Archive for July 2nd, 2022

1.Making Modernity in the Islamic Mediterranean

Margaret S. Graves, Alex Dika Seggerman, eds.,

Indiana University Press, 2020

To receive a 30% discount enter code SAVE30 at the IUP Website:
https://iupress.org/9780253060341/making-modernity-in-the-islamic-mediterranean/

2. Hajj: How a new Saudi-run travel agency failed western ‘guests of God’

Seán McLoughlin

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/hajj-saudi-arabia-new-online-portal-fails-western-pilgrims

See also:

‘Mapping the UK’s Hajj Sector’

https://hajj.leeds.ac.uk/industry/

3. Part-Time Lecturer – Ancient Middle Eastern Studies

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the
College of the University of Chicago seek an experienced teacher to
work with MA students in the two-year Master’s Program in the Center
for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) (https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcmes.uchicago.edu%2Fmasters&data=05%7C01%7Csf534%40universityofcambridgecloud.onmicrosoft.com%7C1416b926ed5244bbb30308da52c8d99a%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C0%7C0%7C637913319833796120%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3Iy72kBz5ZJAoIhFn%2BFEUF7EjJ8lTot%2FGL%2FoTwk7gM0%3D&reserved=0).
The selected candidate will teach 2 courses per year for students in
the Ancient Track of the CMES MA program. Typically, one of these
courses will be a stand-alone seminar in the Lecturer’s area of
academic specialty and the other will be a section of the course
Approaches to the Study of the Ancient Near East. The Lecturer will
also lead a thesis writing workshop for a group of ~8 MA students. The
Lecturer will then serve as a mentor for the thesis group as they
develop and complete their thesis projects. Service responsibilities
include participating in committee assignments and providing general
career counseling for students in the program. The Lecturer will also
be expected to engage in regular professional development.
The appointment will begin on September 1, 2022 or as soon as possible
thereafter. The initial term of appointment will be for one year, with
reappointment possible following successful review. This is a
part-time, benefits-eligible position.
Qualifications
We seek applicants with prior teaching experience at the college or
post-secondary level, preferably at a North American institution.
Experience working with MA students or preceptoring BA theses is
desirable. Applicants are required to have completed all degree
requirements for a PhD in a field related to the archeology, art
history, history, literature, culture, linguistics, religion, or
philosophy of the Ancient Middle East by the start date of the
appointment.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, please submit your application through the
University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment website at
https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapply.interfolio.com%2F108294&data=05%7C01%7Csf534%40universityofcambridgecloud.onmicrosoft.com%7C1416b926ed5244bbb30308da52c8d99a%7C49a50445bdfa4b79ade3547b4f3986e9%7C0%7C0%7C637913319833796120%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=SRaPk%2Fc0ze6nND%2Bu5luVRkOuqfRXH%2FtY%2FivlMW7nQ3Y%3D&reserved=0. Applications must include:
CV;
Cover Letter addressing your qualifications for the position,
including how your academic research interests prepare you to work as
part of an MA program, and discussing courses you would be prepared to
teach at the MA level;
Teaching Statement, discussing your approach to innovation in course
development and pedagogy and to creating a welcoming learning
environment for students from different educational and personal
backgrounds;
One sample syllabus for a course you would be prepared to offer to
MA-level students;
Contact information for 3 recommenders from whom letters of
recommendation may be requested.
Additional documents may be requested following the initial review.
Application deadline: All application materials must be received by
July 14, 2022 at midnight Eastern Time.
This position is contingent upon budgetary approval. The terms and
conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective
bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees
International Union. For information on the Department of Near Eastern
Languages and Civilizations, please visit nelc.uchicago.edu and for
information on the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, visit
cmes.uchicago.edu. For questions about the position, please contact
ne-lc@uchicago.edu.

3. Qalamos – connecting manuscript traditions

A portal for manuscripts from Asian and African writing traditions. The portal is being developed as part of the DFG project “Orient-Digital”. Project partners are the Bavarian State Library in Munich, the Gotha Research Library, the Berlin State Library and the University Computer Center in Leipzig.

