Welcome Address: Ilse Fischer, Salzburg

Europe – united in diversity. Current challenges in the neighbourhood and enlargement policies
Johannes Hahn, Brüssel/Wien

„Syrakus“, nach Gedichten von Durs Grünbein, Regie: Klaus Wyborny, Deutschland 2012
Durs Grünbein, Schriftsteller, Übersetzer, Berlin/Rom

Moderation: Hedwig Kainberger, Salzburg

Al-Andalus and the integration of cultures. A glimmer of hope in the history of xenophobia
Erhard Oeser, Wissenschaftstheoretiker, Wien

The power of imagination. Islamophobia as an example of the imagined ‘other’ Europe
Farid Hafez, Politikwissenschaftler, Salzburg

Violence, Terror, and the Universal
Giuseppe Tassone, Philosoph, Beirut

The foreign on target. Occidentalisms in oriental art
Schoole Mostafawy, Kuratorin, Karlsruhe

12.30 – Coffee break

Moderation: Michael Krüger, München

Things will have to change in Sicily after all if we want them to stay as they are
Inge Feltrinelli, Verlegerin, Mailand, im Gespräch mit Michael Krüger

Fascinating foreignness. Approaches to Arabic poetry
Ilma Rakusa, Schriftstellerin, Übersetzerin, Zürich

La poésie arabe et sa sensibilité de l’ouvert
Mohammed Bennis, Dichter, Mohammedia

A stranger comes to town. What european literature has taught us about tolerance
Amanda Michalopoulou, Schriftstellerin, Athen

Poets in residence
Paolo di Paolo, Schriftsteller, Rom
Alessandro Mari, Schriftsteller, Mailand

15.00 – Lunch

Moderation: Hedwig Kainberger, Salzburg

The Eros of the South. On travelling and the cardinal directions
Dieter Richter, Germanist, Bremen

Vicarious explorations. Hermann von Riedesel’s travelogues for Winckelmann
Norbert Miller, Literatur- und Kunstwissenschaftler, Berlin

Why we escape and are never at home
Ahmad Milad Karimi, Islamwissenschaftler, Flüchtling, Kabul/Münster

Walking fatherland. Opinions of a world wanderer
Najem Wali, Schriftsteller, Basra/Berlin

20.00 Uhr Dinner in the garden of Villa Politi

Moderation: Carl Philip von Maldeghem, Salzburg

From Originality to Origins: Orientalism in music as a paradigm shift. Musical images and imaginations of the ‘Orient’ from 1800 to the present day
Nadejda Lebedeva, Musikwissenschaftlerin, Zürich

„L’amour de loin“ – La musique, l’Orient et l’essence de l’amour
Alain Patrick Olivier, Philosoph, Dramaturg, Nantes

Soundscapes of Orient and Occident – Creating music as interaction between the Arabic and European cultures
Hossam Mahmoud, Komponist, Kairo/Salzburg

Birth of an Anthem. The Soundtrack of Jihad
Alex Marshall, Musikjournalist, London

Moderation: Margarethe Lasinger, Salzburg

Aniconism, iconoclasm and image politics
Dorna Safaian, Kunst- und Medienwissenschaftlerin, Berlin/Siegen

Female images 1: Feminism and Islam. The suffering in and about Muslim parallel societies
Seyran Ateş, Anwältin, Frauenrechtlerin, Istanbul/Berlin

L’image des femmes 2: Mouvement civil et la société des femmes. Les droits des femmes en Afrique du Nord
Rabéa Naciri, Frauenrechtlerin, Rabat

The political and social implications of Muslim modest fashion
Reina Lewis, Kulturwissenschaftlerin, London

War of images – how the media estrange our neighbours from us
Abdelasiem El Difraoui, Politologe, Autor, Köln

13.00 – Snack

Moderation: Francesco Motta, Syrakus

Lo scrigno dei sapori di Sicilia: prodotti e cibi da tutelare e valorizzare / A casket of Sicilian flavors: products and foods to preserve and enhance
Carmelo Maiorca, Journalist, Vice President Slow Food, Syrakus

I limoni in Sicilia, da delizioso ornamento a produzione agraria da difendere / Lemons in Sicily, from delightful ornament up to important crop to be preserved
Francesco Sottile, Agrarwissenschaftler, Pomologe, Palermo

La cucina siciliana tra curtigghio confini e orizzonti / The Sicilian cuisine between “curtigghio”, edges and horizons
Maria Teresa di Marco, Autorin, Foodbloggerin, Rom/Barcelona

15.30 Coffee break

The Greek theatre in Syracuse and the Ear of Dionysius at the Parco Archeologico

20.00 Festa dei sapori, Villa Christiane Reimann

Moderation: Reinhard Johler, Tübingen

In search of a home in Europe. Present points of reference
Reinhard Johler, Kulturanthropologe, Tübingen

Harmony in diversity. Building opportunity into migrants’ paths from North Africa and the Middle East
Carmela Godeau, IOM Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Kairo

How to find a home in a foreign land? From arrival city to successful integration
Doug Saunders, Journalist, Autor, Toronto/London

Are there foreigners in the world society? On the theory of socio-cultural diversity
Rudolf Stichweh, Soziologe, Bonn/Luzern

12.00 Lunch

Moderation: Hedwig Kainberger, Salzburg

Turkey and the ‘other’ Europe: illusion and disappointment of a mutual fantasy
Bülent Küçük, Soziologe, Bosporus-Universität Istanbul

Sketches on the fate of democracy in the western Balkans. From the painful centre of Europe to (pseudo-)normality and new crisis-laden topicality
Vedran Dzihic, Politikwissenschaftler, Wien

Eurafrica or, Why Europe Failed its “Essential Task”
Wolf Lepenies, Soziologe, Wissenschaftspolitiker, Berlin

Europe knows too little of itself – Europe’s future?
Johannes Hahn, Brüssel/Wien

Afterwards
Final Panel Discussion
Mit den TeilnehmerInnen sowie Erasmus-StudentInnen der Universität Catania
Leitung: Michael Rainer, Rechtswissenschaftler, Salzburg

20.00 Arrivederci Siracusa! Pasta, Dolci & Co