The conference will adopt a multidisciplinary approach and will combine different methodological approaches such as gender studies, migration studies, border studies, memory studies, oral history, language history, etc.

The conference is addressed to independent scholars, students and professors of history, philosophy, sociology, political sciences, literature, linguistics, culture studies or anthropology.

Organizers:

Interdisciplinary Research Foundation (IRF) http://irf-network.org

Institute of Audiovisual Arts at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow http://www.film.uj.edu.pl/

Thematic areas:

I. History

The impact of historical events at the territory of Austrian Galicia in Poland, Ukraine and Austria on present time.

II. Art

Theatre, music, visual art in the Austrian crownland Galicia and Lodomeria.

III. Women’s Studies

The analysis of women’s activity in Eastern European Galicia

IV. Sociology

Social movements in Eastern European Galicia

Social problems in Eastern European Galicia

Social conflicts in Austrian Galicia in Poland, Ukraine and Austria and their influence on present time.

V. Politology

Analysis of political situation in Eastern European Galicia

Galician lessons for modern politics

VI. Literature

The reflection of Galician topic in literature

VII. Language

Analysis of language changes at the territories of Eastern European Galicia

VIII. Culture

Cross-cultural issues at the territories of Eastern European Galicia

IX. Antropology

X. International Relations

The impact of relations in Austrian Galicia in Poland, Ukraine and Austria on present time international cooperation.

XI. Economics

Analysis of economic development of the Eastern European Galicia territories.

Place: Institute of Audiovisual Arts at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Contact: Dr. Ievgeniia Diadko, galicia@irf-network.org

  Paper proposals: Please send 250 words Paper Proposal in English and a brief biographical note by 16th March 2016 to: galicia@irf-network.org

Download Paper proposal form http://galicia.irf-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Paper-proposal-form.doc.

Selected papers will be published in the post-conference volume.

Conference fee:

Full registration fee – 70 ˆ         Student registration fee* – 50 ˆ

(*fee for Students of Jagiellonian University – 30 ˆ)

The registration fee covers all conference materials, coffee breaks, lunch, Cracow city tour and post-conference publication.