Archive for 2016
- November 08, 2016
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.CFP: “Asian Perspectives of the Mediterranean Studies: exchange and dialogue” (11 March: Busan, South Korea)
The Asian Federation of Mediterranean Studies Institutes (AFOMEDI) is pleased to announce the launching of its first conference, which will be held on the 11 March 2017 at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studie
http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e1ae5bef9757e58afec01a89a&id=b9fe57ad9a&e=97c9058ecf
2. British Library/The Met: Jerusalem 1000-1400: Four Gospels in Arabic
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2016/Jerusalem
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRAVEL GRANTS FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS
Spatial Thought in Islamicate Societies, 1000–1600: The Politics of Genre, Image, and Text
As a complement to the closed call for papers to the conference on “Spatial Thought in Islamicate Societies, 1000–1600,” the convenors invite young scholars to apply for up to four travel grants.
Candidates will ideally be pursuing a research project concerning a subject of direct relevance to the conference theme. Also, work on the project, presumably on the level of a doctoral dissertation, will have advanced beyond the initial steps of planning so that the candidate already has a presentable command of sources, state of the art, methodical approach, and hypothesis. Projects may be situated in the fields of Islamic, Persian, or Ottoman Studies, the Study of the Christian Orient, the History of Geography, the History of Cartography, or any other discipline that addresses primary sources of the Islamicate world with a focus on, or close to, the period 1000–1600 CE.
Successful candidates will be invited to attend the conference, actively participate in panel discussions, and present a poster on their research project including a five-minute introduction during a poster session. We expect to be able to cover expenses for international or domestic travel to Tübingen and accommodation on 30 March through 1 April 2017.
Eligible candidates are requested to submit a statement of intent along with a project description of at most 1000 words, a CV, and a letter of recommendation to spatial-thought@aoi.uni-tuebingen.de.
Please submit these no later than 15 December 2016. We also ask that all recipients of this call look out for eligible candidates
Kurt Franz, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Zayde Antrim, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
Jean-Charles Ducène, École pratique des hautes études, Paris
http://www.spatial-thought.uni-tuebingen.de
spatial-thought@aoi.uni-tuebingen.de
4. Academic Workshop: “Diasporas and Transitional Justice: Local, National, and Global Dimensions” prior to ISA Baltimore, 21 February 2017, and Warwick University, 3 April 2017
The workshop aims to explore the comparative dimension of diaspora mobilizations for a wide range of transitional justice processes, and to analyze how diasporas’ embeddedness in different global locations impacts on such mobilizations in local, national, and global politics. We are looking for papers from different world regions, including the Middle East.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 November 2016. Information: www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/researchcentres/cpd/diasporas/news/erc_diasporas_and_transitional_justice_workshop_advertizement.pdf
5. International Conference: “Religion and the State”, Tunis, 24-25 March 2017
The Arab Association of Constitutional Law with the support of Harvard Law School’s “Islamic Legal Studies Program” will hold this conference. Panels will focus on Islam and the State, Islamic Constitutionalism, and Islam and Social Cohesion.
Submission deadline: 18 November 2016. Information: www.constitutionnet.org/event/call-papers-international-conference-religion-and-state
6. Annual International Graduate Student Conference: “Interdisciplinary Research in Arabic and Islamic Studies”, Yerevan State University, 28-29 June 2017
Research papers are accepted on all aspects of Arabic and Islamic studies: Islamic Studies (History, religion, politics) – Arabic Literature and Linguistics -History of Arabic countries – Intercultural dialogue, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 March 2017. Contact: graduateconferenceysu@gmail.com
7. Research Position in Modern and Contemporary History of Iran, Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Praha
The research focus implies history of pre-1979 Iran (i.e. from the early 16th century). The candidates must hold a PhD degree in a relevant field and a working knowledge of Persian language. The duration of the position is 3 years with the possibility of extension.
Deadline for application: 23 January 2017. Contact: mailto:zouplna@orient.cas.cz. Information: www.orient.cas.cz/lide/kariera.html
8. Call for papers:
Turning the Page: New Directions in South Asian Book History
A two-day workshop at the University of Chicago Center in Delhi.
