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Conference Announcement Theme: Citizenship after Orientalism Type: International Conference Institution: Open University Location: Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) Date: 6.–7.3.2014 __________________________________________________ We are very pleased to announce the final conference of the Citizenship After Orientalism (Oecumene) project funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This conference concludes the project Citizenship After Orientalism (Oecumene) funded by the European Research Council (ERC). As part of this conference we are also offering postgraduate students an international school as an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the findings of the project. Please note that attendance at both the conference and the international school are free. However, places are limited, so please register as soon as possible. Preliminary Programme Thursday 6 March 2014 09:00 – 09:30 Coffee and Registration 09:30 – 10:00 Welcome by Martin Bean (Vice-Chancellor, The Open University) and Tim Blackman (Pro Vice-Chancellor, The Open University) 10:00 – 10:30 Engin Isin Why Citizenship after Orientalism? 10:30 – 13:00 Session 1: Performing Citizenship: Gendered Challenges to Orientalism 14:00 – 16:30 Session 2: Decolonizing the Lineages of Citizenship 16:30 – 18:00 John Clarke (OU) In Conversation with Humeira Iqtidar (King’s College) and Gada Mahrouse (Concordia University) 18:00 – 19:30 - Evening Reception Friday 7 March 2014 10:15 – 10:30 Introduction by Jef Huysmans (Director CCIG) 10:30 – 13:00 Session 3: Deconstructing Secular Citizenship 14:00 – 16.30 Session 4: The Indebted Citizen: Inheriting Orientalism To register for this conference please email: oecumene-proj...@open.ac.uk Conference website: http://www.oecumene.eu/events/final-conference-citizenship-after-orientalism __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________