6th Annual Association of Adaptation Studies Conference, Yeni Yüzy?l University, ?stanbul, Turkey
29-30 September 2011
THIS CONFERENCE HAS NOW ENDED. HOWEVER WE ARE KEEPING THE INFORMATION ON LINE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING LINKS TO SOME OF THE PAPERS DELIVERED AT THE CONFERENCE
In recent years there have been movements to establish what might be described as ?the new Silk Road,? which will help improve trade routes between countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. In October 2010 the Turkish and Chinese governments signed a new accord, establishing a framework for this new ?Silk Road? to be established. The significance of the Silk Road also extends to the cultural sphere: since 2007 the Turkish city of Bursa has hosted the Silk Road film festival, dedicated to showing short films and documentaries as well as feature films from countries once involved in trade on the Silk Road.
The topic of this year's Association of Adaptation Studies conference looked at adaptation as a site for cultural exchange, reflecting the importance of trading activities along the Silk Road as sites for the transmission not just of goods but of ideas and cultures.
