of Salisbury Plain
14.50 – 15.20 Speaker 7: Prof. Margaret Cox - The Fromelles project
15.20 – 15.45 Coffee break

Session 4 – Chair: David Hinton
15.45 – 16.15 Speaker 8: Philip de Jersey - Occupation of the Channel Islands
16.20 – 16.50 Speaker 9: Robert Clarke - Modern conflicts
16.50 – 17.00 Closing remarks and close – Marjoleine Butler

Cost for this day: Members £15. Non-Members £20
Fee includes free parking and refreshments (but not lunch)

On Sunday 3rd November there will be a tour around Larkhill lead by Steve Fisher which last about 3 hours starting frpm the hall car park at 10.30am. There will be no charge (& no comfort breaks !)

Reserve your places for one or both days by email to Andy Manning ata.manning@wessexarch.co.uk. or by post to Andy Manning at CBA Wessex c/o Wessex Archaeology, Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury. SP4 6EB"
http://www.cba-wessex.org.uk/cba-wessex-2013-conference-weekend.html

 

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"CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Conflict Archaeology

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  06 December - 08 December 2013
  
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  Duration: Three days
  
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  Location: Shrivenham Campus
  
  The aim of the course is to introduce participants to the subject of Conflict/Battlefield Archaeology and to provide an understanding in many ways in which landscape and myths of warfare can be recorded.
  This course provides an overview of the new discipline in Conflict Archaeology. It concentrates on conflicts, battles and wars from Prehistoric times up to World War II, through lectures, seminars, field-based sessions, case studies and practicals.
  It features Cranfield University’s special strengths in military capability, its unique historic armouries and small arms range.
  An intensive 3 day course, which will enable participants to discuss and debate concerning the topic of conflict / battlefield archaeology regarding its archaeological heritage. Battlefields are places where once great upheaval took place and the landscape in which they took place are far more peaceful spots today than the grim battles that effectively changed the course of history. "
  

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/courses/training/conflict-archaeology.html

 

via email, Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict.
"The Violence of War
Experiences and Images of Conflict
Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June 2014
University College London
Although historians dealing with war will inevitably be called to concentrate their attention on violence, often the understanding of how violence itself was perceived, understood, imagined and experienced by combatants and civilians is neglected. Much still needs to be said about how war was shaped by and, in turn, influenced, modern perceptions of violence. Considering war, as John Keegan has put it, first and foremost as ‘a cultural act’, this conference calls attention to the ways in which warfare violence was imagined and understood during the modern era, focusing on the distance between expectations and experiences of war; on the distance between – or coincidence of – ‘imagined’ and the ‘real’ wars. The period considered ranges from the Crimean War to the Second World War and its aftermath.
Topics relevant to this conference may include, but are by no means limited to, the following issues:
1. How have different disciplines examined and explained acts of violence?
2. Is it possible to identify specific cultures of violence in the pre-war era as well as during the war itself? 3. What was the impact of situational and intentional factors on killing and brutalisation? 4. To discuss how we can explain atrocities - as actions motivated by belief, as an unexpectedly horrifying consequence of obeying orders or as matter-of-fact acts of killing. 5. To compare the traumatising effect of violence with pleasure, excitement or gratification in carrying out acts of violence.
We welcome submissions from cultural, social, military, intellectual and other historians and from scholars from neighbouring disciplines (history of art, literary criticism, international relations, war studies, historical sociology, political science and philosophy, amongst others). We encourage a variety of methodological approaches and we particularly welcome the submission of theoretical papers, particularly from sociologists, philosophers, political scientists and anthropologists who have an interest in history.
If you are interested in presenting a 15 minute paper, please send a title, an abstract of no more than 400 words and a short CV to Dr. Matthew D’Auria (m.d’auria@ucl.ac.uk)
Deadline for submission is Friday 31 January 2014."

