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Call for Papers
"Multiculturalism and Global Community"
International Conference
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Tehran (Iran)
24-27 July 2010
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The Conference on Multiculturalism and Global Community will address
a range of critically important issues considered as the challenges
of our contemporary world. Main speakers will include some of the
world’s leading thinkers in the field, as well as numerous papers,
workshop and colloquium presentations by teachers and researchers.
The main goal of the conference is to bring together professors,
researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their
experiences and research results about conference’s themes and to
discuss the cultural challenges and their practical solutions. The
conference will be a unique forum for participants with
cross-disciplinary interests related to culture and society to meet
and interact with members inside and outside their own particular
disciplines.
Organizer:
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Contributors:
IRIB University
Center for Women and Family Affairs
Iranian National Commission for UNESCO
Themes
Scientific Board of the International Conference on Multiculturalism
and Global Community invites abstract submission on the themes below:
Culture: Diversity or Integrity
1. Multiculturalism and Global Peace
2. Asia: Diversity or Unity in Cultures
3. Intercultural Dialogue: Approaches and Outcomes
4. Media, Communication and Common Good
5. Globalization, Religion and Common Good
Islam: New Challenges, New Perspectives
1. Islam and the Crisis of Modern Man
2. Islam and Other Faiths: Truth or Salvation
3. Islam and Woman: Rights and Commitments
4. Islam: Traditionalism or Modernism
5. Islam and Revivalism: Needs and Necessities
6. Islam: Spirituality, Morality and Jurisprudence
Iran: Realities and Appearances
1. Iran, Religious State and International Challenges
2. Iran and the Middle East
3. Iran and New Generation: Gap or Conflict
4. Iran and International Society: Contraction or Expansion
5. Cultures and Religions in Iran: Heterogeneous or Homogeneous
Society
Abstract Submission
Submitted abstracts MUST be in English and strictly limited to
250-500 words, including keywords. Abstracts must include the
following information:
* Title of paper
* Conference theme or sub-theme for which the paper should be
considered
* Full name(s) of author(s) and their organizational affiliation
* E-mail address for the (first) author
* Number of words
* Author’s resume of up to 300 words
All abstracts must be submitted via email to:
[email protected]
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th. The
Scientific Board will consider all abstracts received by the
submission deadline. The authors whose abstracts are accepted will
receive notification by April 15th.
Presentation Format
The Scientific Board of the Conference makes abstract selection for
the following formats of presentation:
Plenary session
Presenters will have 20-25 minutes including question time to address
the whole conference.
Parallel session
Presenters will have 20-25 minutes including question time to address
the audience in a session simultaneous with one or two other
sessions, each one dedicated to a specific sub-theme.
Round-Table
This session is a gathering of a platform for the purpose of
discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by
members of the audience. The main objective is to provide an area
where participants can interact with questions, answers and
discussions on a given topic.
Poster session
This session offers the presenter the opportunity to display his/her
research findings in a visually stimulating form before a
professional audience.
Contact:
Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
64th Street No. 4, Kurdestan Express,
Room 212
Tehran
Iran
Fax: +98 21 44407453
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.mcgc.ir
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