Call for Papers
\nInternational Conference
\n(Re)constructing communities in Europe, 1918-1968. A venture into the discursive practices of community building<\/p>\n
Radboud University Nijmegen \/ Utrecht University \u2013 Soeterbeeck Study Center
\n18-20 December 2013<\/p>\n
Theme<\/strong> Call for papers<\/strong> Keynote Speakers<\/strong> The Organisers<\/strong> Deadlines<\/strong> Costs\u00a0<\/strong> Venue<\/strong> Harm Kaal Call for Papers International Conference (Re)constructing communities in Europe, 1918-1968. A venture into the discursive practices of community building Radboud University Nijmegen \/ Utrecht University \u2013 Soeterbeeck Study Center 18-20 December 2013 Theme Conceptions of community were at the heart of inter- and post-war discourses of (re)construction, both in communist Eastern Europe and the democratic … <\/p>\n
\nConceptions of community were at the heart of inter- and post-war discourses of (re)construction, both in communist Eastern Europe and the democratic West.
\nBuilding on political and scientific discourses of community-building, and infused by the traumatic ruptures in (local) society during the Second World War, the idea of creating and sustaining social coherence became a shared consensus. At various levels, and referring to a variety of collectives, \u2018community\u2019 \u2013 Gemeinschaft, gemeenschap, communaut\u00e9 etc. \u2013 was perceived as imperative for stability, prosperity and welfare. This conference addresses the various discourses and conceptions of community in Europe in from the end of the First World War up until the late 1960s from a multilevel perspective \u2013 local, national and transnational \u2013 and through a focus on communicative practices. The latter refers to the embeddedness of community discourse in language, but also takes into account how this discourse is \u2013 performatively \u2013 acted out in social and politico-administrative practices.
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\nAim<\/strong>
\nRelating to Benedict Anderson\u2019s seminal work on the discursive construction of national communities and Bourdieu\u2019s notion of identity politics, this conference aims to uncover the politics behind community reconstruction, the inclusionary and exclusionary mechanisms inherent in community discourse, the (new) conceptions of identity at the heart of post-war communities and the struggle for dominance between top-down (governmental) and bottom-up (grassroots) projections of community and narratives of belonging and solidarity.<\/p>\n
\nThis conference aims to unite academics focusing on research related to notions of community (re)construction in post-war Europe up until the early 1960s. We particularly welcome papers which<\/p>\n\n
\nJon Lawrence (University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College)
\nRosemary Wakeman (Fordham University, New York)<\/p>\n
\nDr. Stefan Couperus, Utrecht University, s.couperus@uu.nl
\nDr. Harm Kaal, Radboud University Nijmegen, h.kaal@let.ru.nl
\nThis conference is funded by the NWO \u2013 Innovational Research\u00a0Incentives Scheme.<\/p>\n
\nAbstracts of up to 300 words are due 1 February 2013. Please send\u00a0abstracts to h.kaal@let.ru.nl . Notification of acceptance: 1 March 2013. Full\u00a0papers will be circulated among the participants in advance of the conference.<\/p>\n
\nA small fee, which includes accommodation and subsistence, will apply.<\/p>\n
\nSoeterbeeck Study Center: http:\/\/www.ru.nl\/studiecentrumsoeterbeeck\/@671362\/pagina\/<\/p>\n
\nAssistant Professor of Political History
\nRadboud University Nijmegen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"