September 30, 2008
Berlin Seminer - The Middle East & Europe
BERLINER SEMINAR WINTER TERM 2008/09
Theme: Transactions
Venue: Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Villa Jaffé, Wallotstr. 10
Time: 5:00-7:00
Wednesday, October 22: The Bible in the Islamic Religious Imagination
- Walid Saleh (Toronto University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), The Availability of the Arabic Bible to Muslim Scholars: Remarks on Cultural Porosity.
- Moderation: Angelika Neuwirth (Freie Universität Berlin; Member of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe)
Wednesday, November 5: Obscenity in the Canon
- Sinan Antoon (New York University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East –The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), The Poetics of the Obscene in Pre-Modern Arabic Poetry: Ibn al-Hajjaj and Sukhf
- Moderation: Samah Selim (IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence; Member of Europe
in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe)
Wednesday, November 19: A Public Good in Palestine
- Sherene Seikaly (Georgetown University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), Business, Nation, and Economy in Palestine
- Moderation: Johann Büssow (SFB 586 "Differenz und Integration",
Halle/Leipzig)
Wednesday, December 3: Slavery and Abolition in Tunis
- Ismael Montana (Northern Illinois University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), Black Slavery, its Abolition and Demographics in Tunis: Imprints and Implications
- Moderation: Kai Kresse (Zentrum Moderner Orient)
Wednesday, December 10: Literature and Urban Form in Iraq
- Haytham Bahoora (New York University), Jabra's Baghdad: Colonial
Modernism and Vernacular Spaces
- Moderation: Sinan Antoon (New York University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09)
Wednesday, December 17: Enlightenment in the Islamic Republic
- Roman Seidel (Freie Universität Berlin), On the Reception of Kant in Iran
- Moderation: Haggag Ali (Cairo University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09)
Wednesday, January 7: (Re)Conquest of the Forest
- Selçuk Dursun (Istanbul; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), Landholding and Politics of Forest Use in the Ottoman Empire 19th and Early 20th Centuries
- Moderation: Roger Chickering (Georgetown University; Fellow of the
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin 2008/09)
Wednesday, January 21: Between the City and the Empire
- Vangelis Kechriotis (Bogaziçi University; Fellow of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe 2008/09), The Responses of Non-Muslims in the Port-cities of the Ottoman Empire to the Second Constitutional Period
- Moderation: Ulrike Freitag (Zentrum Moderner Orient; Member of Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe)
Wednesday, February 4: Portraits in Ottoman Art
- Aykut Gurçağlar (Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul), Dragoman Depictions in the Ottoman World: Portraits Commissioned by Dragomans as Patrons of the Art of Painting
- Moderation: Vera Beyer (Freie Universität Berlin)
Kontakt: Georges Khalil, Europa im Nahen Osten – Der Nahe Osten in Europa, c/o Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Wallotstr. 19, 14193 Berlin, Fon +49 (0)30 89001-258, Fax +49 (0)30 89001-200, Email eume@wiko-berlin.de, Website www.eume-berlin.de
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July 16, 2008
Developing and Assessing Intercultural Competence
October 10-11, 2008
A conference for K-16 educators in Foreign Languages, Social Studies and Humanities-related fields, featuring renowned experts in Intercultural Competence and Communication from across the U.S. as well as University of Arizona faculty. For more details about the conference including complete schedule with abstracts, see the conference webpage: http://cercll.arizona.edu/events_intercultural.php. Scholarships that pay registration and lodging costs are available.
Keynote address by Janet Bennett, Intercultural Communication Institute
Plenary addresses by: Benjamin Broome, Arizona State University; Darla Deardorff, Duke University; Kamakshi Murti, Middlebury College; Gail Robinson, San Diego State University; Renate Schulz, University of Arizona; Christian Sinclair, University of Arizona. Other sessions will be given by faculty of the University of Arizona.
