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South-East Europe in the Great War: History, Memory, Legacy
Institute for Balkan Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts will play host to the international academic conference South-East Europe in the Great War: History, Memory, Legacy which will take place on 7 and 8 December 2017 in the conference room on the 6th floor of the Palace Hotel in Belgrade. The International Committee of the International Association for South-East European Studies (AIESEE) accepted the proposal of the Institute for Balkan Studies to devote its 2017 annual conference to the First World War, and the International Programme Committee has accepted 36 papers which will be presented in English and French and subsequently published as a separate volume. The papers discuss topics concerning history, politics, tradition and memory of the Great War in each of the Balkan countries, with a special emphasis on fresh research and insights. The Conference is thematically structured into four main sections: diplomatic and military topics; historiography and literature; legacy and memory. Apart from bilateral topics and those relating to the attitude of the great powers towards the Balkans, considerable attention will be paid to cultural history, the literary portrayal of the Great War and the culture of memory. The Conference is dedicated to the memory of the late director of the Institute for Balkan Studies, Dušan T. Bataković, who was its prime mover and driving force.