Call for proposals | EGYCLASS conference « Rural Worlds and Social Classes », November 19-20, 2023, Cairo — LIMITE : 02/10/2023

Call for proposals

Conference “Rural Worlds and Social Classes in Egypt”

November 19-20, 2023 – Egyclass Network 

Scientific Committee: Yasmine Ahmed Moataz, Florian Bonnefoi, Nada El-Kouny, Saker ElNour, Vanessa Lehmann, Idunn Lüllau Holthe, Mohammed Mohieddin, Reem Saad, Salwa Salman, Kawkab Tawfiq, Marie Vannetzel
Organization: Florian Bonnefoi, Idunn Lüllau Holthe, Marie Vannetzel. Organized by the Egyclass network and the CEDEJ.

The main objective of this conference on “Rural worlds and social classes in Egypt” is to rethink social stratification and class relations in the context of diverse ruralities in Egypt. How can we grasp and trace the dynamics of changing social life in rural and semi-rural areas? As part of the Egyclass network, this conference seeks to bring together researchers working on various topics, here with a particular emphasis on the continued relevance of class in rural settings.

Among others, we encourage proposals that address the following themes:

1. The changing relations of land, labor and agriculture

2. Redefining ruralities through spatial and social mobilities

3. Social hierarchies and governance actors in rural areas

4. Social class and its cultural proxies

Submission guidelines:
Proposals should include an abstract (around 250 words) and a short biography (100 words) in one pdf document, and be emailed to i.l.holthe@sai.uio.no, marie.vannetzel[at]cedej-eg.org and florian.bonnefoi[at]gmail.com by October 2nd, 2023 (11:59pm Cairo Central Time).
Travel and accommodation will be covered for participants who do not reside in Cairo, Egypt.

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