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Conference: Water in the 21st Century
Date: March 27 - 29
Location: AVAYA Auditorium, ACES 2.302
The three-day conference, "The Cultural and Political Economies of Water in the 21st Century," will feature presentations from 20 international speakers, focusing on diverse aspects of the conference theme. Topics to be discussed are: the cultures of water; water in literature, film, and aesthetic production; the religious significance of water; water as a national cultural resource; conflicts over water: national and international; efforts by communities, NGOs and states to deal with water conflict and the conservation and renewal of water as a national resource; and water as a human right.
The conference is organized by five area studies centers in the College of Liberal Arts: the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies; Center for Mexican-American Studies; Center for Middle Eastern Studies; Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies; and South Asia Institute.
Additional support for the conference has been provided by other units on campus, including the Office of the Vice President for Research; Dean of Liberal Arts; Environmental Law Clinic; and Center for International Business Education and Research.
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