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Continuities and Discontinuities in the Austrian Twentieth Century
International Conference to be held at the University of Edinburgh,
3-6 April 2003, with the support of the Austrian Cultural Forum, London

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Centre for Austrian Studies is a collaborative venture between the
Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Its aim is to foster
interdisciplinary research in all aspects of Austrian life. From 3-6 April
2003, it will hold a major international retrospective conference,
"Continuities and Discontinuities in the Austrian Twentieth Century".
Spanning the whole of the 20th century, from the flourishing Imperial era
to the radical vibrancy of the Second Republic, the conference will
highlight Austria's leading role in literature, art, music, architecture,
history, politics, psychology and sociology during this period. The
academic programme will be complemented with a wide range of cultural
events, which will take place in Edinburgh and Aberdeen throughout April
and May 2001 and is planned to include literature readings, a film
festival, concerts, theatre performances, and political debate.

Confirmed key-note speakers include Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler (Literary
Critic and Literary Historian, University of Vienna), David Frisby
(Professor of Sociology, University of Glasgow), Ian Boyd-Whyte (Professor
of Architectural History, University of Edinburgh) and Christopher Hailey
(Musicologist, Franz Schreker Foundation, Los Angeles and Arnold
Schoenberg Institute, Vienna).

In order to encourage an interdisciplinary approach, individual sessions
will be arranged around a number of themes, including:

* Cultural Politics and Cultural Production
* Touring the Nation
* Migration, Immigration and Emigration
* The Power of Satire?
* Performance
* Centre and Periphery
* Visions and Visionaries
* Building the Future

Papers that address any of these themes are invited. Individual papers may
be devoted to a single time-period or span the twentieth century in its
entirety. We especially welcome papers that are interdisciplinary in
approach, or that focus on the relationship between theory and praxis.
Papers should preferably be delivered in English, and should last 25
minutes. All submissions should include a 200-word abstract and full
contact details, including e-mail addresses. Please send proposals for
papers, preferably by email, to both organisers: Professor Andrew Barker
([log in to unmask]) and Dr Janet Stewart ([log in to unmask]) by June
30th 2002.

Further information will be available at::
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/austria/conf2003/index.hti

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Dr. Janet Stewart
Dept. of German
University of Aberdeen
Taylor Building
ABERDEEN AB24 3UB
UK
Tel: +44-(0)1224 272488
Fax: +44-(0)1224 272562
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