Archive for October, 2019
Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an advanced Assistant Professor or Associate Professor tenure line position in Media Studies with expertise in the Middle East. The position will begin in August 2020.
The position, part of a university-wide cluster hire in Media and (dis)information, will focus on Media in the Middle East, with a strong preference for specialization in Iran or the Arab World. Ideal candidates will have research interests in media information flows, including misinformation or disinformation, within or originating from the Middle East. Preferred candidates will employ interdisciplinary methods, and conduct empirical and theoretical analyses of local political cultures, but will also be engaged with media and policy studies more broadly. The successful candidate is expected to hold a courtesy appointment in the College of Communication.
Duties include working closely with other partners in the Media lab, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, serving in the doctoral programs in Middle Eastern Studies, and contributing to related programs in other colleges, such as the College of Communication. All faculty in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies are expected to pursue a strong record of research and publication, while also engaging in service to the Department, College, University, and profession. The department places a high premium on collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working environment. Salary is dependent upon position and qualifications. As per university procedures, background and academic credential checks are conducted as appropriate.
Qualifications
Applicants must have a PhD in hand at the time of appointment. Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in one or more of the languages of the Middle East (with a strong preference for Arabic or Persian), and must demonstrate excellence in research, publication, and teaching. They must also have the ability to train and supervise graduate students and to effectively teach large undergraduate classes.
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. The University embraces and promotes diversity in its work environments.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one sample publication, teaching dossier including sample syllabi (both graduate and undergraduate), and three names of recommenders, who may be contacted later in the application stage. In addition, please submit a one-page rationale, explaining how your research trajectory corresponds to the goals of the cluster (more info here). Electronic submissions only (through Interfolio). All materials should be submitted by November 8, 2019. Review of applications will begin November 8, 2019.
For Further Information, please contact:
Karen Grumberg, Search Committee Chair
Email: keren@austin.utexas.edu
2. TENURE/TENURED LINE POSITION IN MODERN ARABIC & FRANCOPHONE LITERATURES (University of Texas at Austin)
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of French and Italian at the University of Texas at Austin invite applications for an advanced Assistant Professor or Associate Professor tenure line position in Arabic and Francophone Literatures. The position will begin in August 2020.
Housed equally in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of French and Italian, the position will focus on modern Arabic and Francophone literatures, preferably in North Africa. Duties include teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, serving in the doctoral programs in Arabic Studies and French Studies, and contributing to related programs such as Comparative Literature. All faculty in the Departments of Middle Eastern Studies and French and Italian are expected to pursue a strong record of research and publication, while also engaging in service to the Department, College, University, and profession. Both departments place a high premium on collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working environment. Salary is dependent upon position and qualifications. As per university procedures, background and academic credential checks are conducted as appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in Arabic and French, and must demonstrate excellence in research, publication, and teaching. They must also have the ability to train and supervise graduate students and to effectively teach large undergraduate classes.
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one sample publication, teaching dossier including sample syllabi (both graduate and undergraduate), student evaluations (both graduate and undergraduate) and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions only (through Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/68263 ). All materials should be submitted by October 29, 2019. Review of applications will begin October 29, 2019.
For Further Information, please contact:
Karen Grumberg and Alex Wettlaufer, Search Committee Co-Chairs Email: keren@austin.utexas.edu or akw@austin.utexas.edu
3. A conference for graduate students studying Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations will be hosted by the Near Eastern Studies Department and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley on Friday, March 13th – Saturday, March 14th, 2020.
We are now accepting abstracts until November 15th with notification of acceptance by December 15th.
Our full call for papers can be found here: https://jagnesjournal.wordpress.com/conferences/2020-conference/call-for-papers/Please send any inquiries to jagnes@berkeley.edu.
4. The master’s program Cultural Studies of the Middle East, jointly hosted by the Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, invites applications for the Visiting Professorship 2020-21.
The deadline to apply is December 15, 2019.
Please contact Dr Schayan Gharevi for further information, at: ma-mideast [at]uni-bamberg.de
“The South Asia Open Archives (SAOA), a subset of the South Asia Materials Project (SAMP), creates and maintains a collection of open access materials for the study of South Asia. This major collaborative initiative is aimed at addressing the current scarcity of digital resources pertinent to South Asia studies and at making collections more widely accessible both to North American scholars and to researchers worldwide.”
Nearly 350,000 page images in the collection!
