Archive for November 15th, 2022
Shii News – Academic Items
1.El-Shakry, O., ‘Rethinking Arab Intellectual History: Epistemology, Historicism, Secularism’, Modern Intellectual History (2021), 18, 547–572.
2. HYBRID Book Talk “About Ummah: A New Paradigm for a Global World” by Katrin Jomaa, Brown University, Providence, RI, 15 November 2022, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Jomaa examines the moral, political, and spiritual understanding of the Qur’anic term “ummah”. Drawing on theology, history, philosophy, and political science, Jomaa argues that ummah, while often defined as a group of people united by ethnicity or religion, is, in its ideal sense, a community that demands active commitment and a conscious and continuous dedication to the highest moral ideals of that community.
Information and registration: https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2022/katrin-jomaa-ummah
3. Journée d’étude « Femmes musulmanes engagées dans la cité : prédicatrices, aumônières et imames », MMSH Aix-en-Provence, 15 novembre 2022
En quoi les femmes musulmanes engagées dans le champ religieux, prédicatrices, aumônières et imames participent elles aux mutations sociales et politiques du champ islamique contemporain ? Cette journée d’étude se propose d’apporter quelques éclairages à cette question brûlante en analysant l’insertion au sein d’organisations religieuses de femmes musulmanes impliquées dans le culte musulman, qu’elles soient sa-lariées ou bénévoles.
Information et programme: https://iremam.cnrs.fr/fr/journee-detude-femmes-musulmanes-engagees-dans-la-cite-predicatrices-aumonieres-et-imames
4. ONLINE Lecture “How to Conquer a Province: Salons and the Incorporation of Ottoman Arab Lands (16th Century)”, SOAS, London University, 16 November 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm GMT
In 1516-7, Ottoman armies conquered large parts of the Arab Middle East. In the wake of this conquest, the Ottomans faced an administrative challenge as the new territories had to be incorporated into the imperial bureaucracy. This talk examines interactions between Ottoman elites and Arab notables as they occurred in informal gentlemanly gatherings in salons.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/how-conquer-province-salons-and-incor-poration-ottoman-arab-lands-16th-c
5. ONLINE Webinar “Fictive and non-Fictive Life Writings of Muslim Women: Solidarity for Strength and Survival” by Professors Doaa Omran and Feroza Jussawalla (University of New Mexico, USA), University of Manchester, 17 November 2022, 17:00 UTC
The speakers illustrate that Muslim women are empowering figures socially, politically, and academically. While Doaa will base her critique on a selection of work by Arab authors, Feroza will explore how the recent Iranian women’s movement shows that when women come together to support each other, their chances of survival and empowerment are greatly strengthened.
Registration: https://zoom.us/j/97038599926
6. ONLINE Lecture “Multilingualism and Language Planning in the Period of the Late Ottoman Empire and the Early Turkish Republic” by Dr. Nevry Lischewski (University of Munich), Ori-ent-Institut Istanbul, 17 November 2021, 7:00 pm Turkish Time
The Ottoman Empire was a fundamentally multilingual society. In the course of the late Ottoman and early Republican period, certain policies, rules and practices were introduced in order to influence the linguistic situation and to establish the dominant language in the society, without a perspective for maintaining its linguistic diversity. The speaker introduces a conceptual framework of language planning.
Information and registration: https://www.oiist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/oiist_language_book-let_web.pdf
7. HYBRID International Conference on “Islamic Trust Studies: Translation and Transformation in Muslims’ Connectivity”, Osaka University, 26-27 November 2022
The conference examines the connectivity of Muslim behavior, particularly through law and human relations. How do Muslims interpret and prescribe the relationship between people and the state according to the law, human relations within the family, and the relationship found in gender in Islamic education, and what wisdom is used to enable strategic responses in doing so.
Deadline for registration: 20 November 2022.
Information and program: https://connectivity.aa-ken.jp/en/activity/874/
8. ONLINE 17th AATT Graduate Student Pre-Conference in Turkish and Turkic Studies, Stanford University, 27 November 2022, 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Information, program and registration: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2022/11/11/17th-aatt-graduate-student-pre-conference-in-turkish-and-turkic-studies
9. HYBRIDE Rencontre Revue de l’histoire des religions avec Christian Müller, Ismail Warscheid et Rainer Brunner, autour du livre “Recht und historische Entwicklung der Scharia im Islam”, Collège de France, Paris, 2 décembre 2022, 16h30 – 18h30
Cet ouvrage de référence change radicalement notre perception d’une immuable « charia », Loi sacrée de l’islam, et de son rôle dans l’histoire du monde musulman. Pour ce faire, cette synthèse mobilise notions sociologiques (droit, système des règles), histoire (ordres juridiques en terre d’Islam), études biographiques et juridiques pour terminer, sous un angle sociétal, par les domaines du droit couverts par la normativité islamique.
