[Reader-list] Fwd: Re: Lebanon by Lena Jayyusi

Thu Jul 27 15:14:24 IST 2006

Subject: Re: Lebanon
From: "Lena Jayyusi" <Lena.Jayyusi at zu.ac.ae>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:24:32 +0400
To: redaer-list at sarai.net

A petition was circulated during the Crossroads in Cultural Studies
Conference which was held at Bilgi University in Istanbul July 20-23rd
declaring solidarity with our Lebanese and Palestinian colleagues who
were unable attend the conference due to the current situation.
Approximately 350 signatures were gathered. Attached please find a copy
of the petition.

A special meetıng was also called at the conference to dıscuss the
sıtautıon and waht cultrual studıes practitioners could do: ıt was
felt that circulating this as widely as possible was urgent in order to
help break the silences around what is happening.

 Lena Jayyusı

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 

*Association for Cultural Studies statement, July 23 2006 Istanbul*

We are scholars, researchers and teachers from 53 countries gathered in 
Istanbul for the biannual Crossroads Cultural Studies conference.

As members of the Association and Conference participants,

 We declare our solidarity with our colleagues in Lebanon and Palestine 
who could not attend the conference because of the current situation;

We condemn the unjustifiable killings of civilians and destruction of 
vital infrastructure;

 We abhor the failure of international institutions and the flagrant 
disregard for international law;

 We call for an immediate end to violence and occupation;

We demand respect for the sovereignty and self determination of the 
nations in the region.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Partha

Chatterjee

Center for Studies in Social Sciences

Meaghan

Morris

Lignan University

Ferda

Keskin

Istanbul Bilgi University

Lawrence

Grossberg

University of North Carolina

Bulent

Somay

Istanbul Bilgi University

Ferhat

Kentel

Istanbul Bilgi University

Alisa

Lebow

University of the West of England

Lena

Jayyusi

Zayed University

Süheyla

Kirca Schroeder

University of Bahcesehir

Tori

Silvio

Academia Sinica

İncilay

Cangöz

Anadolu University

Gözde

Onaran

ASCA

Goksun

Yazici

Assistant

Night Queen

Pankaj

Banaras Hindu University

Mutlu

Binark

Baskent University

Fahri

Aral

Bilgi University

Aycan

Ak

Bilgi University

Ege

Edener

Bilgi University

Mehmet Boran

Evren

Bilgi University

Ceren

Mert

Bilgi University

Kubilay

Özmen

Bilgi University

Burak

Ulusoy

Bilgi University

Nadir

Operli

Bogazici University

Cana

Ulutas

Bogazici University

Evren

Akaltun

Boğaziçi University

Sanjay

Sharma

Brunel Univ.

Deborah

Philips

Brunel University

Radhica

Mohanram

Cardiff University

Dmitri

Papadopoulos

Cardiff University

Chris

Weedon

Cardiff University

Hasibe

Gezduci

Catholic University

Joyce

Koreman

Catholic University

Tejaswini

Niranjana

Center for the Study of Culture and Society

Sevgi

Adak

Central European University

Nil

Mutluer

Central European University

Hilal

Özçetin

Central European University

Alexandra

Szoke

Central European University

Shu-Chen

Chiang

Chiao Tung Univ.

Chupa

Chen

Chu Lin Publishing

Sujeong

Kim

Chungam National University

Akiko

Shimizu

Chuo University

Lena

Karamanidou

City University

Kevin

Robins

City University

Dogus

Simsek

City University

Eylem

Yanardagoglu

City University

John

Erni

City University of Hong Kong

Elva Gomez

De Sibandze

City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts

Maria

Del Pilar Lopez

Columbia Univ.

K. Murat

Guney

Columbia Univ.

