Call for Papers: History - Migration - Anthropology

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Call for Papers: History - Migration - Anthropology


History - Migration - Anthropology: New Perspectives on European
Migration and Migration History

Third Workshop on Contemporary European Migration History organised by
Network Migration in Europe e.V.
http://www.network-migration.org

in cooperation with:

Arbeitsstelle Historische Anthropologie at the University of Erfurt
Centre Marc Bloch, Berlin

Date: November 7-9, 2002
Location: University of Erfurt (Germany)

Migration has become a key social phenomenon reshaping Europe since
1945. The 'relocation' of populations as a consequence of mobilisation
policies of the 1930s and of World War II (and the Holocaust) was
followed by political East-West migration, refugee movements, ethnic
migration, migration as a consequence of decolonisation and, not
least, labour migration. These migrations have contributed
considerably to changing perceptions of Self and Others among
immigrants and 'Europeans' alike. Their mass character as well as
their complexity has affected adaptation processes and social
interactions. This is particularly true for processes and practices of
inclusion and exclusion, as well as for the constitution of societies.

Research into migration is by definition an interdisciplinary field.
The interdisciplinary dialogue, however, remains underdeveloped. The
workshop "History - Migration - Anthropology: New Perspectives on
Migration and Migration History" will address questions of immigration
in and to Europe in a comparative historical and anthropological
perspective with a strong emphasis on the disciplinary intersection of
history and (social/cultural) anthropology. The workshop will pay
particular attention to:

a. METHODS and THEORIES from the fields of history and (social- and
historical-) anthropology with regard to migration research;

b. historical and anthropological/ethnographical CASE STUDIES on
migrant movements, migrant incorporation/exclusion and migrant
representation etc. in both sending and receiving countries.

The workshop is open to scholars in the Humanities and the Social
Sciences. Abstracts for papers (max. of 500 words) will be considered
on a competitive basis. The number of participants will be limited to
25. Accommodation can be provided at a guesthouse cooperating with the
University of Erfurt (Eur 23 per night) or at a hotel (Eur 80 to 100
per night). Financial support for the participants to cover or
subsidise travel and accommodation expenses will depend on the success
of applications for funding which are currently under consideration at
various organisations.

Submissions of abstracts and a short biographical note including a
list of publications are welcomed until May 15, 2002. Papers are to be
circulated in advance and should be received by September 25, 2002.
Publication of the papers in an edited volume is planned. The
conference will be conducted in English, but papers can also be
submitted in French or German on the condition that a summary of about
three pages in English is provided.

For further information see under
http://www.network-migration.org/workshop2002 or contact
[email protected] (Jan Motte) or [email protected] (Alf
Luedtke)


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