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International MA/PhD workshop: Contemporary Popular Religion in Turkey and the Netherlands. April 16-17, 2012. Registration deadline: April 6, 2012 
Course description:In
both Turkey and the Netherlands, rituals - whether secular, religious,
or traditional - have more significance for many than is commonly
recognised. In this 2-day seminar for advanced MA and PhD students
interested in ritual and religious studies we will be looking below the
surface at popular religiosity in Turkey and the Netherlands and the
methodologies currently being used for its study. We will examine
manifestations of the seemingly perennial practices of popular religion
such as saints cults and the use of amulets, as well as more recent
innovations such as commercialised whirling dervish ceremonies for
tourists and the veneration of museumised relics.The course is organized by Logan Sparks (Süleyman Şah University and Netherlands Institute in Turkey) and taught by Peter Jan Margry and Uğur Kömeçoğlu.
The language of instruction is English. Upon completion of the
workshop, participants can receive a certificate stating their
participation, contents and study load of the course. For whom: The
course is open to advanced MA and PhD students from the social sciences
and humanities, interested in pursuing research in the field of ritual
and religious studies. The maximum number of participants is 15. Participants: Learn up-to-date methodologies for field work and research in the study of religion and ritual; Interact with professional academics and researchers; Have the opportunity to present in an informal setting their own research interests in order to receive feedback and help; Are expected to do some preparatory readings.Faculty:Peter Jan Margry
is a senior research fellow at the Meertens Institute in Amsterdam, one
of the humanities institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts
and Sciences, where he specializes in religious culture and
memorialization. Peter Jan Margry is also the Executive Vice-President
of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore. His work
centres on themes of contemporary and civil religiosity, ritual,
pilgrimage, saints cults, apparitions, material religion and intangible
cultural heritage.
Uğur Kömeçoğlu
is associate professor of sociology at Süleyman Şah University, acting
as the chair of sociology. From 2001 to 2010 he worked as lecturer at
Istanbul Bilgi University and Bilgi-LSE external program and currently
teaches two courses in Bilgi University as part-time lecturer. He is
currently working in a collaborative research project supported by the
University of Rome Tor Vergata. His interests and publications focus on
the issues of public space, social movements, gender sociability,
Islamic identities, modernity, the Ottoman public sphere, folk
syncretism and popular religion in Istanbul, and the Kurdish question
from a conflict resolution perspective.Practical matters:Participation
in the course is free. Participants have to make their own arrangements
for travel and accommodation. The NIT can give suggestions for nearby
hostels and hotels. Participants travelling from within Turkey can
apply for a reimbursement for their travel expenses. Registration: Please register by filling out the registration form
as soon as possible and no later than April 6, 2012. Applicants will
receive a confirmation as soon as possible after applying. If there are
more than 15 applicants a selection may have to be made.
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Previous activities 2012
Lecture: New discoveries at Barcın Höyük. Investigating the Neolithization of Northwest Anatolia, Fokke Gerritsen and Rana Özbal, February 17, 2012.
(more information) Lecture: Language is the mirror of our lives: The Dutch translation of Oğuz Atays novel Tutunamayanlar Hanneke van der Heijden, January 26, 2012
(more information) Lecture: Aiding the poor soldiers' families: the Asker Âilelerine Yardımcı Hanımlar Cemiyeti, Nicole van Os, January 9, 2012 (more information) 2011 Workshop: Justice in Ottoman Society: Institutions, Actors and Practices, January 6-7, 2012
(more information) NIT Lecture Series Autumn 2011: Ritual Space and Sound. Interlinked Sacralities in Turkey and its Historical Environs
(more information) Symposium: Sidewalk Heritage. The biography of streets: historical, architectural, social and heritage perspectives, November 24-25
(more information) Workshop: Roads, Routes and Heritage. Crossing space and time, October 27, 2011
(more information) NIT Masterclass with Dr. Wouter Henkelman (VU Amsterdam): The Persian Empire: New Perspectives from Persepolis, September 22-24, 2011 (more information) Symposium: Cultural Interaction: Local Communities between North Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Sixth Millennium BC, June 6, 2011 (more information) Lecture: Ancient Ephesus and Modern Mixed Pilgrimage: An Exploration of Turkish Rituals in Context, Logan Sparks, May 17, 2011 (more information) Workshop: Escher and Geometrical Patterns, April 22, 2011
(more information) Workshop: Studying the Arts in Society. New Developments in Research and Training, April 14, 2011
(more information) Lecture: How the double Dutch Hyacinth conquered the Ottoman Empire, Hans Theunissen, March 28, 2011
(more information) Lecture:
"Pera Exists No More!" The Great Fire of Istanbul's Diplomatic Quarter,
August 2, 1831, Steven Richmond, February 18, 2011 (more information) Lecture: Centuries of Gold. Relations between the Netherlands and Constantinople in the Early Middle Ages, by Annemarieke Willemsen, January 24, 2011 (more information)
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