Topics

Topics to be discussed at the 2nd International Zap Basin Symposium;

Cultural Heritage in Zap Basin

City Architecture and Formation

Folklore

Dress

Means of Livelihood

Rituals such as Death, Birth, and Wedding

Culture of Belief

Dances, Anatolian Folk Dances (halays), and Shows

Children’s Plays

Cuisine and Diet Culture

Cultural Memory

Intangible Cultural Heritage

Traditional Handicrafts

Oral Tradition in Zap Basin

Oral History

Elements of Folk Literature

Language and Literature

Music and Rhythm

Folk poet

Culture of Dengbêjlik (A Kurdish Genre of Verbal Art)

Theatre-in-the-round

Theatre

Fairy Tales, Lullabies, Epics, Folk Stories, Riddles,and Chansonettes

Usages

Elements of Sufi Literature

Hagiographic

*Papers to be presented to the Symposium should involve the Zap Basin.

**The forementioned topics can be increased by the Symposium Science and Advisory Board within the scope of submitted papers.