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International Transcultura Conference "Playing by the Rules of the Game - Jouer selon les règles du jeu"

10 to 14 July 2006
Merzig (Germany)

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Please note that the conference will be interpreted in German, English and French.

 

Monday, 10 July 2006

Schloss Fellenberg, Torstraße 45a, Merzig

Time

Topic

Speaker

18:00 - 21:00

Conference Opening

By Invitation Only

 

 

Welcoming Adresses

 

Prof. Dr. M. Ghosh-Schellhorn (Saarland University)

Dr. A. Lauer (Mayor of Merzig)

Dr. S. Reichrath (Vice Minister for Culture and Education)

Prof. Dr. M. Herrmann (Vice President of Saarland University)

 

Plenary Speech

 

Prof. Dr. Alain le Pichon (Université Paris 8)

 

Keynote Speech

Prof. Dr. Huang Ping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Bejing) (Guest of Honour)

 

Plenary Speech

Prof. Dr. Balveer Arora (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi)

 

Closing Speech

Prof. Dr. M. Herberger (Saarland University)

 

Tuesday, 11 July 2006

City Hall, Brauerstraße 5, Merzig



Time

Topic

Speaker

09:15 - 09:30

Registration and Opening Formalities

 

Session Ia

09:30 - 10:00

"The Spirit and Outcome of Games: The Role of Flexibility and the Interpretation of Rules"

Moderation: Herberger

G. Prabhu-Gaunkar (Mumbai)

10:00 - 10:30

"Sports Rules and Field of Play Decisions: Can the Fairness Principle be Applied?"

Klaus Vieweg (Erlangen)

10:30 - 10:45

Coffee / Tea

Session Ib

10:45 - 11:15

"Le jeu dans la guerre: rôle la parole dans les situations de conflit à travers un exemple ouest-africain"

Moderation: Herberger

Moussa Sow (Bamako)

11:15 - 11:45

"La règle: marqueur d'identité?

Patrick Deshayes (Paris)

11:45 - 12:15

Transcultura Response Panel

Balveer Arora

Tinka Reichmann

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session IIa

14:30 - 15:00

"Basic Unit and a Main Point for Rule Settings: A Chinese Sociologist's Perspective"

Moderation: Mergenthal

Huang Ping (Bejing)

15:00 - 15:30

"Die Fairness im Sport als Rechtsproblem"

Carsten Momsen (Saarbrücken)

15:30 - 15:45

Tea / Coffee

Session IIb

15:45 - 16:15

"Where Rules are Laws: On the Laws of Rugby"

Moderation: Mergenthal

Roland Marti (Saarbrücken)

16:15 - 16:45

"Rules of the Game in the Political Arena: The Concept of Dharma or Duty"

Balveer Arora (New Delhi)

16:45 - 17:15

Transcultura Response Panel

Maximilian Herberger

Moussa Sow

 

Wednesday, 12 July 2006

Sparkasse Merzig, Schankstraße 7, Merzig

"The Rules of the Game: Should Rules of Sport be considered as Rules of Law?"

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:15 - 09:30

Registration

 

Transcultura Youth Programme

09:30 - 10:40

Opening Address and Discussion with School Pupils about Transcultural Issues in Schools

Susanne Reichrath

10:40 - 11:15

Tea / Coffee

Transcultura Youth Programme

11:15 - 13:00

"Bend it like Beckham in Transcultural Perspective" Commentary: Silvia Mergenthal (Constance)

Martina Ghosh-Schellhorn (Saarbrücken)

13:00 - 14:00

Snacks

Session IIIa

14:00 - 14:30

"The Original Game"

Moderation: Berndt

Zhao Tingyang (Bejing)

14:30 - 15:00

"Playing by the Rules of Changing Game: Hockey and Canadian Society"

Paul Morris (Saarbrücken)

15:00 - 15:15

Tea / Coffee

Session IIIb

15:15 - 15:45

"Upff, Yellow Card, Surely" - English Football Fans Watching the World Cup on TV"

Moderation: Berndt

Cornelia Gerhardt (Saarbrücken)

15:45 - 16:15

Maximilian Herberger (Saarbrücken)

16:15 - 16:45

Transcultura Response Panel

G. Prabhu-Gaunkar

Patrick Deshayes

18:00 - 21:00

Boat Trip

 

Thursday, 13 July 2006

City Hall, Brauerstraße 5, Merzig

Time

Topic

Speaker

09:45 - 10:00

Registration

 

Session IVa

10:00 - 10:30

"Caillois Revisited: Towards a General Theory of Games and Rules?"

Moderation: Marti

Hans-Joachim Backe (Saarbrücken)

10:30 - 11:00

"Spielregeln in Presseinterviews. Ein interkultureller Vergleich"

Laura Sergo (Saarbrücken)

11:00 - 11:15

Tea / Coffee

Session IVb

11:15 - 11:45

"Border Games: Migrant Media in Transcultural Perspective"

Moderation: Marti

Soenke Zehle (Saarbrücken)

11:45 - 12:15

"Le labyrinthe des mathématiques: en sortir ou y entrer?"

Bernard Randé (Paris)

12:15 - 12:45

Transcultura Response Panel

Moussa Sow

Tinka Reichmann

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session Va

14:30 - 15:00

"The Rules of Capoeira"

Moderation: Zehle

Tinka Reichmann (Saarbrücken)

15:00 - 15:30

"Pok ta pok: The Reinvention of a Mesoamerican Game"

Monika Wehrheim / Elmar Schmidt (Saarbrücken)

15:30 - 15:45

Tea / Coffee

Session Vb

15:45 - 16:15

"Le jeu - une perspective européenne"

Moderation: Zehle

François Nizéry (Brussels)

16:15 - 16:45

"Indian Idol: The Making and Marketing of the Male Sports Hero/Model in India"

Brinda Bose (New Delhi)

16:45 - 17:15

Transcultura Response Panel

Maximilian Herberger

Bernard Randé

 

Friday, 14 July 2006

City Hall, Brauerstraße 5, Merzig

Time

Topic

Speaker

08:30 - 08:45

Registration

 

Session VIa

08:45 - 09:15

"From Capoeira to Oril ('African Chess'): Ethnic Elements in Brazilian Public Education"

Moderation: von der Mühlen

Sonia Santos (Rio de Janeiro)

09:15 - 09:45

"Karate in Ancient Peru"

Agustín Seguí (Saarbrücken)

09:45 - 10:00

Tea / Coffee

Session VIb

10:00 - 10:30

"Ethik im olympischen Sport" (mp3)

Moderation: von der Mühlen

Klaus Steinbach (Weiskirchen)

10:30 - 11:00

"Fair Play - Rechtsprinzip oder Anachronismus?" (mp3)

Peter Müller (Saarbrücken)

11:00 - 12:00

Transcultura Response Panel

Moussa Sow

Bernard Randé

Martina Ghosh-Schellhorn

Zhao Tingyang

Maximilian Herberger

12:00 - 13:00

Closing Session

last update: 14 July 2006