Doctoral College European Historical Dictatorship and Transformation Research, University of Vienna, Department of Contemporary History

Time: November 7th-8th 2011
Venue: University of Vienna
Deadline for CfP: April 30th 2011
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The conference Images of Power / Representations of the Past is organized by the Doctoral College European Historical Dictatorship and Transformation Research at the University of Vienna as the first part of a bigger conference (the second part, with the title Public sphere, ideology, transformation of power, will be organized by the Doctoral College as well and will take place two weeks later).

It aims to explore different aspects and correlations between images and political power. The focus of the conference lies on the social, political and ideological utilization and function of images in dictatorial regimes and societies in transformation. Read more …