Archive for December 14th, 2021
- December 14, 2021
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Second International Congress: “Dynamics of South-South Relations. Permanence and Evolution of the Political Alliances of the Global South (1810-2022)”, Autonomous University of Madrid, 22-23 February 2022
The objective of this Congress is to deepen understanding of the political, economic, and cultural ties estab-lished between the nations of the Global South by reflecting on the transformations, continuities and breaks that South-South ties have experienced from the decolonization processes to the present day.
Information: https://redessursur.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/cfp-ii-congress-south-south
2. Conference: “Forms and Functions of Islamic Philosophy”, Bard College, New York, 31 March – 1 April 2021
The conference seeks to highlight how Islamic philosophy (falsafa/ḥikma) was practiced “in conversation”- between scholars, with various audiences, and with different disciplines, approaches, and rhetoric. Islamic philosophy was composed not only in traditional forms of treatises and commentaries, but also through nar-ratives written in poetry and prose.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/8532192/cfp-forms-and-functions-islamic-philosophy
3. Session on “Negotiating Religion, Gender, and Travel in the (Arabic) Medieval Mediterranean” during the “57th International Congress on Medieval Studies”, Western Michigan University, 9-14 May 2021
People in the medieval Mediterranean were connected by networks of trade, family and knowledge. This panel aims to explore how Spanish, French, Arabic, and Italian authors imagined the people who lived these networks and their effects, including enslaved peoples, scholars and merchants.
4. Workshop on “Purity, Pollution, Purification and Defilement in the Premodern Mediterranean”, Haifa University and Tel Aviv University, 28-30 June 2022
Welcome are papers relating to the three Abrahamic religions as well as numerous pagan, local and hetero-dox cults and relating to the concepts of time, space and purity; to rituals and practice of purity; personhood and purity; the relationship between the personal and the communal in respect to im/purity; the transmission of beliefs, texts and practices across the multi-religious/ethnic region; purity and social hierarchies; medical discourses and purity; Im/purity and emotions.
Deadline for abstracts 15 February 2022. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-purity-pollution-purification-and-defilement-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-28-30-june-2022-haifa?e=82aeb6c61d
5. Senior Lecturer at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna
Qualification: Diploma/MA in Turkish Studies, mastery of the Turkish language and competence in language teaching, skills in Ottoman Turkish and in the translation of literary texts are desirable, several years of teaching experience at institutions of post-secondary level education in the field of Turkish.
Deadline for applications: 26 December 2021.
Information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/716140
6. Interdisciplinary Scholar of Places, Movement and Cultural Practices Professor (Tenure Track / Open Rank), New York University Abu Dhabi
We seek a scholar and educator focused on the Middle East, North Africa, or Indian Ocean world whose work and research reflect an interdisciplinary approach.
Deadline for applications: 15 December 2021.
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/91523
7. Assistant Professor in History of the Pre-1500 Islamicate World, Central Washington Univer-sity
Qualifications: PhD in History with a specialization in pre-1500 Islamicate world history. Ability to teach cross-listed courses in Asian Studies, and/or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Experience in teaching intro-ductory world history, cross-cultural, or borderlands classes. Experience incorporating multicultural perspec-tives into teaching for 21st century leadership.
Deadline for applications: 3 January 2022.
Information: https://careers.cwu.edu/psc/careers/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_SCHJOB_FL&Ac-tion=U
8. Postdoctoral Research Associate on Contemporary Politics at the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, NES, Princeton University
Applicants can be from the disciplines of history, politics, economics and international relations. The appoint-ment will be for the year, 1 September 2022 through 31 August 2023, with the possibility of renewal.
Deadline for applications: 3 January 2022.
Information: https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply/application.xhtml?listingId=23761
9. Post-Doc: Byzantine Studies (University of Notre Dame)
Application Deadline: February 1, 2022
10. Fellowship Applications 2022-23 at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad, University of Arizona, MENAS
CASA offers advanced level training in Arabic language and culture to qualified American students at the American University in Cairo and Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or per-manent residents and should have a minimum of 3 years of formal instruction in Arabic prior to joining CASA.
Deadline for applications: 20 January 2022.
Information: https://casa.sbs.arizona.edu/applying-casa-i-program
11. Chapters for Edited Book on “Art against Authoritarianism: Aesthetic Activism in Post-Arab Spring Middle East and North Africa” (IB Tauris)
By analyzing a variety of art practices that are articulated with different collective struggles in the region, this book elucidates the vitality and creativity of anti-capitalist and anti-authoritarian artistic production whose praxis is enmeshed with grassroots movements across MENA.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2022.
12. An Online Course in Persian Calligraphy, Nasta’liq Script
Dates: Friday 11 February 2022 — Friday 15 April 2022
There are ten places available
Price: £300 for ten classes
Pack of materials (sent by post): £25 UK, £35 International
The registration deadline is Friday 11 February 2022. Students requiring a pack of materials are advised to enrol at least 2 weeks prior to the course start date to leave enough time to receive the pack.
For any enquiries please contact charlotte.westbrook@iranheritage.org, Tel: 020 3651 2124
Organised by: Iran Heritage Foundation.
For information and to register, see:
https://www.iranheritage.org/calligraphy-110222.html#pay
13. Spring 2022 Twelve-Week Persian Immersion Program
Dates: February 14 – May 6, 2022
Fees: $3500 (including tuition and accommodation)
Mejlis Institute is inviting applications for a twelve-week Persian immersion program in Spring 2022 at our new location in Lori Province of Armenia. Participants will be provided with full–board accommodation and have a chance to spend three months fully immersing themselves in Persian while enjoying life in a beautiful mountenous region. For more details, please visit our website:
https://mejlisinstitute.org/persian-immersion-program
- December 14, 2021
- by Andrew Newman
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