CfP: Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)
University of Vienna, 19-20 September 2024
Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)
CfP: (Digital) Retrospectives on Historiography from Africa: Decolonization, the African press, and the uses of knowledge (open)
Proposals (maximum 500 words) must be sent by 30 April 2024 to praticashistoria@gmail.com . Proposals must be accompanied by a short biographical note. The acceptance or refusal of the proposal will be communicated by 15 May 2024. The articles of accepted proposals must be submitted by 31 July 2024. Contributions in both English and Portuguese are welcome.
ESSHC Theory and Historiography Network
The Theory and Historiography network of the ESSHC is interested in proposals for panels (consisting of three papers and a comment), roundtables (more oriented to discussion than the formal presentation of panels) and ‘meet the author’ sessions (where there is a pathbreaking publication of a monograph, not older than two years) on theoretical and historiographical topics.
CfA: Children’s Experiences of Violence and Coercion in Europe since 1945
17 - 19 October 2024, Universität Konstanz (Germany)
The workshop is the first of a series of events within the programme ‘Violence in East and West — Towards an Integrated History of 20th Century Europe’, funded by the VolkswagenStiftung. Its goal is to stimulate a comprehensive, multi-scalar and multi-territorial research and teaching on violence in the 20th century Europe.
CfP: The Social History of Money across the Eastern Bloc and the Global South in the Twentieth Century
27–28 June 2024, Faculty of History Cambridge
Re-Constructing Perestroika(s): In Search of a New Vocabulary for the Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia
14-15 March 2024, Prague
Perestroika, once synonymous with top-down reforms by Mikhail Gorbachev, was an era of diverse voices, intense emotions, and economic struggles. Beyond political and economic spheres, Perestroika encompassed all facets of society, culture, and even thought. This workshop invites fresh perspectives on Perestroika across Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, aiming to redefine its complex impact.