| 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences - Montréal (Concordia University) 2010 CHA Annual Meeting - May 30 - June 1 2010 Here is this year's Preliminary Program The theme of our next Annual General Meeting is “TELLING STORIES/STORYTELLING” Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication. In telling stories about the past, historians, novelists, playwrights, teachers, museum curators, film makers, artists, illustrators, musicians, and public historians (to name just a few) engage in the task of making sense of “histories” that are often violent, always contradictory, and endlessly fascinating. These stories matter; for what is being told, how it is being told, and what is being left unsaid shapes our sense of place, community and nation, indeed our very sense of self. What was the place of stories and storytelling in the past? To whom were these stories told, and why? Whose stories were they? How do people construct stories about themselves and others? In what voice are these stories being told? How are stories passed through the generations? Which narrative conventions govern the process of storytelling? How does storytelling draw lines of inclusion and exclusion? What is the relationship between storytelling and collective memory? How does audience shape what is said and not said? How do we as historians tell stories about the past and to whom? In which ways can stories of the past be told in art, documentary media and practice, performance, museum exhibition, classroom pedagogy, and other digital environments? When, and how, can the act of “telling stories” become a catalyst for political action and social change? All those who are interested in storytelling and the place of stoires in history are invited to come join us in Montreal in 2010! Register for the Congress today! If you need assistance to help defray your travel costs to the Annual Confrence, please read the Travel Subsidy Policy and fill out the Travel Subsidy Form. For more information on the program, contact the Program Chair Barbara Lorenzkowski For any other information, contact the CHA office at cha-shc@cha-shc.ca |