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2nd International Conference of Mediterranean Worlds: The Mediterranean of the Myths, the Myths of the Mediterranean Istanbul, Turkey, June 3-6, 2010 Call for Papers The conference organisers seek thought-provoking papers exploring the mythological, symbolic and ideational peculiarities of the 'Mediterranean world' across these different historical periods. We invite participation in an interdisciplinary conference, revolving around the following themes: Byzantium and the Mediterranean: Myth or reality? The Mediterranean as the “Ottoman Territorial Sea”: Myth or Reality? The Ottomans in the Mediterranean: Violent Encounters vs Peaceful Interactions The Contestation of Identities: Gender, sexual, ethnic, regional Memory and Dream: Writing, reading, imaging, tuning the Mediterranean Myth Mapping the Mediterranean: Soft centres and shifting borders Archaeological readings: Urban and suburban Legends within the Mediterranean 'Poliad' vocation Childhood Memories Italy and the Eastern Mediterranean