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A distribution of: CentralAsia-L - Announcement List for Central Asian Studies


CFP/CONF.- First World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES)

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The deadline for abstracts and registration for the First World Congress for
Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) has been extended to 15 February 2002 due to
the request of several Middle East studies associations. So far more than
150 symposia, panels and workshops with about 800 papers have been
registered for this outstanding conference. For further details see text
below and www.wocmes.de.

Best regards,

Gunter Meyer, President of WOCMES
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW)
University of Mainz/Germany


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 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) and the British, French,
Italian and German Middle East studies associations (BRISMES, AFEMAM,
SeSaMO, DAVO). It is also supported by Middle East studies associations in
14 other member countries of EURAMES comprising more than 3000 scholars and
by many institutions in the Middle East and North America.

Objectives:

The World Congress will bring together about 2000 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 130 associations, research centres, universities, inter-national
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. The titles of the main
symposia, workshops and panels are listed at the end of this invitation.

Program:

In addition to the scientific-scholarly program the World Congress will
assess the impact of September 11 on the development of the Middle East on
the first anniversary of the terror attacks in the USA. The World Congress
will also 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.

Abstracts for individual papers (300-400 words) must arrive at the WOCMES
Secretariat not later than February 15, 2002. Following the review of the
abstracts by the program committee, authors will be notified of the
acceptance of their proposals after April 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 WOCMES
Joern Thielmann, General Secretary of WOCMES

Address:

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


Titles of symposia, workshops and panels of WOCMES, which had been
registered as of 16 January 2002:

  - The Middle East after September 11

Political Impact of the War against Terror on the Arab World (Symposium)
International Relations, Social Cohesion and Security in the Mediterranean
    (Symposium)
Terrorism and the Peace Process in the Middle East (Panel)
Chronicle of a War: Information and Human Rights in the Middle East after
    September 11 (Panel)
Reporting on the Middle East during the War against Terror (Roundtable)
The Clash of Civilizations Debate Reconsidered (Panel)
Islamism in the Foreign Policy Debate of the United States (Panel)
Afghanistan after the Taliban (Panel)
Impact of September 11th on the Muslim Communities in the Diaspora (Symposium)

  - Ancient Middle East

Archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula (Panel)
German Archeological Research on the Ancient Middle East (Panel)
    Ancient Egypt (Panel)
Archéologie pré-islamique et médiévales (Panel)

  - Historical Approaches

Are Historiographic Epochal Terms and Concepts Transferable? (Roundtable)
New Trends in the Study of Maghreb History (Panel)
Productions et pratiques historiographiques dans le Maghreb moderne et
    contemporain (Roundtable)
The History of Middle Eastern Printing and Publishing (Symposium)
The Dynamics of Land, Law and Politics in Historic Palestine (Panel)
Economic, Technical and Cultural Context in the Area of the Fertile Crescent
    and the Neighbouring Region from the Hellenistic Period to the 
Beginning of
    the Arab Period (Panel)
Byzantine-Islamic Encounters (Panel)
Pouvoirs, institutions et sociétés médiévales (Panel)
Le Caire médiéval: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un espace urbain (Panel)
Lectures croissées d'un monument témoin de l'histoire. La Citadelle de Damas
    (Panel)
Ottoman Bilad al-Sham (Panel)
The Last Phase of the Ottoman Empire (Panel)
Les campagnes en Égypte, Bilad esh-Sham et Turquie durant l'empire ottoman
    (Panel)
The Epidemics in the Past Centuries in the Mediterranean (Panel)
Great Britain & Palestine. New approaches to the history of the British
    Mandate (Panel)

  - Islam in Past and Present

Sciences du religieux (Panel)
Analytical Approaches on Political Islam (Panel)
Reformisme et Modernisme, XVIIIe - XXe siècle (Panel)
Medieval Muslim Visions (Panel)
Enlightenment and Islam: a Contradiction? (Panel)
Muslim Identities and Locally Embedded Islam (Panel)
Religion and Society (Panel)
Minorités religieuses dans les pays d'islam (Panel)
Emerging Trends in Shi'i Studies (Panel)
Modern Islam and the Naqshbandi-Mujaddidi Sufi Order (Panel)
Sufi Saints and Non-Sufi Saints: Sacredness, Symbolism, and Solidarity (Panel)
Islam in South-Eastern Europe (Panel)
Results of Contemporary Research on the Qur'an: The Question of a
Historio-Critical Text of the Qur'an (Symposium)
Early Islamic Texts, Their Analysis and Re-interpretation in the 21st
    Century (Panel)
The Third Edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam (Roundtable)

