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<P>Dear Colleagues,</P>
<P>It is our great pleasure to let you know that, from 26 to 29 of November
2008, it will take place in Craiova the Third International Conference in
Ethnology and Anthropology „AnthropoEast: The Europenisation of Balkans – The
Balkanisation of Europe".</P>
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<P>Organised by the The Museum of Oltenia – The Department of Ethnography, The
University of Craiova and the Centre for Studies in Folklife and Traditional
Culture of the County of Dolj with the support of the County of Dolj Council,
our conference’s aim is to create a debate framework for academics both from
Romania and from abroad, who are concerned with the (re)defining of the
epistemological limits of the research field each of them cover.</P>
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<P>Several themes should be taken into consideration:</P>
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<P>I. (Multi)Cultural Europe. Rhetorics and Practice of Diversity</P>
<P>Migrations and the Construction of Ethnic Groups in the New Europe</P>
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<P>Rituals, Narratives, Discourses and Material Culture</P>
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<P>Negotiating Identity in the New Europe</P>
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<P>Interpreting Religious Diversity: Conversion, Syncretism and Religious
Practice</P>
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<P>II. A New Europe – A New Anthropology ?!</P>
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<P>„My Home, Your Country, Our Museum". Migration Flow and Museums</P>
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<P>Poetics and Politics in the New Anthropology</P>
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<P>Without having any intention to cover the entire problems of the
anthropological research in the South-Eastern Europe, the conference we organise
is intended to be only a simple X-raying of the discipline as it looks like at
the beginning of the Century. Papers will be given in English and they are not
to exceed 20 minutes of time. </P>
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<P>In order to improve communication we are going to edit and publish the volume
of the conference,Symposia. Studies in Ethnology and Anthropology, issue no.
1/2008 in advance, so that each participant should have it in its conference
portfolio. That is why the papers to be presented during the conference, the in
extenso copy, should be submitted to our editorial board by September 15,
2008.</P>
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<P>The submitters should send the papers to the publisher at the following
address:</P>
<P>- Mihai Fifor, general manager</P>
<P>- Lavinia Coaje, project coordinator</P>
<P>The Museum of Oltenia</P>
<P>8 Popa Sapca Street, 200422 Craiova - Romania</P>
<P>Tel: 0040 251 411906</P>
<P>Fax: 0040 251 419435</P>
<P>E-mail: muzeulolteniei@yahoo.com</P>
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<P>The papers should be original and should not be under consideration
elsewhere.</P>
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<P>Articles should not exceed 15 pages. On a different sheet of paper you are to
write the author's name and academic affiliation and also the title of the
paper. All contributions should be clearly typed or printed on one side of an A4
paper or American Quarto, one and a half spaced and with wide margins throughout
(including footnotes and bibliographical references). </P>
<P>Footnotes should be kept at a minimum. Essential notes should be presented in
a typed list at the end of the article, one and a half spaced.</P>
<P>Bibliographical references should be given in parentheses in a standard
author-date form in the body of the text: (Thomas 1991: 123) </P>
<P>A complete list of references cited, arranged alphabetically by author's
surname, should be typed at the end of the article: Thomas, K. 1991. Religion
and the Decline of Magic. London: Penguin Books. Declich, F. 2000. 'Sufi
experience in rural Somali. A focus on women', Social Anthropology 8, 3 :
295-318. Lash, S. and Friedman, J. (eds.) 1996. Modernity and Identity. Oxford:
Blackwell. Quotations. Single inverted commas should be used except for
quotations within quotations, which should have double inverted commas.
Quotations of more than 60 words should be set off from the text with an extra
line of spacing above and below, and typed without inverted commas. Spelling.
British English (not American English) spelling should be used in English
articles except in quoted matter which should follow the original. Use -ise not
-ize word endings. Participation expenses. All the expenses, excepting the
travel costs from your country to Bucharest and from Bucharest back home, will
be covered by the organisers. </P>
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<P>Therefore, we would kindly invite you to take part in our conference, your
presence being a real guaranty for our reunion success. Looking forward to
hearing from you,</P>
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<P>Truly yours,</P>
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<P>prof.dr. Mihai Fifor</P>
<P>researcher</P>
<P>Manager of the The Museum of Oltenia</P>
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<P>THE PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE</P>
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<P>Wednesday, November 26, 2008</P>
<P>17.00 Arrival</P>
<P>19.30 Dinner</P>
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<P>Thursday, November 27, 2008</P>
<P>08.00 Breakfast</P>
<P>09.30 Official opening of the </P>
<P>conference</P>
<P>10.30 Coffee break</P>
<P>11.00 Plenum </P>
<P>14.00 Lunch</P>
<P>16.00 Workshops</P>
<P>17.30 Coffee break</P>
<P>17.45 Workshops</P>
<P>20.00 Dinner</P>
<P>21.00 Ethnologic Film Show</P>
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<P>Friday, November 28, 2008</P>
<P>08.00 Breakfast</P>
<P>09.00 Workshops</P>
<P>10.30 Coffee break</P>
<P>11.00 Workshops</P>
<P>12.30 City Tour</P>
<P>14.30 Lunch</P>
<P>16.00 Workshops</P>
<P>17.30 Coffee break</P>
<P>18.00 Workshop reports</P>
<P>20.00 Farewell Party</P>
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<P>Saturday, November 29, 2008</P>
<P>08.00 Breakfast</P>
<P>09.00 Workshops final reports in plenum</P>
<P>10.00 Coffee break </P>
<P>11.00 Conference final conclusions</P>
<P>12.00 Departure.</P>
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<P></P>
<P>prof.dr. Mihai Fifor</P>
<P>general manager of The Regional Museum of Oltenia</P>
<P>8 Popa Sapca Street, 200422 Craiova, Romania</P>
<P>tel: +40 251 411906</P>
<P>fax: +40 251 419435</P>
<P>e-mail: mihai_fifor@yahoo.com</P>
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