Historical research materials in English and other South Asian languages are being digitized and prepared by SAOA for online public access. This material includes, for example:
Colonial-era administrative and trade reports
Women’s periodicals
Newspapers and magazines
Census materials and gazetteers
Important literary and other monographic sources
- October 19, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Iraq’s Sources of Emulation’ – E. Corboz
Iraq’s Sources of Emulation: Scholarly Capital and Competition in Contemporary Shiʿism
Religious knowledge is at the heart of the Shiʿi system of clerical authority known as the marjaʿiyya. Given the multiplicity of more or less well-established claimants to the position, this article explores the scholarly credentials of the contemporary marjaʿ[source of emulation; pl. marājiʿ].
- October 18, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Shiʿi Literature in the Late Ninth Century’ – M. Asatryan
Shiʿi Literature in the Late Ninth Century in: Light upon Light: Essays in Islamic Thought and History in Honor of Gerhard Bowering
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- October 17, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iran
Friday 27 – Saturday 28 March 2020, Sigmund Freud University Vienna
The objective of the conference is to:
- Explore the experiences of the ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, such as Jews, Yarsani, Christian, Sabean, Mandaean, Bahai, Zoroastrian, Baluch, Kurd, Turk, Gilaki, Arabs and others
- Provide an historical overview of their position in society before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution
- Delve into the minorities’ rich history and explore their contribution to the country’s history, diversity and development
- Identify the historical, socio-political and economic factors that affected the minorities’ development during the course of the last century.
Abstract Submission Deadline – 30 Dec 2019
Notification of Acceptance – 1 February 2020
First draft of full article – 1 March 2020
For further info, see:
https://www.sfu.ac.at/de/event/international-conference-on-ethnic-and-religious-minorities-in-iran/
2. Conference: “Eastern Questions: New Perspectives on British Orientalism”, Watts Gallery and Royal Holloway, University of London, 16-17 October 2019
This interdisciplinary symposium, a collaboration between Watts Gallery Artists’ Village (WG-AV) and Royal Holloway (University of London), aims to explore new perspectives on the intersection between Orientalism and visual culture across the nineteenth century. This two-day conference coincides with John Frederick Lewis: Facing Fame, the latest exhibition at WG-AV.
Information: https://www.wattsgallery.org.uk/eastern-questions-new-perspectives-british-orientalism/?edit&language=en-gb
3. Seminar: “Internationalism, Anti-Authoritarianism and Anarchism in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean (1860 – 1920)”, UCLouvain, Belgium, 21-22 April 2020
The objectives of this meeting are: To question why historians of radical movements have forgotten about this geographical area; to reconstruct the history of individual or collective, anti-authoritarian and anarchist internationalist experiences in this region; to adopt a transnational perspective that considers travel, contacts and exchanges between individuals and groups at the local, regional and international levels; etc. Interventions will be in French and English.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2019.
4. Postdoc Position, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies
The call is open for recent postdocs (not more than four years after award of the doctoral degree) in Arabic Studies; Asian and African Studies; Central Asian Studies; History of Islamic Art; Human Geography; Islamic Studies; Political Science; Semitic Studies; Social and Cultural Anthropology. The successful applicant will be employed on a full position for two years.
Application deadline: 4 November 2019.
Information: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/announcements/201909_Thyssen-Postdoc.html
5. Director of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC), American University in Cairo
Requirements: PhD degree in a discipline relevant to MESC’s field of study. Candidates should have well established and extended experience in policymaking and implementation related to the Middle East. They should have research and publications records showing interest and contributions to the field of Middle East studies. They may also bring evidence to contributions to negotiations, policymaking or policy advice in the Middle East at a high level in government, international organizations and/or think tanks.
Deadline for applications: Open until position is filled.
Information: https://academiccareers.com/job/4902/director-middle-east-studies-center-mesc-115424/
6. Coordinator of the Middle East Studies Program and Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language and the Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in related. Master’s degree preferred. Excellent written skills in English. Good command of at least one Middle Eastern language (Arabic, Persian, Turkish or Hebrew). Excellent organizational skills in performing a variety of administrative tasks. Excellent time-management skills and ability to adhere to deadlines. Ability to work independently and with others. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required.
Deadline for applications: 3 November 2019. Information: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/503025/mesp-and-aptli-coordinator
7. Articles on “Islam and/or Tradition? Traditional Islam and Islamic Traditions in the Eastern Europe” for the First Issue of the Journal “Modern Islamic Studies”
Taken in a broad geographical sense, we are seeking for the papers addressing history and modernity of Muslims in the area from Balkans and Crimea on the South, Baltia on the North and Caucasus on the East, where indigenous Muslim population and traditions are represented.
