CALL FOR PAPERS FOR TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH
THE HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF EUROPE:
TRANSLATED WORKS
Nominations are being sought for papers that were originally
published in a language other than English to be translated into
English for a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of the
Society for the Anthropology of Europe. It is expected that
nominated articles will be articles or essays on the historical
anthropology of Europe previously published in either journals
or books that have not ever appeared in English.
We are very pleased to announce that these papers will be part
of the inaugural issue of what is planned to be a special series
containing translated papers on the Anthropology of Europe
that focus on specific areas of specialization, or on particular
regions. This series will provide an additional forum for the
wide dissemination of work on the anthropology of Europe
written in languages other than English. It is our hope that this
series will provide an exciting venue for Europeanist
anthropologists from all over the world to engage in debates
and perspectives that are generated out of distinct academic
traditions and personal positionalities.
We have chosen the topic of 'The Historical Anthropology of
Europe' for this inaugural issue of translated papers because
the disciplines of anthropology and history have had such a
significant mutual influence on each other over the past several
decades, as many historians have turned toward the study of
the 'social' and the 'cultural', and many anthropologists have
turned increasingly toward the detailed study of aspects of the
past such as local-level and regional political economy and
demographic history as well as the meaning of the past in the
present. In addition, various intellectual trends of the post-
WWII period --such as the Annales tradition, "history from
below", debates about ideology and hegemony, and
poststructuralism-- encouraged the historicization of a wide
variety of disciplines and specifically impacted much
anthropological work on European and other societies. More
recently, anthropologists of Europe have had a major impact in
the development of areas of historical inquiry such as
demography and politics, citizenship and the state, religion,
nationalism, the impact of capitalist expansion, life stories, and
autoethnography. We welcome nominations for articles to be
included in this special issue that may touch on a wide variety
of topics falling under the rubric of 'historical anthropology'.
Such topics may include the following:
- ethnographic history; 'history from below'; the history of
mentalit's; autoethnography
- power and discourse
- studies of the meaning of the past in the present; the politics
of history, memory, and 'heritage'; historical archaeology
- documentary versus oral history
- political economy; demographic history
- gender history
- life histories; life stories, autobiography, biography
The main criterion for nomination for a paper to be included in
this special issue is that it be a demonstrably significant
example of the practice of historical anthropology in the study
of European societies. The nominated papers will be peer-
reviewed in either their original language version or in English
translation. It is expected that, if a paper is selected for
inclusion in this special issue, either the author or the
nominator will take responsibility for arranging for its
translation into publishable quality academic English. In the
case of nominations of papers to be published posthumously,
the nominator will be expected to take full responsibility for
arranging for translation and for assisting the journal with any
copyright negotiations.
All nominations should include the following:
(a) the name, complete address and other contact information,
and affiliation of both the nominator and the author;
(b) a statement of a plan for translating the paper into English
(Note: the journal will be giving translators of these articles
full academic credit for this scholarly work and will be
highlighting their contribution alongside that of the original
authors);
(c) a detailed abstract of the paper in English of no less than
350 words;
(d) a separate statement in English of no more than 200 words
describing the context in which the paper was first published,
information on the copyright for the original publication; and
attesting to the significance of the paper as a contribution to
historical anthropology; and
(e) six clean photocopies of the full article in either its original
published form or in
manuscript. If in manuscript form, authors should follow the
standard style and submission guidelines for the journal.
Articles should normally not exceed 7,500 words including
notes and references.
Suggestions of potential referees for nominated articles are also
very welcome but not obligatory.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS: January 7,
2002
Guest Editor of the Inaugural Special Issue: THE
HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF EUROPE:
TRANSLATED WORKS
Sharon R. Roseman
Chair, SAE Special Projects and Publications Committee
Department of Anthropology
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NF A1C 5S7
Canada
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