Archive for May, 2020
Shii News – ‘Early Fatimid Architecture’ – J. Pruitt
Building the Caliphate
Construction, Destruction, and Sectarian Identity in Early Fatimid Architecture Jennifer A. Pruitt View Inside Price: $65.00 216 pages, 8 x 10 71 color + 18 b/w illus.
- May 18, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
[Editor’s note: I will continue to circulate this ‘academic items’ list but please note that I am unable to verify if the events listed herein are going on, postponed or even cancelled. My advice is to check the website/email address(es) given for each. Stay healthy!]
1. Jordan Language Academy is pleased to announce that we will be offering our intensive summer Arabic programs ONLINE as scheduled in our calendar (please click HERE to view our 2020 summer calendar).
In our courses and programs we teach all skills of MSA, Media Arabic, Levantine dialect, translation, paragraph and essay writing, Arabic literature, Arabic music, etc. These subjects are offered according to the language proficiency level. For example, literature, essay writing and translation are offered only for those who are intermediate level and above. All programs provide intensive online instruction in the language and culture through a rigorous academic program that is complemented by an integrated cultural components.
If you decide to join any of our programs , please fill out our online registration form.
We have no application deadline, registration stays open until seats are filled. Therefore, please try to secure a seat as early as possible .Please feel free to share our calendar with anyone who might be interested in Arabic.
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Best regards ,
Manal
Director Assistant
Jordan Language Academy
Mobile: +962 779502220
www.jordanla.com
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2. Conference: “Reading the Gospels in Islamic Context”, Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford (or online if not possible in person), 7- 9 September 2020
Papers which explore different aspects of how the canonical gospels have been, are, and can be interpreted in Islamic contexts. Themes might include: Muslim references to the gospels in classical literature; How the gospels are interpreted in current Muslim-Christian dialogue and debate; etc. Selected papers will be published as a volume in the ‘Routledge Reading the Bible in Islamic Context’ series.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2020. Information: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ab2686bcef37284f39cbe8b/t/5dee5dd15e5ce97f94fec893/1575902673690/Reading+the+Gospels+in+Islamic+Context_SH.pdf
Additionally, CMCS is hosting free online public seminars via Zoom, which some of you might be interested in attending. For a list of upcoming seminars, please visit:
https://www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/our-events
3. Conference: “Islam, Peace, and Justice”, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 21-22 September 2020
Papers are invited that challenge stereotypes about Muslims, their relationship with cultural and religious pluralism, and the connection between Islam and violent extremism. We are looking for critical articulations of how Islam and Muslims draw on faith-inspired principles and energies to fostering resilient cultures of peace and justice.
Information: https://stmcollege.ca/academic-initiatives/conferences-and-lectures.php
4. 2020 Meeting of the European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism (ENSIE): “Islamic Esotericism in Global Contexts”, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 24-26 September 2020
The aim is to consider the relationship between Islam and esotericism, and Islamic esotericism, in a global context, shifting the emphasis not only from Western perspectives, but also being more inclusive of the experience of Islam beyond the Arabo-Persian domains.
Information: http://ensie.site/conferences.html
5. 49th Annual Conference of the North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (NAAIMS): “Diverse Approaches to Qur’anic Studies in the Western Academy”, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 25 September 2020
Papers might address the following questions: What Determines the Course Outline for Qur’anic Studies in the Western Academy and the Curricula for Qur’anic Studies in Muslim-Majority Nations? What Roles do Social Media Platforms Play in Understanding the Qur’an? How has Digitization of Texts Affected the Field of Qur’anic Studies? Etc.
Information: https://naaims.org/
6. Conference: “Christian-Muslim Missionary Encounters, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries”, Mission and Modernity Research Academy (MiMoRA#3), Leuven, Belgium, 3-10 November 2020
Contributions are invited on: Reactions to Christian/Muslim missionary activities in the fields of education, literacy, health care, etc.; Space-settings of Christian/Muslim encounter-interaction; Muslim responses to (Western) Christian missions; The agency of Islamic activism in transforming the practices and thinking of Christian missionaries; Muslim responses to Christian interventions into Islamic religious practice; etc.
