CfP: Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond, 19th and 20th Centuries (Event, 10/2021, Vienna); by: 25.01.2021

ZARAH: Women’s labour activism in Eastern Europe and transnationally, from the age of empires to the late 20th century (Web)

Time: 14.-15.10.2021
Venue: Central European University, Vienna
Proposals by: 25.01.2021

This call aims to initiate and strengthen scholarly collaboration, resulting in a highly visible international publication that showcases cutting-edge research on women’s labour activism in Eastern Europe, adjacent territories and internationally. The organizers aim for acollaborative process which brings together scholarly expertise and historical knowledge on many Eastern European and international contexts. They would like to provide a forum for mutually beneficial conversation, contribute to connecting scholars and researchers of various backgrounds, and engender further research and collaboration.

The papers explore a topic in women’s labour activism in and beyondEastern Europe, addressing the malleable connection ,and sometimes tension, in women’s labour activism between gender, class and other categoriesand factors. They generate new knowledge on and develop creative approaches to studying women’s labour activism. They explore either a topic which has been underresearched so far, or discussone or more better-known activisms, organizations or contexts from a new perspective.

The proposed papers should address the topic of activisms in diversifying or converging historical contexts and circumstances, adhering to one or more of the following design principles:

  • Use periodizations transgressing historical political rupture (e.g. 1912, 1918, 1945, 1953, 1989);
  • Pursue a long-term historical perspective;
  • Transgress organizational, political and other boundaries which historically have setdifferent activistsand activisms apart from each other or divided them;
  • Adopt a multi-scale approach by exploring the relationship between local, national and trans-or international dynamics of women’s labour activism in Eastern Europe and adjacent territories.

Papers should be based onoriginal research with primary and secondary sources. Many different types of sources can … read more (PDF).