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May 09, 2008
Strategic Re-Assessment: From Long-Range Planning to Future Strategy and Forces
Organized by
The Institute for National Strategic Studies
in cooperation with the
Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Joint Forces Command
4-5 June 2008
Fundamental to the development and implementation of a successful future defense posture is a foundation comprised of a well-reasoned assessment of the future security environment, a clear understanding of the “realm of the possible” for and limitations of military forces, and an understanding of the nation’s security objectives. Developing an appropriate assessment of the future security environment is not something done in a vacuum as it is impossible to fully separate purely military or national security issues from other elements of the national and global environment. This is particularly true for the United States. Technical innovation and adaptation, the rise and decline of other actors on the international stage, domestic politics, globalization and its effects on trade, migration, communications, and the power of nonstate actors all, bear heavily on any security assessment.
The objectives of this symposium are to examine some of these strategic assessments, to review our success at incorporating their key elements into strategic and operational plans, and to propose ways to institutionalize best practices into the process for future force development and joint force planning. We will explore these issues through a series of panel discussions and keynote addresses.
There is a registration fee for this symposium, which includes continental breakfast and lunch on both days. Registration and payments must be made through the pay.gov web site using our online registration form. See our website for a link to the online registration form.
$95 - The registration fee before May 20, 2008
$135 - The registration fee after May 19, 2008
Register and view our agenda at: http://www.ndu.edu/inss/symposia/joint2008/index.htm.
Call 202-685-3857 if you have questions or need assistance.
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Political Islam and Democracy - What do Islamists and Islamic Movements want?
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Members of CSID:
We hope you will join us at the 9th Annual Conference of CSID, which will take place on May 14, at the George Washington University, in Washington DC. The main theme for this year's conference will be:
Political Islam and Democracy - What do Islamists and Islamic Movements want?
We have put together an excellent program, including several world-renown experts, leaders, and activists as well as parliamentarians of Islamic movements from different countries, to discuss their parties' views and positions on democracy. To view the tentative program, go to Tentative Program
To register for the conference, please go to Online Registration
We sincerely hope you will join us at this important conference on May 14.
Wassalam,
Radwan Masmoudi..............................Asma Afsaruddin
President, CSID............................Chair of the Board, CSID
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY
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April 14, 2008
NDU Joint Symposium Announcement 4-5 June 2008
Strategic Re-Assessment:
From Long-Range Planning to Future Strategy and Forces
Organized by:
The Institute for National Strategic Studies
in cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Joint Forces Command
4-5 June 2008
Fundamental to the development and implementation of a successful future defense posture is a foundation comprised of a well-reasoned assessment of the future security environment, a clear understanding of the “realm of the possible” for and limitations of military forces, and an understanding of the nation’s security objectives. Developing an appropriate assessment of the future security environment is not something done in a vacuum as it is impossible to fully separate purely military or national security issues from other elements of the national and global environment. This is particularly true for the United States. Technical innovation and adaptation, the rise and decline of other actors on the international stage, domestic politics, globalization and its effects on trade, migration, communications, and the power of nonstate actors all, bear heavily on any security assessment.
The objectives of this symposium are to examine some of these strategic assessments, to review our success at incorporating their key elements into strategic and operational plans, and to propose ways to institutionalize best practices into the process for future force development and joint force planning. We will explore these issues through a series of panel discussions and keynote addresses.
There is a registration fee for this symposium, which includes continental breakfast and lunch on both days. Registration and payments must be made through the pay.gov web site using our online registration form. See our website for a link to the online registration form.
$95 - The registration fee before May 20, 2008
$135 - The registration fee after May 19, 2008
Register and view our agenda at: http://www.ndu.edu/inss/symposia/joint2008/index.htm.
Call 202-685-3857 if you have questions or need assistance.
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April 02, 2008
National Defense University Joint Operations Symposium
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June 4-5, 2008
National Defense University Joint Operations Symposium
Strategic Re-Assessment: From Long Range Planning to Future Strategy and Forces
Sponsored by:
The Institute for National Strategic Studies in cooperation with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Joint Forces Command
Fundamental to the development and implementation of a successful future defense posture is a foundation comprised of a well-reasoned assessment of the future security environment, a clear understanding of the “realm of the possible” for and limitations of military forces, and an understanding of the nation’s security objectives.
