Power and Democracy: the many voices of Oral History. XVIII IOHA Conference. 9 –12 of July



2014. Barcelona, Spain

Proposals
We invite proposals from around the world for presentation at the XVIIIth International Oral History Association. Proposals may be for a conference paper, a thematic panel or a workshop session. Offers to convene a Special Interest Group are also sought. Proposals will be evaluated according to their oral history focus, relevance to the conference theme and sub-themes, methodological and theoretical significance, and sound scholarship. Participants are encouraged to incorporate voice, image, and digital media in their presentations.


If you are interested in participating, please send us a single page proposals including an outline of your paper and the following details:


Name (with your family name in CAPITAL letters). 1. Affiliation 2. Postal address 3. Email address 4. Phone and fax numbers 5. Relevant sub-theme 6. Whether an individual paper, a thematic panel, a workshop proposal, or a performance.* 7. Suggestions for Special Interest Groups** 8.


* Individual papers will be grouped by conference organizers into panels or workshops with papers that have a similar focus.
Thematic panels should contain no more than four presenters, preferably representing different countries.
Workshop proposals should identify an issue or focus for a workshop, proposal a structure and workshop leader(s).
Performance segments of no more than 30 minutes from oral history based performances.
**Special Interest Groups can be organized to meet, establish contacts, share resources and ideas. Conveners will be required to organize each Special Interest Group. Suggestions and offers are invited.



Master Classes will be conducted before the conference by internationally recognized oral history practitioners.

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
Other deadlines:


By November 15, 2013: acceptance or rejection of proposals
By April 30, 2014: receipt of papers for publication on conference CD-ROM

Send proposals to:
English language: Don Ritchie iohabarcelona2014@gmail.com
Spanish language: Carles Santacana historiaoral.barcelona2014@ub.edu

 

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Loss of Memory in Pahlavi Prisons

In total, [I was in prison] about 6 years in two arrests. For the first time after several years, a soldier arranged my escape. I do not know why! Maybe he was one of the influential elements of Islamic groups. They took me to the hospital for the treatment of my hand, which was broken due to the callousness of an officer.

Hajj Pilgrimage

I went on a Hajj pilgrimage in the early 1340s (1960s). At that time, few people from the army, gendarmerie and police went on a pilgrimage to the holy Mashhad and holy shrines in Iraq. It happened very rarely. After all, there were faithful people in the Iranian army who were committed to obeying the Islamic halal and haram rules in any situation, and they used to pray.

A section of the memories of a freed Iranian prisoner; Mohsen Bakhshi

Programs of New Year Holidays
Without blooming, without flowers, without greenery and without a table for Haft-sin , another spring has been arrived. Spring came to the camp without bringing freshness and the first days of New Year began in this camp. We were unaware of the plans that old friends had in this camp when Eid (New Year) came.

Attack on Halabcheh narrated

With wet saliva, we are having the lunch which that loving Isfahani man gave us from the back of his van when he said goodbye in the city entrance. Adaspolo [lentils with rice] with yoghurt! We were just started having it when the plane dives, we go down and shelter behind the runnel, and a few moments later, when the plane raises up, we also raise our heads, and while eating, we see the high sides ...