Archive for June 4th, 2019
Shii News – Academic Items
1. Call for Papers
American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS) invites scholars and academics for a two-day conference to be held on 27-28 March 2020 at Villanova University.
Villanova University is located at: Garey Hall, Villanova University,
800 E. Lancaster Ave, Villanova, PA 19085 USA
The theme of the conference: “The influence of Islam in politics and society: civic engagement, social inclusion and political participation”.
January 24 is due date for the abstracts of no more than 250 words.
The abstracts should be sent to this address: l.chamankhah@gmail.com
We recruit new members. In the ACSIS website < acsis.villanova.edu > you will find more information about membership.
2. Journées doctorales sur “Dynamiques des identités arabes et musulmanes”, La Halqa, association des doctorant-e-s en sciences sociales sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains, MMSH à Aix-en-Provence, 6 et 7 juin 2019
En créant un espace aux doctorant-e-s pour présenter leurs travaux, les Journées de la Halqa permettent d’échanger sur des problématiques communes par-delà les barrières disciplinaires des sciences sociales, de confronter leurs méthodes et leurs approches tout en proposant un état des lieux de la recherche en France sur les mondes musulmans modernes et contemporains. La Halqa accueille les doctorant-e-s de toutes écoles, universités et institutions françaises et étrangères.
Programme : https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/programme_halqa_2019.pdf
3. Workshop: “African Responses to European Colonial Occupation in Western Africa through Arabic and Ajami Texts”, Château des Ducs de Bretagne, Nantes, 25-26 June 2019
See program at https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2019/05/Programme_CLQ-25-26-JUIN-web-v1-1.pdf
4. Conference of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA): “Reading the Qur’an in the Context of Empire”, Tangier Global Forum of the University of New England, Tangier, 25-26 July 2019
Participants are encouraged to exchange views on the relationship between the Qur’an and other religions. The conference will unveil new research on the Qur’an, and create a platform for connecting other religions to Qur’anic studies. The sub-themes of the conference are as follows: the Qur’an and Other Religions; Tafsir and the translation of the Qur’an; Qur’anic Manuscripts; the Qur’an and Mysticism; etc.
See program at https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/international-meeting-2019/
5. 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference of the Section for Islam Studies of the Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (DMG), Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
The deadline for abstracts of papers and panels has been extended until 30 June 2019. Please send your abstracts to the Secretary General of the Congress, amke.dietert@googlemail.com. Further information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html
6. Roundtable Workshop: “Post-Sectarian Politics in the Middle East”, University of Cambridge, 24 January 2020
The objective of this workshop is to bring together scholars and specialists to offer comparative perspectives on the evolution of sectarian politics, including modes of resistance and re-signification in the Middle East and, through comparative analysis, in other parts of the Muslim world. We aim to produce a special journal issue of scholarly research developed from papers presented at the workshop as a well as a short podcast series.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2019. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2019/05/01/call-for-papers-post-sectarian-politics-in-the-middle-east-university-of-cambridge
7. Associate Lecturer (Education Focused) in Middle Eastern and Islamic History, c. 600-1700, University of St Andrews
Tenable from 1 September 2019 for a period of one year. The successful candidate will join a distinguished cluster of scholars working on aspects of Middle Eastern history. S/he must have a command of classical Arabic and/or Persian. Candidates should be able to contribute to the activities of the Institute of Iranian Studies and the Centre for Anatolian and East Mediterranean Studies (http://caems.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/ ).
Deadline for applications: 14 June 2019. Information: https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/J/3297/19/230619/889/associate-lecturer-education-focused-in-middle-eastern-and-islamic-history-c-600-1700-aoac1954rxhm
8. Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies, University of Oxford
The post will specialise in Modern Islamic Thought and Political Islam. The successful applicant will hold a doctorate in a discipline relevant to modern Islamic Studies, and will demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge of Arabic sources and current debates sufficient to teach and carry out research in these areas to a very high standard.
Deadline for applications: 7 June 2019.
9. École d’été : “Sources et méthodes pour l’étude du phénomène missionnaire au Moyen-Orient (fin XIXe-nos jours)”, EFR Rome, 3-7 juin 2019
Écrire l’histoire des missions orientales à partir des archives romaines. Centralisation, classification, conservation?
Programme : http://iremam.cnrs.fr/IMG/pdf/prog-ed-062019-d.pdf
10. Session intensive de formation: “Muḥammad, Prophètede l’islam”, Institut Catholique de Paris, 12-14 juin 2019
Cette session s’attachera à découvrir qui est Muḥammad ? Que sait-on de lui ? Un prophète, un chef de guerre, un mystique, le fondateur d’une civilisation ? Cette session de trois jours conduite sous la direction du frère Emmanuel Pisani, Directeur de I`ISTR, réunira des chercheurs de renommée anisi que plusieurs chercheurs d’une nouvelle génération d’islamologues français.
Information: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/billets-muhammad-prophete-de-lislam-session-intensive-de-formation-58797059588
11. Articles for Journal “Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)”
The editors of this peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies and University of California Press, invite authors to submit original multidisciplinary articles on the Arab World (5,000-7,000 words) to the editor at caa@caus.org.lb.
Deadline for manuscripts: 31 December 2019. Information: http://caa.ucpress.edu/content/submit
12. Call for applications
PhD research contract in Iranian linguistics (French National Center for Scientific Research)
Organization: French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
University : Sorbonne Nouvelle University – “Languages Sciences” Doctoral school
Scientific Responsible: Pollet SAMVELIAN
Job Location: Paris / Ivry-sur-Seine
Web address for applications:
https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/FRE2018-POLSAM-001/Default.aspx?lang=EN
Type of Contract : PhD Student contract / Thesis offer
Contract Period : 36 months
Start date of the thesis : 1 October 2019
Proportion of work : Full time
Remuneration : 2 135,00 € gross monthly
Deadline for applications : 22 June 2019
- June 04, 2019
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