Call for papers
Once being a part of Eranshahr, the Caucasus with its ethnical, linguistic and cultural diversity and uniqueness still preserves the elements of the Iranian cultural heritage. The Irano-Caucasian geographical domain covers contemporary Iran, Iraq, Armenia, the
Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Northern Caucasus, Eastern Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and those of the Central Asian countries, which have experienced the strong cultural and political influence of Iran.
The conference will address and seek to answer mainly to the following questions: What were the main principles of cultural unity and diversity in this huge area? How and in what capacity the cultural interactions were taking place? How were the literary motifs in the region reflecting on each other? What is the cultural future of the region? What are the modes of peaceful coexistence of different civilizations and cultures?
Scholars and postgraduate students are invited to submit papers and panel proposals relating to all aspects of humanities and social sciences on Irano-Caucasica, including:
Pre-organised panels should be thematically coherent and should include title, abstracts, details of panel chair and participants.
The scheduled time for each paper will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for discussion.
The working language of the Conference is English.
The conference papers are planned to be published in a separate volume.
Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Northern Caucasus, Eastern Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and those of the Central Asian countries, which have experienced the strong cultural and political influence of Iran.
The conference will address and seek to answer mainly to the following questions: What were the main principles of cultural unity and diversity in this huge area? How and in what capacity the cultural interactions were taking place? How were the literary motifs in the region reflecting on each other? What is the cultural future of the region? What are the modes of peaceful coexistence of different civilizations and cultures?
Scholars and postgraduate students are invited to submit papers and panel proposals relating to all aspects of humanities and social sciences on Irano-Caucasica, including:
- Peoples and their Identities, Ethnic and National Diversity: Minorities and their Rights;
- Historical Issues of the Region: History of the Iranian and Caucasian Peoples (Ancient, Medieval and Modern);
- Literatures and Languages of the Region, Folklore, Textology;
- Armenia as a Bridge between Iran and the Caucasus;
- Economic and Political Problems and Challenges of the Region, Geopolitics of the Irano-Caucasica: Interdisciplinary Approach;
- History of Religion: Religions of the region, Christianity, Islam, Ethno-Confessional Groups (the Yezidies, Alavies, Russian Sectarians, etc.);
- Archaeology, Anthropology, and Sociology;
- Caspian Region: Past, Present, Future;
- The Cultural and Political Future of the Region.
Pre-organised panels should be thematically coherent and should include title, abstracts, details of panel chair and participants.
The scheduled time for each paper will be 15 minutes plus 5 minutes for discussion.
The working language of the Conference is English.
The conference papers are planned to be published in a separate volume.