[H-verkko] CFP: Esitelmäkutsu nälänhätätyöpajaan

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Esitelmäkutsu nälänhätätyöpajaan
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Poikkikansallinen tutkimusprojekti kutsuu esitelmäehdotuksia työpajaansa,
jonka teemana on ’Nälänhätien selittäminen, vastuiden
määritteleminen’. Työpaja on avoin niin väitöskirjan tekijöille kuin
varttuneimmillekin tutkijoille. Esitelmien tiivistelmät ja ansioluettelot
pyydetään lähettämään englanniksi lokakuun 31. päivään mennessä.

Työpaja pidetään 12-15 tammikuuta 2017 Turun yliopistossa.

Lisätietoja on oheisessa englanninkielisessä esitelmäkutsussa.

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Workshop Explaining Famines, Defining Responsibilities

University of Turku, Finland, Thu 12 – Sun 15 January 2017

The transnational research project Comprehending the Core by Peeling the
Concepts: Analyzing Famines in their Historical Contexts(COMPOT) invites
individual paper and session proposals for its forthcoming thematic workshop.
This will be the second of three workshops, which form part of a research
project funded by NOS-HS.[1] The public keynote lecture will be delivered by
prof. Gormac O’Grada, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Famines have been a recurring strain on humanity throughout history. Despite the
remarkable scientific and technical progress of the modern age, the threat of
famine has not been eradicated. While numerous famines have been thoroughly
examined, scholars still encounter difficulties in understanding why some food
crises turn into famines while others do not. Conditions in both scenarios can
be quite similar – yet outcomes differ. Furthermore, some explanations of
famines tend to focus on human actions or dereliction of duties which are
characterised as direct or indirect causes of famines. One cannot deny the
significance of the issue. However, this approach raises questions whether a
focus on responsibilities of some individuals, institutions or social groups
divert the analysis away from structural and environmental factors and  whether
there are alternative approaches for explaining the incidence of famine.

The main goal of this workshop will be to discuss various environmental, social,
economic, political or cultural factors, affecting the outbreak of famines and
sub­sequent relief initiatives. A reason for choosing this theme is that
explaining those factors which contribute to famine incidence appears to be one
of the most challenging but also the most essential tasks for famine historians.

The project COMPOT concentrates on famines in Estonia, Finland, Iceland, India,
Ireland and Sweden. However, the programme committee is inclined to consider
famines in other countries as well. Cross-country comparisons are especially
welcome. Famines of any time period and any geographical extent are eligible.

The accepted papers are to be distributed in advance, and oral presentations
will be limited to 10 – 15 minutes. The project aims to publish a selection of
papers after peer-reviewing. The language of papers and presentations is
English.

The project will support the participants’ travel and accommodation. The
workshop will be hosted by the School of History, Culture and Arts Studies at
Turku University.

Individual paper proposals should include an abstract of 250–500 words and
one-page CV. Session proposals should contain a session abstract of 250–500
words, abstracts of three or four papers along with brief CVs of their authors.
All these documents should be submitted by 31 October 2016 to the chair of the
programme committee, Timo Myllyntaus [email: timmyl at utu.fi], via email in Word
or RTF format.

 

[1] The Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and
Social Sciences (NOS-HS) [http://www.nos-hs.org/]

 

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Ilmoituksen lähetti: Timo Myllyntaus <timmyl at utu.fi>
Ilmoitus vanhentuu: 1.11.2016