The Savage State?
The Savage State?: Violence in Nationalism and Nation–building
Graduate Conference Organized by the Violence & Conflict History Workshop
8 June, 2013
University of Cambridge
Whether it was through the dissolution of great multi–ethnic empires, the rise of violent anti–colonial insurgencies, internal revolutions against decaying old regime governments, or the aggressive and exclusionist rhetoric and propaganda deployed by secessionist movements, the history of the creation of new nations and nationalities seems to be almost inextricably mired in conflict, violence, and bloodshed. This one–day graduate symposium seeks to bring together interdisciplinary scholars in the humanities and social sciences in order to reflect on the complicated, often tortuous, relationship between conflict and the development of new states and national identities. It seeks new perspectives on questions of how the language, logic, tactics, and politics of violence and conflict have historically shaped conceptualizations of nationhood; whether nations must necessarily emerge from a baptism of fire, either physical or intellectual; and whether, in the twenty–first century, we have really moved beyond the ‘blood and soil’ response to that fundamental nineteenth–century question, ‘What is a Nation?’
This conference is funded by the Royal Historical Society and the George Macaulay Trevelyan Fund.
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Participants
Alexis Artaud de La Ferriere, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge – Speaker, Panel 3
Dr. Emile Chabal, St Johns College, University of Cambridge – Chair, Panel 4
Jesús Cháirez–Garza, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge – Speaker, Panel 4
Dr. Joya Chatterji (Trinity College, University of Cambridge) – Closing Keynote Speaker
Patrick Clibbens, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge – Conference Organizer
Mark Condos, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge – Conference Organizer
Derek Elliot, Peterhouse, Univeristy of Cambridge – Chair, Panel 3
Michael Elliott University of Southampton – Speaker, Panel 3
Stephanie Ford, National University of Ireland, Maynooth – Speaker, Panel 2
Barbara Gornik, University of Primorska – Speaker, Panel 3
Dr. Chris Jeppesen, University College London – Chair, Panel 2
Dr. James Kennedy, University of Edinburgh – Opening Keynote Speaker
Rebecca Kenneison, University of Essex – Speaker, Panel 1
Elisabeth Leake. Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge – Chair, Panel 1
Anthony May, Kingston University London – Speaker, Panel 2
Ciarán McDonnell, National University of Ireland, Maynooth – Speaker, Panel 4
Catherine Lee Porter, Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge – Speaker, Panel 1
Brett Reilly, University of Wisconsin–Madison – Speaker, Panel 1
Bastian Matteo Scianna, Columbia University/The London School of Economics – Speaker, Panel 4
Delal Yatçi, Istanbul Bilgi University – Speaker, Panel 2
Gui Xi Young, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge – Conference organizer.
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Getting to the Alison Richard Building
*Directions from the Cambridge Railway Station*
– It is about a 30+ minute walk from the Cambridge Railway Station to the Sidgwick Site where the Alison Richard Building is located. See map.
– Alternatively take the Citi 7 bus (from Cambridge Railway Stop 6) to the Emmanuel Street stop (Stop E1) in the centre of town and walk from there (about 20mins). See map and Citi7 timetable.
