About the Conference
The Conference revolves around the concept of Ecumenism as the common political, ideological, linguistic, cultural, religious etc. frame, within which human coexistence and productivity are facilitated. The basic component of ecumenism is the creation of material, intellectual and cultural products that belong to the whole world.
Venue
Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece
Dates
Friday - Sunday
May 27 - 29, 2022
Themes
The conference is developed along the following themes:
1. History or the past of ecumenism
Ecumenism as a diachronic phenomenon. Ecumenic perceptions on space, communities and relationships: politics; economy; civilization; culture; national, ethnic, social and/or communal links; and modes of production within a unified frame. Ecumenism during the Age of the Empires; Imperialism VS Ecumenism; the great empires of the past; ideological and religious ecumenism.
Panel (round table): Language(s) in the past and nowadays; linguae francae and linguae mundi (francophonie, lusofonia, etc).
2. Intellectual ecumenism
Literature and letters and their contribution to the formation of a common intellectual locus. Literature and translations. The distribution of culture as well as of spiritual civilization through a common language.
Special panel: Greek letters around the globe.
3. Ecumenism and cosmopolitanism
Counter to globalization, ecumenism is the wider geographical, cultural, and demographic range that liberates human being from boundaries in all aspects of social or intellectual life.
4. After ecumenisms – digital "ecumenism"
Contemporary common languages of intercommunal, interethnic or international communication; social media; the borderless virtual world; digital publications – digital libraries – digital education/formation.
Call for papers
The Conference will include:
- Oral presentations (max 20 minutes)
- Poster exhibition
- Round tables
Conference languages: Greek & English
What to send
A 300-word abstract of the proposed contribution (paper or poster, proposals for round tables) should be submitted by Sunday February 27, 2022.
All proposals will be double blind reviewed.
You will be notified of the panel's decision by Sunday March 20, 2022.
Registration: No registration fee.
The announcement is also available here.
Academic committee
- Corbi Enricomaria, Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Italy
- d'Alessandro Chiara Antonia, Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Italy
- Dimasi Maria, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Gogas Themistoklis, University of Ioannina, Greece
- Krimpas G. Panagiotis, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Parianou Anastasia, Ionian University, Greece
- Petrillo Antonio, Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Italy
- Sirignano Fabrizio Manuel, Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli, Italy
- Sitaridou Ioanna, University of Cambridge, UK
- Vlachopoulos Stefanos, Ionian University, Greece
Organizing committee
- Dimasi Maria, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Gogas Themistoklis, University of Ioannina, Greece
- Konstantinidou Grigoria-Karolina, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Mouzakiti Angeliki, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Saiti Rafaela, Ionian University
Venue
Information about the Conference venue
Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries, Democritus University of Thrace
The International Conference "Ecumenism (and Cosmopolitanism)" will be conducted at the Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the Black Sea Countries, Democritus University of Thrace in Komotini, Greece.
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