 

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"CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF MODERN CONFLICT

[SIZE=22pt]Fear and safety in Cold War Sweden[/SIZE]

[SIZE=14pt]Date: Friday 8 November 2013, 3pm[/SIZE]
[SIZE=14pt]Venue: Chrystal MacMillan Building, Seminar Room 3, Department of Politics and International Relations, 15a George Square[/SIZE]
Find out more about the lecture venue
Tickets are free but booking is essential.
Please book tickets for this lecture on our Eventbrite page
[SIZE=15pt]Lecture abstract[/SIZE]
In the 1950s and 1960s, Sweden was sometimes referred to as “the nation that strives underground”. Massive emergency evacuation plans, frequent atomic air raid drills, necklace identification tags campaigns, and the construction of enormous public shelters marked the Swedish Cold War experience. Still in the 1980s, Sweden’s civil defence budget per capita surpassed Cold War great powers such as the Soviet Union, Great Britain, France, and the United States.
Why should a small, neutral country on the European grandstand put so much time and effort into digging itself into the solid granite, preparing not only for war but for the end of days? I will discuss this question central to any understanding of Cold War Sweden, though my main interest is not policy making but rather the cultural process by which policy makers and citizens alike domesticated war and made military preparedness a home and family affair.
In what ways did the narrative of the welfare society and Swedish everyday life interact with the Cold War narrative in the context of civil defence? By means of empirical examples of civil defence propaganda - including for example printed brochures, films, radio talks, and public evacuation rehearsals - I will show how warm welfare and cold warfare were two sides of the same coin. The issues dealt with were not only preparedness for war, but moral values, family ideals, work ethos, national community spirit and cleanliness. Ultimately, the precautions taken by the social democratic government would, in the face of nuclear disaster, ensure the subterranean survival of the Swedish folkhem (people’s home)."

 

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"Notice of Meeting and First Call for Papers

The Historical Metallurgy Society
Annual Conference 2014
Metallurgy in Warfare - A Spur to Innovation and Development

3rd to 5th October 2014
City Hall, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU

The 2014 annual conference is timed to coincide with commemorations of the
outbreak of the First World War - "The Great War" of its generation.
Salisbury has been chosen as the venue because of its convenient location
for many military museums, two of them associated with weapons inconceivable
without metals, the Bovington Tank Museum, and the Museum of Army Flying at
Middle Wallop. Sunday 5th Oct will be available for Museum Visits. Salisbury
City Hall is itself a Memorial Hall for the Second World War.

The scope of the conference is not limited to any particular historical or
pre-historical period. Although any relevant contribution will be
considered, the organisers are particularly hoping for papers on the
following themes:

. Developments in metallurgy arising from particular military needs
. Developments in weapons or military organisation arising from
metallurgical innovation
. Developments in the organisation and management of metal/metal artefact
production required as a result of urgent military demands

Offers of papers or posters are welcome on any of these themes.

The conference language will be English.

There will be facilities available for posters and time will be allocated
for a poster session. The maximum size for posters is A0 (841 x 1189mm -
upright/portrait format).

Abstracts for papers and posters should be submitted by 28th February 2014.
Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to HMSannualconf@hist-met.org in Word
format and should be no longer than 250 words. Please include the name and
affiliation of all authors and indicate the presenting author in bold
letters.

Alternatively you can send abstracts by mail to:
Eddie Birch, 1 Fields End, Oxspring, Sheffield, S36 8WH

For more information please contact mejbirch@aol.com or
HMSannualconf@hist-met.org.

Booking forms will be available online http://hist-met.org/ from early 2014."

 

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"MMHS November Talk

Jebel Akdar (Nov. 1958) and Personal experiences in Oman – 1960s

Our next talk takes place on Tuesday 12th November 2013.

The fascinating story of British military involvement in this little known war.

For more information click here. http://www.smatsuk.yolasite.com/?utm_source=The++Manchester+Military+History+Society&utm_campaign=a342260ec0-Battlefield+Visits+-+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24051bff21-a342260ec0-9346341

We look forward to seeing you in November."

 

We have a talk on the subject of "Wipers" - The British Army in Ypres 1914-1918 at the HM Tower of London on Wed 13th Nov 2013.
http://www.justgiving.com/Frank-Baldwin1 Funds raised are shared between the Battlefields Trust and the Fusiliers Museum.