March 9-10, 2017
In March 2017, the University of Chicago Center in Delhi will host a two-day workshop on South Asian book history organized jointly by members of the Dept. of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, and Prof. Abhijit Gupta, Dept. of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. We invite early career scholars and researchers based in South Asia, as well as South Asian doctoral students currently completing their PhDs to submit proposals for the workshop. A presentation may be on any aspect of book history, from any period and in any language, as long as it pertains to the region of South Asia. Presentations that connect the book history of South Asia to other geographical and cultural regions are also encouraged.
Over the past two decades, book history and print culture studies has become established as one of the most productive and dynamic fields of research within South Asian Studies, mirroring the rise of the History of the Book as a discipline in the global academy. South Asian book history has helped shape debates about the nature of the book, manuscript and print cultures, and the histories of writing and reading not only in the Indian subcontinent but also with regard to other regions and cultures. This workshop will bring together young researchers and established scholars working in both pre-modern and modern book history to share their work, assess the state of the discipline, and plot a course for future cooperative projects.
Format:
This two-day workshop will provide an opportunity for scholars to present their work and receive feedback from other participants. Individual presentations will last 30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes for discussion. Renowned South Asian bibliographer and book historian Graham Shaw will give the keynote address on the evening of March 9th. Presenting participants will receive domestic round-trip travel and two nights of accommodation in Delhi, as well as meals for the duration of the conference.
Proposals:
Proposals should be submitted no later than 25th November 2016, and should include:
1) An abstract of no more than 500 words outlining your research presentation.
2) A current curriculum vitae.
3) A completed contact information form, available at the end of this document or at: http://home.uchicago.edu/~twwilliams/tww_uchicago/cfp_turning_page.pdf
Please email these materials to Ishani Palandurkar at ishanip@uchicago.edu with “Turning the Page Proposal” in the subject line.
Proposals may also be sent via mail to the following address:
University of Chicago Center
Attn: Ishani Palandurkar
DLF Capitol Point
Baba Kharak Singh Marg
New Delhi, India 110001
9. Symposium Worlding Iran: Contemporary Iranian Culture and the World
School of Arts and Media, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
8-9 December 2016
Organizers: Dr Michelle Langford and Dr Laetitia Nanquette
For centuries Iran stood at the crossroads of civilizations and was a pivotal site for the exchange of cultures. However, the contemporary focus on its politics tends to obfuscate how Iran continues to contribute to the global circulation of ideas and cultural products. The success of Iranian cinema globally is a key example reminding us of the connectedness of Iranian culture to the world. This symposium will study how Iranian local/global culture dynamically exchanges with the world.
Enquiries and free registration: worlding.iran@unsw.edu
More details about the symposium as well as the full program of the symposium can be found here: https://sam.arts.unsw.edu.au/events/call-for-papers-worlding-iran-contemporary-iranian-culture-and-the-world/
This event is supported by UNSW International Distinguished Visitor Scheme and a School of Arts and Media Research Grant
10. CfP: The Origins of the Islamic State: Sovereignty and Power in the Middle Ages
February 16th-17th 2017, University College London
Deadline for abstracts: December 4th 2016.
Organiser: Corisande Fenwick (UCL)
The medieval roots of the Islamic state have never been more relevant or misunderstood. Early Islamic history is used to bolster Daesh propaganda of establishing a new caliphate as well as to justify the imposition of strict Sharia law, the oppression and genocide of religious minorities, and the destruction of Islamic (and pre-Islamic) heritage at an unprecedented rate. In turn, Daesh and other Wahhabi and Salafi groups are often critiqued as medieval in their methods and stance. These developments pose significant challenges for scholars of the early Islamic world.
A two-day colloquium hosted by the UCL Institute of Archaeology and generously funded by the British Academy under its Rising Star Engagement Award scheme seeks to bring together historians, archaeologists and art historians to discuss and debate the emergence and development of the earliest Islamic states and the nature of Muslim sovereignty between 600-1000CE, and to open up discussions about how to challenge static and simplistic notions of Islamic statehood outside the academy. The focus is global and comparative and papers are invited from across the early Islamic world – the Middle East, Islamic West, Central Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and beyond – that consider these issues. The aim is to explore the problem of the early Islamic state from these different disciplinary and regional perspectives and open up a range of ways looking at power and politics in the Islamic context..
