Conference European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS)
8th -11th October 2015
Speaker:
Peter Finke, Judith Beyer and Eliza Isabaeva
Organiser (s):
Organized by the CASCA Halle-Zurich Centre for Anthropological Studies on Central Asia in cooperation with the University of Konstanz
Location:
Department for Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS)
Central Asia in the XXI Century: Historical trajectories, contemporary challenges and everyday encounters
Call for papers
The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) invites proposals for individual papers, panels and round-table discussions for the fourteenth ESCAS biennial conference scheduled for 8th -11th October 2015 at the Department for Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Zurich, Switzerland. The Conference will be organized by the Halle-Zurich Centre for Anthropological Studies on Central Asia (CASCA).
ESCAS welcomes proposals relating to all aspects of research in the arts, humanities and social sciences on Central Asia – namely the republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistanand Uzbekistan, together with Xinjiang, Mongolia, Afghanistan andadjacent regions of Russia, China, Iran, South Asia and the Caucasus.
Scholars and practitioners of anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art & art history, cinema, development studies, economics & finance, history, musicology, philology, political science, sociology and other related disciplines are encouraged to participate. We particularly welcome panel proposals which will cross disciplinary boundaries, bringing together experts from different fields.
The theme of the 2015 conference is “Central Asia in the XXI Century: Historical trajectories, contemporary challenges and everyday encounters“.
Timetable
Proposal Deadline |
until 16 March 2015 |
Notification of Acceptance |
until 30 April 2015 |
Online Registration |
from 11 May 2015 |
Registration Payment Deadline |
until 1 September 2015 |
On-Site registration for all Delegates |
8 October 2015 |
Start of the Conference |
8 October 2015 |
Preliminary inquiries regarding the conference should be made to: escas2015@gmail.com
We hope to hear from you soon,
Your Organizing Committee
Peter Finke, Judith Beyer and Eliza Isabaeva
http://www.isek.uzh.ch/veranstaltungen/conference/escas2015.html