Deadline for full papers: 15 November 2019. Information: https://journals.oa.edu.ua/Islamic/
8. New Book Series: “Ecclesiastica Ottomanica”
The series welcomes contributions beyond the confines of grand theories such as dhimmitude and the millet system, and of traditional binaries such as toleration and persecution. It has a cross-disciplinary perspective involving the fields of Ottoman history, Middle Eastern studies, Balkan studies, African studies, religious studies, church history, missiology, the history of interactions, connected history, and diaspora studies.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/4923491/new-book-series-ecclesiastica-ottomanica
9. The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, Program for Comparative Literature and Theory, Department of South Asia Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Middle East Center, and South Asia Center of the University of Pennsylvaniaare pleased to invite submissions to our 2020 graduate student conference Troubling Translation(s) to be held on February 21 and 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA.
We invite graduate students of all stages to consider translation as concept, practice, andmethod.
Our discussions will be oriented around the constructive consideration of written work submitted by presenters prior to this conference. They will be driven by the following questions:
1.How do we move beyond the familiar conceptualisation of translation as a logo-centric, singular,uni-directional event to discern its multidirectional, multiform, and processual dimensions?
2.How does the multidirectional quality of translation as process involve its subject and object? Howdoes subjectivity shape translations, and how do subjects translate themselves?
3.In what ways do translations form and become formed by their spatiotemporal context? How do they challenge contemporary notions of sociopolitical and cultural formations?The conference is interested in expansive interpretations of translation across space and time. Scholarship across the disciplines has challenged and moved beyond frameworks of hybridity, multiculturalism, andsyncretism for exploring processes of change and exchange. How have broader spatial, temporal, andmaterial contexts shaped the practical and conceptual concerns of translation?
Finbarr B. Flood has conceived translation as a dynamic and multivalent framework capable of accounting for material and intellectual transformation and exchange in the premodern period. More recently, Francesca Orsini hasshown how translations within “multilingual locals” generate “worlds” specific to them. How do theseconcerns lead into the contemporary context?
Scholars such as Stuart Hall and Saba Mahmood haveconsidered translation’s relationship to conceptions of racialization and liberal certitude respectively. While Lawrence Venuti has addressed the question of the translator’s invisibility apropos their text, Talal Asad questions the hermeneutical exercise of interpretation and translation, drawing our attention, among otherthings, to “untranslatability.”
We welcome papers that critically examine translation in and across forms, bodies, languages, media, thevisual and performing arts, and religions. Papers may address a range of practices, themes, or concerns. How, for example, did translation figure in the Islamicate and Indic cultural systems of the premodern period? What has been the role of translation, broadly understood, in negotiating relations between non-hegemonicand hegemonic forms across history and geography? In what ways have translations, as events, been put topolitical or social use, for example in Latin America or in the present North American context? Moreover,how have agents and bodies relied on translation and/or untranslatability to trouble the larger socioculturalsystems of which they are a part? Such questions constitute some of the broad spectrum of concerns theconference intends to address.
Guidelines for submissions:
Please submit a 350-word abstract outlining your topic along with a title andyour name, institution, and year of study by November 4, 2019. Limited grants may be available to supplement travel costs and can be requested via a Google Form during abstract submission. Accepted presenters should submit their final drafts by February 7th, 2020 so as to provide sufficient time for review prior to the conference.
Conference applications should be submitted via this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/PennTT2020 .
Questions may be directed to penntranslations@gmail.com .
10. Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford
Research Seminars, October-December 2019 (Michaelmas Term)
Thursdays, 17:15-18:30, KRC Lecture Room, 3 St John Street, Oxford OX1 2LG, UK
For further details and abstracts, please visit: https://krc.web.ox.ac.uk/homekrc
17 October: Marijn Van Putten, Leiden University. “The Language of the Qur’an in Light of the Arab Grammarians and Early Qur’anic Manuscripts”
24 October: Beatrice Leal, University of Oxford. “The Great Mosque of Damascus and the Medieval Islamic Mosaic Industry”
31 October: Eléonore Cellard, Collège de France. “The Archaeology of the Ṣanʿāʾ Palimpsest: New Reflections from the Perspective of Codicology”
7 November: Doris Behrens-Abouseif, SOAS. “The Management of Architectural Heritage in the Mamluk Sultanate”
14 November: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. “Origins of Hebrew Calligraphy: From Abbasid Baghdad to Fatimid Cairo”
21 November: Constant Hamès, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. “Manuscrits coraniques de l’Afrique, une étude comparative”
28 November: Dr Aila Santi, American University of Beirut. “The ‘Mosque of the Prophet’ and Beyond: A Tentative Reconstruction of the Early Islamic Topography of Madina al-Munawwara (622- 750) Based on Written Sources”
5 December: Gulfishan Khan, Aligarh Muslim University. “Artistic and Architectural Patronage of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan”
Convenor: Umberto Bongianino
- October 16, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Bahrain Event (London, 17.10.19)
The Crackdown on Human Rights and Freedoms in Bahrain
Eventbrite – Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy presents The Crackdown on Human Rights and Freedoms in Bahrain – Thursday, 17 October 2019 at Conference Room A, House of Commons (Entrance on 1 Parliament Street), London, England. Find event and ticket information.
