[Bilimsel Haber] "Cambridge Symposium on Middle Eastern Studies: Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies"

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	*Call for Papers: "Cambridge Symposium on Middle Eastern Studies: 
Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies"*
*Location:* 	United Kingdom 
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Call for Papers:
Cambridge Symposium on Middle Eastern Studies:

Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies

18-19 October, 2008

The University of Cambridge, Department of Middle Eastern Studies 
invites papers to be presented at an international Symposium on 
Knowledge and Language in Middle Eastern Societies. Papers can range 
from classical to contemporary times and are encouraged to be in – but 
not limited to – the fields of:

1.Language and identity: What is the role of language in shaping 
identity? To what extent is language a political tool? What 
socio-political phenomena are reflected in media and literary language?

2.Linguistic and literary analysis: What can be learnt about societies 
from linguistic aspects such as grammar and syntax? What does 
comparative literature tell us about cultural interactions? How does the 
socio-linguistic approach contribute to our understanding of political, 
economic and social milieus?

3.Transmission and classification of knowledge: How do secular and 
religious hermeneutics and pedagogy shape the ways in which tradition is 
understood? How do translations formulate or modify our perceptions of 
the other? How do classifications of knowledge affect curricula and 
other aspects of educational systems?

4.Production and distribution of religious and secular ideas: What is 
the interaction between religious and secular spheres in knowledge 
production? How do epistemological notions such as secrecy, openness and 
knowledge gradation facilitate or restrict distribution? How does the 
process of acculturation influence formation and dispersion of ideas?

Abstracts should be sent by email to Yoni Mendel (yym20 at cam.ac.uk) 
latest by *28th March, 2008*. Submissions should be up to 300 words in 
MS Word or PDF format, and should include your name, affiliation and 
academic institution. Applicants will be notified about the outcome of 
the selection process on the 28th May 2008. Each speaker will be 
allotted 20 minutes for the presentation followed by 10 minutes for 
questions.
Two nights in shared accommodation and lunches will be provided for 
speakers. Graduate Students are encouraged to apply.
We look forward to receiving your submissions. Thank you.
Sincerely,
(The Organising Committee)

	Mr. Yoni Mendel or Mr. Bruno De Nicola
University of Cambridge
Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Sidgwick Avenue
Cambridge CB3 9DA
U.K.

Email: yym20 at cam.ac.uk <mailto:yym20 at cam.ac.uk>
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