European Association for Jewish Studies VIII TH EAJS CONGRESS
Past and present perspectives in Jewish Studies JULY, 23-27, 2006, Moscow FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS The executive committee of the European Association for Jewish Studies is glad to announce that the next congress of EAJS will take place in Moscow on July, 23-27, 2006. It will be the first EAJS Congress held in Eastern Europe. We hope to bring together scholars from both Eastern and Western Europe. The theme of the Congress is 'Past and present perspectives in Jewish Studies'. The local organizers are the International Center for Russian & East European Jewish Studies, and "Sefer" Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization. Members of the European Association for Jewish Studies and all other scholars in the various fields of Jewish Studies are invited to participate in the VIIIth EAJS Congress. Scholars are welcome to attend the Congress whether or not they intend to present a paper. Proposals for Lectures (20 minutes + 10 minutes for discussion) should contain a title and a 300-word abstract. Please send applications to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please select from the list of Sections the subject area in which you choose to have your proposal considered. You may submit your proposal to only one Section. However, please be aware that the Congress Committee and Section Chairs will work together in placing proposals in other appropriate Sections if a worthy proposal cannot be placed in the Section to which it was submitted. Also attach your CV, return mailing address, e-mail address, fax, and telephone number. All abstracts will be forwarded to the appropriate Section chairman, who will make the final selection of lectures to be presented. DO NOT SEND abstracts to Section Chairs. SECTIONS AND SECTION CHAIR Bible Prof. Dr. Philip Alexander (Manchester) Dr. Alexander Nemirovskiy (Moscow) Talmud, Midrash & Rabbinics Prof.Dr. Arkadiy Kovelman (Moscow) Dr.Sacha Stern (London) Modern Jewish Literature Prof.Dr. Alexander Kobrinskiy (St.Petersburg) Modern Hebrew Literature Dr.Tsila Ratner (London) Prof.Dr. Alexander Kryukov (Moscow) Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Prof.Dr. Stefan Schreiner (Tuebingen) Prof. Dr. Dmitriy Frolov (Moscow) Mediaeval & Early Modern Jewish History & Culture Prof.Dr. Wout Jac. Van Bekkum (Groningen) Prof.Dr. Albert Van der Heide (Amsterdam-Leiden) Judeo-Greek Studies Prof.Dr. Nicholas de Lange (Cambridge) Dr. Yevgeniya Smagina (Moscow) Karaite Studies Prof. Dr.Emanuela Trevisan Semi (Venice) Dr. Alexander Gertsen (Simferopol) Sephardi-Mizrahi History Dr.Elena Romero (Madrid) Prof. Dr.Valeriy Dymshits (St.Petersburg) Modern Jewish History in Eastern Europe Prof. Dr. John D.Klier (London) Prof. Dr. Oleg Budnitskii (Moscow) Modern Jewish History in Western & Central Europe Prof. Dr. Ivana Burdelez (Dubrovnik) Prof. Dr. Rashid Kaplanov (Moscow) Modern Jewish History in Non-European Countries Prof. Dr.William Rubinstein (Aberystwith) Prof. Dr. Mikhail Chlenov (Moscow) Israel Studies Dr.John Bunzl (Vienna) Prof. Dr. Andrey Fedorchenko (Moscow) Jewish Mysticism Prof.Dr. Giulio Busi (Berlin) Dr.Leonid Matsikh (Kiev) Hasidism Prof.Dr. Ada Rapoport-Albert (London) Dr. Igor Turov (Kiev) Modern Jewish Thought & Theology Prof.Dr. Donatella Di Cesare (Rome) Prof.Dr. Boris Gubman (Tver) Jewish History in Late Antiquity Prof. Dr. Martin Goodman (Oxford) Prof. Dr.Igor Tantlevskiy (St.Peterburg) Holocaust Studies Prof. Dr. Ivo Goldstein (Zagreb) Dr. Ilya Altman (Moscow) Jews & the Arts Drs. Edward van Voolen (Amsterdam) Dr. Igor Dukhan (Minsk) Science & Jewish Cultures Dr. Gad Freudenthal (Paris) Prof. Dr. Markham J.Geller (London) Yiddish Studies Prof.Dr. Marion Aptroot (Duesseldorf) Dr.Galina Eliasberg (Moscow) Gender Studies Prof. Dr. Anna Foa (Rome) Dr. Yuriy Zaretskiy (Moscow) Linguistics Prof. Dr. Fabrizio A.Pennacchietti (Turin) Prof. Dr. Alexander Militarev (Moscow) Social Sciences Prof. Dr. Barry Kosmin (London) Prof. Dr. Vladimir Sobkin (Moscow) Jewish Manuscripts Prof.Dr.Mauro Perani (Bologna-Ravenna) Dr. Shimon Yakerson (St.Petersburg) GENERAL INFORMATION The language of the Congress is English. Russian will be used at plenary sections (where simultaneous translation will be provided) and at the meetings of the section devoted to Modern Jewish History in Eastern Europe. Information on the venue, transportation, kosher catering, etc. will be contained in the Second Call for Papers which we are planning to issue in November, 2005. CONGRESS REGISTRATION Registration costs Before April 1, 2006 After April 1, 2006 for EAJS members: $75 $100 for non-members: $180 $220 Participants at the 2006 Congress as EAJS members (i.e. paying the lower conference fee for members) must pay up all overdue membership fees since 2002. Conference fees would be paid to the Secretariat at Yarnton. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Congress Committee: Phone: +7 (095) 254-2556 Fax: +7 (095) 254-8244 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] We are looking forward to your applications and see you in Moscow! 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