David

Scott

Columbia University

Anthi

Kavra

Council EU

Jon

Stratton

Curtin University of Technology

Marie

Thorsten

Doshisha University

Garret

Allan

Dublin Institute of Technology

Cliona

Barnes

Dublin Institute of Technology

Diane

Nelson

Duke University

Charles

Grant

East Carolina University

Panizza

Allmark

Edith Cowan University

Atalay

Gunduz

Ege University

Mehdi

Semati

EIU

Sam

Binkley

Emerson College

Elizabeth

Whitney

Emerson College

Eva

Naripea

Estonian Academy of Arts

Anja

Schwarz

Free Universitat Berlin

An

DeBisschop

Ghent University

Kris          

Rutten

Ghent University

Ronald

Soetaert

Ghent University

Sofie

Van Bauwel

Ghent University

Julia

Mahler

Goldsmiths College

David

Morley

Goldsmiths College

Yoshi

Tezuka

Goldsmiths College

Francoise

Verges

Goldsmiths College

Nirmal

Puwar

Goldsmiths College, University of London

Catharina

Landstrom

Goteborg University

Anette

Hellman

Gothenburg University

Marie

Nordberg

Gothenburg University

Lea

Robinson

Indep

Daniala

Gronold

Independent Film Maker

Smriti

Nevatia

Independent Film Maker

Senem

Aytac

Independent Scholar

Esin

Caliskan

Independent Scholar

Selim

Eyuboglu

Independent Scholar

Aysegul

Kesirli

Independent Scholar

Anita

Ogurlu

Independent Scholar

Christine

Ogan

Indiana University

Behzad

Dowran

Iranian Information& Documentary Center

Nergiz

Aciksoz

Istanbul Bilgi University

Nihal

Alemdaroğlu

Istanbul Bilgi University

Burak

Alevcan

Istanbul Bilgi University

Ayse

Boren

Istanbul Bilgi University

Yesim

Burul

Istanbul Bilgi University

Selime

Buyukgoze

Istanbul Bilgi University

Duygu

Cavdar

Istanbul Bilgi University

Yonca

Cingoz

Istanbul Bilgi University

Serkan

Delice

Istanbul Bilgi University

Duygu

Dolek

Istanbul Bilgi University

Zeynep

Ekener

Istanbul Bilgi University

Cagri

Ekiz

Istanbul Bilgi University

Burak

Evren

Istanbul Bilgi University

Firat

Genc

Istanbul Bilgi University

Orhan

Inkoz

Istanbul Bilgi University

Murat

Iri

Istanbul Bilgi University

Lewis

Johnson

Istanbul Bilgi University

Burcak

Kubilay

Istanbul Bilgi University

Evangelia

Mastara

Istanbul Bilgi University

Ethem

Ozguven

Istanbul Bilgi University

Yasemin

Reis

Istanbul Bilgi University

Sonja

Schandt

Istanbul Bilgi University

İpek

Tan Çelebi

Istanbul Bilgi University

Ayşe

Erek

Istanbul Technical University

Ezgi

Keskinsoy

Istanbul Technical University

Asli

Dadak

Istanbul Univeristy

Özlem

Çiçek

ITÜ

Gulengul

Altintas

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Ozgur

Cicek

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Okan

Karka

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Mine

Olgun

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Elif

Sogut

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Semra

Somersan

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Latife

Ulucinar

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Semih

Yucel

İstanbul Bilgi Univ.

Sevgi

Ucan Cubukcu

İstanbul Univ.

Tomas

Saar

Karlstad University

Tony

Jefferson

Keele University

Jiwon

Ann

Keene State College

Ben

O'Laughlin

King's College, London

Kim

Soyoung

Korean National University of Arts

Saltanat

Kydyralieva

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University

Olivette

Otele

La Sorbonne University

Blair

Kuntz

Librarian

Stephen

Cha

Lignan University

P.K.

Hui

Lignan University

Karin

Becker

Linkoping University

Helene

Egeland

Linkoping University

Johan

Fornas

Linkoping University

Kyrre

Kverndokk

Linkoping University

Anna

Lundberg

Linkoping University

Soek-Fang

Sim

Macalester Collage

Gonul

Demez

Marmara Univ.

Merve

Erol

Marmara Univ.

Nurcay

Turkoglu

Marmara Univ.

Sevilen Toprak

Alayoglu

Marmara Universitesi

Esengül

Ayyıldız

Marmara University

Bahar

Comert Agouridas

Marmara University

Bilge

Gursoy

Marmara University, Istanbul

Yongwoo

Lee

McGill University

Ulku

Guney

Metu / Essex

Liz

Moor

Middlesex Univ.

