| Call for Papers: The Global 1989: A New Generation |
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Conference to take place at Princeton University, 22-24 October 2009 2009 brings the 20th anniversaries of a wide variety of major events across the globe: the Cuban withdrawal from Angola; the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan; the Ayatollah Khomeini's fatwa against Salman Rushdie; the Polish and Hungarian Round Tables; the protests at Tiananmen Square; the fall of the Berlin Wall; the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia; and the breakdown of old regimes in Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. In an attempt to take a global approach to 1989, its antecedents, and its consequences, Princeton University will convene and host on 22-24 October 2009 a conference devoted to 1989. The ultimate panel themes will depend on the topics of the paper proposals submitted, yet we are particularly interested in moving toward new conceptual models, for example in the following areas: ethics and norms, intellectual history/history of ideas, law, microeconomics, migration, popular culture, and religion. It is essential to underscore also the conference's global scope, i.e. that it should encompass (but not necessarily limit itself to) variously defined Asian, Cold War, European, inter-American, Sino-Soviet, and transatlantic studies. We welcome also submissions concerning, for example, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, or South Africa. WHO SHOULD APPLY: We aim to provide a forum for recent work related to a doctoral dissertation, whether published or unpublished, complete or incomplete. We therefore welcome submissions from junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows as well as current graduate students. We welcome submissions from around the globe, as our budget will allow us to cover the travel expenses of all of the scholars whose proposals have been accepted. That said, we caution that the small intended scale of the conference will likely necessitate a highly selective review process. The program committee looks forward to the broadest possible range of submissions that fall within the intended scope of the conference, and it will arrange panels based on those submissions that it receives, yet we will likely be able to accommodate only a fraction of these submissions. We ask both for a brief (300 words) abstract as well as a more detailed prospectus (5 pages, double-spaced) that fleshes out the intended argument of the presentation in greater depth. Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis until 1 February 2009. Early submissions are particularly welcome. Proposals should be submitted to Barbara Leavey ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ); questions can be directed also to conference chair Piotr H. Kosicki ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). **This conference is a joint initiative of Princeton University's Department of History, Davis Center for Historical Studies, Institute for International and Regional Studies, Program in Law and Public Affairs, University Center for Human Values, and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. |
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