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First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies |
28-03-2001 |
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La Universidad de Mainz (Alemania) organiza el “First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies”, que tendrá lugar del 8 al 13 de septiembre de 2002
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El texto de la convocatoria es el siguiente:
First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies University of Mainz, Germany, September 8 - 13, 2002
Invitation and Call for Papers: You are cordially invited to participate in and attend the First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES).
The World Congress aims to address, explore and exchange information on the state-of-the -art in Middle Eastern studies in its broadest sense. The invitation is addressed to scholars, researchers, educators, students, professionals and other groups interested in studies on North Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim states of Central Asia as well as other regions of the world, which are directly or indirectly affected by affairs in these areas.
The World Congress was initiated by the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) and will be held as joint congress of the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES), the Association Francaise pour l'Etude du Monde Arabe et Musulman (AFEMAM), the British Society for Middle East Studies (BRISMES), the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) and the Italian Societa por gli Studi sul Medio Oriente (SeSaMO).
Objectives:
The World Congress will bring together experts from all branches of humanities, social sciences and related disciplines to share and exchange their research, experience and ideas about all aspects of Middle Eastern studies as well as to discuss methodological-theoretical and practical- political challenges and their potential solutions.
More than 80 associations, research centres, universities, international organizations and other institutions from all over the world have already announced meetings, symposia, plenary sessions, panels, roundtables, poster presentations, exhibitions as well as cultural events. The participation of high-ranking decision makers in politics, economics, cultural affairs and the media will promote the exchange of new ideas far beyond academic research.
The conference's working languages are English and French.
Participating Disciplines: The following disciplines will contribute papers, presenting original work and research and addressing current debates of scholarship: anthropology, archaeology, architecture/urban planning, art, cinema studies/film, communications, conflict resolution, development studies, economics, education, Egyptology, environmental studies, folklore, geography, history, international relations, Islam studies, journalism, law, library science, language, linguistics, literature, media arts, music, numismatics, philology, philosophy, political science, population studies, religious studies, sociology, women's and gender studies.
Program:
In addition to the scientific-scholarly program the congress will offer book exhibitions by publishers, booksellers and authors, a film festival, art exhibitions, theatre performances, concerts and other cultural events. This program will be complemented by a dinner cruise on the Rhine river as well as an interesting program of excursions to some of the most attractive and beautiful parts of Germany (Heidelberg, Black Forest, Romantic Rhine Valley).
Congress Site: The World Congress will be held at the University and the Congress Centre of Mainz, Gutenberg's city, which is located at the Rhine river only 30 km from Frankfurt International Airport.
Important Dates: Individuals and organizations interested in attending the World Congress or in arranging sub-conferences, symposia, panels, roundtables, exhibitions and cultural events should complete the online registration form, which is available at www.wocmes.de and contact the WOCMES Secretariat as soon as possible, but not later than June 1, 2001.
In September 2001, a second announcement (including registration forms) will be sent by e-mail or regular mail to those, who responded to this first call for papers.
Abstracts for individual papers (300-400 words) must arrive at the WOCMES Secretariat not later than December 15, 2001. Following the review of the abstracts by the program committee, authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their proposals after February 15, 2002.
Please plan on joining your colleagues and friends from all over the world who will meet in the city of Mainz in September 2002. We hope to see you there.
Prof. Guenter Meyer, President of EURAMES
Dr. des. Joern Thielmann, General Secretary of WOCMES
WOCMES Secretariat
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW),
University of Mainz, Institute of Geography,
55099 Mainz, Germany,
Phone: + 49-6131-3922846, -3923446, -3922701
Fax: + 49-6131-3924736,
e-mail: wocmes@geo.uni-mainz.de
http://www.wocmes.de
Fuente de esta noticia:
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0103&L=arabic-info&D=1&F=&S=&P=2216 |
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