– It is less than 10mins by taxi and the fare should be about £8
– If you have any other questions regarding directions, please contact us at violence.conflict@gmail.com
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Full Conference Programme
The Savage State? Violence in Nationalism & Nation Building
Alison Richard Building, Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge
8:00–9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 Opening Remarks: Dr. James Kennedy (Edinburgh), Civil State, Civil Nationalism: Reflections on Scotland
9:50 From the Fragments of Empires: Decolonization and Nation–Building
Chair: Elisabeth Leake (Cambridge)
Rebecca Kenneison (Essex), The War for the Jungle and the Emergence of Malaysia
Brett Reilly (Wisconsin–Madison), Bricolage States: The Military in the State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam
Catherine Lee Porter (Cambridge), Religious Doctrine and the Development of a Historic Katangan (DR-Congo) Nationalism
11:20 Coffee Break
11:30 ‘Cultivated’ Forms of Aggression: Artistic, Linguistic and Cultural Divisions
Chair: Dr. Chris Jeppesen (UCL)
Stephanie Ford (NUI Maynooth), ‘Sinne Fianna Fáil/Marchons Marchons!’: Nation–Building and Concepts of Violence in the Irish
and French National Anthems
Delal Yatçi (Istanbul Bilgi), Turkey’s Language Policies as Linguistic Genocide
Anthony May (Kingston),Portrayals of British Government Aggression 1979–1992: a Central Element of Scottish Cultural Nationalism
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Battling Hegemony: Divisive Political Discourse and the State
Chair: Derek Elliot (Cambridge)
Barbara Gornik (Primorska), Nationalism and the Interpretation of Human Rights in Slovenian Political Discourse
Alexis Artaud de La Ferriere (Cambridge), Colonial Education and National Liberation in Algeria
Michael Elliott (Southampton), The Agony of Self–Control: Indigenous Struggles for Self–Determination and Governance in
Canada
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Baptized in Violence: Conceptions of Self, Community, and
Nation
Chair: Dr. Emile Chabal (Cambridge)
Jesús Cháirez–Garza (Cambridge), Untouchability, Violence and Identity in B.R. Ambedkar’s Political Thought, 1935–1956
Ciarán McDonnell (NUI Maynooth), ‘Good and Loyal’ yet ‘Ripe for Revolt’: Irish National Identity in the French Revolutionary Wars, 1793-1802
Bastian Matteo Scianna (Columbia–LSE), The Franctireur Myth: Creating Heroes and Imagining Enemies in France and Germany after the War of 1870–7115:30
17:00 Break
17:15 Closing Remarks: Dr. Joya Chatterji (Cambridge)
19:30 Participant Dinner
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Call for Papers
The Savage State?: Violence in Nationalism and Nation–building
8 June, 2013
University of Cambridge
Whether it was through the dissolution of great multi–ethnic empires, the rise of violent anti–colonial insurgencies, internal revolutions against decaying old regime governments, or the aggressive and exclusionist rhetoric and propaganda deployed by secessionist movements, the history of the creation of new nations and nationalities seems to be almost inextricably mired in conflict, violence, and bloodshed. This one–day graduate symposium seeks to bring together interdisciplinary scholars in the humanities and social sciences in order to reflect on the complicated, often tortuous, relationship between conflict and the development of new states and national identities. It seeks new perspectives on questions of how the language, logic, tactics, and politics of violence and conflict have historically shaped conceptualizations of nationhood; whether nations must necessarily emerge from a baptism of fire, either physical or intellectual; and whether, in the twenty–first century, we have really moved beyond the ‘blood and soil’ response to that fundamental nineteenth–century question, ‘What is a Nation?’
We welcome papers on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to:
• Ethno–linguistic nationalism and the dissolution of multi–ethnic empires
• The intellectual legitimacy of violence as a foundation for statehood
• Violence as a tool of political enfranchisement for the disenfranchised
• Anti–colonial insurgencies
• Violence in the language, symbolism, and aesthetics of the Nation
• Reflections on contemporary nationalist/secessionist movements in places such as India
(Khalistan, Kashmir, Assam), Pakistan (Balochistan, Sindhudesh), Spain (Basque
Country, Catalonia), Canada (Québec), South Sudan, eastern Congo UK (Scotland), and
France (Brittany, Corsica)
• Displaced/destroyed peoples, and aboriginal resistance movements
• Minorities and the Nation
• Revoltion and nationhood
• Disruption and destruction as the foundation for nations
• Nationalism, militarism, and jingoism
The deadline for submitting paper proposals is 15 March 2013. Proposals should include a title and an abstract of no more than 300 words, as well as the author’s name, address, telephone number, email address, and institutional affiliation, and should be emailed to
violence.conflict@gmail.com.
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