War destroys human life, but at the same time creates the space that can lead to memorialization. The memories of war are often physically expressed by war memorials. These sites of remembrance may be different in many ways, following national contexts and traditions, however, there are also many similarities which bridge national/cultural differences. Regardless of the fact of who is being remembered, e.g. soldiers, civilians, victors or vanquished, there is a tradition of war memorials which is as old as warfare itself. 

For an edited volume on war memorials from a global perspective we seek contributions by historians and those working in related fields such as  memory studies, gender studies, media studies, etc.

The chapters are not limited to a particular time period or regional sphere. We welcome proposals that deal with the following topics:

  • Memorials and design
  • Memorials and gender
  • Memorials and the memorized event/people
  • Memorials and nationalism
  • Memorials and public opinion
  • Memorials and politics
  • Memorials and racism
  • Memorials and religion
  • Memorials and time

We request your short proposal (around 300 words) and an abbreviated CV by December 10, 2015.

Final chapters with a length of 7.000-10.000 words, using footnotes following the latest Chicago Manual of Style are due by May 31, 2015.

Please send all materials, or enquiries to KPearl at qcc.cuny.edu and FJacob at qcc.cuny.edu 

 
Contact Info: 

Dr. Frank Jacob CUNY (QCC)
History Department
22205 56th Ave
Bayside, 11364, New York