Apologies for cross posting, but this conference sounds as if it could be of
interest to members of the lists mentioned above.
> CALL FOR PAPERS: PLEASURE AND DANGER IN THE CITY
> This ORAL HISTORY SOCIETY conference, about the role of oral
testimony in
> the life and history of cities, will be held on 1st/2nd April 2000 in
> Birmingham, England.
>
> Contributions are invited which meet the following aims and
themes.
>
> Aims:
> To encourage people to share ideas froma variety of sources, to
cross
> disciplinary boundaries and to arrive at innovative visions.
> To analyse the significance of the role of physical and plitical
> boundaries to the creation and maintenance of a sense of place.
> To explore creative and innovative approaches to recording,
storing and
> presenting oral histories in cities.
>
> Themes:
> What can oral history do for people in cities?
> How will city life be remembered?
> What are urban myths adn what do they tell us?
> What resources are available for doing oral history in cities?
> How have urban agencies and activists used memories as a tool?
>
> Synopses of contributions or themes, (not more than 200 words
please)
> welcome. Contact: Dr Wendy Rickard, ORAL HISTORY
SOCIETY,
> [log in to unmask] by 17th December 1999.
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