Deadline– 15 December 2013
All eligible participants are invited to take part in International Conference on The Making of Jerusalem: Constructed Spaces and Historic Communities. This conference will be conducted in Jerusalem 3-4 July 2014. The goal of this conference is to explore various aspects in the making of the city while focusing on historic communities and their concept of – and relationship with – space (be it sacred or secular).
Topics covered-
- Transformations of Jerusalem’s quarters
- Cross-cultural interaction among the different historical communities
- Tradition of pilgrimage to the sacred sites
- Representation of the Holy City and its communities in texts and literature
- Inter-communal relationships and plurality: coexistence and conflict
- Ethnic, religious and social boundaries
- Shared sacred sites and their management
- Marginalized communities and neighborhoods in the making of the city
- Refugees and their relationship with existing communities
- Impact of wars (e.g. WWI, WWII and others) on communal dynamics
- Emergence of nationalism(s) and its association with or impact on Jerusalem.
Eligibility-
- This call is open to any scholar with a particular interest in Armenian Studies.
- The languages of the Conference are English and French.
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