 

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The Manchester Military History Society

Christmas Special

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It's our annual Christmas Special on Tuesday 10th December. (Herr H won't be attending.)


It's different from our normal format and includes food and a number of short pieces.

Let us know your ideas and we will try and fit them in.

Last year included:

• Pigeons in WW2
• Military Inventions which didn't actually get produced
• The Truck as hero
• "Military Eccentric of the year" ...
• "A bit of a Spitfire" (... featuring a bit of a Spitfire!)
• A book auction
• A surprise Quiz

All are welcome and a lively discussion is guaranteed!

Food will be a choice of hotpot and mild/medium strength curry (Yum!)

Admission £3 per attendee including food.
http://www.smatsuk.yolasite.com/?utm_source=The++Manchester+Military+History+Society&utm_campaign=0c97b7a24d-Battlefield+Visits+-+July+2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_24051bff21-0c97b7a24d-9346341

 

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"Call For Papers: International Ancient Warfare Conference 2014

This conference will be held from the 1st of July 2014 to the 3rd of July 2014, at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. It is supported by Aberystwyth University and the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David.
Conference Organiser: Geoff Lee (Aberystwyth University).
The conference is aimed equally at postgraduate students, early career researchers and established academics. The intent is to facilitate a multi-disciplinary conference and therefore researchers from any relevant discipline are encouraged to participate. Papers on any aspect of Ancient Warfare are sought. These will be of thirty minutes duration with ten minutes for comments/questions.
The deadline for submission of abstracts, which should be of c. 300 words, is January 24th 2014. All contributors will be required to pay a fee which is £15:00 for current students and £20:00 for other participants.
If you are an experienced academic willing to act as a chair please contact me.
The conference BLOG can be accessed here: http://ancientwarfare2014.wordpress.com/
Aberystwyth is easily accessible by rail. Postgraduate students needing help with their travel costs are encouraged to apply to the Thomas Wiedemann Memorial Fund (http://www.thomaswiedemann.org.uk/). Accommodation and meals will not be arranged for the conference. However, as Aberystwyth is a popular seaside holiday resort there is an abundance of accommodation available. The National Library has a canteen and a café and there are also several good places to eat within easy walking distance. To submit an abstract or for more information please contact the conference organiser at: geofflee101@yahoo.co.uk"

 

Via FB. Might interest a few of you chaps...
"Spitfires and Pagodas: Conflict Archaeology in Burma 2013" byMartin Brown FSA The Society of Antiquaries of London Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (PST)
London"

Via email-
""Dr. Vince Colthurst will be doing a talk entitled; "Distant Drums: the British Commonwealth & the Coming of War, 1 October 1938 - 10 September 1939"
Tuesday 26th November
Room G14, at 6.30pm


The Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
William Robertson Wing
Old Medical School
Teviot Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9AG"

 

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"The Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology
Conference: Conflict in Context: Archaeologies of War 1618 - 1918

26 September — 28 September 2014
Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool L3 1DG
This conference will provide an archaeological comparative perspective, considering warfare and its impact from the 17th century to the First World War. It will be held at the Museum of Liverpool, which houses important regional archaeological collections including much post-medieval material and also curates the King's Regiment Collection.
The conference coverage is European and includes maritime archaeology. The intended range of topics includes:

• Warfare and armaments, including artefacts and fortifications
• Warfare and tactics, including battlefields
• Lifeways of the military, including barracks and diet
• Impact on civilians

Papers examining any of these themes for any period between 1618 and 1918 are invited. Overview and comparative papers are welcome, but case studies will also be appropriate, especially if set in a wider context.
A postgraduate archaeology conference day sponsored by SPMA will be held at the University of Liverpool, 11am - 5.30pm on Friday 26th September. There will also be opportunities for poster displays at the main conference.
A wine reception to commence the Conflict in Context conference will be held at the University of Liverpool on Friday 26th September with the main conference sessions at the Museum of Liverpool on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September. The Museum is close to other parts of National Museums Liverpool, including the World Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum and the International Slavery Museum.
Conference enquiries and offers of papers and posters should be sent to Harold Mytum athmytum@liv.ac.uk "
http://www.spma.org.uk/news/events/conference-archaeologies-of-war-1618-1918/

