CALL FOR PAPERS
(2nd Circular)
International
Conference
"Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and
Diversity"
June 06-08, 2008
Yerevan, Armenia
ARYA International University (Yerevan) and the Caucasian Centre for Iranian
Studies (Yerevan), in collaboration with the Armenian Association for Academic
Partnership and Support, are organising an international conference
entitled "Iran and the Caucasus: Unity and Diversity" on the problems
of Irano-Caucasica.
The Conference
will be held in June 06-08, 2008.
Venue: ARYA International University, Yerevan, Armenia.
Once being a part of Eranshahr, the Caucasus with its ethnical, linguistic and cultural diversity
and uniqueness still preserves the elements of the Iranian cultural heritage. The
Irano-Caucasian geographical domain covers contemporary Iran, Iraq, Armenia,
the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Northern Caucasus, Eastern Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and those of the Central Asian countries,
which have experienced the strong cultural and political influence of Iran.
The conference will address and seek to answer mainly to the following questions:
What were the main principles of cultural unity and diversity in this huge
area? How and in what capacity the cultural interactions were taking place? How
were the literary motifs in the region reflecting on each other? What is the
cultural future of the region? What are the modes of peaceful coexistence of
different civilisations and cultures?
Scholars and postgraduate students are invited to submit papers and panel
proposals relating to all aspects of humanities and social sciences on
Irano-Caucasica, including:
1. Peoples and their Identities, Ethnic and National Diversity: Minorities
and their Rights;
2. History of the Iranian and Caucasian Peoples (Ancient, Medieval and
Modern);
3. Literatures and Languages, Folklore, Textology;
4. Armenia as a Bridge between Iran and the Caucasus;
5. Economic and Political Problems and Challenges, Geopolitics of the
Irano-Caucasian Region: Interdisciplinary Approach;
6. History of Religion: Religion, Including Ethno-Confessional Groups
(the Yezidies, Alavites, Russian Sectarians, etc.);
7. Archaeology, Anthropology, and Sociology;
8. Caspian Region: Past, Present, Future;
9. The Cultural and Political Future of the Region.
DEADLINE: Abstracts (not exceeding 500 words)
are to be emailed by March 15, 2008 to: IranoCaucasica@
(please send to the mentioned two addresses simultaneously)
A brief CV including contact details is to be included in the message.
A
notification about acceptance of the papers will be sent due to April
15, 2008.
Pre-organised panels should be thematically coherent and should include title,
abstracts, details of panel chair and participants.
The scheduled time for each paper will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for
discussion.
The working language of the Conference is English.
The conference papers are planned to be published in a separate volume.
For the scholars coming from the region there will be limited funding to cover
some travel expenses.
Speakers:
Prof. Dr.
Garnik Asatrian (Yerevan), Prof. Dr. Uwe Blaesing (Leiden), Prof. Dr. Aldo
Ferrari (Venice), Prof. Dr. Bert Fragner (Vienna), Prof. Dr. Murtazali Gadjiev
(Makhachkala)
(Vienna), Prof. Dr. Vladimir A. Livshits (St. Petersburg), Prof. Dr. Hayrapet
Margarian (Yerevan), Dr. Mohammad Mousavi (Tehran), Prof. Dr. James Russell
(Harvard), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulze (Munich), Prof. Dr. Martin Schwartz
(Berkley), Prof. Dr. Giusto Traina (Rouen), Prof. Dr. Fereydun Vahman
(Copenhagen)
Armenian Visa:
For the citizens
of Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan no visa is required. The citizens
of the mentioned countries can enter Armenia without any invitation.
For the
citizens of European and American countries, Australia and Iran visas are
issued in diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Republic of Armenia, at
the border crossing points of the Republic of Armenia ("Zvartnots" airport in
Yerevan, Armenia-Iran border crossing point, Armenia-Georgia border crossing
point) or electronically (e-Visa,
to apply click here ). No special invitation is
required.
Click here for the list of countries nationals
of which could apply for visitor visa only with special invitation and who can
not get visa at the border crossing points of the Republic of Armenia and can not apply for electronic
visa.
In case you decide to apply
for visa through the consular service and there is no Armenian diplomatic
mission or consular post in your country, please apply through the nearest or
most convenient one for you to travel to. For a complete list of Armenian
Embassies and Consulates please click here.
For more information on
Armenian visa please visit: http://www.armeniaf
Participation
fee:
The
conference participation fee is 70 Euros and reduced rate of 30 Euros for
postgraduate students.
Participants
from the Caucasus and Central Asia do not pay any participation fee.
Accommodation
and meals:
The
Organizing Committee of the conference will try to provide all the participants
with accommodation for the days of the conference. More information about this
will appear in the next Circulars. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided
for the guests. Two coffee breaks will be possible during the conference days. For
the first and the last days of the conference respective banquets will be given
for the participants free of charge.
Book Exhibition
Publishers
and individuals are invited to present their books during the days of the
conference. A special place in the conference building will be provided for
this exhibition. For more information please contact the organisers.
Excursions
At the end
of each conference day a small excursion will be organised for the
participants. It is planned to visit the pagan temple of Garni, the Geghard monastery as well as
Ejmiatsin.
Further information on the conference will appear on www.armacad.
For any further information do not hesitate to contact:
Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan,
Secretary of the Organizing Committee
iranist@yahoo.
ARYA International University
Shahamiryanneri street, 18/2
Yerevan
Armenia
Tel: +374 (10) 44-35-85
Fax: +374 (10) 44-23-07
www.arya.am
Email: arya@arminco.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan
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Lecturer,
Department of Iranian Studies
Yerevan State University.
President,
Armenian Association for Academic Partnership and Support
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