A Question of Culture? Europe and Islam

The British Academy in partnership with Queen's University, Belfast

Chairman: Professor Adam Kuper, FBA, Brunel University  

Queen's University Great Hall

Monday 7 March 2005
5.30-7.30pm

Culture seems to explain everything at the moment, the way gender once did, or, before that, class, or, a long time ago, race, or, even longer ago, destiny. A decade ago, Samuel Huntington warned that, in future, 'The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural.' According to one commentator after another, celebratory or indignant, every European country is multicultural. Is immigration policy a matter of dealing with cultural difference? Today, these debates are at their most acute as European countries shape policies on 'Muslim' minorities, and confront the intricate crises of the Middle East, and the challenge of terrorism.

This event will take the form of a panel discussion between Professor Adam Kuper, FBA (Brunel University), Professor Fred Halliday, FBA (London School of Economics), and Professor Jytte Klausen (Brandeis University, USA).

Location
Queen's University Great Hall is situated in the Lanyon Building, which is the main university building on University Road, Belfast BT7.  The entrance to the Great Hall will be signposted on the evening.   Car parking is available in the general area of Queen's, and it may be possible to accommodate some limited parking on the main campus.

For further information about this event, please contact Deirdre McCrory, Faculty of Humanities, Queen's University Belfast (d.mccrory@qub.ac.uk), telephone: 028 9097 5112

This panel discussion was first held at the British Academy on 3 March 2004: further information