CFP: Russo-Japanese War (February 10-12, 2003, Israel)

[Serguei Alex. Oushakine]

From: Rotem KOWNER <kowner at research.haifa.ac.il>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:44:50 +0300


Dear colleagues:

You are invited to participate in an international conference
devoted to the subject of the Russo-Japanese War.
We are looking forward to receiving proposals from all
disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas that deal with the theme.

With apologies for cross-postings,


Best wishes

Rotem Kowner

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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa, Israel
are organizing in February 10-12, 2003 an International Conference on:


"THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR & THE 20TH CENTURY:
AN ASSESSMENT FROM A CENTENNIAL PERSPECTIVE"


In February 2004 Japanese and Russians will commemorate a century to
the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War. While their perspectives on
the war may differ, scholars on both sides agree that the war was a turning
point in the history of their nations. In fact, the echoes of this war
were felt in many other places as well, partly because it was
the first modern conflict in which an 'oriental', 'non-white'
nation overwhelmed a powerful European nation.

Further, The Russo-Japanese War was probably the first 'modern'
war, in which many of the fighting patterns of the next grand
conflict, W.W. I, were shaped.

Despite its importance, this conflict has not stimulated much interest
in Western historiography, due to the parties involved, its remote location,
and mainly since it was overshadowed by the 'Great War'. Although
the number of publications and symposiums and on the topic in recent years
testify to a growing interest, the war and its place within the dramatic
events of 20th century are still in a need for a broader, multidisciplinary
approach.



  TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

The immediate objectives of the conference is to discuss the following
issues:
  * The international context of the war
  * Was the Russo-Japanese war the first modern war?
  * The effect of the war on political and social issues
  * The war in literature and popular culture
  * The media and the war
  * Was the war a conflict beween 'East' and 'West'?
  * Far-reaching impacts of the war on the 20th century



TIME TABLE

The Organizing Committee will consider any panel proposals
(within 200 words) which will be received by December 31, 2001.
The deadline for paper submission (an abstract within 200 words) is
February 28, 2002.

Since we limit the number of pariticipants in the conference,
the abstracts will be assessed according to their originality and
relevance to the panels.


Correspondence should be sent to the following address:

Dr. Rotem Kowner
Japan and Asia Program
Dept. of Multidisciplinary Studies, The University of Haifa
Mt. Carmel 31905, Haifa, ISRAEL
Fax: (972) 4-824-9155 Phone: (972) 4-824-0559
Email: kowner at research.haifa.ac.il

or

Prof. Ben Ami Shillony
Dept. of East Asian Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem 91905, ISRAEL
Fax: (972) 2-532-2545 Phone: (972) 2-588-3728
Email: shillony at h2.hum.huji.ac.il

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