[Discussion] 550th anniversary

[Gonul Pultar]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Mediterranean Studies Association Congress, Budapest, May 2003 - 550th
anniversary of the fall of Constantinople

The Mediterranean Studies Association's 6th annual International
Congress,
"Central Europe and the Mediterranean" will be held on May 28-31, 2003
at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. 2003 will
commemorate the 550th anniversary of the fall of Constantinople, marking
the end of Byzantium and the beginning of Stambul. Sessions devoted to
this anniversary are especially welcome. As is the case each year,
papers
and sessions on all subjects relating to the Mediterranean region and
Mediterranean cultures around the world from all periods are encouraged.
Following a day of optional excursions the congress will open with a
plenary session and reception on the evening of May 28.

Over the course of the next days over 150 scholarly papers will be
delivered before an international audience of about 250 scholars,
academics, and experts in a wide range of fields. Held in the center of
Budapest at the Central European University, the official language of
the
congress is English. In addition, complete sessions in any Mediterranean
language are welcome. A number of special events are being planned for
congress participants that will highlight the unique cultural aspects of
Budapest. The congress is sponsored by the Mediterranean Studies
Association, the Central European University, the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth, Arizona State University, and the University of
Kansas.  Selected revised papers will be considered for publication in
the
Association's journal, Mediterranean Studies. The Mediterranean Studies
Association is an interdisciplinary organization which promotes the
scholarly study of Mediterranean cultures in all aspects and
disciplines.
It is particularly concerned with the ideas and ideals of western
Mediterranean cultures from Late Antiquity to the Enlightenment and
their
influence beyond these geographical and temporal boundaries.

Proposals for papers and sessions are now being solicited. Papers and
proposals for sessions are encouraged which focus on the conference
theme,
but any paper or session proposal with a Mediterranean theme, from any
period and any discipline, will be considered. Proposals for roundtable
discussions of a topical work or theme are also welcome. The typical
panel
will include three papers, each lasting twenty minutes, a chair, and
(optionally) a commentator. For examples of paper and session topics,
and
the range of subjects, see the programs from Lisbon (1998), Coimbra
(1999), Salvador (2000), Aix-en-Provence (2001), and Granada (2002).

Proposals should include a 200-word abstract for each paper and a
one-page
curriculum vitae for each participant, including chairs and
commentators.
Each participant's name, e-mail and regular address, and phone number
should also be listed. Proposals are now being solicited for the first
round of consideration. The deadline for submissions is December 1,
2002,
though proposals will be considered after that date.

Please send proposals to the address below. For information on the
congress or the Association see our website or contact us via e-mail.

Mediterranean Studies Association
P.O. Box 212
East Sandwich, MA 02537
USA

Email: msa@umassd.edu
Visit the website at http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org