The program committee invites paper proposals that focus on Dissent, Activism and Transformation in the World War I Era. The First World War was a watershed event in modern world history and among the most significant events in the 20th century. The war triggered dissent and activism; and it had an impact on political activism, social reform, and cultural expression. In turn, these developments transformed society, politics, and culture. This conference will explore the themes of dissent, activism, and transformation during the war and the immediate postwar era.

Keynote Speakers:

Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 and other books.

Harriet Hyman Alonso, author of Peace As a Women's Issue: A History of the U.S. Movement for World Peace and Women's Rights and other books.

For this interdisciplinary conference, we welcome paper and panel proposals from all scholarly disciplines. We also welcome panels dealing with teaching and pedagogy related to the conference theme. Proposals should be limited to one page and should explain the scholarly significance of the topic. With your proposal, submit a short CV (3 pp.). Please forward proposals for individual papers or panels by March 1, 2014 to Scott H. Bennett at bennetts@georgian.edu

Paper topics might include: Local, national, transnational, and global topics Peace activism, antiwar dissent, and modern peace movements Individuals, groups, governments, and institutions Conscientious objection and conscription Civil liberties in wartime Cultural and intellectual movements (literature, poetry, art, music, philosophy, theology) Social and political movements (social justice, reform, resistance, and revolution) Dissent (social, political, cultural, intellectual, economic) Opposition to dissent, peace activism, and social reform Repression, loyalty and conformity Impact of WWI on immediate postwar developments Labor, race, and African American activism Anti-colonial movements Women's movement and activism International law and treaties, postwar peace treaties, and economic consequences New social, political, cultural, and intellectual trends and developments How WWI transformed politics, society, and culture

For more information, please contact Scott H. Bennett at bennetts@georgian.edu