[ALBSA-Info] Call for papers

[Agron Alibali]

Mediterranean Studies Association
                      Call for Papers / Appel a
communications

                      Central Europe and the
Mediterranean

                      L Europe centrale et la
Méditerranée

                      Central European University
                      Budapest, Hungary
                      May 28-31, 2003

                      The Mediterranean Studies
Association's 6th annual International
                      Congress, Central Europe and the
Mediterranean will be held on May
                      28-31, 2003 at the Central
European University in Budapest, Hungary.
                      2003 will commemorate the 550th
anniversary of the fall of
                      Constantinople, marking the end
of Byzantium and the beginning of
                      Stambul. Sessions devoted to
this anniversary are especially welcome.
                      As is the case each year, papers
and sessions on all subjects relating to
                      the Mediterranean region and
Mediterranean cultures around the world
                      from all periods are encouraged.
Following a day of optional excursions
                      the congress will open with a
plenary session and reception on the
                      evening of May 28. Over the
course of the next days over 150 scholarly
                      papers will be delivered before
an international audience of
                      about 250 scholars, academics,
and experts in a wide range of fields.
                      Held in the center of Budapest
at the Central European University,

                      http://www.ceu.hu/

                      the official language of the
congress is English. In addition, complete
                      sessions in any Mediterranean
language are welcome. A number of
                      special events are being planned
for congress participants that will
                      highlight the unique cultural
aspects of Budapest. The congress is
                      sponsored by the Mediterranean
Studies Association, the Central
                      European University, the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Arizona
                      State University, and the
University of Kansas. Selected revised papers
                      will be considered for
publication in the Association's journal,
                      Mediterranean Studies.
                      The Mediterranean Studies
Association is an interdisciplinary
                      organization which promotes the
scholarly study of Mediterranean
                      cultures in all aspects and
disciplines. It is particularly concerned with the
                      ideas and ideals of western
Mediterranean cultures from Late Antiquity to
                      the Enlightenment and their
influence beyond these geographical and
                      temporal boundaries.
                      Proposals for papers and
sessions are now being solicited. Papers and
                      proposals for sessions are
encouraged which focus on the conference
                      theme, but any paper or session
proposal with a Mediterranean theme,
                      from any period and any
discipline, will be considered. Proposals for
                      roundtable discussions of a
topical work or theme are also welcome. The
                      typical panel will include three
papers, each lasting twenty minutes, a
                      chair, and (optionally) a
commentator. For examples of paper and
                      session topics, and the range of
subjects, see the programs from Lisbon

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ms/program_1998.html

                        Coimbra

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ms/program_1999.html

                        Salvador

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ms/salvadorsessions.html

                      Aix-en-Provence

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ms/programaix.htm

                        and Granada

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ms/granadaprogram.htm

                      Proposals should include a
200-word abstract for each paper and a
                      one-page curriculum vitae for
each participant, including chairs and
                      commentators.
                      Each participant's name, e-mail
and regular address, and phone number
                      should also be listed. Proposals
are now being solicited for the first round
                      of consideration. The deadline
for submissions is December 1, 2002,
                      though proposals will be
considered after that date.

                      Please send proposals to:
Mediterranean Studies Association, P.O. Box
                      212, East Sandwich, MA 02537,
USA.

                      For information on the congress
or the Association see

                     
http://www.mediterraneanstudies.org/

                      or contact

                      MSA at umassd.edu <mailto:msa at umassd.edu>.

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