Archive for October 8th, 2022
Shii News – Academic Items
1.Augusta University – Assistant Professor of History Modern European History & Africa/Islamic World
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64140
Closing date: 28.10.22
2. Southern Methodist University – Lecturer in South Asian Religions/Islam
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=64178
Closing date: 29.12.22
3. Georgetown University – Assistant Professor in the history of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63984
Closing date: 15.11.22
4. Propagandist Strategy or Artistic Agency? The story behind a unique pictorial Dorokhsh carpet
Moderated by Prof Pedram Khosronejad, Curator of Persian Arts, Powerhouse.
Powerhouse Ultimo, Sydney
15 October 2022, 11am – 12pm
A panel of specialists in Persian art, material culture, carpet weaving and Islamic art and architecture will discuss the significance of a unique pictorial Persian Dorokhsh carpet, showcased for the first time in Weavers, Merchants and Kings, an exhibition celebrating Cadrys 70th Anniversary, on now at Powerhouse Ultimo.
The hand-knotted wool carpet, made in Birjand, Khorasan, Persia, about 1890, was recently acquired by the Cadry family having captured the private collectors’ attention for being one of only a handful of known examples of very large antique Dorokhsh carpets to feature an architectural scene as the central design. It appears to depict an Indian palace and it is speculated it may have been intended for display inside one. This object is very similar to noted Dorokhsh pictorial carpet from Golestan Palace, Iran.
Since the early 1500s the Dorokhsh region – near Birjand and Qaen in South Khorasan, Iran – has been renowned for the design and production of traditional Persian carpets. Our panel conversation will focus on the mechanisms around the creation of this particular Dorokhsh carpet to examine the agency of the artists who made it and the spectrum of socio-cultural and political factors involved in the traditional act of carpet-weaving.
Speakers include Robert Cadry, Managing Director of Cadrys Rugs; Dr Andrew Jacob, Curator of Astronomy, Powerhouse-Sydney Observatory, Dr Mahroo Mousavi, Nizami Ganjavi Fellow, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford and Lecturer in Architectural History, University of Sydney, and Prof Pedram Khosronejad.
More details: https://www.maas.museum/event/propagandist-strategy-or-artistic-agency/
5. Digital Archiving of Diasporic Cultural Productions and Transnational Citizenship of Arabs in the West
https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/diaspora.21.2.2021.05.07
6. The 9th Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies
Providence, Rhode Island, USA | June 2023
Call for Papers
We are pleased to announce the 9th Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies, which will be held at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island (USA) from June 8-10, 2023. The conference will be conducted in two parts and will be preceded by a three-day intensive course on the history of the Arabic language during the Mamluk period.
Themed day: The Languages of the Mamluk Sultanate (June 8, 2023)
The first day of the conference will be devoted to the theme of language in the Mamluk sultanate. We invite papers that treat the phenomena of multilingualism, translation, orality and literacy, vernaculars and cosmopolitan languages, sociolects, and other topics related to the history of language during the period. The languages explored may include any relevant to the sultanate including but not limited to Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew, Coptic, Greek, Latin, and Mongolian. A maximum of twelve to fifteen paper proposals will be selected. The time allotted to each paper will be twenty minutes, plus ten minutes for discussion.
Panels (June 9-10, 2023)
The following two days of the conference will be structured in panels, which may focus on any aspect of the intellectual, political, social, economic, and artistic life of the Mamluk period. Panels will be composed of three to four papers, of twenty minutes each. Discussion will follow the presentation of each panel’s papers. The language of the conference is English.
Publication
- a) Themed day: The conference organizers expect that a selection of papers from the themed day will be published in a volume of proceedings, pending interest from scholarly publishers.
- b) Panels: Selected papers will be published in Mamlūk Studies Review.
Proposals
Scholars who wish to give a paper on the “themed day” (June 8) must submit a paper proposal through the School of Mamluk Studies webpage (http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/school-of-mamluk-studies.html ) by October 31, 2022.
Those who wish to give a paper on one of the “panel days” (i.e. June 9 and 10) should submit their proposal as part of a pre-organized panel. (Please note: it is the responsibility of the applicants to put together their own panels; the conference organizers will not accept individual papers for this portion of the event; only the themed day will accept individual papers). Panel proposals may be submitted via the webpage above by November 30, 2022. The proposal should provide the following information for each paper in the panel: (1) the name of the speaker; (2) a one-page CV; (3) a provisional paper title; (4) an abstract of a maximum of 1500 characters (about 300 words). Panel proposals should also identify the panel’s chair (who may be one of the panelists).
