International Symposium at the BA about Death and Life
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Alexandria—For the first time in the Middle East, the BA hosts an International Symposium entitled “Dialogue on Death and Life” on 3 October 2009. The Symposium is organized by the BA Calligraphy Center in cooperation with the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo, and under the joint auspices of the Islamic Area Studies Program of the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), Japan; the Supreme Council of Culture, Egypt; the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Cairo Research Station; and the Center for Social Researches and Studies, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University.
Death and Life Studies (DALS) seeks points of connection between Medicine, the Social Sciences, and the Humanities, exploring a new horizon by employing not only Western advances in these fields, but also the rich Eastern cultural traditions on death and life.
Around 70 researchers and students from Japan, Egypt and the Mediterranean region will participate in the Symposium, to discuss this new academic field that was developed by the Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, University of Tokyo, since 2002.
The Symposium aims to develop comparative studies and researches about life and death; explore relevant theoretical, philosophical, ethical and traditional backgrounds; and highlight the role of humanities in contemporary practices.
Part of the sessions of the “Dialogue on Death and Life” Symposium will be held in Cairo on 30 September 2009 at the Supreme Council of Culture premises.