  - Christian and Jewish Studies

Christians in the Middle East (Symposium)
    Panel 1: Historical Missions to the Middle East
    Panel 2: Oriental Christians between Staying and Migration
The Bible on the Web - Internet Ressources for the Exegesis of the Old
    Places and Landscapes in the Area of the Bible (Panel)
Jewish Literature in Greek and Roman Times (Panel)

  - Urban Studies and Space

Études urbaines (Panel)
La gestion de l'espace dans le monde musulman (Panel)
Urban Memory and Transformation of Istanbul (Panel)
Observer les métropoles de la Méditerranée et du Moyen-Orient. De la
    production documentaire localisée à un réseau régional de recherche 
urbaine.
    Bilans, convergences, questions (Symposium)
    Panel 1: Les observatoires urbains, lieux de recherche croisement
             de plusieurs demandes
    Panel 2: Programme de recherche urbaine dans les observatoires urbains:
             Construction d'outils documentaires et recherche urbaine régionale
Urban Development in the Mediterranean (Panel)
The Urban Space of Zuqaq al-Blat: Interdisciplinary Fieldwork in a
    Pericentral Quarter of Beirut (Panel)
Strategies for a Sustainable Development of the Old Cities in the Middle
    East (Symposium)
Efforts to Rescue the Old City of Damascus (Panel)
(Re) conceptualising the Middle Eastern City (Symposium)
L'autoroute ou la ville? Pour une approche critique des grands projets
    urbains à l'heure de l'internationalisation (Panel)

  - Water and Environment

Water Issues in the MENA Region (Symposium)
    Panel 1: Financing of Water Services in the MENA Region
    Panel 2: Water Management Institutions and Institutional Reform
Environment in the Arab World: Problems, Policies, Activism, Regional and
    International Agreements (Panel)
Environment of Semiarid and Arid Mountain Areas (Panel)

  - Economics of the Middle East

Economic Development and Employment in Saudi Arabia (Panel)
Studies On the Arab World Economies: Main Focuses, Results and Methods (Panel)
Les stratégies des agents économiques face à l'intégration
    euro-méditerranéenne (Roundtable)
Tourism in the Middle East (Panel)
Multidimensional Aspects of Poverty and Poverty Alleviation in Jordan (Panel)
Poverty in Palestine and Palestinian Communities in the Middle East, Europe,
    North America and Australia (Panel)
Impact of Euro-Med FTA on South Mediterranean Countries (Panel)
New Directions in Middle East Political Economy (Panel)
Economic Liberalization, Political Change and Shifting Political
    Mobilization in the Middle East and North Africa (Panel)

  - Politics of the Middle East

Colonisations, décolonisation et successions d'État dans les mondes
    musulmans (Panel)
Populations et sociétés (Panel)
Political Theory in Middle East Area Studies (Panel)
The Mediterranean Basin (Roundtable)
Objets dignes et indignes dans l'étude du monde arabe et musulman (Panel)
Borders, Boundaries and Transgressions (Panel)
Mouvements sociaux, mouvements associatifs, mouvements de droit (Roundtable)
Youth politics / Politiques de la Jeunesse (Panel)
Problems and Perspectives of the Youth in Arab Societies (Panel)
Military and Society in the Middle East (Panel)
State and Society: Law versus Politics (Panel)
State and Society: Power and Identity (Panel)
The Future of Arab Political Opposition: Loyal, Co-opted, or Illegal? (Panel)
Famille et transmission de pouvoir dans le monde arabe contemporain
    (Roundtable)
Political Changes in the Oil Monarchies of the Gulf (Panel)
The Iraqi Question in World Politics (Panel)
Latin America and the Near East -Learning from Interregional Comparisons
    (Panel)
La Libye de l'époque coloniale à la revolution: sources en historiographie /
    Libya from the Colonial Period to the Revolution: sources and
    Historiography (Panel)
Libya in Modern Times (Panel)
 From Transjordan to Jordan: Society, Politics and Economy (Panel)
Democratization in Palestine: Shifting Boundaries and Constraints (Panel)
Civil Society in Palestine (Panel)
The Perspectives of a Democratic Palestine (Panel)
Camp David 1 and 2 (Panel)
Jerusalem (Panel)
Israel: Vision and Divisions (Panel)
Social, Political and Cultural Challenges for Israel in the Third Millennium
    (Panel)
Foreign Policy of Israel (Panel)
Turkish Politics and Foreign Policy after the Cold War; New Challenges and
    Opportunities (Panel)
The Official Ideology in Turkey (Panel)
Issues in Turkish Foreign Policy (Panel)
Challenges of Change: Central Asia in the Post-Cold War Era (Panel)
Central Asia: an Extension of the Middle East? (Panel)

