2019 Student Research Symposium
2019 Theme: Identity, Culture and Contact Across the Islamic World
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to present their research at the CERIS Research Symposium on March 23, 2019 at Slippery Rock. A broad range of topics are accepted (see below a list of past papers presented.) If you think a paper you are writing or a project completed (visual arts, poetry, etc) may qualify but aren’t sure, please email Elaine Linn at eel58@pitt.edu.
FOR STUDENTS:
Abstracts and Papers are due March 15, 2019
Symposium Day, March 23,2019 at Slippery Rock University
An abstract of no more than 250 words is required by March 15, 2019 about the paper or project. The strongest abstracts will include most or all of the following:
A statement of the purpose of the research.
A statement of the kind of data or texts which provided the basis for the research.
A statement of the relevant theory and research basis to which the research relates.
A brief summary of the findings and conclusions (if research paper is complete).
STUDENTS CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and SUBMIT ABSTRACT: https://goo.gl/forms/xHu95RcgEY9OiqUa2
The complete paper with student name should be sent to cerisnet@gmail.com by March 15, 2019. There is an eight page minimum for papers. Papers must be double-spaced, with citations of at least eight resources (using MLA format).
Student presentations will be limited to 12 minutes with an additional five minutes for questions from faculty and audience. All rooms will be media equipped.
Working Schedule for the March 23 event
8:30 AM Registration and Refreshments
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Student Panels -
11:30 AM Keynote Address
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Concluding Remarks
A selection of past topics presented:
How Muslim Immigrants in Europe Adapt to Conflicts in State and Religious Laws
An Era of Volatile Transition: Uncovering the Hindu-Muslim Tension in Mumbai, India
Humanitarian Colonialism under the French 3rd Republic
Colonies, Cotton, and the Global: Economy: How Uzbekistan Became Dependent on Cotton in the Imperial Era
A Comparative Study of Late Ottoman Society and State: Jabal Nablus and Mosul
Disease of Affluence: Economic and Educational Foundations of ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ in Europe and the United States
“'I’m Known For Blowing Up Beats And Governments': The Arabian Nightz and Their Role in Egyptian Hip-Hop and the Arab Spring."
Apartheid Israel and the Boycott Divestment Sanctions Campaign
The Qur’anic Moses and Early Islamic Attitudes toward Judaism
Iran and Tajikistan’s Language Policy
Palestinian Hip Hop
Islam and Women’s Rights: An Analysis of Malaysia and Saudi Arabia
The Rebel Sorceress: Gender, Politics, and Religion in Africa from Colonial Times to the Present
The Feminist Hijab
Female Circumcision: Roles in the Islamic Faith, Culture and History, and the Physical and Psychological Repercussions of the Procedure
Women’s Rights, Domestic Violence and Honor Killings
Jordan’s Reproductive Policies
Political Competition as a Mechanism to Promote Human Rights: A Comparative Case Study of Women’s Rights in Libya and Algeria
