17.1743, Calls: Armenian Ling/Austria;Anthropological Ling/Nigeria

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LINGUIST List: Vol-17-1743. Thu Jun 08 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.1743, Calls: Armenian Ling/Austria;Anthropological Ling/Nigeria

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1)
Date: 07-Jun-2006
From: Jasmine Dum-Tragut < jasmine.dum-tragut at sbg.ac.at >
Subject: Workshop: Cultural, Linguistic and Ethnological Interrelations in and around Armenia 

2)
Date: 06-Jun-2006
From: Yisa Yusuf < yisa_yusuf at yahoo.com >
Subject: Proverb Conference in Nigeria 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:49:08
From: Jasmine Dum-Tragut < jasmine.dum-tragut at sbg.ac.at >
Subject: Workshop: Cultural, Linguistic and Ethnological Interrelations in and around Armenia 
 


Language Family(ies): East Caucasian; Indo-European; Kartvelian; Northwest Caucasian 

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2007 

Meeting Description:

The Armenian highland and the neighbour regions in Anatolia and the Caucasus are well-known for their - often shared - cultural traditions, expressed in the linguistic inventory of the languages spoken in this region, in the spoken and written folk tales and myths, in religious and family customs, folk beliefs, and way of living and also expressed in folk art. 

Papers are welcome in various fields of studies mainly presenting the interrelations of culture, language and traditions of this region: e.g.  cultural words and isoglosses, proverbs, sayings, legends and myths, onomatology, terminology in agriculture, husbandry etc., customs as well as ethnological topics (traditional costumes, food etc.) in Armenia and the neighbouring regions (Turkey, Southern Caucasus, Iran, Azerbaijan). 

Workshop ''Cultural, linguistic and ehtnological interrelations in and around Armenia'' Michaelbeuern (Austria), July 4th to 7th, 2007.

Longer presentations and discussions are welcome. 
Workshop language: English (but other languages may be accepted).
Workshop fee: Euro 15,-

Please send the title of your paper with a short abstract/ description of your presentation in English until January 31st, 2007 to Univ. Doc. Dr. Jasmine Dum-Tragut.
 
Please contact:
Univ.Doc. Dr. Jasmine Dum-Tragut; Department of Armenian Studies; ORIENTALE LUMEN, Mayr-Melnhof-Institute for the Christian East, Moenchsberg 2a, A-5020 Salzburg. FAX  +43/662/84 25 21 143. e-mail: jasmine.dum-tragut at sbg.ac.at 
or Dr. Uwe Blaesing: Slavonic - Altaic Studies. Leiden University, P.O.box 9515, NL-2300 RA Leiden. FAX: +31/71/ 527 75 69 Mail:  U.Blaesing at let.leidenuniv.nl 

Information about the workshop place:
The 8th century Benedictine abbey Michaelbeuern is located 30 km northeast from Salzburg, in the soft and green landscape of the Salzburg alpine upland and Salzburg lake district. 
The monastery offers newly renovated rooms with shower, toilette and phone in the gothic wing; a conference room and a meeting room. The food is supplied by the monastery: typical regional food made from the products of the monastery's farm.

Prices:
- Double room with full-board (breakfast-lunch-dinner): Euro 36.60/per night and person
- Single room: additional Euro 6 per night.

For closer information about the monastery: 
http://www.abtei-michaelbeuern.at


	
-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:49:13
From: Yisa Yusuf < yisa_yusuf at yahoo.com >
Subject: Proverb Conference in Nigeria 

	

Full Title: Proverb Conference in Nigeria 

Date: 01-Aug-2006 - 05-Aug-2006
Location: Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria 
Contact Person: Yisa Yusuf
Meeting Email: yisa_yusuf at yahoo.com

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Ling & Literature; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Jun-2006 

Meeting Description:

This conference is convened to examine the ubiquity, versatility and resilience of proverbs as Africa continues to strive to balance tradition with modernity. 

PROVERB CONFERENCE IN NIGERIA
 
CALL FOR PAPERS
 
Theme:
 
CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON AFRICAN PROVERBS
 
1ST - 5TH AUGUST, 2006
 
Venue:
 
Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
 
As Eustace Egblewogbe puts it, ''African proverbs everywhere?are a distillation of the wisdom of the people derived over the ages from a careful observation of everyday experiences involving human beings, nature, and animals, as well as natural phenomena and social events.''  Moreover, as is asserted in the proverb about proverbs recorded by Wolfgang Mieder, ''A good maxim is never out of season.''  When radical changes occur in society, these proverbs adapt accordingly because, as Mieder further notes, due to their flexibility, proverbs can be ''intentionally changed to fit the needs and thoughts of modern people.'' It is in the light of the foregoing that this conference is convened to examine the ubiquity, versatility and resilience of proverbs as Africa continues to strive to balance tradition with modernity.  
 
