THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISRAEL AND JUDAISM STUDIES (ICIJS'19)
Dear colleagues,
The Program Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies (ICIJS’19) invites scholars conducting research on any aspect of Israel and Judaism Studies to submit proposals for individual papers or organized panels.
We are pleased to announce that 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies which is organized by Israiliyat: The Journal of Israel and Judaic Studies will be held on 8-10 November 2019 in Izmir with the cooperation and hosting of Izmir Democracy University.
This year’s conference theme Turning Points: Change and Continuity in Judaism and Israel aims to put forward historic moments and critical junctures that Judaism and Israel have passed during the historical process and by doing so creating a discussion platform on which the currents effects of those junctures and moments on Israel and Judaism would be scrutinized. The program will include the traditional fields of Judaism studies as well as the issues regarding Israeli studies within the fields such as politics, international relations, history, sociology etc. The focus of the papers that would be presented is expected to be diverse: Zionism, Israeli culture and politics, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Hebrew literature, Education in Israel, the various interpretations of Judaism and its historical roots etc. More information about the conference can be found fromconference booklet or via http://israiliyat.com.
Having adopted international and interdisciplinary approach with the target of assembling the scholarly works on Judaism and Israel in Turkey, the Program Committee aims to create a constructive forum during which researchers from various disciplines would gather and exchange ideas. Thus, we would be pleased with the participation of researchers to the 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies, being the only periodic platform on Israel and Judaism studies.