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Dear Colleagues, members of the list may be interested in the following call for proposals. Best wishes Bill Niven --------------------------------------------------------- Forum for Modern Language Studies Forthcoming Special Issue on Representations of the Past in European Memorials The Journal Forum for Modern Language Studies (OUP) will bring out a Special Issue entitled European Memorials, edited by Bill Niven (Professor of Contemporary German History, The Nottingham Trent University), in Autumn 2004. FMLS generally has a wide, cross-disciplinary readership, chiefly from from Modern Languages and English/Anglophone/American Studies backgrounds, as well as a more specialist audience for individual Special Issues. This special edition of FMLS will be dedicated to memorials. Contributors are sought who are undertaking research into the history, function and form of twentieth century European memorials. Ideally, contributions should focus on post-WW2 memorials. Articles on memorials that commemorate aspects of the Second World War will be especially welcome, as will be contributions on memorials whose focus is on memory of the Holocaust. Also very welcome will be articles analysing memorials dedicated to national victimhood, national heroes/acts of heroism (e.g. resistance), and national achievements. The editor is looking to put together a volume in which there is discussion of memorials from a variety of European countries. Articles comparing memorials across several countries are particularly welcome. Contributions can feature discussion of several memorials, or concentrate mainly on one or two, provided this is done on a 'case-study' basis. To give the volume unity as well as a truly European profile, the editors would ask contributors to reflect in their discussion on the relationship between memorials, collective memory and national identity. Prospective contributors are invited to send proposals for articles in the form of a 300-word abstract as soon as possible and at all events before 1 November 2006, and will be asked to submit articles in final form by the strict deadline of 31 August 2007. Articles should be around 5,000 words long, including footnotes, and must conform to the FMLS stylesheet, available on request. Informal enquiries are most welcome, and the editor will be happy to discuss individual suggestions. Communications via e-mail are preferred, to [log in to unmask]; or write to Professor Bill Niven, School of Arts, Communication and Culture, The Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus, Nottingham NG11 8NS. Articles which do not find a place in the Special Issue will be considered for general issues of FMLS, of which there are 2 per year. This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain private and confidential information. If you are not the intended addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to anyone. In this case, please reply to this email to highlight the error. Opinions and information in this email that do not relate to the official business of Nottingham Trent University shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University. Nottingham Trent University has taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus-free, but we do advise that the recipient should check that the email and its attachments are actually virus free. This is in keeping with good computing practice.