PROGRAM
Network for the Study
of Muslim Visual Expressions, Workshop, September 4–7, 2008
Institute for Archeology,
History, Cultural and Religious Studies & Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies,
University of Bergen
Thursday September 4
12.15 Public lecture/seminar
at Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (SMI): Thomas Pierret, FNRS - Universit Catholique
de Louvain (UCL) - Sciences-Po Paris (IEP): Ulema-led Social Movements in Contemporary Syria: Defending
Islam, Tradition, and the Merchant Middle-Class Religious Role
14.15 Lunch: Place to be
announced
16.00 Richard Johan Natvig: Welcoming Speech
16.15 Professor Anders Bjrkelo, Director of Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic
Studies (SMI): Short introduction to SMI
16.45 Richard Johan Natvig & Ingvild Flaskerud (& all): Introducing new (and
old) participants, presentation of the Network, the workshop, summaries
of the last two workshops, discussions concerning this workshop and
ongoing/upcoming projects; general talks
18.00 Check in at Hotel Park Pensjon, get ready for dinner
19.00 Dinner: Place to be
announced
Friday September 5
09.30 Review of papers: Ingvild Flaskerud, Anders Ackfeldt and Jrgen Frembgen
10.30 Tea/coffee break
10.45 Review of
papers continues
12.15 Public lecture/seminar
at Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (SMI): Simon Stjernholm, Lund University: Self, Soul and
Society: Aspects of a Contemporary Sufi Movement
14.15 Lunch: Place to be
announced
16.00 Review of papers: ke Sander, Thomas Pierret and Nuri Tinaz
17.00 Tea/coffee break
17.15 Review of papers
continues
18.30 Dinner: Place to
be announced
Venues: Thursday: Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Stein Rokkans
hus, Nygrdsgate 5 (www.smi.uib.no/smi.html);
Friday: Institute for Archeology, History,
Cultural and Religious Studies, ysteinsgate 3 (www.hf.uib.no/ahkr/).
Saturday September 6
09.30 Elisabeth Puin, Saarbrcken: Islamic Devotional Posters. Pictures and
Calligraphies in Popular Religious Prints
10.15 Comments, discussion
11.00 Tea/Coffee Break
11.15 Review of papers: Simon
Stjernholm and Richard Johan Natvig
12.30 Lunch: Place to be announced
13.30 General Talks: The
book, exhibition(s), documentation library, database
Excursion?
18.30 Dinner: Place to be
announced
Sunday September 7
09.30 General Talks: Planning of
Damascus Workshop??
11.00 Tea/Coffee Break
11.15 General Talk: Summary
and Concluding Remarks
12.30
Farewell lunch: Place to be announced
Venues:
Saturday and Sunday: Institute for Archeology, History, Cultural and Religious Studies.
The program may be subject to minor changes.
List of participants:
Ingvild Flaskerud,
University of Bergen
Nuri Tinaz, Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
Richard Johan Natvig, University of Bergen
Juergen Wasim Frembgen, Museum
fr Vlkerkunde, Mnchen
Anders Ackfeldt, University of Lund
Simon Stjernholm, University of Lund
ke Sander, University of Gothenburg
Thomas Pierret, University of Louvain (UCL) / Sciences-Po Paris (IEP)
Elisabeth Puin, Saarbrcken
Contact: Richard Johan Natvig