Dear All,
Maybe not full of bones, but I'm sure the conference will interest some of you.
Best wishes,
Nellie
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Subject: Fwd: Donkey Conf. Call for papers
>Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:15:01 -0800
>
> >A CALL FOR PAPERS
>>PLEASE CIRCULATE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
>>
>>A CONFERENCE ON
>>"THE ROLE OF THE DONKEY (AND THE MULE) IN THE CULTURE OF THE
>>MEDITERRANEAN"
>>
>>to be held on the Island of Hydra, near Athens:
>>Friday 7th to Monday 10th October 2005
>>
>>Website: http://www.geocities.com/DonkeyConference
>>
>>Papers are invited for the above conference.
>>
>>Our conference will look at a whole range of issues related to donkey and
>>mule transportation in all of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean.
>>We aim to cover everything from religious symbolism to practical aspects of
>>animal welfare, passing via literature, anthropology, material culture,
>>economic geography and song.
>>
>>PROGRAMME OF SPEAKERS
>>
>>An initial panel of speakers has been established. The papers accepted thus
>>far are listed below. We are now working to fill the gaps in our coverage,
>>and a final programme will be published in Spring 2005.
>>
>>If you wish to offer a paper, please contact [log in to unmask]
>>
>>[Speakers are listed in alphabetical order.]
>>
>>DIONISIUS AGIUS [University of Leeds]: The donkey in Arabic: tracing the
>>origins of the root /h.m.r./
>>
>>JILL BOUGH [University of Newscastle, Australia]: Donkeys and mules in the
>>Gallipoli Campaign - World War I
>>
>>RICHARD BULLIET [Columbia University] The symbolism of donkeys: religious,
>>sexual, cultural.
>>
>>ED EMERY [Free University of Hydra]: Asinology: The Mediterranean - a
>>preliminary survey
>>
>>CHARLES DALLI [University of Malta]: The Rise and Fall of the Donkey: the
>>Central Mediterranean Islands (Malta, Gozo, Pantelleria and Sicily)
>>
>>JOSEPH FARRELL [University of Strathclyde]: The donkey in Sicilian
>>literature: Verga, Pirandello and Sciascia
>>
>>HEIDI GHOMI [University of Goteborg]: The image and value of the donkey in
>>Persian folk tales and mystical poetry
>>
>>GITIT HOLZMAN [Oranim College, Israel]: Donkeys of the Hebrew Bible, and
>>their representation in later Jewish tradition
>>
>>ALEX METCALFE [University of Lancaster]: From himar to sceccu: the
>>transmission of medieval and modern terms for donkeys in Sicily
>>
>>CHRISTIAN MEYER [University of Bergen]: The importance of the donkey and the
>>mule in the ancient economy
>>
>>KIM PEGLER [Save the Sardinian Donkey]: The history of the donkey in Europe
>>
>>TRAJKO PETROVSKI [Folklore Institute of Skopje]: The Donkey in Roma Folklore
>>in Skopje
>>
>>JENNIFER SCARCE [University of Dundee]: Harnesses, trappings and
>>accoutrements of the Mediterranean donkey
>>
>>CORINNA SEEDS [Hydra]: Owning and using a donkey in an island context
>>
>>HOUSNI ALKHATEEB SHEHADA [University of Tel Aviv] The Medical Treatment of
>>Donkeys and Mules in the Mamluk Period (1250-1517)
>>
>>KHALID SINDAWI [University of Tel Aviv]: The Prophet Mohammad's donkey and
>>it's role in early Shi'a Islam
>>
>>PAUL STARKEY [University of Reading] Donkey and mule culture - the broader
>>vision
>>
>>PAUL SVENDSEN [Donkey Sanctuary, Spain]: A Working Charter for the
>>Mediterranean donkey
>>
>>PARTICIPATION:
>>
>>The conference is open to all interested parties. Registration is free for
>>all presenters of papers. By agreement with the Municipality it is also free
>>for residents of the Island of Hydra. For other participants the
>>Registration Fee is £45 [£20 concessions], with a one-day rate of £15 and £7
>>respectively.
>>
>>To register for the conference if you are not presenting a paper, please
>>send contact details to [log in to unmask]
>>
>>PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT
>>
>>We are happy to announce that Athens-based photographer COSTAS VERGAS
>>has
>>offered us an exhibition of photographs of the donkeys, mules and drivers of
>>Hydra. Costas will also be working with the schoolchildren of the island on
>>an exhibition project to document the local donkey and mule culture.
>>
>>Photographs of Hydra's working mules and donkeys can be viewed at
>>www.geocities.com/DonkeyConference/mulework1.html
>>
>>FREE UNIVERSITY OF HYDRA
>>
>>This conference is a joint initiative of the Free University of Hydra, the
> >Centre for Mediterranean Studies, University of Leeds [UK] and the
>>Municipality of Hydra.
>>
>>During the coming years the Free University of Hydra will be organising a
>>series of conferences and seminars on matters related to the culture,
>>economics, history and social life of all the countries which border the
>>Mediterranean.
>>
>>20.ii.05
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