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Subject: Call for Papers: Orientalism and Conspiracy

Date:January 27, 2005

CALL FOR PAPERS: "Orientalism and Conspiracy

Workshop in Honour of Sadik al-Azm"

Hamburg, June 23-25, 2005.

In June 2005, the Asia-Africa-Institute of the University of Hamburg, Germa=
ny, will confer the title of an honorary PhD (Dr. honoris causa) to Prof.=
 Sadik al-Azm (Damascus, Syria) for his academic merits.
Since Sadik al-Azm is most notably known for his substantial contributions =
to the discourse on "Orientalism", the Asia-Africa-Institute of the Unive=
rsity of Hamburg is organizing its accompanying workshop in honour of Sad=
ik al-Azm on the topic of "Orientalism and Conspiracy".

The leading question for this workshop is whether various theories of consp=
iracy have become an integral part of "Western" as well as "Eastern" conc=
epts of orientalism and occidentalism. Related questions
include:
- historical theories of conspiracy as conceptual models for contemporary u=
se (case studies)
- an assessmment of the "classical" contributions to the discourse on "Orie=
ntalism": What is the role of conspiracy in the work of authors like Edwa=
rd Said and Sadik al-Azm?
- theories of conspiracy in the post-September 11 environment. Examinations=
 of various discourses, especially in the media and political propaganda,=
 in selected case studies
- placing Orientalist/Occidentalist theories of conspiracy within a wider t=
heoretical perspective

Since the workshop aims at an interdisciplinary inquiry into the interrelat=
ionship between "Orientalism" and "Conspiracy", contributions from all re=
lated disciplines are welcome. It is intended to publish the results of t=
he workshop as an academic Festschrift in honour of Sadik al-Azm.

Technical details:
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 20, 2005
- Notification of the participants: until March 10, 2005
- Deadline for submission of papers: May 31, 2005
- Workshop date: June 23-25, 2005
- Venue: Asia-Africa-Institute, University of Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee=
 1 Ost, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.
Tel.: +49-40-42838-2379, Fax: +49-4042838-6417.
- Convenors: PD Dr. Arndt Graf, Dr. Schirin Fathi, Prof. Dr. Ludwig Paul
- Correspondence address: Arndt Graf (arndtgraf@yahoo.de <http://webmail.wi=
ko-berlin.de:1080/create?arndtgraf@yahoo.de> )