 

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"University of Brighton; Centre For Research in Memory, Narratives & History


Symposium: New Approaches to the History and Memory of War and Conflict

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  7th Dec 2013 9:00am-5:30pm
  M2 Boardroom, Grand Parade
  
  
  

In this year’s symposium, we intend to explore new approaches to the experiences of war and conflict as they are negotiated, remembered, mediated and lived. The focus of the symposium is not only to chart new lines for both theoretical and empirical analysis of the way in which violent conflicts are (and were) apprehended and articulated, but also the ways violent legacies shape and haunt processes of post-conflict transition.
In addition to the keynote speaker Dr. Santanu Das, who will argue for a more emotional and somatic history of the First World War through the discussion of the experience, often ignored, of the Indians that participated in the conflict, the symposium is divided into three panels. The first focuses on the notion of conflict and violence as it is performed and experienced, but also perceived through bodily frames (negotiated in terms of presence or absence) in cultural representation. It discusses the affective realm of warfare – the relevance of pain, pity and grief for the new current paradigms in cultural history. The second panel maps out the entanglements between the politics of the past and the politics of reconciliation in cultures and societies undergoing violent conflict or dealing with ‘post-conflict’ legacies. It deals with the tension between competing narratives, the effects of binary oppositions, and the ambiguous nature of many of the elements that shape post-conflict scenarios. The last panel examines the geographies of memory as a key element of the understanding of war and conflict. Space here will not only be seen as a material container of violent marks of the past or as the main arena for the struggles over memorialisation, but also as an intrinsic dimension of the practice of remembering.
Bringing together scholars with different yet overlapping backgrounds and research expertises, the symposium will reflect upon some of the issues at play in the ever-growing field of peace and conflict studies. Ranging from ethnographic and sociological approaches to more historical-based research, the speakers will deal with singular expressions of both contemporary and historical violence as it is articulated in a range of contrasting spatio-temporal contexts (Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Indonesia, Kenya, Afghanistan and England among them), thus tracing and offering solutions to common methodological and conceptual challenges from a transnational perspective.
Speakers include: Santanu Das (King’s College London); Emilie Pine (University College Dublin); Gabriel Koureas (Birkbeck, University of London); Kevin McSorley (University of Portsmouth); Mark McGovern (Edge Hill University); Lotte Hughes (The Open University); Stefanie Kappler (Liverpool Hope University); Safet HadžiMuhamedović (Goldsmiths, University of London), Sam Edwards (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Charlotte-Heath-Kelly (Warwick University).
Registration and delegate rates: This event is open to all but delegates must register in advance. The registration fee is £50 (waged), with concessions for retired/unemployed/unaffiliated delegates (£25) and students (£15). The registration fee includes tea/coffee and lunch."



http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/centre-for-research-in-memory-narrative-and-histories/conferences/symposium-new-approaches-to-the-history-and-memory-of-war-and-conflict

 

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"Centre for Modern Conflict
University of Edinburgh
Containing Trauma: Nursing Work in the First World War
Christine Hallett
Professor of Nursing History, Manchester University
4 December
doors open 5:30 for 6:00 start
Everyone Welcome
McEwan Hall Reception Room
Old Medical School Quad, Teviot Place
This lecture explores the nature of the practices developed by nurses and their volunteer-assistants during the First World War. It argues that nurses found meaning in their complex and stressful work by identifying it as a process of 'containing trauma'. It draws on highly personal writings, using letters and diaries in archives and libraries throughout the world. (No Booking Necessary)
Places also available for students and early career researchers on a Masterclass “Working with Personal Testimony: The Diary and Papers of Jentie Paterson, First World War Nurse” on 4 December, 2:00-3:30"