CfA: Two doctoral research positions. “Radical Utopian Communities: Global Histories from the Margins, 1900-1950”

The research group “Radical Utopian Communities: Global Histories from the Margins, 1900-1950” invites applications for two (2) doctoral positions (TV-L E13, 65%) to join the team on 1 April 2020 or at an early date thereafter. The research project is funded by the VolkswagenStiftung as part of the Freigeist-Fellowship program. The group will be integrated in the Department of History at LMU Munich and closely affiliated with the Munich Centre for Global History.

CfA: Provostial Research Scholars in Institutional Histories, Slavery, and Colonialism

Call for Applications:
Provostial Research Scholars in Institutional Histories, Slavery, and Colonialism

Founded in 1821 McGill University is home to exceptional students, faculty, and staff from across Canada and around the world. Our University is also the site of world-class research in a range of disciplines. As it enters its third century, McGill seeks to undertake a rigorous and thorough self-examination of two particular questions of critical importance to understanding its past, and guiding future directions:

CfP: Prisoners of War. Russian and Soviet Experiences in the 20th Century

War captivity was an important experience for military personnel in the Tsarist Empire and the Soviet Union, affecting several million people (not only, but predominantly male). Conceptions of war captivity were often passed on from fathers to sons. Although the conditions in the various wars undoubtedly differed, as is well documented in research, there were also connecting experiences shared by the soldiers and officers captured in war. The conference aims at tracing this overarching experience of captivity and its significance for Russian and Soviet history in the 20th century.

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