September 16-18, at the Institute for European Ethnology, Humboldt University Berlin in collaboration with the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

International Conference:

TRAVELLING SPIRITS MIGRANTS, MARKETS, AND MORALITIES

Humboldt University Berlin
Department of European Ethnology
16-18 September 2007

Keynote Lecture: Prof. Michael Lambek (University of Toronto, Canada, and The London School of Economics and Political Science)

DISPLACING DISPLACEMENT

Public Lecture
Sunday 16 September 2007, 5pm
Venue: Heinrich Böll Stiftung,
Rosenthaler Str. 40/41, 10178 Berlin, Hackesche Höfe 5th floor Gallery

Conference Topic:

As many scholars have noted, there have been significant changes in migration movements around the world in the last decades. These changes have been caused by the end of the Cold War, the resurgence of ethnic, religious
and nationalist movements; and growing disparities in economic, social and demographic conditions between South and North, East and West as well as between South and South. Within these processes, religion has regained a significant role as observed in new religious movements, the revitalisation of religion in post socialist countries, the global explosion of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianities, the emergence of transnational Islamic networks, Hindu Nationalisms, and the reinvention of diasporas.

Focussing on transnational religious networks of migrants, this workshop will bring together anthropologists working in the field of religion and migration, who critically engage with the concepts of diaspora, community, translocality and transnationalism. The aim of the conference is to highlight the relation between religion, migration and transnational networks by focussing on
1. the mobility of spirits and people,
2. emplacement and imaginary belonging to various locales
3. commodification, money and markets,
4. social security, charity and care.

For more information, please visit http://www2.hu-berlin.de/ethno/seiten/forschung/forschungsprojekte/dfg/transnational.htm.

Please note: The keynote lecture is open to the public whereas the following conference is not. However, interested researchers are welcome. As there is only a limited number of spaces available, please register for the workshop by sending an email to diana.aurisch (AT) staff.hu-berlin.de. The registrationfee is 20€, for PhD students 10€.