Conference Up-Date and Final CfP

NATIONAL IDENTITIES

history, geography, image

Dates: 20-22 April 1998

Das aktuelle Tagungsprogramm kann unter: http://ihr.sas.ac.uk/icbh/identiti abgerufen werden.

Organiser: Institute of Contemporary British History
Venue: Institute of Historical Research
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU

Abstract (100 words) Deadline: 1 September 1997 (e-mail submissions are encouraged)

The Institute of Contemporary British History are organising a conference on the above theme in London on 20-22 April 1998.

The conference aims to be a forum for historical and geographical research into the origins and development of nationality. Themes will include analysis of the uneven nature of the process of the development of national identity, and of the emergence of nationalism within territorially based ancien regime states; the role in forging identity of cultural (language, gender, religion, the media, sport, encounters with "the other", etc) and political (state forms, wars, boundaries) factors; how far identity is constructed by, as Hobsbawn and Ranger argue, 'The Invention of Tradition', and the uses to which it is put. Furthermore, the significance of 'nation' in political and cultural terms will be considered in relationship to other important and in some cases countervailing forms of identity such as religion, region, tribe or class. Finally, it is hoped that the relationship between national identities and the rise of supranational aspirations (ranging from Esperantoism to the European Union) can be explored.

It is hoped that the topics addressed at the conference will range widely, both chronologically and geographically in their scope.

Session at the conference may include:

• the rise of nationalism
• national identity and mental maps
• nation, state and region
• culture and national identity
• the invention of tradition
• nationalism and supranationalism
• Empire, colonialism and nationalism
• identity, landscape and environment
• homelands and territorial integrity
• gender and national identity
• national identity and archaeology
• national and sub-national identities

The Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH) invites all interested in giving papers to send a 100 word abstract by 1 September 1997 to:

NB Response to our previous calls for papers has been quite strong. The organisers wish to make it clear that **only 35 papers will be accepted**. Authors of papers selected for conference presentation will be notified by the end of October 1997. Full papers then are due by 1 February 1998.

Elfie Rembold, Co-Editor 'National Identities'

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