THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISRAEL AND JUDAISM STUDIES (ICIJS'19)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Dear colleagues,
The Organizing Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies (ICIJS'19) invites scholars conducting research on any aspect of Israel and Judaism Studies to submit proposals for individual papers or organized panels.
We are pleased to announce that 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies which is organized by Israiliyat: The Journal of Israel and Judaic Studies will be held on 8-10 November 2019 in Izmir with the cooperation and hosting of Izmir Democracy University.
This year’s conference theme Turning Points: Change and Continuity in Judaism and Israel aims to put forward historic moments and critical junctures that Judaism and Israel have passed during the historical process and by doing so creating a discussion platform on which the currents effects of those junctures and moments on Israel and Judaism would be scrutinized. The program will include the traditional fields of Jewish studies such as Jewish theology as well as the issues regarding Israeli studies within the fields such as politics, international relations, history, sociology etc. The focus of the papers that would be presented is expected to be diverse: Zionism, Israeli culture and politics, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hebrew literature, education in Israel, the various interpretations of Judaism and its historical roots etc. More information about the conference can be found via http://israiliyat.com or from conference booklet.
Having adopted international and interdisciplinary approach with the target of assembling the scholarly works on Judaism and Israel in Turkey, the Organizing Committee aims to create a constructive forum during which researchers from various disciplines would gather and exchange ideas. Thus, we would be pleased with the participation of researchers to the Conference whose third is to be held in Izmir this year, being the only periodic platform on Israel and Judaism studies in Turkey.
The Conference language is Turkish and English. Abstract submission deadline for individual paper or organized panel proposal is 15 September 2019. Abstracts book and the proceedings book would be published as e-books. Additionally, the researchers might apply for publishing their research paper in the Israiliyat journal after peer-review process.
There is no registration fee for the Conference. Virtual presentation is only available for participants affiliated to other institutions than Turkey. The abstracts should be sent to israiliyatcom@gmail.com no later than 15 September 2019.
Hope
to meet you in İzmir!
Best regards.
Tuğçe ERSOY CEYLAN, PhD Muhammed GÜNGÖR, PhD
Izmir Democracy University Kirikkale University
The Organizing Committee co-Chair The Organizing Committee co-Chair
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