Information: https://kadoc.kuleuven.be/english/3_research/31_ourresearch/mimora/cfp-mimora-3.pdf
7. Panels for the “4th Congress of Studies on the Middle East and Muslim Worlds”, Aix-en-Provence, 28-30 June 2021
This event is organized by GIS Moyen Orient et mondes musulmans (MOMM) in collaboration with IREMAM, IDEMEC, CHERPA, IMAF, and SEMOMM. Researchers and university teachers (from PhD level upwards) are invited to send their proposals in French or English for thematic panels.
Deadline for abstracts of panel proposals: 1 July 2020. Deadline for final panels: 15 December 2020. Information: http://majlis-remomm.fr/63296 (see link to English and Turkish invitation).
8. Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships of the Orient-Institut Beirut in 2020/21
The OIB awards visiting fellowships of up to 12 months for the academic year beginning in September 2020 to doctoral candidates in support of excellent research projects in the humanities and social sciences. We are particularly interested in research projects that fit our annual topic of “the global movement and exchange of ideas and norms”.
Deadline for applications: 17 May 2020. Information on Doctoral Fellowships: https://www.orient-institut.org/support/scholarships/doctoral-fellowships/; Information on Postdoctoral Fellowships: https://www.orient-institut.org/support/scholarships/postdoctoral-fellowships/
9. Research Assistant for Book Project on Islamic Contract Law, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar
The ideal candidate will be fluent in Arabic and English and will possess a thorough knowledge of the primary and secondary sources of Islamic contract law.
Interested applicants should contact Prof. Ilias Bantekas at: ibantekas@hbku.edu.qa
10. PhD in History at Koç University in Istanbul
The History PhD program seeks to provide students with a strong grounding in the advanced study of history, especially in Ottoman history and the following areas: the Arab World (Greater Syria and Egypt), Europe (East and Southeast Europe including Russia and the former Soviet Union), the Eastern Mediterranean, and Turkey.
Deadline for application: 29 May 2020. Information: https://gsssh.ku.edu.tr/en/academics/history/program-overview/
11. Online Summer School Course: “The Middle East in Global Politics”, SOAS University of London, 29 June – 10 July 2020
This course will help students place the modern Middle East in its global context, exploring histories of empire and decolonisation, alongside themes of hegemony and resistance, conflict and cooperation, identity and foreign policy. The course is exceptionally moving fully online with reduced tuition fees and 15 transferable UK credits.
Deadline for application: 25 May 2020. Information: Course convenor https://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff94526.php at ra47@soas.ac.uk and https://www.soas.ac.uk/summerschool/subjects/the-middle-east-in-global-politics/
12. Articles on “Historizing Islamophobia” for Special Issue of “The Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam”
We seek articles that present counter-hegemonic analyses, approaches and concepts, examining Islamophobia as a longer and more complex phenomenon. We are especially interested in papers which examine how settler-colonial projects against Indigenous communities and colonized communities have informed Islamophobia formations across varying national, social and political contexts.