Donat

Bayer

Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul

Gay

Breyley

Monash University

Kaori

Tsurumoto

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Amie

Parry

National Central University (Taiwan)

Hsu Kuo

Wen

National Central University (Taiwan)

Chang-de

Liu

National Chung Cheng University
Fang-chih

Yang

National Dong Hwa University of Taiwan

Jen-peng

Liu

National Tsing Hua University

Leong

Yew

National University of Singapore

Sumita

Chakravarty

New School

Randy

Martin

New York University

Shouleh

Vatanabadi

New York University

Akis

Garziilidis

None

Christina

Weber

North Dakota State University

Övgü

Gökçe

Ohio University

Ruhi Tabassum

Khan

Ohio University

Sarah

Baker

Open University, UK

Marie

Gillespie

Open University, UK

Gozde

Pelivan

participant

Taskin

Pelivan

participant

Anna

Adeniji

PhD Student

Andreas

Gunnarsson

PhD Student

Ann

Werner

PhD Student

Cindy

Summeren

Radboud University

Michael

Dwerett

Rhodes University

Erkan

Saka

Rice University

Peter

Allan

RMIT University

Kath

Burton

Routledge

Jane

Thergood

Routledge

Jinan

Coulter

Royal Halloway Graduate

Aysegul

Altinay

Sabanci Univeristy

Dicle

Kogacioglu

Sabanci University, Istanbul

Teresa

Heffernan

Saint Mary's University

Zae-Young

Ghon

Seaul National University

Hee-Eun

Lee

Seaul National University

Myungkoo

Kang

Seoul National University

Subir

Sinha

SOAS

Wendy

Willems

SOAS

Ivaylo

Ditchev

Sofia University

Kathleen A.

Bergin

South Texas College of Law

Tracy

McGaugh

South Texas College of Law

Chen

Pei-Jean

SRCS of Chiao-Tung Univ.

Wu

Pinhsien

SRCS of Chiao-Tung Univ.

Ayse

Temiz

State University of New York

Anu

Koivunen

Stocholm University

Altug

Akin

Stockholm University

Hyunjoon

Shin

Sungkonghoe Univ.

Mikyung

Park

SUNY at Buffalo

Hande

Kesgin

SUNY Stovy Brook

Ghassan

Hage

Sydney University

Catherina Ruyu

Zheng

Taiwan National University

Gulnara

Kuzibaeva

Tashkent University

Emek

Cayli

Teaching Ass.

Behnaz

Dowran

Tehran University

Bahareh

Jalalzadeh

Tehran University

Leen

D'Haeneris

The Catholic University of Leuven

Basak

Ertur

The New School

Martin

Roberts

The New School, New York

Yoshitaka

Mouri

Tokyo National University

Wang

Hui

Tsinghua Univ.