Papers of ca. 20 minutes in length are invited on the following themes:
- Theoretical and methodological approaches to Islamic states
- Discourse, authority and legitimization in different media (documentary, epigraphy, architecture, art, numismatics etc.)
- Muslim sovereignty and rulership
- The workings of the early caliphate and Islamic states
- The use and abuse of early Islamic history today
Funding is available to support the travel and accommodation costs of early career scholars from the UK and overseas (defined as being within 10 years of award of PhD or advanced postgraduates) who work on the history, archaeology or art history of the early Islamic world. Scholars funded through this scheme will also attend a workshop before the conference “Researching the Islamic State: New Challenges and New Opportunities”.
Abstracts of 200-250 words should be sent to Corisande Fenwick (c.fenwick@ucl.ac.uk) by Sunday, 4 December 2016. Presenters will be informed by Friday December 9th, 2016.
- November 08, 2016
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Shii News – Course on Shi’ism (Iran, March, 2017)
4th 10-DAY Course ON Shi’a Islamic Studies (IRAN, MARCH 2017)
The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) is pleased to offer the 4th short-term course on Shi’a Islamic Studies to be held March 4-14, 2017.
This 10-Day English program focuses on Shi’a Islamic beliefs and practices, as well as Shiite authority, rituals and ceremonies in the contemporary Iran. The program includes guided visits to the local and cultural sites of the capital of Iran (Tehran) and three important cities of Qom, Mashhad and Isfahan in order to provide a view of day-to-day life in Iran. All faculty, students and researchers in related fields are invited to apply.
The regular course fee is $1450 including all local costs (accommodation, transportation, meals, insurance, airport transfer, course certificate, etc.). The early birds discount and some limited scholarships are available to qualified applicants.
The University of Religions and Denominations takes care of the applicants’ visas. However, the international flights and the visa costs will be on participants.
You will find more information in our website at http://shiacourse.urd.ac.ir. Please don’t hesitate to email us via shiacourses@gmail.com with any questions.
- November 07, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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- November 07, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Protest Shia Killings in Karachi (Los Angeles, 4.11.16)
PROTEST – Regarding Recent Shia Killings in Karachi
See The Independent story on this event.
- November 04, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘In the Presence of the Sublime Qur’an’
In the Presence of the Sublime Qur’an: A Commentary on Part 30 (Chapters 78-114)
The volume comprises a commentary on 37 short chapters (chapters 78-114) found at the end of the Qur’an along with chapter 1 (al-Fatihah). The author’s fresh and innovative approach, characterized by an easy-to-understand and non-polemical style empowers all readers, not just a privileged class of experts or specialists, to “operationalize” the Qur’an by making it meaningful and relevant within his or her own time and cultural framework and consequently develop a close relationship with it as a Book of Guidance (Hidayah). As such, his commentary seeks to at least partially address the lamentation of Ali Shariati: “The ‘prayer book’ was brought from the graveyard into the city while the Holy Quran was taken away from the citizens in the city and given to those at the graveyard who read for the souls of the dead.”
Praise for the Book:
“The Qur’anic commentary of Abdolali Bazargan provides an important example of contemporary Muslim thinking about the sacred text, well informed by tradition but original in its approach. Rich in moral reflection, and deeply informed by the internal connections within the Qur’an, this interpretation is a valuable resource for any serious student of the Qur’an.”
Professor Carl W. Ernst
William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“A masterly exposition of the short chapters of the Qur’an for a modern audience in an easily understandable language.”
