[ecrea] Newspaper & Periodical History Forum of Ireland

Please see below CFP for the upcoming Newspaper and Periodical History 
Forum of Ireland Conference which will be held at the National Library 
of Ireland on 18-19 November 2011.

James T. O'Donnell
Moore Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
http://nationalirelandgalway.academia.edu/JamesODonnell


Newspaper&  Periodical History Forum of Ireland
http://www.newspapersperiodicals.org/
Conference 2011 =96 Call for Papers
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The theme for the 2011 Conference, to be held at the National Library of Ir=
eland, Dublin, on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November, is: =91Writing the pr=
ess into history=92. This theme examines how journalism and the press has b=
een, and can be, integrated into wider political, economic, social and cult=
ural histories. Given the growth in the number of scholars, both nationally=
 and internationally, writing about the history of journalism and the press=
 it is timely to examine critically what all this activity means for the re=
lationship between writing about the press and =91mainstream=92 national an=
d transnational histories. =20
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Topics that conference papers might address include:=20
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The role of the press in politics and diplomacy
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The journalist as historian or as participant / witness to historical event=
s
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The business of newspapers&  periodicals as part of the wider economy=20
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Journalistic biography / autobiography=20
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The press as participant in, or its impact on, historical events
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Writing press history=20
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Using newspapers and periodicals as a source for historical research=20
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The press and global / transnational history=20
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There will be a special open session during the conference for early stage =
researchers, at which emerging scholars, who are researching any aspect of =
newspaper, periodical or journalism history, may present their research.
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To submit a proposal, please email a 500-word summary of your paper to the =
Forum secretary, Mark O=92Brien, at: (nphficonference /at/ gmail.com)
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Please also include a brief biographical note and please also indicate if y=
ou wish to participate in the session for early stage researchers.
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To join the Forum, please contact the membership secretary, Caroline Connol=
ly, at (caroline.connolly26 /at/ mail.dcu.ie)
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The closing date for submission of proposals is 31 May 2011.=


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