[aaus-list] World War II and the (Re)Creation of Historical Memory (call for papers)

[Max Pyziur]

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, Karel C. Berkhoff wrote:

> Call for papers, also forthcoming in Slavic Review.
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> Dr. Karel C. Berkhoff
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> Wetenschappelijk stafmedewerker
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> Centrum voor Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
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> (Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies)
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> Herengracht 380
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> 1016 CJ Amsterdam
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> The Netherlands
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> K.Berkhoff at niod.knaw.nl
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> Tel. 31 (0)20 523 3807
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> Fax 31 (0)20 523 3888


Text of the Word file attached below

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CALL FOR PAPERS

World War II and the (Re)Creation of Historical Memory

  in Contemporary Ukraine

September 3-6, 2009,  Kyiv, Ukraine

During the post-World War II period, the narrative created by the Soviet
Union from the events of the war played a significant role in the
construction of an ideology of Soviet unity in the struggle against and
victory over Fascism and in the creation of a new Soviet society.  A
highly-politicized mythology of loyalty and unity amongst all Soviet
peoples during the great struggle was propagated through the
establishment of state holidays, celebrations and rituals, film and
literature, public monuments and public education that emphasized unity.
  In the process, alternate memories and interpretations of Ukrainians’
relationship to the Soviet state and its policies were forbidden or
forcibly suppressed.   Since independence in 1991, Ukraine and scholars
of Ukrainian history have only slowly begun to address the formulation
of a new national identity and the evaluation of the ideology and
mythology created in the Soviet era.  Events such as the genocidal
famine of 1932-33, forced collectivization, the Holocaust, and Stalinist
persecutions remained hidden deep within the collective memory of most
Ukrainians.  Among the least studied topics to date has been the role
played by Ukraine and Ukrainians during World War II in the context of
the Soviet Union and of Europe in general.

The conference “World War II and the (Re)Creation of Historical Memory
in Contemporary Ukraine,” will address these crucial issues of
Ukrainian and European history through the lens of the Ukrainian
experience of World War II; the subsequent mythologizing of the war and
Ukraine’s role in it by Soviet authorities; and the politics of
collective memory in contemporary, independent Ukraine.  Scholars are
invited to advance the broader international dialog of Ukrainian
historical memory and national identity.  Papers will be welcomed on
topics that include (but are not limited to):

philosophy, theory, and politics of historical memory;

the creation of historical memory in Soviet and contemporary Ukraine -
public commemoration of the war;  public education about the war and
Ukraine’s role in it; representation of the war and its memory in art,
film, and literature; and contemporary issues surrounding the politics
of historical memory of World War II and national identity in Ukraine.

October 15, 2008	Abstracts of 300-500 words and queries should be sent
by e-mail to the organizers at   HYPERLINK
"mailto:historical_memory at fulbright.com.ua" 
historical_memory at fulbright.com.ua

January 1, 2009	Speakers will be notified of their acceptance.

June 15, 2009	Final drafts of papers are due for distribution to session
chairs, participants, and commentators.

Conference proceedings will be published following the conference.

Conference organizers:

Fulbright Program in Ukraine

The Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U. S. Department of State

I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnonational Studies, NASU

Ukrainian Institute of National Memory

Institute of History of Ukraine, NASU

Krytyka, Kyiv

For more information see   HYPERLINK
"http://www.fulbright.org.us/historical_memory_conference" 
www.fulbright.org.us/historical_memory_conference