[Bilimsel Haber] Conf: 'Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives' (University of Manchester, 5-6 September 2008 )

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REPRESENTING ISLAM: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES 
International Conference, University of Manchester, 5-6 September 2008 

'Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives' is an international 
conference organised jointly by the Universities of Manchester and 
Surrey and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of 
Britain. It has attracted over 100 eminent national and international 
speakers. 

Representations of 'Islam' have a profound influence on political 
cultures and national identities, as well as on attitudes to 
immigration, security and multiculturalism. The complexity of the 
notion of 'Islam' and the heterogeneous responses that it elicits are 
such that there is no uniform approach to its representation and 
social construction. The conference addresses this complexity by 
treating the comparative dimension of recent representations of Islam, 
encompassing different nations, political institutions, media 
institutions, and cultures. The conference will be primarily concerned 
with the press, television, radio, film and the internet. However, it 
will also include other channels of communication, such as 
translations, speeches or pamphlets, political discourse, and the 
visual arts. 

For more updates, visit: 
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/cres/activities/islam/ 
<https://exchange.lse.ac.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.llc.manches
ter.ac.uk/cres/activities/islam/> 


Anyone interested in more information should contact Shishir Shahnawaz, 
the Conference Administrator at shishir.shahnawaz at manchester.ac.uk 
 


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