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PG Colloquium: Cultural Construction in the USSR and States of the Former
Soviet Bloc

Call for Papers

On March 17-18, 2012, the School of History at the University of Nottingham
is hosting a postgraduate colloquium, initiated and organised by its own
doctoral students, on the theme of cultural construction in the Soviet Union
and states of the former Soviet bloc. The aim will be to explore the origins
and nature of cultural discourses and practices in government, academia, the
intellectual sphere and everyday life with a view to assessing their
influence on the political and social development of these countries.

The organising committee invites PhD researchers in history, modern
languages, cultural studies, sociology and related disciplines from UK
universities to submit proposals for papers. The organisers and sponsors of
this colloquium hope that the exchange of ideas among scholars will
facilitate the emergence of new avenues in scholarly discussion about state
actions and human experiences under communist regimes in the twentieth
century.

Proposed topics for the colloquium include, but are not limited to:

- cultural revolts and resistance;
- the dissident movement in socialist states and its discourses;
- popular alternatives to socialism: methodological, analytical and
discursive aspects of the problem;
- formal and informal collectives of culture figures;
- art as oppositional practice;
- the role of space, place and material culture in building socialism;
- cross-cultural comparison of socialist cultural construction;
- the dynamics of cultural change under socialism;
- styles and dynamics of the socialist performance;
- gender and subjectivity under socialism;
- gender and art under socialism;
- institution building under socialism;
- censorship within the socialist states, and its power dimensions;
- censorship and subjectivity;
- ideological dimensions of art and socialist realism;
- the disciplinary function of a socialist state: methods of control and
punishment;
- surveillance and the repressive system of a socialist state: structure and
mechanisms;
- bribery and privileges under socialism;
- dilemmas of the intelligentsia: conformism vs. resistance;
- individual and collective identity under socialism;
- various aspects of contemporary views and discourses about former
socialist states;
- statistical perspectives of building socialist culture.

Proposals, including a title, abstract (approx. 300 words) and one-page
C.V., should be submitted by October 23, 2011 to Susanne Sklepek (
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>). Applicants will be
notified about the acceptance of proposals within two weeks after the
submission deadline.
Presentations should be limited to 15 minutes, to be followed by discussion.
Pre-circulation of a draft of the paper is mandatory one month prior to the
start of the conference. Some very limited funding might be available.
Organising Committee: Susanne Sklepek, Olga Bertelsen, Andru Chiorean, Filip
Boicu.
Funding bodies (to date): BASEES, School of History-University of
Nottingham.


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