[Bilimsel Haber] Call for Papers_Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia

[Tugrul Keskin]

Call for Papers
Indiana University, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair Conferences: 5
Islam, Political Islam, and Islamophobia: An International Conference
To be held on March 29-30, 2013 at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
 
Muslims representing all strata of society throughout the world face an
extraordinary degree of negative attention from both public and government
eyes often resulting in discriminatory practices. These practices, born of
stereotypical descriptions and definitions of “Islam” and “Muslims,” are
connotative of the level of fear and hatred in many parts of the world when
topics concerning this religion and its adherents arise. The upcoming
conference will attempt to clarify this phenomenon by examining
intersections between Islam, political Islam, Islamophobia, and human
rights. How does Islamophobia resemble other forms of social prejudice, and
in what ways does it differ? What is the political function of Islamophobia?
To what degree and in what ways is Islamophobia fed by the actions of
political Islam? To what degree does the politicization of Islam exacerbate
the victimization of Muslims? To what degree do the militant operations of
political Islam serve as an excuse for those who intend to legitimize and
institutionalize prejudice against Muslims? To what degree is prejudice a
result of ignorance or lack of understanding of Islam and its followers?
This conference invites all scholars of relevant disciplines for an in-depth
theoretical, analytical, conceptual, and historical examination of
Islamophobia. Proposals showing signs of polemics, propaganda, conspiracy
theories, binary dichotomies, such as “Arabs vs. Jews,” “East vs. West,”
“Muslims vs. Christians,” “Israelis vs. Palestinians,” and the like will be
rejected. The medium of the conference will be English. However, a small
number of papers in Turkish will also be considered due to the advanced
instructional needs of Indiana University’s Turkish Language Program.
 
Brief proposals (approximately 250 words) along with CVs should be sent to:
turk at indiana.edu <mailto:turk at indiana.edu>
 
Deadline for proposals: November 1st, 2012
 
Organizers:
Dr. Kemal Silay, Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, Director
of the Turkish Studies Program, Indiana University
Dr. Tuğrul Keskin, Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern
Studies, Portland State University
Screening Committee:
Dr. Kemal Silay, Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, Director
of the Turkish Studies Program, Indiana University
Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, Professor of Jewish Studies and English, Director of
the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University
Dr. Mehmet Paçacı, Professor of Religious Studies, and General Director of
Foreign Relations at the Presidency of Religious Affairs, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. David Brunsma, Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech
Dr. Deepa Kumar, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Middle Eastern
Studies, Rutgers University
Dr. Tuğrul Keskin, Assistant Professor of International and Middle Eastern
Studies, Portland State University
Dr. Nader Hashemi, Assistant Professor of International Studies, University
of Denver


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