Deadline for submissions: 20 February 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6142269/special-issue-%E2%80%9Chistorizing-islamophobia%E2%80%9D
13. Articles on “Travel to, in, and from the Ottoman World and Turkish Republic” for Special Issue of “Turkish Journal of History (Tarih Dergisi)”
We particularly welcome studies of travel works in any format – books, manuscripts, letters, diaries, journals, reports, log-books, cartography, web-blogs – by Ottoman, Turkish, Arab, Asiatic and African travellers of any period.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 June 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6137376/travel-and-ottoman-world-and-turkish-republic-special-issue
14. Articles on “Alcohol in the Muslim World: History, Geography, Practices and Policies (15th – 21st Centuries)” for Special Issue of “Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée” (REMM)
Contributions may consider the construction of alcohol consumption norms based on a co-construction of usage and consumption norms by different groups, not simply as a fiat decision “from above”.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2020. Information: https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/13379
15. Chapters for Edited Book on “Monarchies in Contemporary Global Affairs” (Focus MENA!) Published by Academia Press
Chapters may concentrate on any country, region, or time period from 1945 to present. Monarchy should be interpreted broadly, to include individual other members of royal families. The primary focus should be on the role or impact of the monarchy on foreign or international, as opposed to domestic, affairs (i.e. the Gulf monarchies are pioneers in sustainable development and renewable energy).
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6103962/call-papers-monarchy-global-affairs
16. Contributions for New Page of “Jadaliyya” on “Environmental Issues in the Middle East”
As both the stakes of and interest in environmental questions in the Middle East grow, this page will provide a platform for activists and scholars to experiment with new approaches and to transform this conversation.
Information: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/40981/Jadaliyya-Launches-New-Environment-Page
17. In partnership with Climate Change and History Research Initiative and with the support of the Humanities Council, the Program in Medieval Studies launches a new virtual seminar series that examines the historical context and the social, cultural, and environmental impact of pandemics through the ages. The virtual series entitled “Pandemics in the Past: from Prehistory to (almost) the Present” features guest scholars from across U.S and Europe and is coordinated by John Haldon, Shelby Cullom Davis ’30 Professor of European History, Emeritus, and the Director of the Program in Medieval Studies Helmut Reimitz.
The series will be introduced on Thursday May, 14 by John Haldon. Click the links below to register for each seminar and to receive the Zoom meeting link.
Thursday, May 14, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“The Story of Pandemics in Scholarship and Popular Culture, 1890-2020”
Merle Eisenberg, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center in Annapolis, MD, and Lee Mordechai, Hebrew University
Thursday, May 21, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“Plague: From the Late Neolithic to the Black Death”
Phil Slavin, University of Stirling
Thursday, May 28, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“The ‘Plague of Cyprian’: Sources, Problems, Origins and the ‘Crisis of the Third Century’”
Sabine Hübner, University of Basel
Thursday, June 4, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“Avoiding Plague like the Plague: Some Pathogenic Context for Late Antique Pandemics”
Tim Newfield, Georgetown University, Washington
Thursday, June 11, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“The Justinianic Plague: Apocalypse or Overblown?”
Lee Mordechai, Hebrew University, and Merle Eisenberg, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center in Annapolis, MD
Thursday June 18, 13:30 – 15:00 EST
“From Healthscaping to Disease Tracing: Plague and Public Health After the Black Death”
Abigail Agresta, George Washington University; Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Washington
Followed by a general discussion: comparative perspectives, and the way forward
18. The Journal of African History has just brought out an open-access virtual edition which collects previously published essays and book reviews relating to the history of epidemics: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/covid-19-virtual-special-issue.
- May 12, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Harvard Islamic Law Blog (from the Program in Islamic Law) is sponsoring a series of observations about the role of epidemics/pandemics in the history of the Islamicate world: https://islamiclaw.blog/2020/05/05/pandemic-roundtable-introduction/.
(Ed note: Several items thereat have been noted already but the material is growing.)
2. “SHARIAsource is a project of the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School, that aims to provide comprehensive content and context on Islamic law in a way that is accessible and useful. It is a Portal into the digital world of Islamic legal studies and related tools from data science and AI. Working with a global team of advisors, senior scholars, and editors, our mission is to organize the world’s information on Islamic law.”
