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CALL FOR PAPERS:\u00a0Colonial Christian missions and their legacies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n An international conference to be held at the University of Copenhagen, 27-29 April 2015<\/p>\n Confirmed speakers:\u00a0Laura Stevens (University of Tulsa),\u00a0Julie Evans (University of Melbourne),\u00a0Kirsten Thisted (University of Copenhagen),\u00a0Alan Lester (University of Sussex),\u00a0Rebekka Habermas, (University of\u00a0G\u00f6ttingen)<\/p>\n Over the past decade the entanglement of mission work and colonialism has become central to representations of Christian missions and their legacies. Indeed, discussions over the role and legacy of both Catholic and Protestant missions are currently taking place both in the global historiography on European missions, and in more localized discussions of missions in a diverse range of post-colonial, and not-yet-post-colonial contexts.\u00a0Despite disagreement on the precise nature of missions\u2019 legacy, most commentators seem to agree that in social, religious, linguistic and educational terms, histories of Christian missions still have a significant impact on post- and not-yet-post- colonial societies today. This conference aims to take a global look at these histories, their legacies and representations. How are colonial Christian missions remembered or memorialised in different contexts and spaces? How are they forgotten? What voice do indigenous people (Christian and non-Christian) have in these representations? And how can we, as academics, artists, museum directors and educators, move towards representing them in more multifaceted, nuanced, and thought-provoking ways? Any types of representations may be considered including historical, artistic, literary, musical, sculptural, filmic, and papers comparing two or more contexts, or taking a global or transnational approach, are welcomed.<\/p>\n Possible topics include, but are not limited to:\u00a0the history and legacy of relationships between Christian missions and colonial states;\u00a0the influence of different aspects of colonial rule (economic, social, intimate, etc), on the ways in which Christian mission was articulated;\u00a0the legacy of Christian missions for past and continuing relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous Christians within social, cultural and religious institutions;\u00a0the legacy of Christian missions\u2019 constructions of gender;\u00a0the legacy of Christian missions\u2019 influence on language and translation practices;\u00a0the influence of Christian missions on indigenous political or artistic expressions;\u00a0continuities of ideas, discourses, or emotions associated with mission, from the colonial era until now;\u00a0efforts to reclaim \/ rewrite \/ re-represent mission histories by indigenous or non-indigenous peoples and their reception;\u00a0issues around dramatization or fictionalization in representations of mission histories;\u00a0vested interests in the representation of Christian missions.<\/p>\n