Institut fur Geschichte und Biographie
Dr. Alexander v. Plato
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Call for Papers
The Presence of the Past
Transformation and Dealing with the Past in Eastern and Central Europe
Conference May 23 - 25, 2002 in Berlin
The Institute for History and Biography at the Open University in Hagen, as
the German representative of the "International Oral History Association",
supported by the "Stiftung Aufarbeitung der SED Diktatur" in Berlin, will
hold a conference on the transformation process in Central and Eastern
Europe. Subjects of the conference will be: individual and collective
remembrances of the time before, during and after the transformation
process, subjective dealing with the "new time", the investigation and
archival and judicial treatment of the past.
The conference aims to compare several countries in this region. Two
scholars of each country are invited to present papers. One of them should
give an overview of the historical, political and judicial developments in
his or her country, and the other paper should focus on a concrete example
of the experience of this process, and of dealing with the past, within
different social groups - elites, parties, public service, churches,
intellectuals etc. The main theme of the conference is thus the
"Ungleichzeitigkeit" (non-simultaneity) of political structures and mental
orientations at times of system transformation.
Beside a keynote speech and the mentioned overviews to historical and
political developments the preliminary program includes the following
sections: life story and personal continuities, problems of new
orientations, changes in family and every-day-life, oppression and
opposition. The conference will be closed by a panel discussion. The
conference also offers some social events in its program.
If you are interested, please send us a single-page proposal including an
outline of your paper, also mentioning the empirical or theoretical basis
and the following details: name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail
address, phone and fax numbers. Proposals must be received by mail, fax or
email by September 30, 2001.
For those participants whose papers will be accepted, travel and
accommodation expenses will be paid by the organisers. The conference will
take place in Berlin, May 23 - 25, 2002.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Alexander von Plato
Institut fur Geschichte und Biographie
der Fernuniversitaet Hagen
Liebigstr. 11
D-58511 Luedenscheid
+49(0)2351-24580 (Phone)
+49(0)2351-39973 (Fax)
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