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BRISMES Annual Conference 2012

'Revolution and Revolt: Understanding the Forms and Causes of Change'

26-28 March 2012, LSE

With additional sub-themes, organised by the five BRISMES research networks on:

• Clerical Authority in Shiite Islam

• Critical Middle East Studies

• Faith, Politics and Society

• Liberation, Domination and Expression

• Resistance, Representation and Identity

And an additional sub-theme organised by LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics and area studies with the sponsorship of the Higher Education Academy Islamic Studies Network

• Teaching and learning about Islam and Muslims in UK higher education

Deadline for panel and paper proposals: 18 November 2011

Notification of successful panels and papers: 16 December 2011

Deadline for conference registration: 10 February 2012

Deadline for submitting papers: 24 February 2012

Please register as soon as possible

Non-presenting conference participants are very welcome

http://brismes2012.com

The 2012 BRISMES Annual Conference will take place from 26 to 28 March 2012. The event will be hosted by the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The conference will also give the opportunity for the five BRISMES research networks to convene sessions in the course of the conference.

The unprecedented uprisings in the Middle East over the past year have drawn comparisons with a wide scope of revolts from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This conference seeks to place the focus on a multi-disciplinary consideration of the local and regional sources and forces which have fuelled the uprisings, as well as the narratives of the events. In addition to an emphasis on dynamics within and interpretations of the uprisings, presenters are encouraged to reflect on what the events may mean for the study of the region.

The conference will also highlight the areas of research undertaken by BRISMES's research network and by the Islamic Studies Network. The BRISMES networks have been formed around issues deemed of critical intellectual concern, creating nuclei of researchers pursuing similar interests. The conference will provide them with an opportunity to convene sessions in their fields: Clerical Authority in Shiite Islam; Critical Middle East Studies; Faith, Politics and Society; Liberation, Domination and Expression; and Resistance, Representation and Identity. The Islamic Studies Network is organised by LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics and area studies with the sponsorship of the Higher Education Academy. The convenors of the research networks will have responsibility for organising these sessions and selecting papers.

As in previous BRISMES conferences, panels on topics not covered by the overall theme or the research networks may also be proposed. Individual papers, however, will not be accepted unless they are relevant to the overall theme, relevant to the research network sessions, or integral to a panel proposed on the topic.

To apply

Proposal for panels (of three papers or more) should comprise the panel title, a 200 word rationale, the name of the panel chair, and 250 word abstracts of each paper (with contact details and affiliation for each speaker).

Proposals for 20 minute papers should comprise the paper title, an abstract (250 words), a short biographical statement, contact details and affiliation.

Applications for panels and papers should be sent by email by 18 November 2011 to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

All presenters must also register for the conference.

Conference Manager
Robert Lowe
Manager
Middle East Centre
London School of Economics and Political Science

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Conference Website

For all conference information, including registration, please see the conference website. This will be regularly updated.

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