PANEL SEARCH “The Violence of Pluralism: Urban Transformations and New Political Subjectivities in the Rebellious Mediterranean.” Mersin, Turkey 20.-23.3.2013. Deadline 15.9.12

As part of the annual Mediterranean Meeting to be held in Mersin, Turkey (March 20-23, 2013) we are coordinating a workshop on the links between violence, pluralism, urbanism and the 2011 uprisings in the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe. The title of the workshop (no. 11) is: “The Violence of Pluralism: Urban Transformations …

SEM: Nomad Seminar in Historiography 3. Ankara, Turkey. 9.11.2012

Nomad Seminar in Historiography 3 – Ankara The 3rd session of the NOMAD SEMINARS IN HISTORIOGRAPHY will be held in Ankara at Middle East Technical University on November 9, 2012. The session will focus on “Narratives of Travel Writing and Architectural History”. Please check the following blogs for more information: http://www.nomadseminar.blogspot.fr http://www.nomadankara.blogspot.com

CIEE Summer 2012 International Faculty Development Seminar in Turkey “Consuming Istanbul: Space, Spectacle and the Politics of Popular Culture” 11.-22.06.12 Istanbul

CIEE Summer 2012 International Faculty Development Seminar in Turkey “Consuming Istanbul: Space, Spectacle and the Politics of Popular Culture” http://www.ciee.org/ifds/seminars/turkey/index.aspx June 11 – 22, 2012 Program Description: Since the 1980’s, Turkey, in particular Istanbul, has seen unprecedented transformations with the influences of rapid urbanization, the emergence of consumerism and the “opening” up to new configurations …