  - Women and Gender Studies

Women or something like that? Revisiting Gender Studies in the Middle East
Field (Symposium)
    Panel 1: Rethinking the Middle East Field : The Problematic
             Integration of Gender Studies
    Panel 2: Locating the Grassroots: Gender and Authenticity in Middle
             Eastern Politics
    Panel 3: Gender and Transnationalism
    Panel 4: Gender and Conflict
Women in Arab Societies (Panel)
Construction of Gender through Cultural Texts and Performances (Panel)
Masculinities (Panel)
Gender and Social Change in the Mandate States (Panel)
Central Asian Women: Tradition and Modernity (Roundtable)
Women Rights in the Context of Contemporary Development of Central Asia (Panel)

  - Normative Phenomena and Legal Research

Droit étatique, droit coutumier, pluralism juridique et pratiques juridiques
    (Panel)
Mediterranean Judiciaries: Legal Knowledge and Practice Among Professionals
    of Justice (Panel)
Le prince et son juge: Développements constitutionnels dans le monde arabe
    (Panel)
Islamic Law in a Comparative Perspective (Panel)
Hadith Criticism and the Virtual Hadith Academy (Panel)
Charity (Sadaqa) Charitable Institutions and Pious Endowments (Awqaf) in
    Medieval and Ottoman Islam (Panel)
Research on Normative Phenomena in the Middle East: Problems and
    Perspectives (Panel)

  - Migration Studies

Migrations et diaspora (Panel)
The Population Movements in the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Mediterranean
    XVIIth - XXth Century (Panel)
International Migration and the MENA Region (Symposium)
Migrations internationales au Maghreb (Panel)
Jewish Migration to Israel (Panel)
Internal Migration in the Middle East (Symposium)
Immigrant Business (Panel)
Chocs des civilisations (Panel)

  - Media and Cultural Studies

Reporting on the Middle East (Symposium)
Cinema, Media and the Middle East (Panel)
Tradition, Mass Culture and Social Change In the Arab Societies (Symposium)
Orientalism & Occidentalism in 'the East' and 'the West' (Roundtable)
Orientalism Revisited (Panel)
Sciences et savoirs dans le monde musulman (Panel)
Anthropology in the Middle East: Past Perspectives - Future Visions (Panel)
Cultural Conceptions of Middle Eastern Statesmen, Intellectuals and
   Technocrats (19th - 21st Centuries) (Panel)
Tracking Change: Political, Cultural and Intellectual Transition in the
    Muslim World" (Panel)
The Interrelatedness of Intellectual Trends in the Modern Mediterranean
    (Symposium)
Intellectuels, intelligentsia, générations intellectuelles (Roundtable)
Muslim Intellectuals and Discourses of Modernity (Panel)
La réforme dans le monde islamo-méditerranéen vue du Maghreb au 19ème et
    20ème siècles: la trame intellectuelle, la circulation des idées (Panel)
Pratiques sociales et représentations (Panel)
Elite Change in the Arab World (Panel)
Avicenna" (Symposium)
Encyclopedias of Science: The Greek and Syriac Sources and their Development
    in Islamic Civilisation (Panel)
Modern Islamic Art in the Mediterranean (Panel)
Techniques, architectures et arts (Panel)
The Debt with Islam: Middle Eastern Music and the West. A Cross-cultural
    Perspective (Panel)
Mathematics and Astronomy in the Middle East (Panel)
Methods and Methodologies in Middle East Studies: Life Story Narratives,
    Oral History, and Autobiographies (Panel)
Translators as Cultural Mediators (Symposium)
Real-Life Literacies in the Maghrib: Context as the Key to Learning in
    Tunisia and Morocco (Panel)

  - Linguistics and Literature

Arabic Literature and Islamic Studies (Panel)
Langues, pensées et littératures classiques (Panel)
Language Studies (Panel)
Littératures musulmanes en langues véhiculaires locales et occidentales (Panel)
Cultural and Linguistic Contacts: Process of Transformation in North Eastern
    African and West Asian History (Symposium)
Un siècle de roman en Égypte (1901 - 2001) (Symposium)
New Approaches to Turkish Literature (Symposium)
    Panel 1: Turkish Literature in Comparative Perspective
    Panel 2: The Use of Myths in Turkish Literature

  - Nationality, Identities and Ethnicity

Constructing Collective Identities in Islamic Contexts (Panel)
Armenian Studies (Panel)
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Lebanese Nationality (Panel)
Constructions of National Identity in Space, in Public, in Literature, and
    in Absentia (Panel)
Fêtes, célébrations, commémorations: des espaces et des temps dans le monde
    arabe (Panel)
Maghreb: Religion, Language and Ethnicity (Panel)
Majority and Minority Relations - Jews and Israeli Arabs as a Case in Point
    (Panel)

  - On the occasion of WOCMES, Annette Jünemann (Kassel/Munich) is organising
"The Mediterranean in the New Evolving International Order: Domestic,
Regional and International Interests" (Symposium)



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