[Discussion] Cultural Identity in the Balkans

[Gonul Pultar]

Developing Cultural Identity in the Balkans: Convergence vs. Divergence

An international conference organised and hosted by the Centre for
Southeast European Studies (CZES) at Ghent University, Belgium
December 12-13, 2003

Full information on programme and registration (deadline: December 1)
is available at: http://www.flwi.ugent.be/czes/

Theme: The fundamental contrast between convergent and divergent
tendencies in the development of Balkan cultural/linguistic identity
is an important determinative in the contradictory self-image of people
in the Balkans, as well as in the biased perceptions of Balkan societies
held by external observers. In bringing together heterogeneous disciplines
and lines of research, this conference aims at elucidating the intriguing
paradox which characterises the cultural situation in the Balkans and
which, moreover, is of undeniable relevance for our understanding of
recent political developments.

Speakers:
Ger Duijzings (University of Amsterdam/ UCL, London)
Victor A. Friedman (University of Chicago)
Paschalis Kitromilides (KNE, Athens)
Bernard Lory (INALCO, Paris)
Nada Alaica (Oxford University)
Nadia Capuzzo (University of Geneva)
Nathalie Clayer (CNRS, Paris)
Razvan Dumitru (University of Bucharest)
Magdalena Elchinova (New Bulgarian University, Sofia)
Basil Gounaris (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki)
Andreas Hemming (Karl Franzens University, Graz)
Julia G. Krivoruchko (University of Haifa)
Galia Lazarova Dimitrova (St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia)
Boyko Penchev (University of Sofia)
Tanja Petrovic (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Georgios Plakotos (University of Glasgow)
Alexandre Popovic (CNRS, Paris)
Roel Schuyt (University of Amsterdam)
Robert Stallaerts (CZES, Ghent)
Zoran Terzic (University of Wuppertal)
Christian Voss (Freiburg University)

Conference venue:
Ghent University
Conference Centre
Het Pand Onderbergen
1 9000 Gent, Belgium

Contact:
Centre for Southeast European Studies (CZES)
Department of Slavic and East European Studies
Ghent University
Rozier 44
B-9000 Gent, Belgium
Tel. +32 9 264 38 48 / 38 46 Fax: +32 9 264 38 10
E-mail: raymond.detrez@ugent.be, pieter.plas@skynet.be
/ pplas@hotmail.com / inge.claerhout@ugent.be

http://www.flwi.ugent.be/czes/


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Pieter Plas
Centre for Southeast European Studies (CZES)
Ghent University
<pplas@hotmail.com>