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