The sub-themes for the conference include but are not limited to the following:
 
-Proverbs and Literature                                          
-Proverbs and Linguistics                                         
-Proverbs and Philosophy                                         
-Proverbs and Religion                                             
-Proverbs and Law                                                    
-Proverbs and Education                                           
-Proverbs and the Performing/Visual Arts   
-Proverbs and Mass-media                                     
-Proverbs, Politics and Diplomacy
-Proverbs and Economics
-Proverbs and Gender
-Proverbs and Multiculturalism
-Proverbs and the Diaspora
-Proverbs and Medicine
-Proverbs and the Environment
-Proverbs, Science and Technology
 
Prospective participants are required to send abstracts of not more than 250 words electronically to <yisa_yusuf at yahoo.com> or <laidesheba at yahoo.co.uk> on or before June 15, 2006. Full papers are to be sent to either of these e-mail addresses by July 20, 2006.  Each abstract or paper should bear the name, contact details and email address of the author. 
 
Conference Fee: N5,000
 
Keynote Speaker:
 
Professor Oyekan Owomoyela
Ryan Professor of African Literature
Department of English
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0333
USA 
  
Plenary Speakers:
 
Professor Idris O.O. Amali
Dean, Faculty of Arts
University of Maiduguri
Maiduguri
Borno State, Nigeria
 
Professor J.O.J. Nwachukwu-Agbada
Department of English
Abia State University
Uturu
Abia State, Nigeria
 
Schedule of Events:
 
Tuesday           August  1:         Arrival
Wednesday                    2:         Registration, Opening, Paper Presentation 
Thursday                       3:         Paper Presentation
Friday                             4:         Paper Presentation, Meeting, Closing
Saturday                        5:         Departure

Local Hotel Rates:
 
The following are a range of room categories in some of the hotels in Ile-Ife that you may consider for lodging. Please note that hotel rates usually include VAT and that, in some cases, a refundable deposit is charged. 
 
University Conference Centre and Guest Houses:
(On OAU Campus), Tel: 08034043622
 
Annex (Double)          N1,600
Luxury Chalet             N2,700
Luxury Double            N2,000
Executive Double:      N3,100
Executive Chalet:       N3,100
Mini Suite:                  N5,000
 
(The CC charges between N500 and N1000 as refundable deposit for all rooms in addition to the rates listed above)
 
Hotel Diganga:
Kilometre 1, Ife /Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife
Tel. 08034425970
 
Room Tarrif                   
Single                   N1,800    
Special Single      N2,200    
Double                 N2,750    
Special Double    N3,500    
Mini Suite            N4,200    
Suite                    N5,800    
 
Hilton Hotels:
NITEL Road, Mayfair, Ile-Ife
Tel. 08060225555
 
Standard General Double  N2,750            
Kings Double                      N3,950            
Luxury Double                   N4,750
Royal Suite                         N5,950
 
Motel Royal:
Ife/Ibadan Road, Ile-Ife
Tel: 08057360978
 
Twin Bedroom             N3,500                                           
Executive Double        N4,500
Mini Suite                     N10,000
VIP (2  Bedrooms)        N15,000          
VIP (3 Bedroom)          N20,000
 
(Motel Royal charges 50% refundable deposit of the total for days guests wish to stay)      
 
Transportation:
 
Ile-Ife is located in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.  The nearest airport is in Ibadan.  Overland Airways operates flights to this airport and the airline can be reached by phone on +234-8035351158 (Ibadan) and +234-8035717017 (Abuja).  The closest international air entry point is Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.  Vehicles are available for land transportation to Ile-Ife from major motor parks in Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin, and Akure. 
 
For further information, please contact any of the following:
 
Professor Yisa Kehinde Yusuf, Convener, Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Phone: +234-8034028057; +234-8051132816. E-mail: yyusuf at oauife.edu.ng, yisa_yusuf at yahoo.com
 
Dr. Laide Sheba, Department of African Languages and Literatures, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Phone: +234-8037198819, +234-8055767474. E-mail: laisheba at oauife.edu.ng, laidesheba at yahoo.co.uk
 
Mr. Wale Adeniran, Institute of Cultural Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Phone: +234-8034069609. E-mail: waleniran at yahoo.com
 
Conference Planning Committee:
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
 
Professor Yisa Kehinde Yusuf, Convener, Department of English
Dr. Laide Sheba, Department of African Languages and Literatures
Mr. Wale Adeniran, Institute of Cultural Studies 
Dr. Yunusa Kehinde Salami, Department of Philosophy
Dr. Yomi Daramola, Department of Music
Dr. Niyi Okunoye, Department of English
Mr. Kehinde Ayoola, Department of English
Mr. Adebayo Mosobalaje, Department of English
 



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