Paper and panel proposals will be peer-reviewed. A first circular will be sent by January 2023 to those whose proposals have been accepted, and to those who have expressed interest in attending the conference as listeners. Please note that if more than half of the participants on a panel withdraw, the entire panel must be withdrawn from the program.
Fees
The conference registration fees will be $50 for participants and attendees. For those interested, there will be a farewell dinner at a local restaurant, at a cost to be determined. Payment of the fees must be received by April 30, 2023, and information on the method of payment to be used will be provided in the first circular.
Participants must make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Information and suggestions for accommodations will be provided in the first circular.
Intensive course: Arabic in the Mamluk Period
Prior to the conference, Professor Marina Rustow (Princeton University) and Professor Phillip Stokes (University of Tennessee) will offer a three-day intensive course (June 5-7) on the history of the Arabic language during the Mamluk period. The course will present an overview and history of the different varieties of Arabic attested in Mamluk-era sources, with a focus on Judeo-Arabic, Christian Arabic, and other forms of Middle Arabic.
Students will be introduced to the major repositories of documents that are sources for the linguistic history of this period, such as the Cairo Geniza, Saint Catherine’s Monastery, and the Haram al-Sharif documents. The course is intended for advanced graduate students and other qualified participants, and will combine lecture and discussion with hands-on investigation of Mamluk-era materials. Advanced proficiency in Classical Arabic is required, but no other specialized training is necessary to attend.
Since the number of the participants will be limited (a maximum of 10), those who desire to take part in the course are requested to submit a CV, a statement of purpose, and a letter of recommendation to the following email address: schoolofmamlukstudies2023@gmail.com by the end of January, 2023. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by the end of February 2023.
The course fee is $300.00, which also includes the registration fee for the subsequent conference (June 8-10). The fees must be paid by April 30, 2023. Participants must make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. The local organizer will provide suggestions for lodging at an affordable price.
Please contact schoolofmamlukstudies2023@gmail.com with any questions, and we look forward to meeting you in Providence!
7. Webinar – British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS)
‘Humayun Padshah and Iran: Safavid Present and Mythical Past’
with Ebba Koch
19 October, 2022, 5pm UK time
For full information and to register:
https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/humayun-padshah-and-iran/
8. Appel à communications/Call for papers (colloque/conference), Paris 2023
Appel à communications
Le colloque “Texts as Living Objects: Reconsidering Dhayls as a Means for the Study of Authorship and Knowledge Transmission in the Manuscript Age” se tiendra à Paris les 22-24 novembre 2023.
Organisateurs : Sacha Alsancakli (CeRMI / Inalco) & Philip Bockholt (WWU Münster)
Date limite d’envoi des propositions : 31 octobre 2022
Langue des communications : Anglais
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Call for Papers
The conference “Texts as Living Objects: Reconsidering Dhayls as a Means for the Study of Authorship and Knowledge Transmission in the Manuscript Age” will be held in Paris on November 22-24, 2023.
Convenors: Sacha Alsancakli (CeRMI / Inalco) & Philip Bockholt (WWU Münster)
Deadline for abstract submission: 31 October 2022
Application Procedure
Proposals including an abstract (max. 400 words) and a short biography (max. 200 words) may be sent as one pdf file to both Dr. Sacha Alsancakli (Inalco/CeRMI, sacha.alsancakli@inalco.fr ) and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Philip Bockholt (WWU Münster, pbockhol@uni-muenster.de ) by 31 October 2022.
The conference will be held in English. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.
9. Asli Bâli – From Revolution to Devolution? Dilemmas of Federalism & Decentralization in the Middle East
Please join the Center for the Middle East and North Africa (CMENA) and the Legal Studies Program at UC Santa Cruz – over zoom – on Friday, October 14th, 12-1:30 pm PST to listen to and think with Professor Aslı Bâli of Yale Law School.
