Adolescent Ambassadors: 20th Century Youth Organizations and International Relations
March 23 – 24, 2012
Workshop at the GHI
Conveners: Mischa Honeck (German Historical Institute) and Gabriel Rosenberg (Duke University)
Contributions are invited that address the nexus of youth and international relations from western as well as non-western viewpoints. Chronologically, the workshop stretches from the high tides of Euro-American imperialism to the end of the Cold War. Methodologically, it wants to spawn a productive dialogue among historians of international relations and of youth and childhood. We are particularly interested in proposals that trace the impact of youth organizations on the modern international order by employing analytical categories as diverse as gender, race, empire, class, ethnicity, sexuality, leisure, education, state politics, cultural diplomacy, and age.
Possible workshop topics should connect youth and youth organizations to foreign policy, international institutions, political ideologies, totalitarianism, the Cold War, decolonization, capitalism, religion, popular culture, tourism, environmentalism, consumption, sports, student exchange, and transnational biographies.
Please send a proposal of no more than 500 words and a brief CV to Bärbel Thomas (b.thomas(at)ghi-dc.org).
The deadline for submission is October 31, 2011. Participants will be notified by the end of November.
The workshop, held in English, will focus on discussing 6,000-8,000-word, pre-circulated papers (due February 15, 2011). We intend to publish the contributions. Expenses for travel and accommodation will be covered.