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CALL FOR PAPERS (deadline 15 July 2007)
15th INTERNATIONAL ORAL HISTORY CONFERENCE
"Oral History - A Dialogue with our Times"
September 23 - 26, 2008
Guadalajara, Mexico
www.congresoioha2008.cucsh.udg.mx
The International Oral History Association in collaboration with the
University of Guadalajara and the Mexican Oral History Association (AMHO)
invite paper proposals from around the world for the 15th International
Oral History Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Proposals may be for a conference paper, a thematic panel, a special
interest group session or a workshop session. Only those proposals clearly
focused on oral history will be given consideration. Proposals will be
evaluated according to their oral history focus, methodological and
theoretical significance and relevance to the conference theme and
sub-themes.
SUB THEMES
" Contributions of Oral History to the understanding of the 20th
Century.
" Time in Memory: Lived experience; what is remembered and what is
forgotten.
" Spaces of Memory: Community, the local, the global and everyday
life.
" Ecology and Disasters: Environmental themes, natural heritage,
cultural
resources.
" Memory and Politics: Experiences of political participation; NGOs,
political groups, political agency and individuals.
" Family and Generations.
" Migrations: Diasporas, international and local migratory movements,
networks, borderlands, religious migration, the human capital of immigrants.
" Sharing and Transmitting Faith: Religious traditions.
" Oral Tradition.
" Theory and Method in Oral History.
" Memories of Violence and War: Justice, trauma and memory,
survivors,
civil rights and human rights.
" Memories of the Body: Dance, tatoos, dramatizations and the
emotions.
" Work: Experiences, conceptions and modalities of work.
" Health: Illnesses, healing, myths, the handicapped, elderly and
retired
people.
" Gender.
" The Teaching of Oral History: Experiences in formal and informal
education.
" Archiving Memory: The interview as a source for social research,
multiple
readings of interviews, publication and dissemination of oral history,
audio archives, audiovisual media, access and questioning.
" Museums and Oral History.
" Oral History and the Visual Image.
" Legal and Ethical Issues in Oral History.
MASTER CLASSES: Several Master Classes and workshops on Oral History will
be offered before the Conference by internationally renowned scholars and
specialists in Oral History.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS: Continuing the precedent set in Sydney, Special
Interest Groups sessions will be scheduled so that participants can get to
know one another, establish contacts and exchange resources and ideas.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: JULY 15, 2007
PROPOSAL SPECIFICATIONS
Please submit a 300-word maximum proposal summarizing your presentation,
via the Conference Website:
www.congresoioha2008.cucsh.udg.mx
You will also be requested to supply the following information:
" Name (last name in CAPITALS)
" Institutional or Academic Affiliation
" Postal Address
" Email Address
" Telephone and Fax numbers
" Relevant Sub-theme/s
" Indicate if the proposal is an individual paper, a thematic panel
or a
workshop
" Suggestions for Special Interest Groups Sessions.
Only those proposals clearly focused on oral history will be given
consideration. Proposals will be evaluated according to their oral history
focus, methodological and theoretical significance and relevance to the
conference theme and sub-themes. The Organizing Committee will notify
acceptance or rejection of proposals by October 15, 2007.
Proposals must be written in English or Spanish. If your proposal is
accepted, you will be required to send the final paper in English or
Spanish, attaching an abstract summary translated professionally into the
second language.
Insofar as possible, papers and presentations should allow the audience to
hear the voices of the interviewed narrators.
Individual Papers: Will be assigned by the Organizing Committee to
international panels or workshops with other papers with similar theme or
focus.
Thematic Panels: Proposals for thematic panels must have no more than four
presenters, preferrably from different countries.
Workshops: Workshop proposals must identify the theme or focus of the
presentation and should propose a structure and a workshop chair.
Special Interest Groups: Suggestions and proposals for sessions are
accepted.
Final papers and abstracts must be received on or before February 28,
2008, for inclusion in the Book of Abstracts and the CD of the proceedings
of the Conference.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
The International Oral History Association (IOHA) has a small Travel
Scholarship Fund aimed at providing partial financial support for travel to
and/or accommodations at the Conference, particularly for those
participants from developing countries. Related information and the
application form are available on the IOHA Website
(http://www.ioha.fgv.br). To be eligible for a travel scholarship,
candidates must first have their paper proposals accepted. To receive a
scholarship, finalists must submit their final paper by the published
deadline.
CONTACTS
If you have questions or would like advice from an IOHA Council member
about a conference proposal, you may contact your regional representative
as follows:
Asia - Tomoyo Nakao ([log in to unmask])
Africa - Sean Field ([log in to unmask])
Europe - Rob Perks ([log in to unmask])
Mexico - Ana Maria de la O Castellanos ([log in to unmask])
North America - Alexander Freund ([log in to unmask])
South America - Marilda Menezes ([log in to unmask])
Oceania - Megan Hutching ([log in to unmask])
To contact the Conference organizers in Guadalajara, please email or write
to:
Maestra Ana María de la O Castellanos
Email: [log in to unmask]
Departamento de Historia
Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
Guanajuato # 1045
Colonia Alcalde Barranquitas
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. C.P. 44260
Phone Number/FAX (52) 33 38 19 33 79/74
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