- May 09, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī’s draft letter’ – D. Stewart
Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī’s draft letter to his teacher: The culture of scholarly correspondence and the Islamic republic of letters in the sixteenth century | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies | Cambridge Core
This study focuses on a draft letter by Ḥusayn b. ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-ʿĀmilī (d. 984/1576) for his teacher Zayn al-Dīn al-ʿĀmilī (d. 965/1558); both were prominent Twelver Shiite jurists from the region of Jabal ʿĀmil in what is now Lebanon. Yūsuf Ṭabājah, who first published the text, argued that Ḥusayn wrote the letter while he was in Iraq c.
- May 08, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Release Bahraini Political Prisoners
From 14 Countries and 22 Capitals and Cities: Voices Demand the Release of Bahraini Political Prisoners
With the hashtag #ReleasePoliticalPrisoners, students and activists all over Europe expressed their concern and demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in Bahrain. On March 17, 2020, Bahrain completed the release of 1,486 prisoners, 901 of whom received royal pardons on “humanitarian grounds.” The remaining 585 were given non-custodial sentences.
- May 07, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – ‘Shiite Patterns of Post-Migration in Europe’ – M. van den Bos
Shiite Patterns of Post-Migration in Europe
This brief reflection treats the reactive relation between the dispersions of (post-)migration and the integralism of religion in selected cases of European Shiism. It reconsiders reports on Twelver Shiism and Shiite Muslims in Europe in order to discern the main institutional and demographic tendencies in Shiites’ European settlement history in Britain, France and Germany, and to explore such settlement in light of mega-theorizations of European Islam that juxtapose ‘integration’ and ‘separation’.
- May 06, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
- 0 Comment
Shii News – Academic Items
1.Cancelled:
42nd Annual Conference of Middle East Librarians (MELCom International), University of Marburg, 26-28 May 2020
27th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), University of Osnabrück, 24-26 September 2020
Summer School of Arabic and Kurdish Dialects, French National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilisations (Inalco), Paris, 2 June – 10 July 2020
This summer course is canceled in 2020. See you next year!
Information: http://www.inalco.fr/en/study/summer-school/arabic-dialects/kurdish
2. 54th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Washington DC, 10-13 October 2020
This conference is primarily concerned with the area encompassing Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of the Arab world (and their diasporas) from the seventh century to modern times. Other regions, including Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union, also are included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern civilization.
Information: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers
3. 6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6), University of La Manouba, Tunis, 19-23 September 2022
(Note date)
4. Eight Fully Funded Scholarships for PhD Program in “Global History of Empires”, Universities of Turin, Moscow and St. Petersburg
This program provides educational and research environment for dissertation research in the fields of early modern, modern, and contemporary history, with particular attention to its global dimension. Each scholarship is 17.500 Euros per year.
Deadline for applications: 4 June 2020. Information: https://t.co/UCALDJWX5T?amp=1
5. Free Online Course “The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction” Relaunched by the University of Edinburgh (Beginning 11 May 2020)
With contributions from renowned experts, this five-week course explores some of the diverse roles the Sharia and Islamic law have played in Muslim life, both historically and today. Students can learn in their own time, at their own pace.
Information and free registration: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/an-introduction-to-the-sharia-and-islamic-law
6. Articles on “Visibility of Religious Difference in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean“ for “Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
The goal of this volume is to show ways in which religion marked a perceptible difference in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.