Antonia

Chao

Tunghai University

Tatiana

Rybs

UBC

Lisa

Taylor

UBC

Handel

Wright

UBC

Stephanie Jo

Kent

Umass-Amherst

Jung-yup

Lee

Umass-Amherst

Lisa

Lzum

Umman University

Sandra

Idrovo Carlier

Univ. Of La Sabana

John

Grech

Univ. Of Macquire

Niamh

Stephenson

Univ. of New South Wales

Kathleen

Dixon

Univ. Of North Dakota

Rashmi

Varma

Univ. of Warwick

Graham

Evans

Univ. Westminster

Sabrina

Rahman

Univeristy of California Berkley

Adam

Arvidsson

Univeristy of Copenhagen

Salvatore

Scifo

Univeristy of Westminster

Gregory

Lobo

Universidad de Los Andes

Adriano

Romero

Universidad de Los Andes

Brian

Elliot

University College Dublin

Andrew

Blake

University of Aberdeen

Goze

Dogu

University of Alberta

Ondine

Park

University of Alberta

Mickey

Vallee

University of Alberta

Bennet

Weber

University of Alberta

Maissa

Youseef

University of Alberta

Kumar

Parag

University of Allahabad

Melis

Behlül

University of Amsterdam

Sudeep

Dasgupta

University of Amsterdam

Jeroem

de Woet

University of Amsterdam

Nazan

Haydari

University of Amsterdam

Ayşecan

Kartal

University of Amsterdam

Donna

Hill

University of Arts, London

Thomas

Solomon

University of Bergen

Anouk

Lang

University of Birmingham

Maren

Hartmann

University of Bremen

Nico

Carpentier

University of Brussels

Luisa

Percopo

University of Cagliari

Ferruh

Yilmaz

University of California

Peter

Limbrick

University of California Santa Cruz

David

Crane

University of California, Santa Cruz

Olga

Lopez

University of Colombia

Zelia

Gregoriou

University of Cyprus

Maria

Hodjipavla

University of Cyprus

Krini

Kafiris

University of Cyprus

Andreas

Onoufrio

University of Cyprus

Roshini

Kempadoo

University of East London

Reina

Lewis

University of East London

Ashwani

Sharma

University of East London

Ramsey

Harris

University of Georgia

Glenn

Jordan

University of Glamorgan

Thomas

Düllo

University of Hamburg

Miia

Collanus

University of Helsinki

Yonca

Ermutlu

University of Helsinki

Inka

Moring

University of Helsinki

Melani

Budianta

University of Indonesia

Ozge

Girit

University of Iowa

Loren

Glass

University of Iowa

Vincent

Miller

University of Kent

Elisabeth

Niederer

University of Klagenfurt

Stefano

Harney

University of Leicester

Ana

Goncalves

University of Lisbon

Edia

Pinho

University of Lisbon

Jorge

Ramos do O

University of Lisbon

Gregor

Starc

University of Ljubliana

Marusa

Pusnik

University of Ljubliana

Ilija

Tomanic

University of Ljubliana

Ksenija

H.Vitmar

University of Ljubljana

Tanja

Thomas

University of Lueneburg

Ursula

Ganz-Blattler

University of Lugano

Garry

Whannel

University of Luton

Jason

Wilson

University of Luton

Chru

Heary

University of Melbourne

Jo

Littler

University of Middlesex

Gilbert

Rodman

University of Minnesota

Emine

Aksoy

University of MN

Seth

Mayotta

University of MN

Christoph

Jacke

University of Muener

Mark

Driscoll

University of North Carolina

Rivka Syd

Eisneer

University of North Carolina

Mark

Hayward

University of North Carolina

Josh

Smicker

University of North Carolina

Della

Pollock

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Motoko

Yabuki

University of Osaka

Boulou

De B'beri

University of Ottowa

Adricane

Shew

University of Pennsylvannia

Elizabeth

Stephens

University of Queensland

Louise

Tranekjaer

University of Roskilde

Gail

Hershatter

University of Santa Cruz

Mohammad

Rezaei

University of Science and Culture

Peter

Jacobson

University of Skovde                 
Alexander

Kiossev

University of Sofia

Stephanie

DeBoer

University of Southern California

Randi

Marselis

University of Southern Denmark

Nafiseh

Hamidi

University of Tahran

Mikko

Lehtonen

University of Tampere

Andrea

Conner

University of Technology

Devleena

Ghosh

University of Technology, Sydney

Mehdi

Faraji

University of Tehran

Sasan

Fatemi

University of Tehran

Abbas Varij

Kazemi

University of Tehran

Vahid

Shalchi

University of Tehran

Hyunjung

Lee

University of Texas at Austin

Stelios

Kraounakis

University of the Agean

Rosario

Radakovich

University of the Republic
Jalani A.

Niaah

University of the West Indies

Sonjah

Stanley Niaah

University of the West Indies

Catherine

Burwell

University of Toronto

Tomoko

Shimizu

University of Tsukaba

Marianne

Liljestrom

University of Turku

Elina

Valovirta

University of Turku

Tom

Cheesman

University of Wales

Bruce

Burgett

University of Washington

Karen

Levy

University of West India

Ien

Ang

University of Western Sydney

Greg

Nobel

University of Western Sydney

Winston

Mano

University of Westminster

Herman

Wasserman

Universty of Stellenbosch

Hillevi

Ganetz

Uppsala University

Jane

Arthurs

UWE

Maja

Stolte

Viadrina University

Geoff

Stahl

Victoria University of Wellington

Selmin

Kara

Wayne State Univ.

Patricia

Molloy

Wilfrid Laurier University

Dmitris

Agouridas

Yeditepe University

Özge

Ejder

Yeditepe University

Vanina

Kutelas

Yeditepe University

Deniz

Mumcuoğlu

Yeditepe University

Petra

Haolser-Özgüven

Yıldız Technical University

Hetmut

Klassen

York University

Bojana

Videkonic

York University

Gulbin

Firat

YTU