“Qalamos provides direct access to metadata and digitised copies of Oriental manuscript collections in Germany. It comprises approximately 135,000 manuscript datasets from Asian and African script traditions containing descriptions of 120,000 physical objects written in more than “160 languages and 80 scripts…”

“In Qalamos, you can either search for a title directly or browse authority records for over 1,000 mainly Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish works, which are partly linked to title records of the Integrated Authority File ( GND ) and Library of Congress Authorities …”

“An important feature of Qalamos is authority control. The portal contains authority records of authors, copyists, owners and other individuals connected to a manuscript. … “

https://www.qalamos.net/content/index.xed

4. CFP: ISHMap VII Symposium and II Workshop, MPIWG, Berlin Germany (July 2023) (Deadline: October 31, 2022)

ISHMap Symposium and Workshop- 2023
Intersections in Map History
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), Berlin, Germany
July 10-14, 2023

We are delighted to welcome proposals to participate in the International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) Symposium and Workshop during the week of July 10, 2023 in Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG). The Symposium is open to all working in the history of cartography. The Workshop welcomes applications from professionals at the early stages in academic and public careers.

Applications are open to October 31, 2022 for individual papers, panels and roundtables or other proposed sessions; review and acceptance will occur by January 2023.  Additional details about the symposium program and associated activities are forthcoming.

A two-day Workshop (July 10-11) for early career professionals (scholars, curators, archivists, and librarians) working in the history of cartography, will precede the Symposium. Hands-on activities led by four experts in the field may include work with the MPIWG’s collection of Chinese maps and discussions on developing digital humanities projects, as well as sessions focusing on the themes of color in map scholarship.

The Symposium (July 12 keynote; July 13-14 sessions) focuses on Intersections in Map History. We particularly welcome proposals that connect to two themes that benefit from the research context and facilities of the MPIWG: “materiality” and cross-cultural research. The first theme calls attention to the importance of material attributes of maps, such as constraints that may be overlooked as scholars work increasingly with digitized sources. The second encourages dialogue and exchange between scholars working with comparable questions, sources or methodologies across different geographic spaces and contexts. Proposals that address or inspire comparative approaches in map history will be especially welcome.

Building on the successful 2022 Symposium and Workshop held in Montevideo, Uruguay, we are pleased to plan an in-person event, with limited opportunities to contribute online. ISHMap does not anticipate charging a fee for the Symposium.

Funding (for economy travel and lodging) will be awarded upon a competitive basis to a select number of emerging scholars and researchers with limited institutional support. We encourage those without institutional support to apply for travel funding provided by other institutions; click here for a list of funding possibilities of which we are aware.

EVENT CALENDAR

October 31, 2022: Application deadline for Symposium and Workshop.
January 2023: Acceptances delivered.
May 1, 2023: Registration for participants closes.
May 15, 2023: Final program available online
July 1, 2023: Registration for non-participants (attendees) closes.

July 10-11, 2023: ISHMap II Workshop (in person)
July 12, 2023: ISHMap 2023 Keynote (hybrid)
July 13-14, 2023: ISHMap VII Symposium (in person) and General Meeting (hybrid)
July 15, 2023: Tentative post-event field trip

All ISHMap members are invited to attend and participate in the General Meeting, at which Trustees for 2023-2024 will be elected.

SCHEDULE AND LOCATION

Founded in 1994, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin is one of more than 80 research institutes administered by the Max Planck Society in the sciences and humanities. The Institute has become an internationally recognized center of the history of science and technology studies, exploring links between the history of science and the history of cartography, including in the fields of local co-hosts Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann and Diana Lange, in East Asian (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and Tibetan cartography and the study of color on maps.[1]

Co-Chairs:

Jordana Dym, Skidmore College (US), Chair, ISHMap Trustees
Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann, CNRS (France); MPIWG (Germany)
Diana Lange, Centre for the Studies of Manuscript Cultures, Universität Hamburg (Germany)

Additional information is available at the website of the International Society for the History of the Map (https://ishmap.wordpress.com)

5. Webinar – British Institute of Persian Studies, 20 July 2022, 5pm UK time

‘The Mobility of Persian Artefacts: The Sanguszko Carpet in Motion’

Dr Yuka Kadoi

For further information and to register:

https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/the-mobility-of-persian-artefacts-the-sanguszko-carpet-in-motion/