Scholars are warmly invited to send applications to run a workshop at the Fifth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting which will be held in Florence and Montecatini Terme, 24 - 28 March, 2004. Deadline for applications is 6 January 2003. Applications should be sent by e-mail More information on the 5th Meeting.

We would like to draw your attention to the NEW web pages of the Mediterranean Programme of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies: Fourth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting (19-23 March 2003) Fifth Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting (24-28 March 2004)

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Leeds, 14-16 January 2004. This three-day international conference encourages comparative and multi-disciplinary papers on issues of landscape, place identity and cultural representation within past and present Mediterranean contexts. We invite discussion about the portrayal of Mediterranean identities in relation to broader social, economic, technological and ideological circumstances. We hope to explore how perceptions and meanings occur, circulate and inform the understanding of cultural identity, travel encounters and experience. Offers of papers/presentations in English are invited on any of the following areas in Mediterranean contexts: Tourism and the imagination: travel, art, literary and cultural encounters Places, spaces and gender: landscapes, representations and visual politics Festivals, food and wine: performance, spectacle and consuming passions Public histories, policies and politics: knowledge, perception and intercultural relations Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2003. Further information: More info

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Exeter, 12-15 July 2003. The theme of this conference interprets 'education' in a broad sense, encompassing the humanities and social/political science. 'Education' as a means to pro-mote understanding in 'the west' will also be considered, in addition to its role in the management of conflict and conflict resolution.

We are calling for papers that represent education in its many forms from the medieval period up to the present. It is envisaged that the following themes will form the core of the conference, but papers on other topics, which may not necessarily be covered by the themes, are encouraged and will also be considered: Literature Conflict Resolution Politics History Economy Educational Reform and Reformers Systems/Institutions Culture Society International Relations Middle East / West Gender Islam perceptions Ethnic & religious diversity Language Current educational trends Transmission of knowledge Religious education

Names of possible panel organizers and further sug-gestions for panels are invited. Student panels are also welcome. Those intending to present papers or pro-pose panels should submit proposals and abstracts no later than 15 January 2003. The conference theme will be addressed through a range of plenary debates which seek to highlight the role education has played and may perform in the future. Additional events include a book exhibition, conference dinner and the BRISMES Annual General Meeting.

For further information, please contact: Dr Gareth Stansfield, IAIS, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX3 0ND, UK BRISMES website

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Honolulu, 12-15 June, 2003. The conference will provide many opportunities for academicians and professionals from social sciences and related fields to interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Topic Areas (All Areas of Social Sciences are Invited): *Anthropology *Area Studies (African, American, Asian, European, Hispanic, Islamic, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Russian, Women's and all other areas of cultural and ethnic studies) *Communication *Economics *Ethnic Studies/ International Studies *Geography *International Relations *Journalism *Political Science *Psychology *Public Administration *Sociology *Urban and Regional Planning *Women's studies *Other Areas of Social Sciences *Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas.

The Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences encourages papers/abstracts/submissions for any of the listed areas of Social Sciences: Deadline for submissions: January 16, 2003. More info

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The schedule of the first annual meeting of the "Gesellschaft Muslimischer Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftler" (GMSG) is near its completion. The meeting will take place in Cologne, Germany (25.-26. January 2003). More info

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We already reported about the brazilian study, now also the german net magazine about this topic and has some more links to other scientific research in this field. Rassenmerkmale sind wie modische Kleider, weil der Phänotyp des Menschen als soziales Konstrukt benutzt wird und nicht mit der wahren Herkunft übereinstimmt. [<a href="more...]

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Christmas Camp from Theodor Koch-Grüneberg, somewhere in northwest brazil From Theodor Koch-Grüneberg, "Zwei Jahre bei den Indianern Nordwest-Brasiliens", p. XIII.

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China has closed more than 3,300 Internet cafes in a safety crackdown launched after a fire in June at a Beijing cafe killed 25 people, the official Xinhua News Agency says. Wired reports

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Windshuttles Book about the Fabrication of aboriginal history (we reported) itself is a fabrication, argues Dr Shayne Breen, a lecturer in Aboriginal studies at the University of Tasmania.

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Money seems to be stronger than religious beliefs and sacred land: In the conflict between a chilean energy company and some pehuenche indians (we reported) money did solve at least one conflict. Nicolasa Quintreman, one of the most prominent Pehuenche opponents of the project, surprisingly signed over her land to the electric energy firm, which is majority owned by Spain's Endesa. She will get $250,000 for her "ancestors land". Planet Ark reports.

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Was Maya Pyramid designed to chirp like a bird, if you clap your hands in front of it, asks National Geographic. Via Anhtropology in the News

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