Publications récentes - IFEA Istanbul

Boğaziçi University & IFEA – Typology, Theory: Caucasus 29/11-1/12/2012

Typology, Theory: Caucasus is a 3-day conference on the languages of the Caucasus to be held at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul on November 29–December 1, 2012, co-hosted by the French Research Institute (IFEA). We welcome contributions on the analysis of the languages of the area, including diachronic aspects, as well as papers discussing the challenges these languages present to theoretical frameworks in linguistics. The first two days of the conference (Thu, Fri) will be held at Boğaziçi University (click here for a map), the last day (Sat) at the French Research Institute (IFEA) (click here for a map). Invited Speakers: George Hewitt (SOAS) Maria Polinsky (Harvard University) Organizing Committee: Didar Akar Gilles Authier A. Sumru Özsoy Balkız Öztürk Markus A. Pöchtrager

Piri Reis University – First International Congress of Eurasian Maritime History: 5-8/11/2012

Le premier colloque international d’histoire maritime eurasienne s’inscrit dans la continuité du séminaire « Mers ottomanes, de la Méditerranée à l’Océan Indien » organisé par Dejanirah Couto (EPHE) et Jean-Louis Bacqué-Grammont (CNRS) à l’IFEA depuis 2010. 2010-2011 (octobre-mai) : Chantiers navals (tersane) 2011-2012 (octobre-mai) : Techniques de la construction navale et archéologie nautique First International Congress of Eurasian Maritime History Piri Reis University, named after the famous, 16th-century Turkish admiral and cartographer, was established in 2008 to serve the maritime industry both in Turkey and at international levels. The university has earned a prominent place in the Turkish maritime industry through its exceptional education quality. Piri Reis University has decided to hold the First International Congress of Eurasian Maritime History, which will

Call for papers: Living urban renewal: Vulnerabilities, Tensions and Mobilization

International conference Living urban renewal: Vulnerabilities, Tensions and Mobilization Local Experiences, Global comparisons January 25-26, 2013 Paris, ENSA Call for papers procedure and schedule (downloadable version at the page bottom) Proposals should be submitted by October 22th, 2012. The expected paper should be an abstract of no more than a page (5,000 characters maximum, spaces included) along with a short curriculum vitae. It should precise fieldwork and methodology. Abstract will be chosen for November 5th, 2012. To allow maximum time for discussion, we intend that all papers should be put on the Conference website. Papers should be written in French or English. Final papers should be submitted by January 11th, 2013. It should be a detailed document: a paper which

Colloque The Emperor’s House: Palaces from Augustus to the Age of Absolutism

The Emperor’s House: Palaces from Augustus to the Age of Absolutism Colloque international autour des palais impériaux qui se déroulera du 18 au 20 octobre 2012 au musée de Péra.

E. Massicard – The Alevis in Turkey and Europe: Identity and Managing Territorial Diversity

Élise Massicard, The Alevis in Turkey and Europe: Identity and Managing Territorial Diversity, Oxford, Routledge, 2012. 260p. ISBN 978-0-415-66796-8 This book examines the development of identity politics amongst the Alevis in Europe and Turkey, which simultaneously provided the movement access to different resources and challenged its unity of action. While some argue that Aleviness is a religious phenomenon, and others claim it is a cultural or a political trend, this book analyzes the various strategies of claim-making and reconstructions of Aleviness as well as responses to the movement by various Turkish and German actors. Drawing on intensive fieldwork, Elise Massicard suggests that because of activists’ many different definitions of Aleviness, the movement is in this sense an « identity movement without

Nora Şeni s’en va mais ne quitte pas son “Paristanbul”

Nora Şeni quitte l’Institut français d’études anatoliennes (IFEA), qu’elle dirigeait depuis 2008. Un nouveau défi l’attend à l’Université Paris 8, où elle prend la responsabilité d’un double pôle “Méditerranée et ville”. Un cocktail en son honneur s’est tenu le 5 juillet dans le jardin de l’institut, en présence du Consul général de France à Istanbul. Lire la suite sur lepetitjournal.com {flv}050712_coktail-consul{/flv} Discours de M. Hervé Magro {flv}050712_coktail-nora{/flv} Discours de Nora Şeni Télécharger le discours au format PDF {flv}050712_coktail-genel{/flv} Immersion dans l’ambiance de la soirée