The Violence of War - Calenda

Considering war, as John Keegan has put it, first and foremost as 'a cultural act', this conference calls attention to the ways in which warfare violence ... AccueilTheViolenceofWar AccueilTheViolenceofWar AppelàcontributionÉpoquecontemporaine Dates 31 jan 2014 Catégories Pensée XIXesiècle XXesiècle Europe Histoire Représentations Étudesdupolitique TheViolenceofWar ExperiencesandImagesofConflict *  *  * Publiélemardi03décembre2013parLuigiaParlati Résumé Althoughhistoriansdealingwithwarwillinevitablybecalledtoconcentratetheirattentiononviolence,oftentheunderstandingofhowviolenceitselfwasperceived,understood,imaginedandexperiencedbycombatantsandciviliansisneglected.Muchstillneedstobesaidabouthowwarwasshapedbyand,inturn,influenced,modernperceptionsofviolence.Consideringwar,asJohnKeeganhasputit,firstandforemostas‘aculturalact’,thisconferencecallsattentiontothewaysinwhichwarfareviolencewasimaginedandunderstoodduringthemodernera,focusingonthedistancebetweenexpectationsandexperiencesofwar;onthedistancebetween–orcoincidenceof–‘imagined’andthe‘real’wars.TheperiodconsideredrangesfromtheCrimeanWartotheSecondWorldWaranditsaftermath. Annonce Argument Althoughhistoriansdealingwithwarwillinevitablybecalledtoconcentratetheirattentiononviolence,oftentheunderstandingofhowviolenceitselfwasperceived,understood,imaginedandexperiencedbycombatantsandciviliansisneglected.Muchstillneedstobesaidabouthowwarwasshapedbyand,inturn,influenced,modernperceptionsofviolence.Consideringwar,asJohnKeeganhasputit,firstandforemostas‘aculturalact’,thisconferencecallsattentiontothewaysinwhichwarfareviolencewasimaginedandunderstoodduringthemodernera,focusingonthedistancebetweenexpectationsandexperiencesofwar;onthedistancebetween–orcoincidenceof–‘imagined’andthe‘real’wars.TheperiodconsideredrangesfromtheCrimeanWartotheSecondWorldWaranditsaftermath. Thursday19andFriday20June2014- UniversityCollegeLondon Mainthemes Topicsrelevanttothisconferencemayinclude,butarebynomeanslimitedto,thefollowingissues: 1. Howhavedifferentdisciplinesexaminedandexplainedactsofviolence?   2.Isitpossibletoidentifyspecificculturesofviolenceinthepre-wareraaswellasduringthewaritself?3.Whatwastheimpactofsituationalandintentionalfactorsonkillingandbrutalisation?4.Todiscusshowwecanexplainatrocities-asactionsmotivatedbybelief,asanunexpectedlyhorrifyingconsequenceofobeyingordersorasmatter-of-factactsofkilling.5.Tocomparethetraumatisingeffectofviolencewithpleasure,excitementorgratificationincarryingoutactsofviolence. Wewelcomesubmissionsfromcultural,social,military,intellectualandotherhistoriansandfromscholarsfromneighbouringdisciplines(historyofart,literarycriticism,internationalrelations,warstudies,historicalsociology,politicalscienceandphilosophy,amongstothers). Weencourageavarietyofmethodologicalapproachesandweparticularlywelcomethesubmissionoftheoreticalpapers,particularlyfromsociologists,philosophers,politicalscientistsandanthropologistswhohaveaninterestinhistory. Submissionguidelines Ifyouareinterestedinpresentinga15minutepaper,pleasesendatitle,anabstractofnomorethan400wordsandashortCVtoDr.MatthewD’Auria(m.d’[email protected]) DeadlineforsubmissionisFriday31January2014. Weplantopublishaneditedvolumebasedonaselectionofthepaperspresentedattheconference.Pleaseindicatethereforewhetheryouwouldbeinterestedinfurtherdevelopingyourpaperforpublicationaftertheevent. Limitedfundingisavailable.However,weaskparticipantstoapplyforfundingfromtheirowninstitutionsinthefirstinstance.Noinscriptionfeewillhavetobepaidforthisconference. Selectioncommittee Dr.MarkHewitson,UniversityCollegeLondon Dr.JanVermeiren,UniversityofEastAnglia Prof.VittorioDini,UniversityofSalerno Dr.MatthewD’Auria,UniversityCollegeLondon Catégories Époquecontemporaine(Catégorieprincipale) EspritetLangage>Pensée Périodes>Époquecontemporaine>XIXesiècle Périodes>Époquecontemporaine>XXesiècle Espaces>Europe Sociétés>Histoire EspritetLangage>Représentations Sociétés>Étudesdupolitique Lieux GowerStLondres,Grande-Bretagne(WC1E6BT) Dates vendredi31janvier2014 Mots-clés violence,war,guerre,histoire,représentations,image Contacts MatthewD'Auriacourriel:m[dot]dauria[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk Sourcedel'information MatthewD'Auriacourriel:m[dot]dauria[at]uea[dot]ac[dot]uk Pourcitercetteannonce «TheViolenceofWar»,Appelàcontribution,Calenda,Publiélemardi03décembre2013,https://calenda.org/264959 ImprimerSignalercedocument Archivercetteannonce Revues.org Plandusite|Quisommes-nous?|Suggérerunévénement|Crédits|Mentionslégales|Foireauxquestions|FluxdeCalenda|Accèsréservé Signalerunproblème|Politiquedeconfidentialité|Gestiondescookies|Accessibilité:nonconforme ISSNélectronique2107-5646 RechercherdansOpenEditionSearch VousallezêtreredirigéversOpenEditionSearch DanstoutOpenEdition DansCalenda Rechercher Français Português English Deutsch Español Partager Facebook Twitter Google+ "> Calendrierdesscienceshumainesetsociales Accueil Chercherdansles50091événements SuggérerunévénementOpenEditionSearch ToutOpenEdition Français Português English Deutsch EspañolPortailderessourcesélectroniquesenscienceshumainesetsocialesOpenEditionNosplateformesOpenEditionBooksOpenEditionJournalsHypothesesCalendaBibliothèquesetinstitutionsOpenEditionFreemiumNosservicesOpenEditionSearchLalettred'OpenEditionSuivez-nous OpenEditionBooks Calenda Hypothèses OpenEditionJournals OpenEdition OpenEditionSearch