MESA 2020

[Waleed Hazbun]

Dear list members,

I haven’t attempted to organize a Tourism-related panel for the 2020 Middle East Studies meeting, but feel free to use this list if interested (and I would be gald to assist with abstract drafting…)…but also note Louise Cainkar is putting together a mobilities panel, so might be interested in tourism related papers, and Suraiya Faroqhi one on 17th and 18th century travel.

Best regards,

Waleed


Organizer: Louise Cainkar (louise....@mu.edu)
Proposed Session Title: The Wall is Up: Global Im/Mobilities
Session Description: This panel welcomes papers that examine human movement, especially from or through MENA, that has been stopped/stalled by current policies and practices, as well as its implications on a range of fronts (e.g., economic, political, gendered, well-being).
Deadline for Abstracts: February 11

Organizer: Suraiya Faroqhi (suraiya....@gmail.com)
Proposed Session Title: Writing about the Ottoman World: Travel Accounts from the 17th and 18th Centuries
Session Description: This panel will deal with the question of reliability in travel accounts. How far did genre conventions and (perceived) audience demands determine what people published about their travels, and to what extent was there room for introducing the observations of the authors at issue? This session will not only deal with the 'Orientalism' issue and is seeking contributions that foreground the travels of Indians and Iranians as well. In the latter case, authors writing about the Ottoman world is desirable, but if that is not feasible, authors focusing on Iran or northern India will suffice. As an example, Suraiya's work will focus on Domenico Sestini (1750-1832) in the Anatolian town of Sivas and compare his observations with Ottoman archival records.
Deadline for Abstracts: February 13