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H-ASIA January 14, 2006 Conference: Contemporary Islamic Movements: Ideology, Aesthetics, Politics, University of Texas at Austin, February 16-17, 2006 ************************************************************************ From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU> CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS: IDEOLOGY, AESTHETICS, POLITICS, Feb 16-17, 2006 Location: Texas, United States Conference Date: 2006-04-13 Date Submitted: 2006-01-13 Announcement ID: 149285 The conference "Contemporary Islamic Movements: Ideology, Aesthetics, Politics" seeks to explore Islamic thought, politics and social life through an interdisciplinary approach.* The representation of Muslim life and Islam in public and private forums leaves much to be desired in terms of its depiction of the complexity of Muslim experiences and practices across the globe. By assembling scholars who have first hand knowledge of Muslim societies and of Islam, the conference will address and engage with these representational themes. The presenters have conducted scholarly investigations in the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Europe and Africa and shall speak on Islamist movements, theological debates, Muslim aesthetics, gender categories and politics and on Muslims living as demographic minorities, all extremely pertinent issues in the contemporary moment. Our endeavor is to bring forward a comprehensive and broad understanding of the variety of ways Muslims lead and experience social life and practice their religion over a range of geographical spaces and political circumstances. Thus challenging the monolithic and narrow representation of Muslims and Islam in this country and elsewhere. Sarah Green South Asia Institute The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station g9300 Austin, TX 78712-0587 512-471-6038 Email: svhgreen@mail.utexas.edu Visit the website at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/southasia/news/current/islamicdeologyconf/ H-Net reproduces announcements that have been submitted to us as a free service to the academic community. If you are interested in an announcement listed here, please contact the organizers or patrons directly. Though we strive to provide accurate information, H-Net cannot accept responsibility for the text of announcements appearing in this service. Send comments and questions to H-Net Webstaff: <webstaff@mail.h-net.msu.edu>. H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online Humanities & Social Sciences Online Hosted by Matrix at Michigan State University Copyright (c) 1995-2006 ************************************************************************* To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia/
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