Monday October 28th, 2013

9:00 a.m. PhD SESSION
The World During the First World War – research projects
Chair: Helmut Bley, University of Hanover

10:00 a.m. Exhibition and Guided Tour (Wilhelm-Busch Museum, Georgengarten, Hanover): „Zwischen Kaiserwetter und Donnergrollen. Das Deutsche Reich auf dem Weg in den Ersten Weltkrieg“ - German caricatures from 1900-1914

Conference Opening
2:00 p.m. Welcome Addresses:
Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General, Volkswagen Foundation, Germany
Ulrike Freitag, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Germany
Helmut Bley, University of Hanover, Germany

SESSION 1
The World Dimension of the First World War Rediscovered
Chair: Andreas Gestrich, German Historical Institute, London

2:25 p.m. Keynote:
Not the End of the World – The Great War in a Global Perspective: Stig Förster, University of Bern

4:00 p.m. The World Dimension of the First World War Rediscovered – The Regional Perspective
A Drama of Humanity at Large: Latin America and the First World War: Stefan Rinke, Free University of Berlin

The African Perspective: Toyin Falola,University of Austin, Texas
The Orient Perspective: Stefan Reichmuth, University of Bochum
China's Great War: Guoqi Xu, University of Hong Kong, China

Tuesday October 29th, 2013

SESSION 2: Impacts of the War on Political Movements
Chair: Michael Provence, University of California, San Diego

9:00 a.m. Keynotes:
Losing the War and Fighting the Settlement: Post-Ottoman Activism and the Legacy of the Great War in the Middle East: Michael Provence, University of California, San Diego

Touraj Atabaki, Leiden University and Head of the Middle East and Central Asia Desk, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
Jennifer Jenkins, University of Toronto, Canada

11:00 a.m. Three parallel sessions (Session 3, 4 & 5)

SESSION 3: Circulation of People and Ideas
Chairs:
Katrin Bromber, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies
Stefan Rinke, Free University of Berlin

SESSION 4: Human Consequences of War in Non-European Societies
Chairs:
Ravi Ahuja, University of Göttingen
Helmut Bley, University of Hanover

SESSION 5
New Social and Political Movements
Chairs:
Susanne Kuß, University of Freiburg
Jan Schmidt, University of Bochum

2:30 p.m. Continuing three parallel sessions (Session 3, 4 & 5)

4:30 p.m. Continuing three parallel sessions (Session 3, 4 & 5)

SESSION 6
Keynote
Chair: Ulrike Freitag, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The War in Literature
Santanu Das, King’s College, London

Wednesday October 30th, 2013

SESSION 7: Open Research Questions and New Approaches to the First World War
Chair: Heike Liebau, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies

9:00 a.m.
Shinichi Yamamuro and Akeo Okada, University of Kyoto
Oliver Janz, Free University of Berlin
Robert Gerwarth, University College Dublin
Barbara Göbel, Ibero-American Institute
Britta Lange, Humboldt-University of Berlin

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

SESSION 8: The World Dimension of the First World War: Breakup of the Periodization?
Chair:
Brigitte Reinwald, University of Hanover, Germany

11:00 a.m.
Jürgen Kocka, Free University of Berlin
Susanne Kuß, University of Freiburg
Katrin Bromber, Centre for Modern Oriental Studies
Helmut Bley, University of Hanover
Andreas Gestrich, German Historical Institute, London

12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General, Volkswagen Foundation