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Are there any pivotal moments in the construction of narratives in the time period examinedin the colloquium? To what extend did they change or confirm suspicions about the courses

of human history?

Did any of these narratives depend on static dichotomies? How did the ideas of continuity and discontinuity become conceptualised in the period? Did 19th century grand narratives successfully combine all the elements which they wanted

to account for in their discourse?

Are narratives in the wider world substantially different from those in the European context?What are the similarities and differences?

Is culture often a presence in these narratives? How does it appear in intellectualconstructions?

Did the change in the structure of the state system in the mid to late 19th century impactthe development of narratives?

To what extent was imperialism a corroboration of 18th and 19th century narratives? What challenges did World War I pose to the existing social, political and economic systems?

Abstract proposals of 300-word maximum for a 20-minute presentation are welcome, accompanied

by a 2-page CV. Advanced PhD students (3rd

year onwards) are welcome to propose papers. Paper

proposals for wider-world case studies as well as European studies are very welcome. The intention

is to publish select papers after the colloquium, so presentations are especially welcome if they are

for original, unpublished work.

Informal enquiries and abstracts/CVs can be sent to Dr Isabel DiVanna (id239@cam.ac.uk), Clare

College, Cambridge, CB2 1TL. The deadline for submission of paper proposals is December 1st, 2011.

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