The following is an early call to inform persons interested in the world-historical significance of Byzantine and/or Ottoman civilizations about a planned symposiun in Istanbul. This co-sponsored symposium is in addition to the 2010 Annual WHA Conference, which will be held in San Diego at the Handlery Hotel, 24-27 June. Additional information regarding both the conference and the symposium will be available at the WHA Conference in Salem, MA (25-28 June 2009) and in future news releases.
- Call for Papers -
Byzantine and Ottoman Civilizations in World History
A Symposium Sponsored by Istanbul Sehir University and the World History Association, 21-24 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Sehir University and the World History Association proudly announce a symposium focusing on the world-historical significance of Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations, 330-1922. The symposium will consist of 30 papers plus a keynote address and several other plenary sessions. The official languages of the symposium will be English and Turkish.
Panel and paper proposals dealing with either Byzantine or Ottoman civilizations (or both) in the context of world history and across all relevant disciplines are invited and should be submitted electronically no later than 1 October 2009 to the World History Association' s dedicated web page, which will be up by 15 July 2009.
Delivery time for each paper must not exceed 20 minutes. Panels, each of which is two hours in length, should consist of a chair, four paper presenters, and a discussant. A committee will review all proposals and make its decision regarding acceptances by 15 November 2009. Criteria for acceptance include a proposal?s world-historical scope, its originality, and its depth of scholarship.
Successful participants must pay their own travel and lodging expenses. However, Istanbul Sehir University will assist conferees in securing accommodations at nearby 4- and 5-star hotels at deeply discounted conference rates. Moreover participants who are presenting will be hosted daily for lunch and dinner throughout the conference and will enjoy a complimentary city tour to major Byzantine and
Ottoman sites. There is no registration fee.
Persons not presenting a paper may also register for the conference,attend at no fee, and will be eligible for the discounted lodging. On-line registration will be found as early as 15 July 2009 at the WHA web site, www.thewha.org. In order to participate in any capacity, persons must register on-line no later than 15 September 2010.
The conference organizers will endeavor to publish selected papers delivered at the symposium.
Questions and inquiries should be directed to A. J. Andrea at aandrea@uvm. edu, Hayrettin Yucesoy at yucesoyh@slu. edu, or Nurullah Ardiç at nurullahardic@ sehir.edu. tr.
Periodic informational updates will appear at www.thewha.org beginning September 2009.
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Hayrettin Yucesoy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of History
Saint Louis University
3800 Lindell Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63108
Phone: (314) 977-3397
Fax: (314) 977-1603
yucesoyh@slu. edu
www.sc.edu/uscpress /2009/3819. html
Messianic Beliefs and Imperial Politics in Medieval Islam
Muzaffer SENEL
Marmara University
Department of Political Science and International Relations
Kuyubasi-Göztepe/ ISTANBUL Tel: + 90 216 336 28 09 - 119
Fax: + 90 216 338 99 42
E-Posta: msenel@marmara. edu.tr
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