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► Title:Jerusalem in the Eyes of Contemporary World Literature

► Place:Faculty of Foreign Languages/ The University of Jordan.

►Time: October 4-6, 2016.

 

http://conferences.ju.edu.jo/sites/ptc/Home.aspx

 

I. Motivation

 

Based on the exceptionally significant location of Jerusalem/al-Quds as symbol of holiness and peace in the world's collective conscious, and

 

 

·        in view of the painful status quo that threatens this holy city and the unremitting, sordid aggressions against it,

 

·        the international silence vis-à-vis violations against the land, religious sites and the lives of indigenous people,

·        The deception orchestrated by the other's media outlets that camouflage, falsify and fabricate reality,

 

a grave need urges us to hold the conferenceunder the heading: "Jerusalem in the Eyes of Contemporary World Literature" in an attempt to restore the City's hijacked dignity, inscribe its glory in human memory and retain its symbolism of peace and holiness.

 

II. Objectives

 

The conference seeks to achieve a number of objectives:

 

1.      Stressing the global importance of Jerusalem amongst peoples regardless of their religious beliefs, sectarian tendencies or political orientations.

 

2.      Emphasizing the City's symbolism for peace and brotherly co-existence.

 

3.      Getting acquainted with the creative accounts and portraits of the City in different languages and literatures.

 

4.      Confirming the human-place bond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. Themes

 

The conference hopes to cover the following themes:

 

1. Literature

 

Researchersshed light and analyze the literary works written in different languages across the globe during the past two centuries. This includes imaginary literature and travel literature as well, aiming to present the portrait of Jerusalem in the imagination of writers.

 

2. Art and Media

 

Researchers present the image of Jerusalem in global art and media with emphasis on how that image is distorted and manipulated. Visual arts, films, conflict reports can all be explored.

 

3. Orientalism

 

Researchers submit critical readings of contemporary orientalists' views (19^th and 20^th centuries) towards the City.

4. Translation

 

Researchers look critically into the translation relevant to the City, particularly the translators' normative behavior in communicatingits true image, on the one hand, and identifying what ought to be translated into different languages in order to put it more in the eyes of the world, on the other hand.

 

5. Education

 

Researchers present a critical and panoramic analysis of what the elitist educational institutions (of various stages) offer on the City in their curricula. Such accounts can hopefully point outthe potential pitfalls and shortcomings and propose solutions.

 

 

 

 

 

6. The Hashemite Custodianship

 

Researchers write aboutthe Hashemite role (past and present) in the protection and restoration of the holy sites, and persistently addressing the world community concerning that.

 

7. The Jerusalemites/Maqdisies

 

Researchers Scrutinize the different aspects of the intimate relationship between Jerusalem/al-Quds and the Jerusalemites/Maqdisies; and to present the City through the eyes of its people.

 

IV. Specifications of Submitted Papers

 

1.Subject:Participants should comply with the subject of the specified themes within the period between the beginning of the 19^th century until today.

 

2.Language: Papers should be written (and presented) in Arabic, English, Turkish, French or Spanish. Translations will be provided into Arabic or English.

 

 

4.Referencing: Participants should abide by the referencing system followed by the University of Jordan's "Dirasat" which is accessible under "submission" on the conference website:

 

            http://conferences.ju.edu.jo/sites/ptc/Documents/Submission.pdf

 

V. Important Dates

 

Participants who wish to take part in the conference are kindly asked to:

 

1.present their abstracts (150-300 words) in Arabic or Englishno later than 28 Feb.,2016, on the conference website under "submission".

 

2.send a brief account of their papers (around 1500 words) no later than 31-05-2016 to be presented in 20 minutes followed by a 10-minutes discussion, and

 

3.submit their finalized papers not later than no later than 31-12-2016. Selected refereed papers will be published in a special issue of "Dirasat".

 

Note: Participants will be notified concerning the acceptance ofpapers no later than 31 March, 2016.

 

 

 

VI. Participation Fees

 

Participants should deposit($100) into the Conference' Bank account. in case that this is not possible, it can be paid upon registration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII. Conference Committees

 

1.Supreme Preparatory Committee

2.Scientific Committee

3. Regulatory Committee

4. Financial Support Committee

5. Administrative Committee

6. Media Committee