Pour mémoire, colloq. CEGES-SOMA, "War and Society in 20th Century Europe", Bruxelles, 9-11 dec 2009

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Pour mémoire

War and Society in 20th Century Europe

CEGES-SOMA

Brussels - Bruxelles

9-10-11 December 2009

 

When historians draw up the balance of Europe’s 20th century, they cannot but acknowledge that wars and other violent conflicts played a significant role in it. It has been a century of ethnic conflicts, mass migration and new forms of violence on an unseen scale in history. This colloquium intends to reflect on how these conflicts have affected the European societies, in particular by focusing on seven specific themes.

1. War and Law

Chaired by Xavier Rousseaux – Université catholique de Louvain and Herbert Reimke – Technische Universität Berlin)

Extrait du programme:

• Police, Law and People during the World Wars in Europe (Benoît Majerus - Université libre de Bruxelles)
• War Crimes and their Treatment during the World Wars in Europ (Gerd Hankel - Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung)
• The Execution of Soldiers during World War I and II (Robert Lilly - Northern Kentucky University)

2. Science and War
3. War and Gender 

4. War and Propaganda
5. War Endings
6. Economy
7. War and Ethnicity
 

For the CEGES-SOMA, this means a reflection on nearly all the themes that lie at the centre of its interests. A perfect way to celebrate forty years of research and documentation on war and contemporary society.

The colloquium will take place in the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, the former and completely renovated Congrespaleis / Palais des Congrès, located at the very heart of Brussels, next to the Royal Library and only a few meters away from the Central Railway Station. For more information and the complete programme, please download the colloquium folder (coming soon).
 

Programme and abstracts: at the folowing url http://www.ceges40soma.eu/index_files/Page1188.htm