Euro-Balkan UNIVERSITY, SKOPJE MACEDONIA
on partnership with
Institute for Socio-Cultural Anthropology of Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia
MIRAS- Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage, Baku, Azerbaijan
Institute for Advanced Studies, Koszeg, Hungary
Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
6th International Conference
“Ohrid –Vodici, 2019”
- Ohrid, 17-19 January 2019
Call for papers
Identities, Cultural Heritage and Tourism as important Elements of the Contemporary Everyday life and Global Processes Figures
We are living in a Runway World!On the one hand, we have identity politics and on the other, we have apolitical apathy. Those who are concerned about the global problems mentioned above and who perceive the government as being ill equipped to deal with these new global risks, have gravitated towards New Social Movements such as the green movement. At the more radical end of these movements, one’s whole lifestyle, one’s whole being and identity is oriented towards addressing global problems, at the local and international level, through protesting globally and acting locally.For someone following a traditional practice, questions don’t have to be asked about alternatives. Tradition provides a framework for action that can go largely unquestioned, tradition gives stability, and the ability to construct a self-identity against a stable background.Globalization brings this to an end as local cultures and traditions are exposed to new cultures and ideas, which often means that traditional ways of acting come to be questioned. As a result of globalization, societies and cultures go through a process of detraditionalisation, where day to day life becomes less and less informed by ‘tradition for the sake of tradition’.
We are also living in an Era of Migrations, and an Era of Liquid Modernity. Contemporary migration is a complex and multiple process and the movements of people often are not unidirectional – migrants could continually move between different places. All the more so as contemporary modes of communication and transport across the borders enabled them to work and live in different countries, keeping in touch with those left behind as never before. Uncertainty in society requires most individuals to constantly engage in ‘identity construction’, but he also points out that the wealthy and powerful are the ones both creating and benefiting from an unstable, rapidly changing world, and that these people are much more able to defend themselves against the negative consequences of living in a runaway world.It is a kind of chaotic continuation of modernity, where a person can shift from one social position to another in a fluid manner. Nomadism becomes a general trait of the 'liquid modern' man as he flows through his own life like a tourist, changing places, jobs, spouses, values and sometimes more—such as political or sexual orientation—excluding himself from traditional networks of support, while also freeing himself from the restrictions or requirements those networks impose.
Several factors made tourism to be particularly relevant for the state and private economy, cultural heritage, identity and even for the global processes. Tourism is tackling the human societies. People, in almost every society somehow are touch with a tourism. Places of a certain destination, that are very interesting for the scholars and researchers, are more and more open toward to tourists, especially after the globalization of the World Economy and international networks for traveling and transportations are improved. At the same time tourism is a catalyst for economic development and socio-political changes, processes that are on a focus of interest of many anthropologist, political scientists, sociologist and of course ecologists and people who are dealing with sustainable development and environment protection.
TOPICS OF INTERESTS
We invite scholars, PhD and MA students, researchers and practitioners in anthropology/ethnology, political science, economy, tourism sciences, media, archaeology, history, art, history of art, philology, literature, folklore, ethnomusicology, architecture, museology, archiving, audio-visual arts, information sciences/ technologies, geography, sociology, psychology and all related fields to submit papers on any topic related to conference theme. Papers may reflect on a wide spectrum of issues related to cultural heritage, economy, tourism, media, cultural identities, migration, diaspora, inter-cultural relations, multiculturalism etc.
THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME BOARD
Rubin Zemon Ph.D. (University Euro-Balkan) Skopje, Macedonia
Ferenc Mislivetz Ph.D. (Institute for Advanced Studies) Koszeg, Hungary
Fariz Khalili Ph.D. (MIRAS Social Organization in Support of Studying of Cultural Heritage) Baku, Azerbaijan
Osman Kunduracı Ph. D., (Selcuk University) Konya, Turkey
Boris Manov Ph.D. (St. NeophilRilski University), Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
KubilayAkman Ph.D. (Usak University) Usak, Turkey
Ahmet Aytac Ph.D. (Selcuk University) Konya, Turkey
Aleksandar Manasievski Ph.D. (Euro- Balkan University), Macedonia
Ivaylo Markov Ph.D., (Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum – Bulgarian Academcy of Science) Sofia, Bulgaria
Meli Shopi Ph.D. (University of Elbasan), Elbasan, Albania
Samoil Malcheski Ph.D. (Institute for Socio-Cultural Anthropology), Skopje, Macedonia
Dushka Matevska Ph.D. (University Ss. Cyril and Methodius), Skopje, Macedonia
Jasminka Simic Ph.D. (Radio-Television of Serbia), Belgrade, Serbia
Nadzyea Cherepan Ph.D.candidate(European Humanities University), Vilnius, Lithuania
Dejan Metodijeski Ph.D. (University GoceDelchev, Stip), Skopje, Macedonia
Deadline for Application : 17 December 2018
Notification of Acceptance Decisions: 24 December 2018
Registration : 9 January 2019
Conference : 17-19 January 2019
SUBMISSIONS OF PAPERS/PANELS or POSTERS
The Conference is open to individual submissions for papers and proposals for panels. All applications for papers and panels must be sent to the e-mail: conference@euba.edu.mk ,by 17 December 2018. The papers accepted upon the assessment of the Program Board will be notified via email by 24 December 2018. Application for papers should content:
• Title of the paper/panel or poster
• Abstract (in English only) not more than 300 words for individual papers, including the main argument and conclusions
• Abstract (in English only) not more than 500 words for panel proposals, including abstracts of panel papers
• Name and title of the author/s of the paper
• Short bio of the author(s) of the paper, not more than one paragraph
• E-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the author(s) of the paper.
• Size for poster has to be 50x75 cm
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
Conference language is both Macedonian and English.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
All registered participants will be presented a certificate of attendance at the end of the conference.
CONFERENCE BOOKLET
All abstracts accepted to the Conference will be published as a conference booklet.
VENUE
The conference will be held in Ohrid (or Struga), Macedonia. Information about the exact premises will be given lather.
SCHEDULE
Conference will begin on 17 January 2019 and end on 19 January 2019.
On 17 January 2019, publication (Conference proceedings) from the 6th Conference Vodici-Ohrid, “Diaspora, Transnationalism, Transculturalism and Inter-Cultural communications as new forms of social capital”will be promoted and disseminated.
REGISTRATION
There are 2 types of conference fees:
1. Standard type of fee for amount of EUR 130
Standard conference fee include: accommodation for 2 nights (Bad & Breakfast), registration, conference materials (booklet of abstracts), welcome reception, lunch and dinner, snacks, Conference proceedings (publication of peer-viewed papers).
2. Reduced type of fee for amount of EUR 60
Reduced conference fee include: Registration, conference materials (booklet of abstracts), welcome reception, snacks and conference proceedings (publication of peer-viewed papers).
Fee for posters is 30 EUR.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation costs will be covered by the participants. Organizing committee will organize accommodation and will cover accommodation costs for participants that will choose Standard type of registration fee. Detailed information on accommodation will be provided to the participants after their abstracts are accepted.
TRAVEL
Participants will be responsible for paying their travel expenses.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE:
http:euba.edu.mk
The Conference website will be updated regularly for the participants and attendants.
CONTACTS
University Euro-Balkan
Skopje, Macedonia
e-mail: conference@euba.edu.mk
Contact persons:
Sanja Angelovska
sanja.angelovska@euba.edu.mk or angelovskas26@gmail.com
mobile/viber: +389 78356072
Organization Committee
Sanja Angelovska
Zoran Vitorovic
Verica Dzijanovska
Vahid Memed