[Gesth-l] FW: gender and modernity konf

[Borgos Anna]

> Gender and Modernity in Central Europe: The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and> its Legacy> > Since the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy’s dissolution in 1918, its memory and> legacy have been, by turns, suppressed, contested, and continuously> re-evaluated in the countries emerging in its wake. The fall of Communism> in 1989, followed by the gradual integration of the region into the> European Union has prompted a resurgence of interest in the Monarchy’s> impact on the political, social, and cultural fabric of the countries of> Central and East-Central Europe. It has also led to the rediscovery – and> in many cases restoration - of its rich heritage of urban and cultural> modernization and the rebuilding of the once-existing ties between> institutions, communities and individuals across borders, a process> sometimes coloured by nostalgia or tainted by resurgent nationalisms and> political considerations.> > This conference aims to make a contribution to the field of Habsburg> studies by exploring the> complex connections between modernity and gender while also raising> awareness of the field’s> importance in Canada.> > One of the focal points of fin-de-siècle modernist debates in> Austria-Hungary concerned gender, the re-shaping and re-configuring of> sexual roles and identities, of femininities and masculinities. These> debates, often linked to discussions of cultural crisis and decadence,> reveal the anxieties and identity crises inherent in a multi-ethnic empire> operating in a web of many centres and peripheries. Modified by a> succession of conservative, liberal, radical right-wing, and Communist> ideologies and regimes that ruled the successor states of the Habsburg> Monarchy during the rest of their turbulent twentieth-century history,> these notions have taken on a new dimension in the post-Communist period,> and continue to impact gender roles and identities and the cultural> symbolisms associated with them.> > The conference seeks to bring together scholars who explore the history> and continuities of these debates on gender and modernity in Central and> East-Central Europe. We invite scholars from a wide range of fields and> approaches, from those working in social and gender history to historians> of literature, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and the visual and performing> arts. We especially welcome interdisciplinary approaches and contributions> exploring the transnational and trans-border networks of Austria-Hungary,> both during and after the Monarchy’s historical existence, as well as> contributions focusing on the Monarchy’s Southern and Eastern border> areas.  By casting a geographically and methodically wide net, we hope to> emerge with a better understanding of notions of gender and modernity> spawned in Austria-Hungary and their lasting impact and resilience into> the 21st century, thereby contributing to a clearer definition of the> Monarchy’s social and cultural impact.> > The conference will take place at the University of Ottawa between May> 16-18, 2008.> It is co-sponsored by the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central> European Studies, University of Alberta.  The conference organizers will> also apply for a conference grant to the Social Sciences and Humanities> Research Council of Canada. While we may be able to contribute to> participants’ travel costs, we still encourage them to seek funding from> their home institutions. The conference languages will be English and> French. We invite suggestions for individual presentations as well as> panels of three presentations.> > Please send individual abstracts (max. 500 words) and suggestions for> panels to both conference organizers:> Agatha Schwartz, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures,> University of Ottawa: agathas at uottawa.ca> Fax: 1-613-562-5715> and> Judith Szapor, Department of History, Glendon College, York University:> jszapor at glendon.yorku.ca> Fax: 1-416-487-6852> > Deadline for receiving the abstracts and panel proposals: September 15, 2007.
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