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Call for Papers: Armenians in Post-Communist Europe
The research group “Armenians in East-Central Europe” of the Leipzig Centre for the History and Culture of East Central Europe (GWZO) seeks contributions to the collection of articles Armenians in Post-Communist Europe(edited by K. Siekierski & S. Troebst)
We are looking for articles that discuss the contemporary presence of Armenian ‘historical’ communities, new migrants, guest workers etc. in Eastern and Central Europe, including, but not limited to, such topics as: cultural memory; strategies of adaptation; identity change; gender; religion; Armenian transnationalism; cultural, economic and political relations between different Armenian sub-groups, between Armenians and host countries/societies as well as between Armenians in these countries and Armenia, etc. The articles should be based on current research and relate to relevant academic writings and theoretical background of social sciences.
We expect articles ofat least 4000 words and not exceeding 8000 words (including notes and bibliography), written in English. All texts will be checked by a native-speaker and in special cases also a translation into English may be provided. The deadline for submission is April 29, 2012.
We would like to ask all interested scholars to submit abstracts (250-350 words, in English, doc. attachment) until November 27, 2011. Based on these abstracts, a selection of authors to be invited will be made by the editorial board. The authors will be informed about the results of the selection until the end of 2011. Further information regarding expected format of the articles will be sent later on.
The book is planned to be published at the beginning of 2013 by Boehlau Verlag Vienna, as a part of the series Armenians in Eastern Europe(edited by S. Troebst in cooperation with B. Kovács, Ch. Lübke, A. Osipian & K. Stopka).
Abstracts should be sent to:
Konrad Siekierski
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