Professor Abdullah Saeed, AM FAHA
Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies
Director, National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies
Asia Institute
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Australia
- November 03, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Canon to critique: the future of Islamic education
(Bradford, UK)
Saturday 19 November | 11.00–13.00
Book now >
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canon-to-critique-the-future-of-islamic-education-tickets-27751101291
For at least a decade there has been a growing movement of young British Muslims who choose to travel abroad to study at religious seminaries (madrasas). However, the madrasa system is controversial: on one hand, it is perceived in the West as a conduit of extremism and, on the other, as an institution lacking pedagogic criticality. In a lecture by Dr Tajul Islam (University of Leeds), followed by a dialogue between Dr Islam and Dr Mustapha Sheikh (University of Leeds), probing questions will be asked about the classical madrasa model, the problems associated with non-critical engagement with canonical texts in pedagogic settings, and ways of approaching texts from a position of both critical engagement and sensitivity/respect. An academic discussion of this kind within the setting of a mosque makes for a unique opportunity not to be missed. There will also be an opportunity for audience participation following the presentation and conversation.
Free Admission | Booking required
This event is part of University of Leeds’ series Journeys of hope and fear
Event enquiries: M.Sheikh@leeds.ac.uk
Led by: University of Leeds
In partnership with: Bait ul Aman Mosque Committee
www.beinghumanfestival.org/event/canon-to-critique-the-future-of-islamic-education
2. Conference: “Does Religion Make a Difference? Discourses and Activities of Religious NGOs in Development”, Faculty of Theology, University of Basel, 9-11 November 2016
This conference explores the particularities of religious NGOs participating in international development cooperation. The conference is open to the public and the entrance is free of charge.
Program and information: https://theolrel.unibas.ch/fileadmin/theorel/redaktion/Veranstaltungen/ZRWP-Tagung_Nov_16_WEB.pdf
3. Ninth Biennial Conference: “The Qur’an: Text, Society and Culture”, Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS, London, 10-12 November 2016
The conference series seeks to provide a forum for investigating the basic question: how is the Qur’anic text read and interpreted? Our objective is to encompass a global vision of current research trends, and to stimulate discussion, debate, and research on all aspects of the Qur’anic text and its interpretation and translation.
Program and information: http://www.soas.ac.uk/quran-2016/
4. Teaching Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies, King’s College, London
This is a full-time post offered on a fixed term contract for 9 months. It will provide teaching cover from January 2017 to September 2017.
Closing date: 24 November 2016. Information: michael.r.kerr@kcl.ac.uk
5. Assistant Professor in Modern Middle Eastern History, Central Connecticut State University
PhD or ABD with completion date within one year required. Must have completed or be actively enrolled in a PhD program in Modern Middle East history or studies. Proficiency in a language such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish required.
Deadline for application: 31 December 2016. Information: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=53922
6. Semester-long Fellowships in Support of Arab-Region Social Science in Fall 2017, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Applications are invited from social scientists affiliated with universities in the Arab world. Early-career scholars, including advanced doctoral candidates or faculty members within five years of their Ph.D., may be given preference.
Deadline for application: 4 January 2017. Information: http://mideast.unc.edu/jobs/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-carnegie-fellowships-in-support-of-arab-region-social-science/
7. Contributions pour numéro MIDÉO 33 (2018) « Théologie musulmane des religions »
Le MIDÉO 33 (2018) accueille la publication d’articles ou d’éditions de texte qui permettent de contribuer à la mise en perspective d’une théologie musulmane des religions.
Date limite pour l’envoi des résumés : 1 avril 2017. Information: www.ideo-cairo.org/fr/2016/07/theologie-musulmane-des-religions/
8. CFP – Before Orientalism: The “images” of Islam, 15th-17th c. (Madrid, 18-19 May 17)
9. University of California, Riverside – Assistant Professor in Art and Material Culture of the Islamic World
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54054
Macalester College (Minnesota, U.S.) – Assistant Professor- Ancient/Medieval with Islamic Art sub-specialty
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54059
- November 02, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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- November 01, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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- November 01, 2016
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.On November 4th-5th, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park will host the “Manuscripts in the Digital Age Workshop,” which is co-sponsored by Tufts University’s Perseids Project, UMD’s Arts and Humanities Center for Synergy, UMD’s School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC), and Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science).
It will bring together researchers, curators, librarians, and technical specialists from the Perseus Digital Library, Library of Congress, Digital Latin Library, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (UPenn), Freer & Sackler Galleries, and Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities to discuss the technical challenges for the creation of an integrated online “manuscript workspace.”
