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Papers are invited for contributions to the Memory and Narration – Oral History Research in the Northern European Context symposium hosted by the Finnish Literature Society in collaboration with the Graduate School of Cultural Interpretations, the Department of Folklore Studies, University of Helsinki and the Finnish Oral History Network (FOHN.
The Memory and Narration – Oral History Research in the Northern European Context symposium is the first international symposium organized by the Finnish Oral History Network. The aim of this conference is to bring together a large number of scholars in the broader field of the humanities and social sciences whom are focused on methodological issues within oral history research in Northern Europe and to stimulate discussion on the methods and theories used in oral history research.
We welcome all scholars working within the field of oral history and life history. The program will include plenary sessions and thematic panel sessions. To ensure the widest possible participation, the principal conference language will be English.
If you are interested, please send us a single page proposal including an outline of your paper and the following details:
name (with your surname in CAPITAL letters)
affiliation
postal address
e-mail address
telephone and fax numbers
Proposals will be evaluated according to their focus on oral history and methodological and theoretical relevance. We encourage proposals which focus on oral history in the Northern European context.
Proposals must be written in English. Please email your proposal as an e-mail attachment by March 31 to hum-fohn@helsinki.fi. The acceptance or rejection of proposals will be announced by 30 April 2006. The papers will be available to symposium participants via the WebCT ”Oral history research in the Nordic-Baltic area” (http://webct.e-uni.ee/public/TUOHaLHRitNBA/index.html). The deadline for the papers is 31 August 2006.
Enquiries: hum-fohn@helsinki.fi
Ulla-Maija Peltonen
Finnish Literature Society
P.O.Box 259
00171 Helsinki
Kirsti Salmi-Niklander
University of Helsinki
Department of Folklore Studies
P.O.Box 59
00014 Helsinki
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