The Arab World Geographer/Le Géographe du Monde Arabe (AWG)
and the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut, Lebanon, are pleased to
announce a jointly sponsored conference on the theme
The Euro-Arab Encounter:
Geographical Linkages and
Cross-Cultural Research Agendas
This academic venture is a further step toward
consolidating social science research on the broad scope and array of
relations between the West and the Arab world and building academic bridges
between scholars and diverse disciplines. Contemporary terms such as
“globalization” and “Empire” not only demand scholarship that explores
the connections between these two ranges but also require understanding
cognizant of the historical development of these ties.
The conference seeks to bring
together social scientists and other scholars and will focus on the mutual
impact of European and Arab countries, culturally, economically, and
politically. It seeks papers and discussion principally (though not
exclusively) on the following topics:
-
Euro-Arab labour migration
- the
Arab diaspora in Europe and the politics of identity
-
colonial and present-day environmental policies
- the
effects of globalization on Euro–Arab relations
-
representation of the Arabs in “travellers’” literature
- trade
and tourism between Europe and the Arab world
- the
Mediterranean as a site of cultural encounter
- the
Arabs and the Iberian peninsula
- the
European influence on city planning in the Arab world
- the
military presence of Europe in the Arab world
- the
political dynamic of Arab political exiles in Europe
- demographic,
social, and political impacts of Arab-European communities
- the
European Union and the Arab League
Papers dealing with aspects of these thematic foci are
especially welcome.
The conference will take place at the Lebanese American
University in Beirut. Prospective contributors should send an abstract
(200–250 words) of their paper, in English or French, to the conference
organizer by 15 June 2006. Decisions on acceptance will be given, following
external refereeing, in early July.
In addition to specialized panels and workshops,
there will be a number of guest lectures by keynote speakers who have been
invited to the conference. These lectures will be organized in a round-table
format to facilitate interaction and discussion.
Further information and updates will be posted on a regular
basis on the AWG Web site: http://users.fmg.uva.nl/vmamadouh/awg
Send abstracts to:
Organizer, AWG 2006 Conference in Beirut
The Arab World Geographer
Department of Geography and Planning
University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-5005
U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (330) 972 8831 (USA)
Fax: +1 (416) 972 6080 (USA)
E-mail: tawg@uakron.edu
To register, send your completed form and appropriate payment to the AWG
editorial office at the address above. Please make your check payable to AWG–THE
ARAB WORLD GEOGRAPHER. Participants who prefer to make payment by bank
transaction are kindly requested to contact the conference organizer for
further details. Please be advised that there is a US$50 fee for cancellations
received prior to 15 June 2006. No refunds will be issued after this date.
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Registration Costs:
This conference is subsidized for participants who reside
in Africa and non-oil-producing Arab countries. For these participants,
registration fees are a flat rate of US$60 per participant.
Registration before 15 June 2006:
–Individual US$120
–Student US$50
Registration after 15 June 2006: US$180
