Workshop: “the Social and Economic History of Diyarbakır and the Region"

 

12-13November 2011

International Hrant Dink Foundation, Diyarbakır Institute for Political and Social Research,Diyarbakır Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Diyarbakır Metropolitan MunicipalityDirectorate for Cultural Affairs announce a workshop on the topic of “the Social and EconomicHistory of Diyarbakır and the Region”. The meeting will take place in Diyarbakır on 12-13November 2011.In the course of the 19th century and the first quarter of 20th century the Ottoman Empire and theRepublic of Turkey have undergone a significant social and economic transformation. Whileacademic interest to study these developments has been quite substantial regarding western provincesof these states, academic curiosity regarding eastern provinces has largely lagged behind. Althougheastern provinces certainly experienced similar processes, scholarly works on their economic andsocial life as well as their transformation are few. Rather, a sharp neglect and amnesia can beobserved regarding eastern Anatolia in the 19th and early 20th century. Likewise, records, archivesand monographs on its economic and social life, as well as records on the social movements that tookplace in the region are very limited.The aim of the workshop is to understand and analyze in detail the social and economictransformations in the Diyarbakır province between 1838 and 1938, and to promote and publiciseacademic research on the subject.

• The meeting will be held in Diyarbakır Sümerpark Conference Center;
• Working languages of the meeting will be English and Turkish;
• In order to reserve time for Q&A sessions and discussions, each speaker will have 20 minutes for their presentation;
• Transportation and accommodation expenses of participants from outside Diyarbakır will be covered if institutions they belong to cannot ensure coverage;
• The meeting is organized from an interdisciplinary perspective. It is open to the participation of researchers working on the history, economic history, sociology, political science and demography of Diyarbakır and its region between 1838 and 1938;
• Papers that would focus on the interaction between the various communities living in the area at the time are encouraged;
• Researchers who would like to participate in this meeting should submit a 250-word summary of their papers, along with a CV to the address below:

International Hrant Dink Foundation
Uluslararası Hrant Dink VakfıHalaskargazi Cad. Sebat Apt. No: 74/1 34371 Osmanbey - Şişli Istanbul / Turkeyor via e-mail to uhdvdiyarbakirprojesi@ab-pr.com or info@hrantdink.org
Scientific Committee:
Prof. Dr. Ayhan Aktar İstanbul Bilgi University
Dr. Cengiz Aktar Bahçeşehir UniversityProf. Dr. Selim Deringil Boğaziçi University
Prof. Dr. Edhem Eldem Boğaziçi University
Prof. Dr. Fazıl Hüsnü Erdem Dicle University
Prof. Dr. Raymond Kevorkian Paris VIII University
Prof. Dr. Akşin Somel Sabancı University