Beyond Area Studies,
TransArea Studies point out mobile conceptions of spaces and places.
Beyond spatial history,
TransArea Studies emphasize vectorial dynamisms and processes.
Beyond traditional comparative studies,
TransArea Studies focus on border-crossing, on entanglements and multiple logics.
Book Details: Ottmar Ette, Gesine Müller (eds.): New Orleans and the Global South: Caribbean, Creolization, Carnival (POINTE – Potsdamer inter- und transkulturelle Texte Vol. 17, published bei OLMS – Hildesheim, Zurich, New York), 2017 [404 p., 2 illustrations]. List price … Continue reading
Detailed Program
Location: University of Potsdam, Am Neuen Palais 10, Haus 8, Auditorium & Foyer.
Time:
12/14/2016: Anniversary Ceremony, starting at 4:00 pm, Auditorium Maximum, Haus 8, 12/15/2016 and 12/16/2016: Conference, starting at 9:00 a.m., Foyer, Haus 8.
Thursday Evening, 8:00 pm: Yoko Tawada and Emine Sevgi Özdamar in Conversation with Ottmar Ette, presented by Dr. Tobias Kraft, Location: Wissenschaftsetage, Am Kanal 47, 14467 Potsdam.
Concept and Organization: Dr. Markus Lenz & Dr. Patricia A. Gwozdz.