- October 14, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for an appointment as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Arabic Studies.
Strong candidates will have research interests centered on expressions of contemporary social and political phenomena in the Arab World, including but not limited to migration and refugee issues, statelessness and conceptions of nationhood, treatment of minority groups, fundamentalism, liberalism, modes of social activism, and the like. They will also be skilled at translating these interests into engaging courses that meet student interest in the current political moment and related cultural production, while expanding their understanding of the diversity and plurality of the contemporary Middle East. The successful candidate will actively participate in all aspects of the Arabic Program at UMD, which consists of a major and a minor and hosts a federally-funded Arabic Flagship Program that draws a diverse student body from majors across the campus. The teaching load is four courses a year (a 2-2 load). In addition to a dynamic research agenda, a passion for teaching Arabic as a second language at all levels is essential. Candidates who can contribute to the intellectual life of the School and the University through interdisciplinary collaborations are particularly desired for this position.
Minimum Qualifications:
PhD in hand by July 2020; evidence of exceptional scholarly achievement and excellence in teaching; native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English; a strong command of Modern Standard Arabic.
How to apply:
For best consideration, apply by Monday, November 4, 2019. To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, sample syllabus, and an approximately 20-page writing sample. Please upload the sample syllabus as Supplemental Document 1. The names of three references will be requested in the online application, and the system will generate emails asking them to submit their letters of reference via a link. All application materials should be submitted only through the University of Maryland online employment application system at: https://ejobs.umd.edu.
The position is contingent on the continued availability of funds.
For more details and to apply: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/74034
2. Crown Center for Middle East Studies <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/wk3uxj>
*Now Accepting Applications*
Junior Research Fellowship 2020-2022
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is offering *two-year fellowships* <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/cd4uxj> to outstanding scholars of Middle East politics, economics, history, religion, anthropology, or sociology for the 2020-2022 academic years. This consecutive, two-year fellowship is targeted at junior scholars with PhD in hand and not yet tenured. The fellowship’s goal is to allow junior scholars the flexibility and means to advance a specific research project related to the contemporary Middle East.
*Eligibility*
The 2020-2022 Junior Research Fellowship is open to both recent PhDs (as a post-doctoral position) and assistant professors in Middle East-related fields. A PhD must be completed by September 1, 2020.
*Terms
*This fellowship is a two-year appointment beginning September 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2022. The annual stipend is $50,000. In addition, funding is available for research, travel, and related expenses. Fringe benefits will be available during the two-year appointment period.
Fellows are required to be *in residence* at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship. During their residence, fellows write a /Middle East Brief/ *each* year and participate in all Crown Center events, including: seminars, workshops, meetings, and retreats.
*Application Deadline
*October 31, 2019
*Notification
*January 31, 2020
*Application Submission
*Apply *here* <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/s54uxj>.
*Inquiries
*You may direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at *crowncenter@brandeis.edu* or call 781-736-5320.
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3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is one of the largest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in Germany, offering a wide range of academic disciplines.
The Chair for Late Antique and Arabic Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Peter Adamson) at the Faculty for Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Religion at the LMU seeks to fill two positions with employment beginning on October 1, 2020, under the aegis of an ERC funded project on Animals in Philosophy in the Islamic World:
Position A: Postdoctoral position (3 years)
Position B: Funded PhD position (3 years)
It is in principle possible to take up the positions part-time.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborative research with other project team members.
- For position A: research on the Book of Animals (Kitab al-Hayawan) by al-Jahiz.
- For position B: doctoral research on philosophical issues concerning animals in Arabic medical literature.
Your profile:
Prerequisites for position A are an excellent university degree (PhD at
least submitted, though not necessarily already published) and expertise
in the relevant area of research. Applicants for position A should have
the ability to work with texts in classical Arabic at a high level.