There is no shortage of assessments of the future security environment. In the last decade, National Defense University itself has produced several, most recently, Strategic Challenges – America’s Global Security Agenda. The objectives of this symposium are to examine some of these strategic assessments, to review our success at incorporating their key elements into strategic and operational plans, and to propose ways to institutionalize best practices into the process for future force development and joint force planning. We will explore these issues through a series of panel discussions and keynote addresses.
Featured speakers will include military officers, government officials, and experts from research institutes. The symposium will be held at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington.
The program is open to the public. Participants are expected from government, business, universities, and research institutes from the United States and abroad.
Registration will open soon. A notice will be sent with further details on the agenda, speakers, and registration procedures.
If you would like to be removed from mailings regarding NDU events or publications please notify us at this address – NDU_Conferences@ndu.edu and provide this number – 67147, so that we can locate your record. You can also call 202-685-3857, or fax 202-685-3866 with your request.
Jerry Faber, CAPT USN (Ret)
Conference Director
Institute for National Strategic Studies
National Defense University
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/insshp.html
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March 21, 2008
Symposium on Second Language Writing
The Seventh Symposium on Second Language Writing
June 5-7, 2008
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Foreign Language Writing Instruction: Principles and Practices
The Symposium on Second Language Writing is an international conference that brings together teachers and researchers who work with second- and foreign-language writers to discuss important issues in the field of second language writing. The Symposium on Second Language Writing began in 1998 at Purdue University as a way to facilitate the advancement of knowledge in the field of L2 writing and to build a sense of community among those who are involved in L2 writing research and instruction.
Symposium: Friday & Saturday, June 6-7, 2008
Much of the work on L2 writing has done in the second language (SL) context, a context in which the L2 is the dominant language. This work has overshadowed work on L2 writing done in the foreign language (FL) context, a context in which the L2 is not the dominant language. The purpose of this symposium is to begin to remedy this situation by showcasing work done in FL (including EFL) writing. There will be keynote speakers who will address current issues in FL writing and invited speakers who will address FL writing instruction in their institutional settings, describing their institutional contexts, the writing instruction that takes place in those contexts, and the principles that underlie that instruction. We feel that this program will be of interest to both FL and SL writing professionals.
Speakers include Rachida Elqobai, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco, Yukiko Hatasa, University of Iowa, USA, Icy Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Natalie Lefkowitz, Central Washington University, USA, Rosa Manchón, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, Hui-Tzu Min, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Luciana de Oliveira, Purdue University, Hadara Perpignan, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Melinda Reichelt, University of Toledo, USA, Marcela Ruiz Funes, East Carolina University, USA, Jean Marie Schultz, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, Oleg Tarnopolsky, Dnipropetrovsk University of Economics and Law, Ukraine, Helga Thorson, University of Victoria, Canada, Kees van Esch, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Wenyu Wang, Nanjing University, China.
Graduate Student Conference: Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Graduate Student Conference on Second Language Writing is a special event held in conjunction with the Symposium. It provides opportunities for graduate students to present their research and scholarship on second language writing and receive feedback from peers and from established scholars in the field in a supportive atmosphere. Proposals for the Graduate Student Conference may but need not address the Symposium theme. Proposals on any aspect of L2 writing or writing instruction are welcome. Proposals will be accepted until May 1.
Additional Information
For more information about the 2008 Symposium please visit http://www.sslw2008.org/
For information on past symposia and related publications please visit http://sslw.jslw.org/
Questions? Contact tony@purdue.edu
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February 29, 2008
Foreign Language Writing Instruction: Principles and Practices
Foreign Language Writing Instruction: Principles and Practices is the theme of the 2008 Symposium on Second Language Writing, taking place June 5-7 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
We see the upcoming Symposium as an opportunity for foreign language professionals, especially those interested in foreign language writing research and instruction, to come together as a community and discuss common interests.
For more information on this year’s Symposium, visit http://www.sslw2008.org/; for information on previous symposia visit http://sslw.jslw.org/.
Along with the Symposium, a Graduate Student Conference will offer master's and doctoral students a chance to present their own research and scholarship on second or foreign language writing and to receive feedback from peers and from established scholars in the field in a supportive atmosphere.
