[Bilimsel Haber] CFP: Conference on Turkish-American Relations

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

From: americanturkishconference@boun.edu.tr
<americanturkishconference@boun.edu.tr>

The History of Turkish-American Relations: 1833 - 1989

Call for Papers

We are writing to inform you about an exciting  and important conference
entitled "The History of Turkish American Relations: 1833 - 1989" 
organized by
Bogazici University, Harran University in Urfa, and the Public Affairs 
Office of
the U. S. Consulate in Istanbul. We envision this conference as an 
opportunity
for scholars from Turkey and the U.S. to examine the long and close 
history of
the two countries. The conference, sponsored by Fulbright, C. V. Starr
Institute, Bogazici University Foundation and others, will produce 
volumes in
Turkish and English that will serve as significant reference works  of this
historical relationship.

Bogazici and Harran Universities will host the conference between June 4-10,
2006. The conference will have 6 Panels on:


Panels
Panel Organizers and Chairs

Panel 1.   Selcuk Esenbel-Meltem Toksoz
The Historical Backdrop: The Ottoman Period and establishment of the
relationship

Panel 2. Chair. Bilge Criss and Hakan Yilmaz
Changing Dynamics: WWI, the inter-war years, and WWII

Panel 3. Bruce Kuniholm and Ian Lesser
Diplomatic and Military Relations: Early Cold War, Entry to NATO, Korean War

Panel 4. Bruce Kuniholm and Ian Lesser
Diplomatic and Military Relations: Cold War, NATO, Cyprus and Regional
Developments

Panel 5.  Arzu Ozturkmen and Busra Ersanli
The Cultural-Intellectual Connections: Founding of Turkish Universities,
Student-Academic Exchange and Interaction, Film, Art, other Cultural 
Relations.

Panel 6. Arzu Ozturkmen and Busra Ersanli
Immigration, Mutual Perceptions, Stereotypes


We invite experienced and young scholars to submit paper proposals by 
January
10, 2006, the Deadline for this call for papers. The organizers will select
final papers and notify applicants  by February 5, 2006. A  limited 
amount of
research funding ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars 
will be
available to encourage new research, especially for young scholars. 
Requests for
research funding need to be included in the paper proposal. Travel and
accommodations are covered by the conference sponsors.

Bogazici University, founded on the campus of Robert College which was 
the first
American higher educational institution overseas, and Harran University,
situated in the historic homeland of the ancient cultures and 
civilizations of
this region,  are collaborating in this endeavor. This collaboration 
will render
the conference accessible to colleagues outside of Istanbul  and expand the
discussion of this historical relationship to a wider audience in Turkey.

Please submit all inquiries and proposals indicating panel of interest 
to our
email address: americanturkishconference@boun.edu.tr

We look forward to your contributions.

Conference Organizers
Selcuk Esenbel (Bogazici Univ. History), Meltem  Toksoz (Bogazici Univ.
History), Arzu Ozturkmen (Bogazici Univ. History), Tony Greenwood (Bogazici
Univ. History and ARIT), Hakan Yilmaz (Bogazici Univ. Political Science and
International Relations), Busra Ersanli (Marmara University, International
Relations), Mustafa Pirili (Harran University, Economic Theory and
Politics), Bilge Criss (Bilkent Univ. International Relations), Bruce
Kuniholm (Duke University, Public Policy Studies and History), Ian Lesser
(Woodrow Wilson Center), Heath Lowry (Princeton Univ. Near Eastern Studies),
Jim Kapsis (Princeton Univ. Near Eastern Studies)