Dear ASMI Jiscmail mailing list,
The organisers of the next ASMI (Association for the Study of Modern
Italy) annual conference have asked me to publicise the call for papers
for the conference.
The conference will be on Italian Colonialism and Post Colonial
Legacies to be held on Saturday 1st December 2001 at the Italian
Institute in London.
The call for papers is pasted in below, and also as an attachment as a
Word 97 Document. Offers of papers and enquiries about the conference
to the conference organiser Dr. Jacqui Andall at the University of Bath
as listed below.
Martin Brown,
ASMI Secretary
Martin Brown
Senior Lecturer in History
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Staffordshire University
College Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2DE
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: 01782 - 294704 (direct)
CALL FOR PAPERS
ITALIAN COLONIALISM AND POST COLONIAL LEGACIES
Association for the Study of Modern Italy Conference (ASMI)
Italian Cultural Institute, London
1 December 2001.
Until recently, the Italian colonial experience was largely regarded as
an incidental aspect of Italy's past. Studies of Liberal Italy and
even Fascism tended to underplay both the significance of the state's
colonial ambition and the broader resonance that Italy's belated
colonial adventure might have. In the post-war era, even less
consideration has been given to how this colonial legacy still impacts
on Italy and on the countries it occupied.
The aim of this conference is to investigate further the specific
nature of the Italian colonial experience. It seeks to bring together
current primary research in the field. The conference will be
organised according to period - Liberal Italy, Fascism, the Post-War
and Post-Colonial Italy - and geography - Libya, Eritrea, Somalia,
Ethiopia, and Albania. The conference will be interdisciplinary in
nature although participants will be expected to retain a strong
historical framework. It aims to attract papers from the disciplines
of History (including Oral History), Political Science, Sociology,
Anthropology, Literature and Film Studies, Geography and Cultural
Studies. The conference agenda will be led by new research in the
field although the organisers anticipate and would welcome papers
focusing on the following themes: migrations; repatriation; mappings;
gender; visual culture; the built environment; political parties;
political policy; the role of the Church; Aid programmes.
The conference organisers plan to publish selected papers as an edited
book. Those engaged in new and innovatory research are therefore
particularly encouraged to submit proposals.
Proposals (one side of A4) plus a short CV and contact email address
should be sent by email to Jacqui Andall at [log in to unmask] Papers
should be in English.
The closing date for proposals is 7 May 2001. Proposers will be
informed of the outcome of their proposals by the end of May.
Conference Organisers:
Dr Jacqui Andall ([log in to unmask])
Dr Charles Burdett ([log in to unmask])
Dr Derek Duncan ([log in to unmask])
[end of call for papers, also attached as a Word 97 document]
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