Centre for Hidden Histories

在英国的背景下，除了明显的例外，第一次世界大战仍然主要关注活跃在西线的英国白人武装部队。虽然有可能对1914- 1918年的事件进行公正和客观的历史调查，但1918年之后创建的纪念景观和仪式，每年在英国和西线都得到重申，往往会阻止人们更广泛地理解一战是一场全球冲突，而在日益国际化的英国社会中，一战与所有社区都有持续的关联。这包括那些对西线以及与之相关的传统英国叙事意义有限的人。许多印度人在西线作战，但来自前奥匈帝国不同地区的人，包括乌克兰、俄罗斯和波兰，可能更关注1917年至1922年俄罗斯帝国崩溃的后果，以及1918年之后中欧和东欧新国家的出现。巴尔干国家的人民可能对1912年后的战争更感兴趣，这场战争基本上导致了南斯拉夫的解体、哈布斯堡王朝的垮台以及一个更强大的希腊的出现。土耳其参加了第一次世界大战，导致了奥斯曼苏丹国的毁灭和现代土耳其共和国的建立。爱尔兰人对这些年还有更长远的看法。第一次世界大战对英国身份的中心地位，在英国政府雄心勃勃的6000万英镑计划中得到了重申，以纪念2014-18年的百年纪念。明确的目标是提醒下一代“第一次世界大战不是古老的历史，而是团结我们国家的共同历史”。20世纪在英国定居的许多社区是怎样的？他们是否（有意或无意）被排除在外？有些家庭已经在英国生活了好几代，但对以前的纪念活动不一定有任何参与感。拟议的中心旨在确定和促进围绕1914- 1918年期间在构成当代英国社会的不同社区内的记忆和叙述的富有想象力的民主社区行动和参与。最初，该中心将利用其地理位置优势，与英国东米德兰地区的三个大型国际大都市合作：诺丁汉、莱斯特和德比。这三个城市拥有独特但可比较的工业遗产，并在整个20世纪经历了来自欧洲各地、英联邦和其他地方的持续移民。从这个基础上，利用社区网络，我们的目标是扩大我们的社区伙伴关系，以实现全国范围的影响。该中心将由来自艺术与人文、社会科学和信息技术的跨学科学者网络领导。诺丁汉大学及其在该中心的合作伙伴在与社区团体合作方面有着良好的记录，我们的主要参与机制将包括一个以社区为中心的活动（主题路演，研究手术，讲座和培训）的综合计划，由经验丰富的社区联络官协调。两项资助计划将有助获得研究专业知识：(i)设立社区挑战基金，支持社区团体获得培训、设施和专业知识，以协助发展社区主导的计划，并支持为文物彩票基金计划投标；及（ii）研究发展基金，旨在扩大由社区主导的高铁项目的潜力，或资助后续活动，以进一步发展已完成的高铁项目。通过活动和资助计划的参与机制，将鼓励社区戏剧从业者、社区电影制作人的参与，以及通过联合国数字研究中心（如地平线）对技术的新使用，采取新的合作方式。

In a British context, and with significant exceptions, WWI still focuses largely on the white British armed forces active on the Western Front. While it is possible to subject the events of 1914-18 to disinterested and objective historical inquiry, the commemorative landscapes and rituals created after 1918, and reaffirmed each year in the UK and on the Western Front, tend to prevent a broader understanding of WWI as a global conflict that has continuing relevance for all communities in an increasingly cosmopolitan British society. This includes those for whom the Western Front, and the conventional British narratives associated with it, have limited significance. Many Indians fought on the Western Front, but people from different parts of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, including Ukraine, Russia, and Poland are likely to focus more strongly on the fallout from the collapse of the Russian Empire 1917-22, and the subsequent emergence of new nations in central and eastern Europe after 1918. People of the Balkan states may be more interested in the post-1912 wars which essentially led to Yugoslavia, the fall of the Habsburg monarchy and the emergence of a stronger Greece. Turkey's participation in WWI led to the destruction of the Ottoman Sultanate and the creation of the modern Republic of Turkey. The Irish have yet a further perspective on these years.The centrality of WWI to British identity has been reaffirmed by the UK government's ambitious £60 million programme to mark the centenary in 2014-18. The explicit objective is to remind the next generation 'that the First World War is not ancient history but a shared history that unites our country'. What of the many communities which have settled in Britain during the 20th century? Are they (intentionally or unintentionally) excluded? Some families have lived in Britain for several generations but do not necessarily feel any sense of engagement with previous commemorative events.The proposed Centre aims to identify and facilitate imaginative democratic community action and engagement around the memories and narratives of the period 1914-18 within the diverse communities which make up contemporary British Society. Initially the Centre will take advantage of its location and work with three, large cosmopolitan cities in the English East Midlands region: Nottingham, Leicester and Derby. These three cities have distinctive but comparable industrial heritages, and through the 20th Century experienced sustained immigration from all parts of Europe, the Commonwealth and elsewhere. From this foundation, and utilizing community networks, we aim to expand our community partnerships to achieve a national reach.The Centre will be led by a cross-disciplinary network of academics from across the Arts and Humanities, the Social Sciences and the Information Technologies. The University of Nottingham and its partners in the Centre have a strong track record of working with community groups and our key mechanisms of engagement will include a comprehensive programme of community-focused events (themed roadshows, research surgeries, talks and training) co-ordinated by an experienced Community Liaison officer. Access to research expertise will be facilitated by two funding schemes: (i) a Community Challenge Fund to support community groups to gain access to training, facilities and expertise to assist the development of community-led programmes and support the development of bids to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) schemes; and (ii) a Research Development Fund, aimed at extending the potential of a community-led HLF project or funding follow-up activities to further develop a completed HLF project. Mechanisms of engagement through events, and the funding schemes, will encourage fresh approaches to collaborations through the involvement of community theatre practitioners, community film makers and the novel use of technology through the UoN's digital research centres (e.g. Horizon).