The technical participants in this workshop want to better understand the needs and types of functionality that scholars, students, citizen scientists, and those working in the GLAM sector would ideally like to see in such a workspace. For this reason, we are asking any of you who work on manuscripts to consider taking this very brief questionnaire (http://kentstate.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9F8TmPXVOAZ1GHH) s about what types of features and functionality you would like to see developed for digital manuscript studies: http://kentstate.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9F8TmPXVOAZ1GHH
Sincerely,
Bridget Almas, Perseids Project, Tufts University
Emad Khazraee, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University
Matthew Thomas Miller, Roshan Institute for Persian Studies, University of Maryland
Joshua Westgard, University of Maryland Libraries
Matthew Thomas Miller, Ph.D.
Roshan Institute Research Fellow
Associate Director, Roshan Initiative in Persian Digital Humanities (PersDig@UMD)
Roshan Institute for Persian Studies
University of Maryland, College Park
2. College of Liberal and Creative Arts
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University, College of Liberal and Creative Arts, invites applicant for the Neda Nobari Distinguished Chair and Director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies.
The University seeks a senior scholar to serve in an academic leadership position as the founding Neda Nobari Distinguished Chair and Director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies. The individual will be a senior scholar who will hold faculty rank and tenure in one of the academic units in the College of Liberal & Creative Arts.
The Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, established by a generous gift from alumna Neda Nobari, will make visible, give voice to, and forge connections across the evolving Iranian diasporas in the United States and beyond. Its interdisciplinary focus will create opportunities for research, outreach, and campus/community programming in the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences as well as across all of the colleges at the university. The Center will develop collaborative opportunities for faculty and students to engage in research and scholarship on Iranian diasporas with a focus on transnational movements and migration patterns of Iranian communities around the globe, particularly in California, the United States, North America, and Europe. It will promote intellectual engagement and conversations with local, regional, national and global communities.
Qualifications: Candidates should have:
- A terminal degree (M.F.A or Ph.D.) in an arts, humanities or social sciences field and achieved tenure and at least the rank of Associate Professor at a comparable institution
- a nationally recognized record of performance, publication, or creative works in matters pertaining to Iranian diasporas and/or Diaspora Studies.
- oral and written communication skills in the English language at a level that comprehends and conveys information to and from students, colleagues, and others in an effective manner
- awareness of and engagement with critical concerns in their discipline and capacity to continue to produce original work
- a proven record of excellence in management and administrative duties and success in obtaining external funding
- experience engaging with community organizations and external constituencies
- the ability to communicate fluently in Persian across diverse diasporic communities preferred
Responsibilities:
The Director will engage and convene academic forums and cultural programs, distinguished guest speakers, and research exchanges with scholars and students locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Director will also work to build collaborative relationships and programs with members of the Iranian diaspora both locally and nationally.
The Director will engage the campus and community in developing a strategic plan for the Center, build a supportive advisory board, and establish a sound resource base through philanthropic and grant-based funding.
The Director will teach one course per semester at the undergraduate or graduate level in on of the departments or schools of the college and will maintain an active research agenda his/her field of expertise.
Rank and Salary: Associate or Full Professor. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The CSU provides generous health, retirement and other benefits.
Application Process: Submit a letter that explains your interest in and vision for the Center, a current CV, and names and contact information of three references. For full consideration, submit your application to the Chair of the Hiring Committee, Prof. Maziar Behrooz at mroozbeh@sfsu.edu by December 15, 2016.
San Francisco State University is a member of the California State University system and serves a diverse student body of 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University seeks to promote appreciation of scholarship, freedom and, human diversity through excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment. SFSU faculty are expected to be effective teachers and demonstrate professional achievement and growth through research, scholarship, and/or creative work.
San Francisco State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity. We welcome applicants of all ethnic, racial and gender identities, sexual orientations as well as people with disabilities. We particularly encourage those who may be from historically underrepresented groups.