Deadline for papers: 30 July 2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/call-for-articles-visibility-of-religious-difference-in-medieval-europe-and-the-mediterranean-hamsa-journal-of-judaic-and-islamic-studies?e=82aeb6c61d
7. Articles on “Media, Accountability and Dissent in the Middle East and North Africa” for Special Issue of the “Journal for International Press/Politics”
This issue aims to provide new research perspectives on the momentous upheavals that took place in the Middle East and North Africa in the past ten years by shedding light on the interactions between citizens, social movements, and different types of media actors
Deadline for manuscripts: 15 June 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/23/media-accountability-and-dissent-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
8. Articles for Edited Book on “Middle Eastern Gothics”
The volume’s focus is on Arabic, Persian, Turkish, or Hebrew literary engagements with the Gothic but articles on minority literatures of the Middle East, such as Armenian or Kurdish, are also welcomed.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/28/middle-eastern-gothics-cfp-for-edited-volume
9. ONLINE RESOURCES: Kurdish
– The Kurdish Digital Library (Kurdish Insititute of Paris), the institute has digitized a thousand books related to Kurds and the Middle East general. Some books can be downloaded as pdf via the following link: https://bnk.institutkurde.org/?l=en
– Arşîva Kurd (Journal, Newspaper, and Magazin), their website offers numerous Kurdish periodicals from 1898 to the present. http://www.arsivakurd.org/index.php/kovar
– Kurdish Music Archive of Radio Yerevan, (Deutsch-Kurdisches Kulturinstitut) has transferred rich Kurdish music collection of Kurdish Radio of Yerevan from 1961 to their Youtube channel. The lyrics also can be found on the channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oe0s2Xd3Nc&list=PLAXCuqYJmH1JIXy9MURiU7ikIHCBoQxkR
10. Pierre Siméon, From Ordinary to Luxury. Islamic Ceramics from Iran, Central Asia and Afghanistan. Studies on the Bumiller Collection I (ed. Verena Daiber), 2020.
“From Ordinary to Luxury” is a profound study of Iranian and Central Asian ceramics based on the glazed and unglazed pottery from The Bumiller Collection, Bamberg. The Bumiller set is not a collection of masterpieces but it provides an insight into the most diverse wares of daily life. Pierre Siméon’s expertise and hands-on experience as an archaeologist are invaluable assets for the knowledge of provenance and distribution of Iranian and Central Asian pottery. Apart from that, his study takes into account the works of our Russian colleagues, that have gone without adequate acknowledgement for decades due to the language barrier.
Further information:
https://reichert-verlag.de/fachgebiete/archaeologie/archaeologie_archaeologie_allgemein/9783954903870_from_ordinary_to_luxury-detail
11. A series of introductory to advanced levels with the option of e-books for 4 years of Persian language and culture courses. The audio files are all free for download in the companion website of the publisher. You can also request a free Inspection Copy for yourself if you are teaching Persian courses.
12. Persianate Selves: Memories of Place and Origin before Nationalism.
Stanford Univ Press, 2020
By Mana Kia, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University.
https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=29033
13. Cambridge University Press:
Free Access to the Most Cited Articles from its Middle East Studies Journals
- May 05, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. An Arabic-English Lexicon of the CoronaVirus Outbreak containing commonly-used CoronaVirus terms and extensive vocabulary lists related to:
– Health & Sickness
– Plagues & Pandemics
– Medical Prevention
– Medical Symptoms
This lexicon was compiled and written in a joint collaboration between
- Dr. Mariam Aboelez, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London
- Mr. Mourad Diouri, Teaching Fellow & Course Organiser (PG Arabic) at IMES (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies), U. of Edinburgh
If you wish to contribute to this lexicon, we would love to hear from you.
2. CfP: International Relations in a Multi-Polar Middle East
SEPAD E-Workshop 29th June-1st July 2020
This online conference seeks to explore international relations in today’s Middle East, a region that has become increasingly multi-polar. In the years after the Arab Uprisings, the fragmentation of political projects and opening up of schisms between rulers and ruled – resulting in protest, resistance and conflict – has expanded the arenas competed over by regional powers, global actors and non-state players. The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has found traction across the region but the aspirations of Riyadh and Tehran have become contested by other regional actors including Turkey, Egypt and Israel, while smaller players like the UAE and Qatar have also increased their regional activism. The United States, once seemingly intent on a hegemonic ‘Pax Americana’ has stepped back, leaving its rivals and allies, Russia, China and the EU, among others, with both concerns and opportunities. Meanwhile some non-state players, like Islamists, nationalists and separatists have taken advance and/or entrenched their positions, while transnational identities, ideologies, economic trends and threats continue to influence local and international politics. Added to this the local and global ramifications of the Covid-19 Pandemic look set to further impact the region’s international dynamics moving forward.
