Cultural Encounters during Global War, 1914-1918:
Traces, Spaces, Legacies
London Conference, 21-22 January 2016
Jointly organised by ‘Cultural Exchange in a Time of Global Conflict:
Colonials, Neutrals and Belligerents during the First World War’ (CEGC)
& The German Historical Institute London
Organisers
The HERA-funded project CEGC addresses the research question: how did the First World
War create new spaces for as well as put new pressures on encounters between peoples
and cultures from belligerent, colonised and politically neutral countries and what were the
lasting consequences (in terms of social, cultural and literary memory) for Europe?
This project seeks to explore this complex area through two strands: the colonial and the
neutral. The war experiences of the colonies/dominions are being investigated by the
research teams in London and Berlin, while research on the experiences of the neutral
nations is being undertaken by the teams at Utrecht and Poznań. As a team, we draw on a
broadly interdisciplinary and culturally mobile methodology. We investigate a diverse range
of material, including archival documents, newspapers, journals, literary texts, films,
photographs, paintings, book trade practices, and sound-recordings.
Our activities include workshops, conferences, publications, and public lectures, as well as a
future travelling exhibition.
This project is led by Dr Santanu Das (King’s College London), with Principal Investigators
Professor Geert Buelens (Utrecht University), Dr Heike Liebau (Zentrum Moderner Orient),
and Professor Hubert van den Berg (Adam Mickiewicz University) and Associated Partners:
the Imperial War Museum, London; the Lautarchiv at Humboldt University, Berlin; Museum
Europäischer Kulturen, Berlin; the Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach; the EYE Film
Museum, Amsterdam; Stichting de Jazz van het Bankroet, Belgium; In Flanders Fields
Museum in Ypres, Belgium; and the Dutch-Flemish House deBuren.
The German Historical Institute London (GHIL) is an academically independent institution
and part of the Max Weber Foundation German Humanities Institutes Abroad. It promotes
research on medieval and modern history, in particular on the comparative history of Britain
and Germany, on the British Empire and the Commonwealth, and on Anglo-German
relations. Its public library specialises in German history.
London Conference 2016: jointly organised by CEGC and the GHIL
The interdisciplinary, two-day conference ‘Cultural Encounters during Global War, 19141918: Traces, Spaces, Legacies’ (21-22 January 2016) seeks to investigate the different kinds
of encounters, exchanges, and entanglements taking place during wartime. The conference
aims to overcome the dominant national and geographical approaches to the First World
War and seeks to investigate moments and processes of cultural encounters, exchange,
porosity and (mis-)understanding from different disciplinary perspectives, including history,
geography, literature, anthropology, cultural, area, visual and gender studies.
For full details of the conference, including the programme, please visit:
www.cegcproject.eu/events/event/cultural-encounters-during-global-war-1914-1918traces-space-legacies
Selection Criteria
To be considered for a bursary, applicants should belong to one of the following categories
(related to their research/early career status) listed below:
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Current PhD students
Early career researchers no more than 6 years from their viva date
Number and Level of Bursaries
The conference is able to offer a limited number of travel bursaries payable upon
submission of original receipts.
How to apply for a bursary
To apply for a bursary, please complete the enclosed Postgraduate/Early Career Bursary
Application Form and return electronically to Dr Daniel Steinbach, CEGC postdoctoral
researcher, King’s College London at daniel.steinbach@kcl.ac.uk. The deadline for
applications is Friday 18 December 2015.
Cultural Encounters during Global War, 1914-1918:
Traces, Spaces, Legacies
London Conference, 21-22 January 2016
Postgraduate/Early Career Application Form
To apply, please complete the sections below and return electronically by Friday 18
December 2015 to Dr Daniel Steinbach (daniel.steinbach@kcl.ac.uk).
1. Personal details
Please give your personal details as requested below
Title
Name
Affiliation
Address
Email address
Contact telephone
number
Supervisor’s name and
contact details (phone,
email)
2. Please describe your current research and how it could benefit from attending this
event (maximum 350 words).
3. Please attach your CV to the application form (max 2 pages)