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------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Michael Kelly <[log in to unmask]> Call for papers The Cultural reconstruction of Europe in 1945 Proposals are invited for papers at a Workshop in the ISSEI 2000 conference at the University of Bergen, Norway, 14-18 August 2000 Chaired by Michael Kelly and Alan Bance (University of Southampton, UK) The workshop will examine the pivotal moment during and after 1945, when culture played a central role in the post-war reconstruction of most European countries. In the brief interlude between the end of the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War, there emerged a broad but ambiguous concept of Europe, rooted in culture. The hope that a common European culture might provide the basis for post-war peace and prosperity was largely overtaken by political developments, though it was a factor in the establishment of subsequent pan-European institutions. In the period since 1989, the increasing speed of social and economic integration has again highlighted culture as a key dimension of Europe, whether as a means or as an obstacle to further integration. It is hoped that a better understanding of 1945 will both elucidate an important moment in European cultural history and yield insights that may illuminate the cultural development of Europe today. Each paper will last 20 minutes, followed by discussion. A written version of 3000 words will be published subsequently in the conference proceedings on CD-ROM. Fuller details of the conference are available at the Website: http://www.uib.no/issei2000 If you would like to offer a paper within the workshop, please send a short abstract and brief curriculum vitae (1 page each) by 15 December to: Prof. Michael Kelly University of Southampton School of Modern Languages Southampton S017 1BJ UK Tel: +44 023 80592191 Fax: +44 023 80593288 email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%