The Sixth Conference of the School of Mamlūk Studies will be held at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan, on June 15-17, 2019.
The schedule is available here.
Panel discussions include:
- Mamluk Scholarship and the Transmission of Knowledge
- Versatile Approach to the Diplomatic Dialogue: Levels and Strategies of Interchange in the Mamluk Diplomacy
- Mobility of Ideas, Individuals and Goods in the Mamluk Period
- Mamluk Cairo: Urban Fabric, Building Typology, and Architectural Detail
- Intellectual Activities Across the Regions in the Mamluk Period
- Irrigation, Landscapes, and Environment: Towards a History of Mamluk Agriculture
- Mamluk Material Culture in Cross-Cultural Perspective
- Mamluks and Asia: Views from the East
- Approaching Mamlūk Historiography: Narratologically, Literarily, Computationally
Final deadline for registration is April 30, 2019. Registration must be done online: https://goo.gl/forms/n0AiqSihzYNkTun03The conference registration fee is ¥7,000 for both participants and attendees. If you would like to attend the farewell dinner on Monday, June 17, the cost is ¥6,000. Those who register through the above website will receive an email invoice from PayPal in early March. The deadline for payment is April 30, 2019.