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Call for Papers & Panels

The International Society for the

Comparative Study of Civilizations (ISCSC)

38th ISCSC World Conference

    Saint John (New Brunswick, Canada)--June 26-28, 2008

Civilizations in the Americas

and around the World: Past, Present, and Future

 Exploring Multiculturalism in Globalizing Civilizations

        Tentative Topics Include

Civilizations of the Americas

Civilizations and Societies in the pre-Columbian and post-Columbian Americas, Collapse of Indo-American civilizations, Native American civilizations and Societies, Impact of the Spanish Conquest, Interplay of civilizations and cultures in Canada and the United States, Quebec as a "distinct" civilization/culture, Huntington's clash of civilizations, Canadian multiculturalism and the culture of nowhere, Muslim integration into the Americas and Europe.

Asian, Islamic, African, and European Civilization Topics

The efflorescence of Islam in the West, Religious Wars and Social Collapse, European Demographics: Cultural Suicide or Ecological Sustainability? Asian Hegemony--Global Economy in the Asian Age, Islam and Modernity, “Decline” of Western Civilization, Hinduism and Islam inside India, Multicultural Feminism vs. Western Feminism.


General Civilizational Topics

Civilizational Boundaries and Crises, Future of Civilizations, Multiculturalism, General Theories of Civilization, Culture and Civilizations, Workshop on "reversing" the Decline of Civilizations, Workshop on "designing" the Development of a Civilization, Global-Universal Civilization, Book Reviews, and Contributions of Civilizationalists-Toynbee, Wittfogel, Braudel, Needham, Landes, Diamond, McNeill, Frank, Victor Hanson, Barzun, Ortega y Gasset, Vico, Melko, Wilkinson, Snyder, McGaughey, Hord, and others.

Abstracts: Please send Abstracts via email (500 words maximum)

                                                 Deadline: April 20, 2008

to Stephen Blaha, Program Chair, at  ISCSCabstracts@yahoo.com

Conference Chair  : Ricardo Duchesne, University of New Brunswick,  Saint John Campus; rduchesn@unbsj.ca

Conference Location: The conference will be held at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John Campus, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Web Site: www.wmich.edu/ISCSC – contains further information on the Society and the Conference & accommodations.

 
 
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