We welcome papers addressing any area of international relations relating to this broad topic. Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and submitted by 11th May 2020. Papers will be presented in online panels for 15 minutes per presenter, followed by a Q and A with registered participants. In an effort to address concerns about online events, we encourage all presenters to use powerpoint presentations.
Please submit abstracts to Eyad Al Refai at E.AlRefai@Lancaster.ac.uk .
3. Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
MERIP have lifted their paywall until the end of May to allow access for people displaced by COVID-19. Their archive contains invaluable analysis of the systems, structures and conditions that will shape how COVID-19 impacts the Middle East. As students, scholars, activists and concerned citizens find themselves displaced from their institutions and facing frightening economic uncertainty, MERIP want to ensure that anyone can access this content regardless of circumstance.
https://merip.org/covid-19-update/
4. The National Archive: free access to digital records
The National Archives are making digital records available on their website free of charge for as long as our Kew site is closed to visitors.
Registered users will be able to order and download up to ten items at a time, to a maximum of 50 items over 30 days.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/news/digital-downloads/
5. Arabic Collections Online
Arabic Collections Online (ACO) is a publicly available digital library of public domain Arabic language content. ACO currently provides digital access to 13,224 volumes across 7,842 subjects drawn from rich Arabic collections of distinguished research libraries.
http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/about/
6. Two short pieces on Muslim views on pandemics and contagion now on Harvard’s IslamicLaw blog:
See also, on the same blog, Ari Schriber on a 19th century Moroccan historian’s take on a 17th century Moroccan Sultan who advised his son to flee the plague:
7. Digitized Ottoman manuscripts from the İstanbul Araştırması Enstitütüsü = Istanbul Research Institute
https://katalog.iae.org.tr/yordambt/yordam.php?aAltTur=293
8. The editors of Manuscript Studies: A Journal of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries are pleased to make the following announcements:
- The Spring 2020 issue is out! Abstracts are available here: https://mss.pennpress.org/about/current-issue-abstracts/.
- We are seeking peer-reviewed article submissions for the Spring 2021 issue and beyond. Articles for possible publication in the Spring 2021 should be submitted no later than June 1, 2020.
- Non-peer review Annotations can be submitted up to September 1, 2020 for the Fall 2020 issue. Annotations submitted after that date are eligible for publication in Spring 2021 and beyond.
- Thanks to a generous agreement with the University of Pennsylvania Press, all Articles and Annotations in Manuscript Studies are made available for open access after one year from the date of publication. Articles and Annotations from Vol. 4:1 (Spring 2019) are now available for downloading on Penn’s Scholarly Commons repository. To access the pdfs, go to: http://repository.upenn.edu/mss_sims/
**Please note: In response to the Covid-19 situation, Penn Press is providing FREE access to its journals until June 30, 2020. Here is the link to Manuscript Studies: https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/698.
Manuscript Studies brings together scholarship from around the world and across disciplines related to the study of pre-modern manuscript books and documents. This peer-reviewed journal is open to contributions that rely on both traditional methodologies of manuscript study and those that explore the potential of new ones. We publish articles that engage in a larger conversation on manuscript culture and its continued relevance in today’s world and highlight the value of manuscript evidence in understanding our shared cultural and intellectual heritage. Studies that incorporate digital methodologies to further understanding of the physical and conceptual structures of the manuscript book are encouraged. A separate section, entitled Annotations, features research in progress and digital project reports.
For more information about submitting and to subscribe, go to http://mss.pennpress.org. For direct inquiries, please contact the editors at sims-mss@pobox.upenn.edu .
9. The University of Cambridge has started “The History of Now,” a series of podcasts mostly devoted to epidemics and pandemics: https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/podcasts/covid-19-podcasts.
- May 02, 2020
- by Andrew Newman
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