The Journal of the History of Ideas is pleased to announce the conference "Culture and the Politics of Identity in Modern Romania" to be held at the Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest, Romania May 27-30, 1998.

The multi-disciplinary symposium will focus on mentalities, cultural forms, institutions and the construction of identities. It brings together scholars from Romania, US, Europe, and Israel.

Please consult our webpage: http://www.pitt.edu/~identity for more detailed information on papers and participants.

If you have any questions please contact
Prof. Irina Livezeanu,Conference Organizer or
Susan Corbesero,Administrative Assistant,
identity@pitt.edu,
History Department,
3P01 Forbes Quad, University of Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA, 15260.
(tel:412-648-7451; fax: 412-648-9074).

You may also contact Prof. Sorin Antohi, Conference Co-organizer and Academic Pro-Rector, CEU, Budapest.His address is Central European University, Nador u.9, H-1051 Budapest,HUNGARY (tel: +327-3004; fax: +327-3005), email: Antohi.STAFF@CEU.HU,for further details.

You may also contact Prof. Sorin Antohi, Conference Co-organizer and Academic Pro-Rector, CEU, Budapest.His address is Central European University, Nador u.9, H-1051 Budapest,HUNGARY (tel: +327-3004; fax: +327-3005), email: Antohi.STAFF@CEU.HU,for further details.