Applicants for position B should have facility with Arabic and ideally also ancient Greek, as well as a Masters level degree in a relevant discipline (classics, philosophy, Islamic studies, or similar).
A further requirement for both positions is native or near-native facility in German and/or English, as well as standard computer skills, creativity and ability to work in a team, being results-oriented and willing to take on new challenges.
Our offer:
Your workplace is located in Munich and is well-connected by public transport. We can offer an interesting and challenging work environment and good prospects for further career development. Salary will be calculated according to group E 13 TV-L; position A is a 100% post, position B is a 65% post. We particularly welcome applications from female candidates. The University intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members: disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given preference.
Please send your application with the usual documents (including CV, transcripts, diplomas, list of publications and courses taught if relevant), as well as a brief description of your expertise as relevant to the theme of the project, either by email as a PDF file (max. 5 MB) or by post by January 15, 2020 to the following address.
LMU München
Lehrstuhl für spätantike und arabische Philosophie
Prof. Dr. Peter Adamson
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
80539 München
Germany
E-Mail: peter.adamson@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us via e-mail (peter.adamson@lrz.uni-muenchen.de) or by telephone +49 (0)89/2180-72154.
4. 3rd Annual Edinburgh International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
‘Historical inertia: Continuity in the face of change 500-1500 CE’
Historical discourse has long concerned itself with patterns of change and discontinuity to demonstrate and validate models of periodisation and the compartmentalisation of the wider historical field. Building on these themes, this conference has chosen to focus on the opposing view by concentrating on inertia – how history, material culture, ideas and communities can be seen to maintain a stayed course or deviate if a significant force is exerted upon it. Inertia, a concept that has yet to be applied to mainstream Late Antique studies, introduces perspectives and frameworks that permit new approaches to traditional processes.
This conference will be hosted by the Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society of the University of Edinburgh on the 22-23 November 2019 and will tackle the notion of inertia and the implications accompanying it for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine history from 500-1500 CE.
For full info and to register, see:
5. [Mondes iranien] Journée d’études internationale 25 octobre 2019
‘Vers une histoire culturelle des relations internationales de l’Iran moderne et contemporain : la scène de théâtre des opérations diplomatiques et ses acteurs’
Date : 25 octobre 2019
Horaires : 8h 45 à 18h 45
Lieu : Maison de la Recherche – Sorbonne Nouvelle, 4 Rue des Irlandais, Paris 5e (Salle Athéna)
For complete information, see:
- October 12, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Profiles in Persecution’
Profiles in Persecution: Isa Jaafar AlAbd – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain
Isa Jaafar AlAbd is a 24-year-old Bahraini and former employee of the K & K Food Company. He has been arrested multiple times, beaten by authorities, and denied medical care during detention. Isa has suffered from a heart condition since birth and has undergone numerous surgeries as a result, and …
- October 09, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs’
Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs
The Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs at the Weatherhead Center undertakes advanced research on the multifaceted and diverse manifestations of Shi’ism in the contemporary world. The study of Shi’ism, religious mobilization, and the challenges of sectarian conflict is more pressing now than ever in modern history.
- October 09, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Online Meeting: “Islamicate Digital Humanities”, Islamicate Digital Humanities Network (IDHN), 6 November 2019
We are calling for contributions from both members and guests employing digital methods in their research within the Islamicate Studies and Linguistics. To contribute, send an email to info@idhn.org with the title and a description of your presentation. We encourage submissions from those in Graduate School or beyond.
For more information, see www.idhn.org/membersmeeting
2. Research Fellowships in Global History, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Summer Term 2020
The fellowships are open to postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines. Scholars who are already advanced in their academic careers and have a strong international track record are explicitly encouraged to apply. The duration of the fellowship will be between one and three months.
Deadline for application: 30 November 2019. Information: https://www.globalhist.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/events/fellowship_w192021/index.html
3. Tenure-track Professorship in Turkic Languages and Literatures from Early Modern to Present Time, University of Vienna and Austrian Academy of Sciences
We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.
Deadline for application: 15 November 2019. Information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/UNIWPHILKUOEAW_TT_Turk_E_0819.pdf
4. Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World, University of Texas at San Antonio
We seek candidates whose research and teaching contribute to the department theme of “Empires, States and Borders”. Experience in digital humanities and public history in especially welcomed.
Review of application with begin on 14 October 2019. Information: https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/14008
5. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Islamic studies by September 2020 and should be conversant both with the historical development of Islam and the modern manifestations of Islam.
