Kahle conference

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT, sent in by Corrado Martone:

Archives of the Orient: International conference on Paul Ernst Kahle
April 10-11, 2014
TurinOn the occasion of the completion of the KADMOS project (Kahle Documents Management, Organization and Study) and the 50th anniversary of Paul Ernst Kahle’s death, the University of Turin, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, is pleased to announce the conference “Archives of the Orient: International conference on Paul Ernst Kahle” that is scheduled for April 10th and 11th 2014 in Turin.

The KADMOS project (2010-2013), realized with the contribution of Regione Piemonte, has allowed a series of activities on the archive, that is part of the Paul Kahle Fonds, aiming at making it available for research to the international scientific community.

The conference will present the project and the goals achieved so far and intends to deepen the knowledge of the research fields addressed and investigated by Paul Ernst Kahle. Aim of the conference is to bring together academicians and scholars from various academic fields related to Oriental studies, in a cross-disciplinary panorama which mirrors Kahle’s manifold research interests, as well as archivists, curators and other professionals who work on research archives.

Papers are invited on subjects relating to the figure, researches and archive of Paul Ernst Kahle in the widest sense; topics include, but are not confined to the following:

- Intellectual milieu and historical context in which the activity of Paul Kahle took place, in Germany, England, and Egypt
- Colleagues or scholars who worked or corresponded with Paul Ernst Kahle
- History and fortune of Paul Kahle’s publications and scientific work
- Islamic studies, Arabic dialectology
- Bible, Jewish studies, Hebrew and Aramaic
- Archival aspects: experiences from archives that can be related to or compared with the Paul Kahle Fonds.

Proposals must always highlight the connection of the proposed subject with Paul Ernst Kahle or the relevance for the management and enhancement of the Paul Kahle Fonds.

Papers should be 20-25 minutes in length with 5-10 minutes for questions and discussion. The language of the conference is English.

The proposal must include:

- Paper title
- Author/s name/s and institutional affiliations
- Abstract (between 350 and 500 words) - Author/s short biography

Proposal must be submitted on the following website:

www.congressiefiere.com, (link on the page “congressi e corsi”)

The deadline for submission of proposal is November 30, 2013; papers acceptance will be notified to authors by the end of January 2014.

Conference proceedings will be published: authors will be asked to provide the full text of their paper before the conference.

For further questions about submissions or to be kept updated on latest news please feel free to contact the organizing secretariat – Centro Congressi Internazionale
info@congressiefiere.com ph.
+39 011 2446911
telefax +39 011 2446950

For more informations about the project and the Paul Kahle Fonds visit our website:
www.paulkahle.unito.it