International Conference
“CULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE CAUCASIAN AND NEAR EASTERN POPULATIONS”
Institute of Oriental Studies
Russian-Armenian University
Yerevan, Armenia
4-6 October, 2019
Academics of any educational and professional level (MA, PhD, Post-Doc and beyond) are invited to submit papers and panel proposals on any aspect of cultural and biological anthropology of the Caucasian and Near Eastern populations, including, but not limited to:
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Language Acquisition or the Influence of Language on Culture
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Mythology, Folklore, and Literature
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From Sacred to Salvation: The Place of Religion in Human Societies
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Marriage, Kinship and family, the Role of Women in a Society, the Role of Ancestors, Burial Customs
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The Value of Diversity: Culture, Cohesion, and Competitiveness
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Ethnicity and Nationalism
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DNA, Identity, and Power
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Experiencing Origins and Evolution
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Biological Diversity
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Biodemography
The working language of the Conference is English. Separate sessions will be organised in Persian and Russian.
Should you decide to present a paper, please, fill the form below or email your abstract to cultural.biological.anthropology@gmail.com by August 15, 2019.
The scheduled time for keynote speeches is 40 minutes. Each presentation will last 20 minutes and 5-10 minutes will be available for Q&A.
The selected applicants will receive circular letters with further details.
Important Dates
15 Aug,ust 2019 — Abstract submission deadline
30 August, 2019 — Notification of acceptance
Venue
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian-Armenian University, 123 Hovsep Emin St., Yerevan 0051, Armenia.
Participation Fee
Participation fee for the conference is 100,000 AMD (roughly equal to $200), which includes refreshments, lunches, banquets and cultural programme during the days of the conference.
Organising Committee
Prof. Dr. Garnik Asatrian (Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian-Armenian University, Yerevan, Armenia)
Prof. Dr. Levon Yepiskoposyan (Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia)
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Buzhilova (Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia)
Prof. Dr. Eugene Kobyliansky (Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel)