Call for 3rd National Conference on Oral History of Sacred Defense

Translated by Ruhollah Golmoradi

2021-8-24

According to the Iranian Oral History Website, the call for the third national conference on oral history of the holy defense was published by the Organization for Holy Defense Document and Papers of the Foundation for the Preservation of Relics and Promotion of Values of Sacred Defense, and NLAI. The call states that the Organization for Holy Defense Documents and Papers, Research Institute of Documents, and NLAI in collaboration with research, academic, military and other centers and institutions, will hold online the third national conference on oral history of the holy defense on December 17, 2021. ‎

All enthusiasts are invited to send their articles to info@defadocs.ir until September 23, 2021. In addition, the accepted articles will be indexed in the Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) and will be published in research and review journals.

In the call for the 3rd National Conference on Oral History of Sacred Defense, topics of the conference and conditions for submitting articles are presented in the poster as follows:

Main Topics of the Conference

A) Theoretical Basics and History of Oral History of the Holy Defense

1. The role of oral history of Holy Defense in contemporary historiography

2- The role and function of oral history in development of social history

3. Sociological foundations of oral history of Holy Defense

4- Types of data in recording history of the war and position of oral history

5- Oral history of Imam Khomeini commanding and Holy Defense

B) Oral History of Holy Defense, Necessities and Opportunities

1. The role of local documents in compilation of oral history of Holy Defense

2. The role of art and media in oral history of Holy Defense

3- The role of oral history of different segments of society (women, clergy, pupils, etc.) in eight years of the holy defense

4. Oral history of Holy Defense and cyberspace

5. Necessities of compiling oral history of state and statesmen of Islamic Republic of Iran in eight years of the holy defense

6. Archives of oral history of Holy Defense, opportunity or threat

7. How to transfer oral history experiences of Holy Defense to other nations

8. Strategies for preserving and promoting defense values in military and civil organizations for the next generation

9. The position and role of Imam Khomeini thoughts in oral history of Holy Defense

10. Necessities of compiling oral history of protagonists of Jihad and martyrdom in eight years of the holy defense

C) Pathology and Obstacles of Oral History of Holy Defense

1- Pathology of oral history of the holy defense in the field of shared boundaries with memory

2. Challenges of interviewer in oral history of Holy Defense

3. The role of compiler in republishing and rationalizing resources in oral history of Holy Defense

4- An analysis of how to record oral history of Holy Defense

5- Reviewing information obtained from interview in oral history of Holy Defense

6. Obstacles to development and promotion of oral history of the holy defense in civil and military organizations

7. Dos and don’ts of oral history of Holy Defense in the field of Azadegan (freed captives)

8. Analysis and criticism of published works of oral history of the holy defense

9- Pathology of applying oral history of the holy defense in academic research

d) Policy-making and Role of Military and Civil Organizations in Oral History of Holy Defense

1- The role of policy-making and role of military and civil organizations in oral history of the holy defense

2. Mechanisms of interviewer and compiler in oral history of Holy Defense

3. Legal system in formulation of oral history of the holy defense

4- How to convert oral history into written documents and how to efficiently exploit

5- Exploring review of activities of oral history institutions of Holy Defense

6. Unification of oral history activities in civil and military organizations

E) The Secretariat of the Conference also welcomes receiving other related topics to oral history of Holy Defense.

At the beginning of the call, it was stated how those interested in attending the conference would submit their papers, but at the end of the call, address of Qasr Shirin Hall, National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense, Sarv Street, Shahid Haqqani Highway, Tehran, Postal Code: 1548613111, Telephone: +98 2126403043 and Fax: +98 2126403005 has been cited as other routes to connect with the 3rd National Conference on Oral History of Holy Defense.

The terms of the articles are as follows:

1. Not presented or published anywhere previously.

2- Between 15 and 20 pages A4 in word 2007 and B NAZANIN font with size 14.

3- The article has abstract and keywords.

4- The contact number and full details of the author/authors should be included in the article.

5- References should be applied in text using APA style.

It should be noted that the first national conference on oral history of the holy defense was held on September 29, 2010 and the second one on March 3, 2019.

Introduction of Symposium of the 2nd National Conference on Oral History of Holy Defense