Comments
There are no comments.
Add Comments
The fourth annual Liberal Arts International Conference being organised by Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMU-Q) set to open at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Centre today.
The theme of the three-day conference is “Crossing Disciplines, Crossing Borders.” The conference will explore a wide variety of regional and global topics from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Dr Leslie Seawright, assistant professor and interim chair of the Liberal Arts Programme, said, “We are excited to welcome renowned scholars and researchers from around the world to the fourth annual Liberal Arts International Conference. Outcomes of previous conferences have included collaborations on research of interest to Qatar. These topics include sports culture, food security, gender issues in higher education, heritage in the Gulf, linguistics and language, ethics and law.”
The conference will feature lectures, a trip to Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and seven parallel sessions consisting of 20 panel discussions. Seawright said that collaborations in the past have led to several academic articles and two books.
There will be two keynote speakers this year. Prof Daniel Martin Varisco, research professor in social science at Qatar University, whose talk, “The Social Relevance of Sustainability: The Future of Post-traditional Culture in the Gulf,” will examine the effects of rapid modernity in the Arabian Gulf. Prof Cheryl Glenn, liberal arts research professor of English and women’s studies director at Penn State University will present the thought-provoking lecture, “What is happening to the Liberal Arts?”
Conference chair Dr Trinidad Rico said, “We have received overwhelming interest in participating in this conference, making the process of selection quite challenging. This shows that TAMU-Q is being increasingly recognised worldwide in theliberal arts.”
The event will serve as a rich opportunity in Qatar for scholars in the social sciences, arts and humanities to engage with colleagues from around the world and stimulate research and learning efforts.
There are no comments.
SPORT Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you are saying farewell to those that have left a positive impression. That was the case earlier this month when Canada hosted Mexico in a friendly at BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
TECHNOLOGY Some 60mn primary-school-age children have no access to formal education
CULTURE Lekhwiya’s El Arabi scores the equaliser after Tresor is sent off; Tabata, al-Harazi score for QSL champions
ARABIA The Yemeni Minister of Tourism, Dr Mohamed Abdul Majid Qubati, yesterday expressed hope that the 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen declared by the Command of Coalition Forces on Saturday will be maintained in order to lift the siege imposed on Taz City and ease the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged
ARABIA Some 200 teachers from schools across the country attended Qatar Museum’s (QM) first ever Teachers Council at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday.
ARABIA The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) of Qatar and the Indonesian Supreme Court (SCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial co-operation, it was announced yesterday.
ECONOMY Sri Lanka is keen on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar as part of government policy to shift to clean energy, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply Rauff Hakeem has said.
