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> THE RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN EXILE STUDIES > at the > Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London > 2008 CONFERENCE > Exile in and from Czechoslovakia during the 1930s and 1940s > 17 - 19 September 2008 > Venue: Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London > Call for Papers > The Research Centre for German & Austrian Exile Studies at the > Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies invites contributions for a > conference from 17 to 19 September 2008, marking the 70th anniversary > of the Munich Agreement in 1938 and the 60th anniversary of the > establishment of the Communist government in 1948 on the subject of > exile in and from Czechoslovakia during the 1930s and 1940s. > Papers on exile following the Prague Spring 1968 will also be > considered, as will German-speaking exile from other former Hapsburg > lands. > Suggested topic areas include: > Aspects of German-speaking exile in Czechoslovakia prior to 1939 > (political, cultural etc) > Czech Refugee Trust Fund in Czechoslovakia > Czech Refugee Trust Fund in Britain > The British response to the Czech plight of 1938 > Czech refugee organisations in Britain > Czech government in exile > Relations between Czech refugee groups in Britain and other exile > groups > Post war remigration to Czechoslovakia > Exiled representatives of Czech culture in Britain e.g., writers, > painters, musicians... > Conference languages: English and German > It is planned to publish the papers in the Yearbook of the Centre in > 2009. > If you wish to offer a paper, please send a synopsis of around 300 > words in the first instance to both: > Professor Charmian Brinson <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > <[log in to unmask]> AND > Dr Marian Malet <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > <[log in to unmask]> > as soon as possible and in any case by 31 December 2007. > For information about the Research Centre and its Yearbook, visit > http://igrs.sas.ac.uk/research_centres/exilestudies/index.html > > INSTITUTE OF GERMANIC & ROMANCE STUDIES > University of London School of Advanced Study > Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU > Telephone: +44 (0)20-7862 8966 Fax: +44 (0)20-7862 8970 > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Website: > http://igrs.sas.ac.uk > >