The Camel Mini-Conference @ SOAS [May 2010]
THIS EVENT IS ARCHIVED
Various Speakers
Date: 26 May 2010Time: 1:30 PM
Finishes: 26 May 2010Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre
Type of Event: Conference
Camel Conference Video
A Half-Day Conference to be held in London on 26 May 2010
To launch a 12-month period of activity leading to the May 2011 Camel Conference @ SOAS there will be a one-day mini-conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies examining, documenting and celebrating camel cultures from around the world.
Speakers:
- John Hare [Wild Camel Protection Foundation]: The Wild Bactrian Camel: A critically endangered species;
- Stefan Sperl [SOAS]: Images of the Camel in Arabic Poetry
- Sally Wren [ZSL]: London Zoo's 'Edge' Project
- Adel Aulaqi [SOAS]: Remembering Camels
- Ed Emery [SOAS]: A Documentation of World Camel Cultures: Country situation reports
Chair: William Gervase Clarence-Smith [SOAS], Professor of the Economic History of Asia and Africa
Admission: Free and open to members of the public.
Registration: If you wish to attend, please send an e-mail to camelconference@soas.ac.uk
Website: www.soas.ac.uk/camelconference
Organiser: Ed Emery
Contact email: camelconference@soas.ac.uk