In the course of our research, whether based on archival, textual, iconographic, or audio documents or statements made by persons we’ve encountered, we sometimes come across material as moving as it is unusable. How many texts, archival or iconographic documents, transcribed interviews, audio or video recordings that have been collected end up being rejected despite their interest, their force, or their evocative power, at the risk of ending up in “history’s wastebin” having been rejected for utilitarian considerations, a plague of research undertakings.

Everyone has their secret garden of discoveries waiting to be cultivated, texts and images in the rough from the extraterritoral areas of our research rejected pitilessly by our ambition. The next issue of Conserveries mémorielles that we are launching seeks to bring to light these orphaned texts, which, paradoxically, strike us with their energy and their concealed power but which need to be placed in a suitable context. Each document’s interest will be explained in an accompanying study. The scientific work will lie in the putting in context of the document which until then had only subjective interest. Proposals for contributions of a page in length should specify the type of document, the field of study, as well as general indications of the theoretical framework. Proposals should reach Véronique Klauber klaubervera@yahoo.fr or Van Troi Tran vtroitran@yahoo.ca by April 30th, 2006. Authors will be informed of decisions of the Scientific Committee on May 30th, 2006.

Proposals for contributions of a page in length should specify the type of document, the field of study, as well as general indications of the theoretical framework. Proposals should reach Dr Véronique Klauber klaubervera@yahoo.fr or Van Troi Tran vtroitran@yahoo.ca by April 30th, 2006. Authors will be informed of decisions of the Scientific Committee on May 30th, 2006.

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to share your academic readings by submitting book reviews for the next issue of Conserveries mémorielles. A critical approach is welcome.

Proposals for a book review of a half page in length should reach Véronique Klauber klaubervera@yahoo.fr or Van Troi Tran vtroitran@yahoo.ca by April 30th, 2006. Authors will be informed of decisions of the Scientific Committee on May 30th, 2006.