II. INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON 

IDENTITY STUDIES '18

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

ISTANBUL

CALL FOR PAPERS

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IDENTITY STUDIES '18 / III. International Interdisciplinary Conference on Identity and Philosophy of the Self will be held at Nippon Meeting Halls in Istanbul. The conference is coordinated by DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center) and will be organized by BILSAS (Science, Art, Sport Productions).

All abstracts are going to be selected according to double blind reviews and accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings E-Book with an ISBN number that will be given to you in a DVD box during conference registration.

We invite you to join us at the event in Istanbul and would like to emphasize that proposals from different parts of the world are welcomed.

For the publication opportunities, registration conditions and presentation instructions, please visit the REGISTRATION INFO page. For accommodation opportunities and city tours, please read the ACCOMMODATION & TOURS page. 

2017 PROGRAM 

Structures and Expression of Identity

Politics and the Multitple Roles of the Identity

Linguistics, Language and the Self

Philosophy and the Self: Definitions of Self

Deconstruction of the Identity

Gender Studies and Sexual Identites

Popular Culture, Fashion, Food, Houshold

Habits, Gestures, Daily Life

Identity and Cities: Planning and Social Groups in Urban Areas

Architecture and Personal Experience

Poets, Poery and the Self

Literature and Describing Identities

Identity and Arts: Reconstruction of Identities in Art Works

Aesthetics and Perception

Self-Consciousness and Freedom

Decision-Making, Behavouir and Communication Studies

Psychological and Psychiatric Perspectives

Identity and Self in Anthropological Studies

Identity and People: Biographies and Autobiographies

NIPPON Meeting Halls in Istanbul

Nippon Hotel, Taksim

Topçu Caddesi No:6, Taksim, Beyoğlu, Turkey

Nippon Meeting Halls are located in the heart of Taksim, the cultural center of Istanbul and it is easily accessible by metro, taxi or bus. 

LOCATION

You can easily reach Nippon Conference Halls by walking from Taksim Square.

Taksim can be regarded one of the most central places in Istanbul.

From the airport you can directly reach Taksim by taking the white HAVATAŞ Buses. Taksim

is also easly accessible by many bus lines, yellow minibus lines or two different metro lines.

Here are some useful links for public transportation in Istanbul.

Click here for the Istanbul metro network map.

Click here for the transportation fares and cards.

Click here for general information on public transportation in Istanbul.

Özgür Sevgi Göral, founding member of Hafıza Merkezi, received her BA in Istanbul University Faculty of Law. She received her MA from Bosphorus University Atatürk Institute for Modern Turkish History with a thesis on juvenile delinquency and penitentiaries in the early republican era. Currently, she is working on her doctoral thesis on state violence during the 1990s and enforced disappearances to be presented to the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. She is a member of Istanbul Bar Association since 2009 and taught in Istanbul Technical University, Yıldız Technical University, Sabancı University and Boğaziçi University. She also worked as advisor in the Constitution Reconciliation Commission established in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey between 2012-2013.