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CONFERENCE: CATHOLIC/ISLAM DIALOGUE ON INTERNATIONAL DEMOCRACYPROMOTION
the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) is organizing an international conference, “The Cross, the Crescent and the Ballot Box: Catholic and Islamic Dialogue on the Rule of Law and International Democracy Promotion,” to be held April 2-3, 2008 in Rome.
An important purpose of this conference, which is free and open to the public, is to promote a scholarly, interdisciplinary and inter-religious dialogue between two of the world’s most prominent religions – Catholicism and Islam – over international efforts designed to promote the rule of law and democracy throughout the globe.
The setting for our discussions will be the Centro Studi Americani (Center for American Studies), which is housed in the Antici Mattei Palace (built between 1598 and 1618) in the heart of Rome.
The conference will feature participation and discussion by renowned international scholars, representatives of the Catholic and Islamic faiths, members of Loyola’s faculty from Chicago and Rome, and members of various Rome-based groups, including the diplomatic community, non-governmental organizations, and inter-governmental organizations.
Lively panel discussions will be a large focus of the conference, including one on theological perspectives that will include dialogue between Tariq Said Ramadan, renowned Professor of Islam at St. Anthony’s College at the University of Oxford, and Father John P. Langan, S.J., Cardinal Bernardin Chair of Catholic Social Thought at Georgetown University.
In addition, the conference will welcome prominent keynote speakers, including Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim, founder and chair of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies at the American University of Cairo (Egypt) and one of the Arab world’s most prominent spokespersons on behalf of democracy and human rights; and Penda Mbow, professor of history at Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal), and one of the world’s leading voices as concerns the rights of women in Islamic societies.
“Policymakers and academics talk extensively about the need to strengthen the rule of law and democracy abroad,” explains Peter J.
Schraeder, professor in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago and conference coordinator. “However, this is the first serious international conference to bring together world-renowned Catholics and Muslims to highlight the neglected role of religion in such undertakings.”
All presentations will be in English. However, the conference will provide an on-site translation service with simultaneous translation
(English/Italian) for non-English speakers.
The conference proceedings are expected to be published as an edited volume with Cambridge University Press.
For further information, please
• Visit the program website: LUC.edu/jfrc
• Contact our Rome-based media representative: Anne Wingenter,
awingen@luc.edu (39)333-760-8404
• Contact our Chicago-based conference coordinator: Professor
Peter J. Schraeder, pschrae@luc.edu (1)773-508-3070
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January 30, 2008
"Globalization and the Universality of Human Rights"
Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights
"Globalization and the Universality of Human Rights"
April 10-13, 2008
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
The fifth annual Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights (NUCHR) is proud to announce a national student conference on "Globalization and the Universality of Human Rights," which will take place on Northwestern's Evanston campus on April 10-13, 2006. The Conference will examine the impact of globalizing forces on the tension between cultural relativism and the universality of human rights in four key areas: cultural and religious tensions, multinational corporations, international justice, and health. NUCHR will provide the funding to bring talented undergraduate student leaders and activists from colleges across the country to attend a three-day summit. Students will interact with distinguished speakers and panelists, comprised of top academics, activists, and policy-makers in the field.
As the largest student-organized and student-attended human rights conference in the United States, the conference is dedicated to fostering social activism and raising awareness of international human rights issues by uniting student leaders from across the country with renowned activists, academics, and policy makers over a three day summit. In the past, the conference has focused on issues such as American interventionist policy, American policy towards HIV and AIDS in the developing world, human trafficking, and torture. We have featured distinguished speakers such as Romeo Dallaire, Richard Holbrooke, Bernard Kouschner, Stephen Lewis, John Miller, and Cherif Bassiouni.
To apply to attend the Conference as a student delegate (including funding for travel and housing expenses) and for more information on NUCHR, please visit our website: http://www.cics.northwestern.edu/NUCHRweb/index.html .
Applications are due on February 25, 2008.
If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact the co-chairs of this year's conference, Elizabeth Nielsen and Gauthami Soma, via e-mail conferenceonhumanrights@u.northwestern.edu or phone 612.695.7944.
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