Review of applications will begin 28 October 2019, and continue until the position is filled. Information: Dr. Mitchell Reddish, mreddish@stetson.edu
6. Articles on “Political Economy of Research in Social Sciences in the Arab World” for Special Issue of the Journal “Civil Society Review”
Issue edited by: Dr. Candice Raymond, Dr. Sbeih Sbeih, and Dr. Marie-Noëlle Abi Yaghi. Main themes: Institutional configurations and actors’ rationale in the Arab world: How are political economies of research in social sciences organised? – Research agendas, methods and paradigms: the constrained choices of research. – Researchers’ trajectories in the Arab world: functions, carriers, value.
Deadline for abstracts in Arabic, French or English: 15 November 2019. Information: https://civilsociety-centre.org/content/political-economy-research-social-sciences-arab-world-en-fr-ar?fbclid=IwAR1nfxKQK-igeYxAB9iNth6YvqOXbmQSp3yLSjbch9UJ9AWpqvwKifMel1o
7. Call for Panel Proposal
The 2nd International conference on ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’
Tehran, Iran, 30-31 May 2020
Allameh Tabataba’i University (the largest public university specialized in humanities and social sciences in Iran) will hold the second international conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (http://scmwconf.atu..ac.ir) on 30-31 May 2020 in Tehran. Enjoying active partnership of a wide variety of national and international academic entities, the conference aims to provide a suitable platform for researchers from across the world interested in issues concerning Muslim societies and communities. Therefore, the conference themes address a broad range of issues pertaining to society and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective and welcomes contributions from any academic discipline in arts, humanities and social sciences.
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Sari Hanafi, President of the International Sociological Association
Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore
Deadline
Deadline for Submission of panel proposals is 2019-11-20 (http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1198.html?lang=en).
Travel grants
Please visit the following links: http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1205.html?lang=en
Related Journal: International Journal of ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’ (SCMW), http://scmw.atu.ac.ir
Past conference: International Conference on ‘Social Policy in the Islamic World’ ([http://spiw.atu..ac.ir/]http://spiw.atu.ac.ir)
Queries
Please do not hesitate to email us (scmwconf@atu.ac.ir) if you need any further information which could not be found in the conference website.
- October 08, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. FULLY-FUNDED PhD opportunity in Islamic Approaches to Mental Health Treatment and Prevention – at the University of Wales Trinity St David, starting Jan 2020.
Please check the full advert here carefully and then contact a.slater@uwtsd.ac.uk:
https://uwtsd.ac.uk/…/phd-scholarship-islamic-approaches-t…/
Deadline: 15th October
2. Call for Papers:
The International Center for the Developing Peace, Culture and Rationality in order to promote peaceful coexistence, will hold the Second International Peace Studies Conference on 29 February 2020 and intends to gather together scholars and researcher for having a better explanation of peace and reconciliation.
Important Dates:
Abstract deadline: 21 Nov. 2019
Full paper deadline: 20 Jan. 2020
Conference day: 29 Feb. 2020
Conference email: conference@icpcr.com
Secretariat: +982532890442
For more information, please refer to https://icpcr.com/en/adm/conference.html
3. Islamic Studies – A Contested University Subject
Jørgen Nielsen, University of Birmingham
Date and Time:
Wed, 6 November 2019
18:00 – 19:30 GMT
Location:
Aga Khan Centre (ACR, 1st floor)
10 Handyside Street
London
N1C 4DN
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islamic-studies-a-contested-university-subject-tickets-72509563055
4. The Faculty of Theology at UCLouvain (Belgium) is opening a tenure-track position in Classical Islam (Doctrines de l’islam classique). The deadline for applying is Nov. 15, 2019.
5. State University of New York – Geneseo – Assistant Professor of History (Islamic World), focus on the history of the Islamic World before 1800.
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=59245
Submit all materials by November 15, 2019.
6. The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to announce 2020-2021 fellowship programs for students and scholars based in the U.S. and Canada:
ARIT / National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey cover all fields of the humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics as well as interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history. The fellowships support applicants who have completed their academic training. The fellowships may be held for terms ranging from four months to a full year. Stipend per month is $4,200.
ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey are offered for research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Post-doctoral and advanced doctoral fellowships may be held for various terms, from one month up to one academic year. Stipends range from $2,500 to $15,500.
Applications for ARIT fellowships must be submitted to ARIT by November 1, 2019. The fellowship committee will notify applicants by late January, 2020.
Details: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/FellowshipPrograms.html
- October 05, 2019
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