[ecrea] Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives

>REPRESENTING ISLAM: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
>International Conference, University of Manchester, 5-6 September 2008
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>'Representing Islam: Comparative Perspectives' is an international
>conference organised jointly by the Universities of Manchester and
>Surrey and supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of
>Britain. It has attracted over 100 eminent national and international
>speakers.
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>Representations of 'Islam' have a profound influence on political
>cultures and national identities, as well as on attitudes to
>immigration, security and multiculturalism. The complexity of the
>notion of 'Islam' and the heterogeneous responses that it elicits are
>such that there is no uniform approach to its representation and
>social construction. The conference addresses this complexity by
>treating the comparative dimension of recent representations of Islam,
>encompassing different nations, political institutions, media
>institutions, and cultures. The conference will be primarily concerned
>with the press, television, radio, film and the internet. However, it
>will also include other channels of communication, such as
>translations, speeches or pamphlets, political discourse, and the
>visual arts.
>
>For more updates, visit our website:
>http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/cres/activities/islam/
>
>Anyone interested in more information should contact Shishir Shahnawaz,
>the Conference Administrator at (shishir.shahnawaz /at/ manchester.ac.uk)

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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