13/3/2013
Faculty of arts
at kafr El-Sheikh University organizes the first scientific conference
titled" folklore and the community issues" in the duration of (23-24
April 2012), as folklore is the mirror that reflects the culture of each
society, and is considered the first line of defense in front of the possible
risks of globalization and its cons, which requires reconsideration, detection
and identification of the original roots of the deep values of the society.
Objectives:
The conference
aims at achieving the following objectives:
* Shedding light
on the reality of folklore.
* Highlighting
the role of folklore in upholding the values of humanity.
* Disclosure of
the role of folklore in building human personality.
* Establishing
intellectual dialogue that will benefit the community.
Topics of the
conference:
1- Beliefs and
popular knowledge:
*Myths and
supernaturalism.
*Superstitious
beliefs like magic and sorcery- belief in consort- and belief in ghosts.
*Pessimism and
optimism, No.13 and No.40
*Predictions for
soothsayer, dreams and the universe.
*Spells and
conjurations.
*Fairy tales.
*Folktales.
2-Verbal oral
literature or expressive literature through the spoken word that include:
* Lyrical folk
arts: folk song, folk poetry, traditional stories and prose.
*Folk song,
folktale singing (Mawal) and people's biography.
*Shortcut types: Proverbs,
spoken riddles, jokes, and cynicism.
*Terms of daily
life any everyday language and people's dialects.
*Cries and shouts.
*Religious
recitation.
*Popular story
singing in Upper Egypt
3-Non-verbal
literature:
*Non-verbal
expressions, facial expressions, body position and what it implies of social
and psychological indications.
*Cognitive and
affective aspects of proverbs.
4-Customs and
folk traditions:
*Ritual habits of
feasts and life cycles such as engagement, marriage, birth, weaning and death.
* Food rituals,
rain, sun and moon rituals, defeat rituals, obedience and disobedience rituals.
*Seasons,
official ceremonies, national, social, and religious processions.
All the tools and
skills that people use:
*Construction of
housing – fashion and traditional clothing.
*Habits and means
of preparing food
*The means of
cultivating land, methods of fishing, furniture, tools and barns design.
*All traditional
industries.
*Tattoos and
frescos
*Architecture and
pottery
*Performing arts
folk and popular music with popular machines.
*Sport and
entertainment.
Participating in
the conference:
-Faculty of arts,
Kafr El-Sheikh University welcomes the participation of experienced researchers
to contribute in the work of the conference by attendance or presenting
theories and field studies in one of the themes of the conference.
-The conference
will be held at faculty of arts, university of Kafr El-Sheikh on 23-24 April
2012.
-Three copies of
the written research program (word document) shall be sent on a CD or DSC, font
14, writing 12*21, and the titles with font 16
-Researchers
shall provide a summary in Arabic and another one in English of no more than
one page by 31-12-2011, and the complete research shall not exceed 40 pages and
should be sent by 15-1-2012 to professor chairman of the department of
sociology and the president of the conference.
-The value of
subscriptions in the conference with a research of 40 pages as follows:
*400 pounds for
Egyptians, in addition to 10 pounds for each extra page
*400 dollars for
Americans, in addition to 10 dollars for each extra page
*The value of
subscribing in the conference without submitting a research is 50 pounds.
-Sending research
and contributions: researches and contributions are sent to the president of
research conference at faculty of arts at the deadlines to be accompanied by a
phone number or mobile number, also the e-mail address may be proved,
participants will be notified as soon as the review and acceptance.
Mailing address:
Egypt, Kafr El-Sheikh province, university of kafr el-sheikh, faculty of arts,
department of sociology
Subscriptions are supplied cash or by a government
check to Prof. Dr. /Dean of the faculty of arts – University Of Kafr El-Sheikh.