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All lectures, presentations and film projections will take place in the West Hall.

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Day 1, 11. Nov. 2005
Day 2, 12. Nov. 2005
Day 3, 13. Nov. 2005

Day 1, 11. Nov. 2005

09.00 - 09.30:
Keynote Presentation:
Julie Scott - Welcome and Introduction

09.30 - 10.00:
Keynote Presentation:
Gunther Dietz - "Devolving, Diversifying or Commodifying Intangible Cultural Heritage? Lessons and Challenges for Mediterranean Cities"

10.15 - 12.15:
Panel 1

Institutional / Public Agendas

Convener: David Officer

1. Vassiliki Yiakoumaki - "On bureaucratic essentialism: constructing the Mediterranean in EUROPEAN-UNION institutions"

2. Marc Morell & Jaune Franquesa - "Towering Heritage over the Margins"

3. Raoul Bianchi - "Euro-Med Heritage: Culture, Capital and Trade Liberalisation in the Mediterranean"

14.00 - 16.00:
Panel 2

Layered Pasts and Divided Spaces

Convener: Aynur Ilyasoglu

1. Christiane Dabdoub Nasser - "Reclaiming our Heritage..."

2. Rachel Radmilli - "The Politics of Identity in a Fortified Mediterranean City"

3. F. Javier Rosón Lorente & Gunther Dietz - "Ethnicizing Islam in Contexts of Religious Pluralism: the process of ethno-religious community formation in the Albayzín neighbourhood of Granada (Spain)."

4. Aynur Ilyasoglu, Gulay Kayacan & Ebru Soytemel - "Fragmentation and Change inSpace and Belonging in Districts of Istanbul: an oral history documentation study"

5. Elia A. Vardaki - "The Making of "Home" Away from Home: the Multicultural Festival in Chania Greece"

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Day 2, 12. Nov. 2005

09.00 - 09.30:
Keynote Presentation:
Tom Selwyn "An anthropological reflection on the seven themes of the Mediterranean Voices Database"

09.45 - 11.45:
Panel 3

Memories and Dissonance

Convener: Christiane Dabdoub Nasser

1. Margaret Hart Robinson - "Marginal Memory and Cultural Representation"

2. Alia Al Zougbi & Susanne Aboughaida - "Oral Histories of Ras Beirut: nostalgia, memory and the construction of history"

3. Yasser Aref - "Places and Memories of Cosmopolitan Alexandria"

4. Costas Constantinidou - "The Changing Forms of the 1st of October Commemoration through Newspapers."

12.00 - 13.00:
Panel 4

Disciplinary and Methodological Dialogues

Convener: Gunther Dietz

1. Abdelmajid Arrif - "Le projet Med-Voices revisite ou l'archive du vivant"

2. Julie Scott - "The material practices of project implementation and the politics of Europeanization"

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Day 3, 13. Nov. 2005

Roundtable Discussions
This series of 'roundtable' discussions are intended to provoke critical debate regarding some of the wider applications of the Med-Voices project, both existing and in the future. Drawing their inspiration from the on-going activities and projects on the ground, the workshop participants will deliver a concise 10-15 minute presentation with a view to stimulating further discussion and debate from the floor. In particular, the participation of target groups in these roundtables, both as presenters and from the floor, is to be strongly encouraged.

Roundtable Discussion 1:
Living in Cities
Convener: Julie Scott

This discussion will focus on the challenges faced by the residents sharing public spaces and overcoming divisions in divided cities, and neighbourhoods threatened by social, economic and political forces of upheaval (gentrification, regeneration, displacement etc). In particular it will focus on the role of 'cultural' and heritage' policies in these processes.

Aimed at: town planners/policy-makers, neighbourhood associations

Discussants:

• Nicolas Torices (Inst. Munic. De Rehabilitacion-Granada)
• Liberto Santana & Joana Bardina (Universitat de les Illes Balears-Mallorca)
• Majid Arrif (Association d'Anthropologie Méditerranéenne-Marseille)
• Prof. Edward Zammit & Rachel Radmilli (University of Malta-Valletta)
• Agni Petridou (Nicosia South Municipality--Nicosia South)
• Ebru Soytemel & Gulay Kayacan (Mimar Sinan University & History Foundation of Turkey-Istanbul)

Roundtable Discussion 2:
Intangible Heritage in Education
Convener: Tom Selwyn

A discussion focussing on the various educational applications of the Med-Voices project. How can the materials produced by the project be developed to provide innovative educational material and approaches to teaching students of all ages. To which disciplines/areas of the curriculum can these contributions be made?

Aimed at: teachers, youth group workers, museum out-reach workers etc.

Discussants:

• Margaret Hart (University of LPDGC--Las Palmas)
• Constantinous Stylianou (Intercollege-South Nicosia)
• Susanne Aboughaida (Anna Lindh Foundation--Alexandria)
• Numan Karahan & Gulay Kayacan (Samiha Ayverdi Anadolu Lisesi & History Foundation of Turkey--Istanbul)
• Dr. Abdel Rahman Abbad (Bethlehem)
• Ahmet Billuroglu (Nicosia North)
• Mark Casha (University of Malta-Valetta)
• Maral Boyadjian (Beirut)

Roundtable Discussion 3:
Exhibiting Intangible Heritage
Convener: Margaret Hart

A discussion on the relationship between ethnographic work, digital media and exhibitions. How can the Med-Voices project be used to create new types of collections and display and enhance the experience of visiting museums? Do exhibitions of Med-Voices media act as vehicles of political and public debate/critical commentary on intangible heritage and/or locally relevant themes (eg. The Occupation)? Can they mobilise public debate/action around issues often excluded from public debates on 'culture' and 'heritage'?

Aimed at: museum curators and people from museums/galleries collaborating with local projects, artists, photographers/film-makers,

Discussants:

• Carmel Fsadni & Edward Said (University of Malta & Ballortta Films-Valetta)
• Burcak Madran (Yildiz Teknik University-Istanbul)
• Sebastian de al Obra (Casa de la Memoria de Al Andalus-Granada)

Roundtable Discussion 4:
Tourism and Festivals
Convener: Raoul Bianchi

What light can the Med-Voices project shed on the 'intangible turn' in cultural tourism? How can the Med-Voices project assist in the development of culturally-sensitive itineraries and training for tour guides/entrepreneurs/planners working to celebrate those aspects of a city's heritage traditionally ignored by guide books and tour promoters? What is the relationship between intangible heritage, tangible heritage and (cultural) tourism in these cities? What are the ethical implications of incorporating intangible heritage into the cultural tourism offer of a city?

Aimed at: tour guides/professionals, local authorities involved in tourism, festival participants/organisers.

Discussants:

• Dr. Khouloud Daibes (Centre for Cult. Heritage Pres.-Bethlehem)
• Joan Pasqual (Associació per a la Revitalització de Centres Antics-Mallorca)
• Vasiliki Yiakoumaki & Manolis Gazis (University of Crete-Chania)
• Prof. Aynur Ilyasoglu (Marmara University-Istanbul)

Final Keynote Presentation / Plenary:

• Representatives of the European Commission / EuropeAid: Claudio Cimino (TBC)
• Jeremy Boissevain (anthropologist, University of Amsterdam): commentary on the themes and database
• June Taboroff (GHK, cultural heritage consultant)

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