Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Marmara University

 

INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TURKISH CULTURE:

 

"DISASTER"

 

The evolving landscape of global and domestic affairs prompts a scholarly inquiry into the multifaceted implications of disasters. Against this backdrop, there arises a pressing need to engage in critical discourse surrounding the knowledge domain of social scientists on disasters, to scrutinize existing literature, identify lacunae, and share contemporary field research insights with domain experts. The International Symposium on Social Sciences and Turkish Culture provides a platform to deliberate on the role and efficacy of social sciences in addressing and mitigating the impact of disasters.

This symposium, meticulously curated for this purpose, offers a comprehensive framework for examining disasters through the lens of fundamental social science disciplines such as history, sociology, psychology, literature, economics, and administration.

Prospective contributors are invited to submit their abstracts by March 31, 2024, for consideration. While the thematic scope is delineated below, submissions exploring related themes within the broader ambit of social sciences are also encouraged, provided they align with the overarching theme of the symposium. Submissions (click for the abstract submission form) should be sent to sobiturk@marmara.edu.tr in either Turkish or English. Participation in the symposium is available both in-person and online.

Symposium Topics:

• • Disaster Terminology
  • Natural Disasters
  • Human-caused Disasters
  • Emergency and Disaster Management
  • History and Historiography of Disasters in Turkey and Worldwide
  • Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
  • Disaster in Constitutional and Legal Frameworks
  • Development Plans and Disaster
  • Civil Protection, Organization, and Disaster
  • Emergency Health Services and Disaster Medicine
  • Disaster Education
  • Preservation of Cultural Heritage amidst Disasters
  • Literature and Disaster
  • Faith and Disaster
  • Narrative and Disaster (myths, legends, tales, memorates, etc.)
  • Art and Disaster
  • Media, Cinema, and Disaster
  • National Identity and Disaster
  • Psychology and Disaster
  • Memory, Memorialization, and Disaster
  • Emotions and Disaster
  • Organisms and Disasters
  • Interpreters-In-Aid at Disasters
  • Disaster, Migration, and Adaptation
  • Disaster Sociology
  • Geography and Disaster

 

We welcome scholarly contributions that delve into these themes and beyond, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and advancing our collective understanding of the complexities surrounding disasters.