War destroys human life, but at the same time creates the space that can lead to memorialization. The memories of war are often physically expressed by war memorials. These sites of remembrance may be different in many ways, following national contexts and traditions, however, there are also many similarities which bridge national/cultural differences. Regardless of the fact of who is being remembered, e.g. soldiers, civilians, victors or vanquished, there is a tradition of war memorials which is as old as warfare itself.

For an edited volume on war memorials from a global perspective the editors seek contributions by historians and those working in related fields such as memory studies, gender studies, media studies, etc. The chapters are not limited to a particular time period or regional sphere. The editors welcome proposals that deal with the following topics:

-   Memorials and design

-   Memorials and gender

-   Memorials and the memorized event/people

-   Memorials and nationalism

-   Memorials and public opinion

-   Memorials and politics

-   Memorials and racism

-   Memorials and religion

-   Memorials and time

Short proposals (around 300 words) and an abbreviated CV are requested by December 10, 2015.

Final chapters with a length of 7.000-10.000 words, using footnotes following the latest Chicago Manual of Style are due by May 31, 2015.

Please send all materials to Prof. Dr. Kenneth Pearl (KPearl@qcc.cuny.edu) and Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob (FJacob@qcc.cuny.edu)

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Contact:

Prof. Dr. Frank Jacob

History Department

City University of New York

22205 56th Ave, Bayside

11364 New York

USA

Fjacob@qcc.cuny.edu