Social Sciences
- Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, And Traditions Of The Supernatural
Call for Papers: 'Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, and Traditions of the Supernatural' 23-28 March 2015, Macau Web: http://www.islanddynamics.org/folkloreconference-2015.html...
- Fwd: Island Cities And Urban Archipelagos
Call for Papers: 'Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos' 21-25 October 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.islanddynamics.org/islandcities.html International conference exploring the culture, economy, and government of island cities worldwide....
- Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, And Traditions Of The Supernatural
This academic folklore conference will explore past and present supernatural traditions worldwide. Although often associated with rural locations, folk belief is a truly global phenomenon. Traditions of the supernatural are equally at home in crowded...
- 3rd Island Dynamics Conference - With Concerts
3rd Island Dynamics Conference 14th to 18th May 2013 Famagusta, Cyprus The 3rd Island Dynamics Conference is an interdisciplinary conference that explores island and maritime issues worldwide....
- 8th International Conference On Easter Island And The Pacific
8th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific 8 to 12 July 2012 Santa Rosa, United States Living in Changing Island Environments The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 1 December 2011. Enquiries: [email protected] Web address:...
Social Sciences
Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos
| Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos http://www.islanddynamics.org/islandcities.html 21-25 October 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark An international, interdisciplinary conference exploring the culture, economy, and government of cities located on islands worldwide. Islands are often associated with peripherality, yet over the course of human history, they have also been important sites of urban development. Many important regional cities and global cities have developed wholly or partially on small islands or archipelagos. Physical separation from the mainland and spatial limitations along with a maritime tradition can encourage the transport of products and ideas, improved defence infrastructure, construction of social capital, consolidation of political power, formation of vibrant cultures, and concentration of population. Some such island-based cities were located on inland river islands and have since expanded far beyond their original borders (for example, Paris and Strasbourg) while others are still strongly associated with their island cores (for example, Hong Kong and New York City). Major population centres located on larger, primarily rural islands and archipelagos represent another type of island city. Each of these cities is affected not just by the dynamics at work in urban areas in general but also by the special functions it gains from acting as a metropolis that provides goods and services to rural island hinterlands. 'Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos' is an international, interdisciplinary island studies conference exploring how island status influences urban development, common attributes of island cities worldwide, and the opportunities that islandness presents for developing urban cultures and economies. It will also consider how and why different island cities have developed in different ways. The conference will feature presentations on a variety of subjects relating to urban island culture, government, and economy. A variety of fields and disciplines will be covered, including anthropology, archaeology, architecture, arts & design, business, film, folklore, history, literature, planning, political science, public administration, sociology, and tourism. Presentations may concern cases from individual cities or take a comparative approach to understanding what it means to be an urban island. Keynote Speakers: Saskia Sassen (Columbia University), Jon Pierre (University of Gothenburg), Godfrey Baldacchino University of Malta), Christian Wichmann Matthiessen (university of Copenhagen), and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (National University of Singapore). Deadline for Call for Papers: 30 April 2014 Enquiries: [email protected] Sponsored by: Island Dynamics |
- Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, And Traditions Of The Supernatural
Call for Papers: 'Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, and Traditions of the Supernatural' 23-28 March 2015, Macau Web: http://www.islanddynamics.org/folkloreconference-2015.html...
- Fwd: Island Cities And Urban Archipelagos
Call for Papers: 'Island Cities and Urban Archipelagos' 21-25 October 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.islanddynamics.org/islandcities.html International conference exploring the culture, economy, and government of island cities worldwide....
- Vernacular Religion, Folk Belief, And Traditions Of The Supernatural
This academic folklore conference will explore past and present supernatural traditions worldwide. Although often associated with rural locations, folk belief is a truly global phenomenon. Traditions of the supernatural are equally at home in crowded...
- 3rd Island Dynamics Conference - With Concerts
3rd Island Dynamics Conference 14th to 18th May 2013 Famagusta, Cyprus The 3rd Island Dynamics Conference is an interdisciplinary conference that explores island and maritime issues worldwide....
- 8th International Conference On Easter Island And The Pacific
8th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific 8 to 12 July 2012 Santa Rosa, United States Living in Changing Island Environments The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 1 December 2011. Enquiries: [email protected] Web address:...