Click here to register: https://thi.ucsc.edu/event/asli-bali-from-revolution-to-devolution-dilemmas-of-federalism-and-decentralization-in-the-middle-east/
10. Online Workshop – “People of the Desert: Nomadic Networks and the Spread and Practice of Islam” – 28 October
15:45 -19:00 (CET time)
Chairs: Irina Shingiray (University of Oxford) and José C. Carvajal López (University of Leicester)
https://hajar.hypotheses.org/339
11. Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology
Call for Applications
Deadline November 13, 2022
The Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft für Islamische Kunst und Archäologie | Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology is pleased to announce the third edition of the Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology. The aim of the award is to encourage and support emerging scholars in Europe who are working on visual and material culture of Islamic countries in the fields of Art History, Archeology, and Historical Building Research. The Ernst Herzfeld Award highlights the diversity and innovation of current research in these growing fields. The successful candidate is honored at the annual colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society, offered a full travel grant to present her/his master thesis at the colloquium, and is granted publication of the presented paper in the series of the Society, Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie (BIKA).
Eligibility:
- Outstanding master thesis (MA, Master, M.phil., and similar) on a topic situated within the research fields of History of Islamic Art and Architecture, Islamic Archeology, or Historical Building Research on Islamic Architecture.
- The thesis must have been written and supervised at a European university. For this call, theses are eligible that were fully reviewed and marked between January 1, 2020 and November 13, 2022.
- Accepted languages of the thesis are: German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
Application procedure:
- Applicants are proposed by the supervisor of the MA thesis.
- Applications include 1) the complete MA thesis as it was submitted (PDF); 2) a summary in English (3 pages); 3) the completed recommendation form by the proposing supervisor; and 4) the original official review/evaluation of the thesis for/by the university, at which it was submitted.
Review Procedure:
- The review procedure is jointly organized by the award and steering committee as well as the advisory board of the Ernst Herzfeld Society.
- Proposing supervisors are excluded from the review procedure and the peer-review.
- Applications fulfilling the criteria of eligibility will go through a peer-review by the joint committees and by external reviewers.
Submission:
Please send the complete application by November 13, 2022 to award@ernst-herzfeld-gesellschaft.com
The recommendation form to be filled out by the proposing supervisor is available with this link: http://ernst-herzfeld-gesellschaft.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EHG_Award_Supervisor_Evaluation_Form_2022_final.docx
12. Online Lecture: East of Byzantium: Syriac Christianity along the Silk Road
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT | Zoom
East of Byzantium: Syriac Christianity along the Silk Road
Li Tang, University of Salzburg
Advance registration required. Register: https://eastofbyzantium.org/upcoming-events/
Contact Brandie Ratliff (mjcbac@hchc.edu), Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture with any questions.
13. New book: History and Memory in the Abbasid Caliphate
L Osti,
14. Indigenising Islam – a panel discussion on the case of the late Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
The Centre for Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge, in coordination with the Woolf Institute, invites you to an evening in the company of Dr Hisham A. Hellyer, Dr Timothy Winter, Dr Asim Yusuf, and Ms Arzoo Ahmed, for a panel discussion on the case of the late Shaykh Seraj Hendricks and his role and impact as a Muslim minority leader in Cape Town, South Africa, as an example of the indigenisation of Muslim religious authority as a minority, deeply impacted by Western traditions.
Dr Hellyer will also share insights on his recently published book “Shaykh Seraj Hendricks: A Luminous Lamp in the Shade of Table Mountain“, a contemporary Sufi shaykh and Islamic scholar who was one of the main reference points for the Muslim community of the Cape in South Africa, who drew from his own Western education and his training at the hands of sages and savants in Makka, as resident scholar of Azzawia Institute in Cape Town.
The event will start at 5.30pm on Oct 24th in the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies in Cambridge and the moderator will be Dr Julian Hargreaves of the Woolf Institute.
Copies of Dr Hellyer’s book “A Luminous Lamp” will be available following the discussion .
For full details go to: https://tinyurl.com/IslamMinority”
15. University of Edinburgh
W.M. Watt Lecture 2022
Emerita Professor Carole Hillenbrand (University of Edinburgh
‘Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Islam’
1.11.22, 17:30-20.00
In-person and on-line
Full details at:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/islamic-middle-eastern/events/watt-lecture
14. Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM invites you to apply to the “Learn Persian through the Shahname” online course. The entire course will last for 2 weeks, but students may choose to participate in the first week. This online course will start on November 7, 2022, and last till November 18, 2022.
For more details and to apply, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-shahname
- October 08, 2022
- by Andrew Newman
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