Cultures of the Cold War

Interdisciplinary Workshop at the Humanities Research Institute, University of Sheffield
20 June 2008

The Cold War was not only about the imperial ambitions of the superpowers, their military strategies and antagonistic ideologies. It was also about conflicting world views and different ways of life. Although research in this area has advanced significantly over the last few years, we still lack an interdisciplinary understanding of the way in which cultures and world views became infused with Cold War meanings in the period between 1945 and 1990. This workshop hopes to contribute to a critical understanding of the Cold War by analysing European experiences of the Cold War from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, thus providing us with an innovative understanding of the ways in which cultures and world views became infused with Cold War meanings. This informal workshop, generously funded by the Devolved Fund of the Arts and Humanities Faculty of the University of Sheffield, seeks to explore key aspects of these developments and establish an interdisciplinary network of scholars in Sheffield and beyond who are interested in these kinds of issues.

Speakers include Dan Scroop (Sheffield), Tony Shaw (Hertfordshire) and Alberto Toscano (Goldsmiths). A full programme can be found [here] (link to the programme).

Organisers: Dr Holger Nehring (History, Sheffield), Professor Adam Piette (English, Sheffield) and Dr Erica Sheen (English, York)

If you would like to participate in the workshop, please contact Holger Nehring at h.nehring@sheffield.ac.uk