Dear all
We are currently running a three year, Leverhulme Trust funded
project at the School of Geography, Oxford Uni, entitled 'Ethnicity
and Cultural Landscapes: Mosques, Gurdwaras and Mandirs in England
and Wales'. As well as myself, Ceri Peach and James Ryan are
involved with this.
Briefly, we are carrying out research on new
religious movements in England and Wales and are specifically
interested in the material expression of these religions through
their buildings. As well as compiling information on almost 900 Sikh,
Hindu and Muslim sites of worship across the majority of England and
Wales' towns and cities (with the help and endorsement of the faith
groups and communities in question) we are exploring issues that
arise from the building and use of these architectures. So, for
instance, we are exploring the ways in which faith groups establish
and cohere new group identities through these buildings; the
contestations over the construction of these sites by other groups
(and hence exploring issues relating to ethnic and racial conflict,
co-operation and change); the significance of these sites in broader
debates about the development of multicultural cities and plural
societies in Britain, and so on.
We are one year through the project now and are keen to start giving
some papers on the project. However, I at least am unaware of any
conferences that are coming up. Anything relating to religion,
ethnicity, cultural landscapes, or the city (for instance) would be
applicable. If anyone can suggest any conferences / seminars /
workshops in geography or elsewhere that might be relevant then I
would greatly appreciate hearing about them.
It is worth noting that we hope to organise several conferences over
the next two years that will address some of the above themes. If
anyone wants info. on these or on the project more generally then
email me or visit our website:
http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/research/Ethnicity/ethnicity.html
Thanks for your help
Yours, Simon
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Dr Simon Naylor
School of Geography, Oxford University
Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB.
Phone: 01865 271947 Fax: 01865 271929
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