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
3. The Mercantile Effect: On art and exchange in the Islamicate world during 17th ̶18th centuries
Conference to be held at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, 33d Französische Strasse, Berlin, 18–19 November 2016
Registration now open:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-mercantile-effect-on-art-and-exchange-in-the-islamicate-world-during-17th-18th-centuries-tickets-24843495564
4. Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University
20 October 2016 – 15 January 2017
Predicting, understanding, and controlling the range of occult forces believed to influence human existence were constant preoccupations in the pre-modern world. Islamic material culture, ranging from humble, hard stone amulets inscribed with pious invocations to elaborate talismanic shirts to be worn in battle, and sophisticated instruments for astrological and geomantic calculations, suggests widespread and sustained practices calling for supernatural assistance and divine protection. Showcasing over a hundred spectacular objects spanning the 12th to the 20th century, Power and Protection: Islamic Art and the Supernatural is the first major exhibition to explore these themes. Amongst the displays are astrological charts, dream-books, talismanic clothing and jewel-encrusted amulets, many of which have never been seen in public before.
For more information on the exhibition, please visit: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/powerandprotection/
For associated lectures and events, please visit: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/powerandprotection/events/
A microsite for the exhibition is also available at the following link: http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/powerandprotection/exhibition/
5. Call for submissions – This American Muslim
This American Muslim leverages the media and the arts to establish platforms that empower American Muslims to share their stories and voices. This American Muslim welcomes art and writing submissions, created exclusively by American Muslims to be featured in a juried, traveling art exhibition and a published book.
PURPOSE
To challenge Islamophobia and celebrate the diversity and beauty of our American Muslim communites. Spark dialogue and empathy, and shift the focus, from American Muslims as objects of study and scrutiny, to people with voices, hearts, and dreams, Insha’Allah.
SUBMISSIONS
- Writers/Poets: – Submit your poetry, short stories or creative writing for a published book.
- Artists/Photographers – Submit 2-D art (photography, digital art, paintings, drawings, etc.) for a juried, traveling art exhibition and other educational initiatives. We will cover any costs incidental to the printing, framing, exhibition and distribution of the selected art as part of the “This American Muslim” traveling collection in public galleries across the country. One artist will receive a $1,000 cash award. We will generate exposure for selected art/artists. We will not handle original work and we will not sell artwork
DEADLINE
The deadline to submit is January 2, 2017.
CONTACT INFORMATION
This American Muslim
submissions@thisamericanmuslim.org
projectprism.submittable.com
6. Call for Papers/ Conference: Crisis and Conflict in the Agrarian World, Sciences Po, Paris 1-3 March 2017
The Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po invites to an academic conference on the
topic of Crisis and Conflict in the Agrarian World: An Evolving
Dialectic, in cooperation with the American University of Beirut and
CIDOB, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs. The conference
will be held on 1-3 March 2017 in Paris.
Conference proceedings will be published towards the end of 2017 in an
edited volume of CABI Publishers, a leading academic publisher on
development, agriculture, food security and health issues.
The organizers invite abstracts or preferably detailed proposals with a
short CV and list of publications. They should be submitted
electronically to Eckart Woertz eckart.woertz@sciencespo.fr
<mailto:eckart.woertz@sciencespo.fr> and Rachel Anne Bahn
rb89@aub.edu.lb <mailto:rb89@aub.edu.lb> until 30 November 2016. Authors of selected papers will be notified by 2 December 2016 and should submit their papers by 1 February 2017.
The papers should have a length of 7,000 words and represent original
research not presented or published elsewhere. All costs for travel and
accommodation will be covered according to Sciences Po travel policy.
Texts can deal with a variety of crises and their impact on agriculture
and food security, such as politically-driven violence and dispute, as
well as crises stemming from natural disasters or other phenomena
(earthquake/tsunami, drought, flooding, climate change, and disease
epidemics). Case studies will explore the relationship between
agriculture and conflict/crisis before, during, and after crisis periods.
Beside cross cutting and methodological explorations on topics like
political ecology, gender, health, climate change, land grabs or
ethnography we are interested in case studies of specific countries,
particularly from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
We look forward to receiving your abstracts or proposals.
Further details about the call for papers you can find here:
http://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/sites/sciencespo.fr.psia/files/Call_for_Papers_Agriculture_and_Conflict_2017.pdf
7. University of California, Los Angeles – Assistant Professor in Art History/Arts of the Islamic World
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54027
- October 29, 2016
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