[Commlist] cfp: The Stage of War - Academic and Popular Representations of Large-Scale Conflicts

CFP

The Stage of War

Academic and Popular Representations of Large-Scale Conflicts

26-27 March 2020

Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The conference ‘The Stage of War’ focuses on academic and popular 
representations of war and other large-scale conflicts. Nowadays, the 
cultural engagement with the history of violent conflicts spans a 
multitude of academic and above all popular genres, including (graphic) 
novels, films, tourism, musicals, games, exhibitions and re-enactments. 
Producers of popular genres try to bring the past closer to the public 
through interaction, performance and multi-sensory experience, often to 
the discontent of academic historians who fear for a distorted or 
trivialized past. Nonetheless, research indicates that these popular 
genres can significantly affect and enhance our understanding of the past.

The unique aim of this conference is to stimulate an exchange between 
academic and popular approaches to the representation of violent 
conflicts. Instead of just criticizing popular historical culture, we 
call on academic historians to suggest what a responsible approach to 
the past might entail. Simultaneously, we ask producers to clarify what 
the practical and ethical limitations and opportunities are of 
representing violent pasts in contemporary society. How can we learn 
from each other? To what extent can critical historical thinking be 
stimulated through popular productions? This two-day conference is 
comprised of academic lectures, presentations, roundtable discussions, 
and a battlefield tour in Rotterdam by military history specialists.

Target groups

         Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, psychologists

         PhD and ReMa students

         Military specialists

         Memory / heritage specialists

         Popular culture specialists

         Tourism professionals

         Producers of historical musicals, films, video games, 
exhibitions, websites

         Script writers, curators, game developers, graphic novel authors

         Trainers, heritage educators, history teachers

Thematic scope

Contributors are invited to submit papers on topics as

         Diversification of war experiences

         Embodiment and bodily understanding

         The commercialization of war heritage

         Creating immediacy, direct contact with the past

         Battlefield representations for education, tourism and 
military training

         Representing and experiencing authenticity

         Marginal perspectives / multiperspectivity

         Commemoration and reenactments

Keynote speakers

Alison Landsberg (George Mason University, USA)

Robin de Levita (Robin de Levita Productions, The Netherlands)

Stefan Berger (Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany)

Please send abstracts of max. 300 words and a short biographical 
statement of

max. 50 words to (thestageofwar /at/ eshcc.eur.nl) before 1 October 2019.

All abstracts will be reviewed. Notification of acceptance: 1 December 2019.

Location and organization

The venue of this conference will be campus Woudestein Erasmus 
University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The conference is an outcome of 
the Research Excellence Initiative 'War! Popular Culture and European 
Heritage of Major Armed Conflicts', directed by prof.dr. Maria Grever 
and prof.dr. Stijn Reijnders at the Erasmus School of History, Culture 
and Communication (ESHCC). See also 
www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/research/popular-culture-and-war-heritage

Website  https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/stage-war-2020

Contact  (thestageofwar /at/ eshcc.eur.nl)

Fees

         Early bird €70, -

         After 1 February 2020 €100,-

         Students €25,-

         Dinner €35,-

Our organisation committee consists of Prof.dr. Maria Grever, Prof.dr. 
Stijn Reijnders, Prof.dr. Jeroen Jansz, Prof.dr. Kees Ribbens, dr. Susan 
Hogervorst, Siri Driessen, Pieter van den Heede, dr. Laurie 
Slegtenhorst, Lise Zurné, dr. Robbert-Jan Adriaansen and Prof.dr. 
Franciska de Jong.

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