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Subject: Indian Ocean: Cultures in Contact (14th July 2006) Author: Anjoom [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Tue, June 20 2006, 16:17:47-4 INDIAN OCEAN: CULTURES IN CONTACT Friday 14th July 2006 2pm to 6pm Menzies Room, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, 28 Russell Square, London 2.00-2.20 pm Ethiopia and India Richard Pankhurst (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) 2.20-2.40 pm Krishna Menon, Parliamentary Labour Party Candidate for Dundee 1939-1940 Marika Sherwood (Institute of Commonwealth Studies) 2.40-3.00 pm The Western Indian Ocean through Chinese Eyes Clifford Pereira (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society & BASA) 3.00-3.20 pm Cosmopolitanism contested: The dynamics of sociality in the Western Indian Ocean Ed Simpson (Goldsmith’s College) & Kai Kresse (St Andrew’s University) 3.20-3.40 pm “I am Gulf”: Cosmopolitanism among the South Indian Muslims Filippo Osella (University of Sussex) & Caroline Osella (SOAS) 3.40-4.00 pm Tea 4.00-4.20 pm Hadhramaut and the Indian Ocean William Gervase Clarence-Smith (School of Oriental & African Studies) 4.20-4.40 pm Malay Navigators and Culture Crossings in the Indian Ocean Shihan de Silva (King’s College London) 4.40-5.00 pm Pastoralists at the Coast: The Interface Between the Hinterland and the East Coast of Kenya Hassan Arero, Horniman Museum, London 5.00-5.20 pm Goan Folk Music and Dance Anthony Noronha (Goan Composer, Conductor & Oboist) Joao Paulo Cota (Goan Musician & Conductor, Goan Musical Society, UK) 5.20-6.00 pm Roundtable Discussion The Indian Ocean as a site of multi-directional migration brings together the Malays, Chinese, Indians, Arabs and Africans. It is also an area where Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and USA came into contact with Africa, the Middle East and the Orient. By using a multi-disciplinary approach, this seminar aims to stimulate scholarly debate and discussion on cultures in contact in this region of growing economic importance. Speakers: • Richard Pankhurst (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) • Marika Sherwood (Institute of Commonwealth Studies) • Clifford Pereira (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society & BASA) • Ed Simpson (Goldsmith’s College) & Kai Kresse (St Andrew’s University) • Filippo Osella (University of Sussex) & Caroline Osella (SOAS) • William Gervase Clarence-Smith (School of Oriental & African Studies) • Shihan de Silva (King’s College London) • Hassan Arero (Horniman Museum, London) • Anthony Noronha (Goan Composer, Conductor & Oboist) • Joao Paulo Cota (Goan Musician & Conductor, Goan Musical Society, UK) Cost: £3 for entrance and refreshments (payable at the door) For reservations contact: devika.shihan@kcl.ac.uk or cliffjpereira@hotmail.com [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]