Global Crossroads - The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 27-29 July 2010
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- Call for Papers: Global Crossroads - The Port Clusters of Southeast Asia and the Middle East
-- An International Conference Organized by the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS, Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
-- 27-29 July 2010
-- This 3-day conference will examine these two Indian Ocean port zones in various respects - the specific natures and the roles of these zones as well as comparisons between these; mutual perceptions between the peoples of the two zones; the links between these regions in terms of commercial interactions over time and the effects of such commerce; cultural and religious interflows between these two ends of the Indian Ocean; transmission of the ideas of modernity, urbanism, and cosmopolitanism between these two areas; the effects of European imperialism and commerce; the commercial and religious networks connecting the two places; migration between the two places; pilgrims and tourists; as well as the role of India and Indians in these interactions. There is no restriction on the periods to be examined.
-- Paper proposals are invited from scholars engaged in any aspect of related studies. Proposals should be received by 20 March 2010 and successful applicants will be informed of their acceptance by 1 April 2010. Paper proposals should include a title and a 400-word abstract, together with a short biography of the applicant.
-- All participants will be provided with four nights accommodation in Singapore. Requests for assistance with airfares, especially from participants based in Asian countries, will be sympathetically considered.
-- Proposals should be directed to: Global Crossroads Conference, Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 119614, Email: gwade@iseas.edu.sg
