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• 11 oct 2017

  12 oct 2017

  Paris

  Conference, symposium - Urban studies

  Cosmopolitanism revisited

  Comparative Perspectives on Urban Diversity from the Gulf and Beyond

  This conference aims to revisit the notion of cosmopolitanism in Gulf cities and other regional areas from a comparative perspective. It will be a unique opportunity for scholars of the Gulf and other world regions to engage with cosmopolitanism or otherwise probe the intersection of global studies, urban studies and migration studies from a range of disciplines. More specifically, panels will be organized around the following research themes:“cosmopolitan canopy”, cosmopolitanism in theoretical and comparative perspectives, new geographies of cosmopolitanism in Gulf cities.

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• 10 jui 2017

  Kuwait City

  Call for papers - Urban studies

  Urban Images and Imaginaries: Cities of the Arabian Peninsula through their representations

  Arabian Humanities Journal, n.11 - Special issue

  Four years after a special issue of Arabian Humanities tackled the subject of cities and urban dynamics in the Arabian Peninsula, the present call for papers aims to take another look at the specific urban forms of the region, this time through the lens of the images and imaginaries of the city.

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• 17 jan 2017	24 jan 2017	31 jan 2017
  07 fév 2017	21 fév 2017	...

  Paris

  Seminar - Urban studies

  Architecture and decorative arts in the Maghreb and Middle East (19th-20th centuries)

  Que les contours en aient été déterminés par la colonisation, par des « modernités indigènes », par les conditions de la guerre froide ou désormais par le système de la « starchitecture », l’architecture et les arts qui lui sont liés sur les pourtours sud et est méditerranéens, et au-delà dans la Péninsule arabique, constituent un vaste champ d’étude encore largement en friche.

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