SCOLMA Annual Conference<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cThere came a darkness\u201d: Africa, Africans and World War I\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
17 July 2015<\/b><\/p>\n
The British Library<\/b><\/p>\n
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CALL FOR PAPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n The first shot fired for Britain in the First World War was from the rifle of an African soldier in West Africa. The last German troops to surrender did so on African soil, in today\u2019s Zambia. In between African soldiers and civilians paid a heavy price in blood and lives and their societies and outlook were changed for\u00a0 ever. Recent scholarship, reflected in the commemorations and publications for the centenary of the outbreak of the war recognise that Africa was much more than a sideshow in a truly global conflict.<\/p>\n This conference will consider the role of scholars, libraries, archives and information sources in documenting and interpreting the African experience of World War I.\u00a0Topics may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n Campaigns in Africa<\/p>\n African soldiers on the Western Front<\/p>\n The impact of World War I on African Societies<\/p>\n Memory and Memorials<\/p>\n Literature, Images and Ephemera<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Researchers, archivists and librarians are invited to submit abstracts for consideration for this conference.<\/p>\n