ICONS, IMAGES, AND IDEOLOGIES OF RELIGION AND NATION:
Secularism, Religious Nationalism, and the Public Sphere in Comparative Perspective
October 15-17, 2004
Bilkent University, Ankara


Schedule

15 October 2004, Friday

17.30 - 18:30 Welcome Reception at Uptown Cafe at Bilkent University


16 October 2004, Saturday

9.00 - 10.45 Session I: “Urban Space and Architecture”
* Maha Yahya, Department of Architecture, MIT
* Guven Arif Sargin, Department of Architecture, METU
* Ravi Sundaram, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies

10.45 -11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 - 12.45 Session II: “Media”
* Sabina Kidwai, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre
* Ayse Oncu, Sociology, Bođaziçi University

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Session III: “Film”
* Alev Cinar, Political Science, Bilkent Univeristy
* Samia Mehrez , American University in Cairo
* Nezih Erdogan, Bahcesehir University

16.00-16.30 Break

16.30- 17.30 Roundtable Discussion: Secularism, Religion and the Visual Public Sphere

18.30 Dinner


17 October 2004, Sunday

9.00 - 10.45 Session I: “Public Performance and Rituals”
* Srirupa Roy, Political Science, U.of Massachusetts/Amherst
* Arzu Ozturkmen, History, Bogazici University
* Gizem Zencirci, Political Science, Bilkent University

10.45 -11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 - 12.45 Session II: “Civil Society and Public Sphere”
* Martina Reiker, American University in Cairo
* Buket Turkmen, Sociology, Galatasaray University

12.45 - 14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00 Session III: “Iconography and Images”
* Fawwaz Traboulsi, Lebanese American University
* Usha Zacharias, Westfield State College, USA
* Walid Sadek, American University in Beirut

16.00-16.30 Break

16.30- 17.30 Roundtable: Establishing a Network



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