| The Nordic Society is an independent association for researchers
in the Nordic countries who work on the Middle East and Islamic world. It
covers all subjects in the humanist and social sciences, from antiquity
to the present day. Currently, the Society has some 200 members in the four countries
of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. You will on this web page find information
about the Society's conferences and other activities; a full-text archive
of its earlier newsletter, as well as other information from surveys
and research.
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8th Nordic conference:
Middle Eastern Connectivities
Bergen, Norway, 24-26 September 2010
In 2010, the eighth conference of the Nordic Society will be held in Bergen. The theme is the relationship between the peoples and groups within the Middle East and the outside world. The conference will emphasize translocal relations and its effects on social, cultural, educational, religious and other transformations. Furthermore, the conference will highlight issues of trans-regional relations and exchanges to and from the Middle East and Africa, Asia and Europe both historically and in the present. The conference aims to explore the cultural, political, religious and social changes resulting from these connectivities. As ususal, the conference will also be open to papers on other topics of interest for Middle East studies.
>> See the Conference web page for further details and registration.
Recent events
Ph.D. Workshop, June 2008
The Nordic Society organized the second Nordic Ph.D. workshop in the Middle East, in Cairo and Alexandria 2 - 8 June 2008, with the topics "The New Arabic media", and "How are our sources created?". Twelve phd students from the Nordic countries attended.
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7th Nordic conference, September 2007
The seventh Nordic conference on Middle Eastern Studies took place in
Helsinki, 21-23 September 2007. Further information about the conference
can be found at the conference web site
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European co-operation
The Nordic Society is an integral part of the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (Eurames), and currently hosts the Eurames web server.
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In the period 2007-2010, the board of the Society
is as follows:
Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen (Copenhagen, chairman)
Ulla Holm (Copenhagen)
Sylvia Akar (Helsinki)
Anitta Kynsiletho (Tampere)
Annika Rabo (Stockholm)
Pernilla Myrne (Gothenburg)
Jacob Høigilt (Oslo)
Kjersti Gravelsæter Berg (Bergen)
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The address of the Society is:
Nordic Society for Middle Eastern Studies
Centre for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Bergen
P.O. Box 7805
N-5020 Bergen, NORWAY
tel: +47-5558 2647, fax +47-5558 9891
e-mail: post@smi.uib.no
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