Information et registration: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/71969
10. HYBRID International Conference “The Qurʾān and Syriac Christianity: Recurring Themes and Motifs”, Religionswissenschaft und Judaistik, Universität Tübingen, 5-7 December 2022
This conference pioneers in its focus on the relationship between the Qurʾān and pre-Islamic Syriac Christianity. By taking recurring themes and motifs as a starting point, the conference emphasizes differences be-tween the Qurʾān and Syrian Christian traditions as well. The conference seeks to investigate how the Qurʾān reacts to pre-Islamic Syrian Christian traditions.
Information, program and registration: https://uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/evangelisch-theologische-fakultaet/lehrstuehle-und-institute/religionswissenschaft-und-judaistik/religionswissenschaft-und-judais-tik/quran-project-erc/events/05-07122022-conference-the-qur%CA%BEan-and-syriac-christianity-recurring-themes-and-motifs/
11. Inaugural “Kurdish Studies Conference”, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics (LSE), 24-25 April 2023
Papers are invited with social sciences approaches to any aspect of Kurdish studies: History; political movements; social movements; gender; political representation; governance; displacement; anthropology; nationalism; ethnography, ecology, political economy; international relations; diaspora; security; religion etc. A travel fund is available for those whose papers are selected for presentation.
Deadline for abstracts: 16 December 2022.
Information: https://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/assets/documents/CFP-KSS-Conference.pdf
12. 4th International Congress of PLURIEL: “Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration for the Living together of Christians and Muslims”, Abu Dhabi, 2-6 February 2024
The Congress aims to provide a forum for the discussion and evaluation of the reception of the Document on Human Fraternity on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. What has been the impact so far of the Document on Human Fraternity concerning the coexistence of Christians and Muslims around the globe? The Congress will be held in English, Arabic and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 January 2023. Information:
13. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of the History of the African Diaspora with a Specialization in Migration and/or Refugee Studies (Focus Middle East), Townson University, MD
Qualifications: PhD in History or related fields required. Research specialization in migration and/or refugee studies of the African Diaspora; i.e. forced migration from African countries to Egypt and Israel; issues of race and racism in the Middle East etc.
Deadline for applications: 3 January 2023.
Information: https://www.towson.edu/provost/prospective/assistant-professor-cla-3620.html
14. Book Manuscripts for “Academica Press”, London and Washington, DC
This award-winning independent non-fiction publisher seeks manuscripts from dynamic scholars across fields and at all career stages. Academica publishes actively in political science, international relations, history, literature, linguistics, religion, philosophy, cultural and regional studies, the arts, anthropology, law, and other fields.
Information: https://www.academicapress.com/node/474
15. British Institute of Persian Studies
Hybrid Lecture: Rivalling Rome: Parthian coins and culture
with Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis
Monday, 28 November 2022, 6.30-7.30 UK time
This is a hybrid event, which will take place in person at the British Academy and online on Zoom. Please register for either of the two modes, in advance, at:
https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/bips-agm-lecture-2022/
16. Colloque international LACIM 2022
1er Colloque International sur les Langues de l’Aire Anatolie-Caucase-Iran-Mésopotamie (LACIM 2022), organisé par le réseau européen LACIM (https://en.lacim.net/), qui aura lieu du 16 au 18 novembre, à l’Inalco (65, rue des Grands moulins, 75013 – Paris).
Le site web du colloque : https://www.lacim.net/event-details/lacim-2022
Le colloque se tiendra en mode hybride. Voici les liens de connection pour chaque jour :
16 novembre (mercredi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtceygqDIoGNX-E0f-FXWkLijrjdQmkjG-
17 novembre (jeudi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkduqhqjMtHNdtkeka69Z7DMqNcS2-rQc2
18 novembre (vendredi): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkduyrrDwjE9PxgljRq3OlB8KG9WRPtTjQ
17. Presentations from the “Demons: Good and Bad” conference (TCD, October 2022) are now available online, via the following link:
Demons Online – Recordings from “Demons: Good and Bad” conference (TCD 2022)
This interdisciplinary conference included a fair share of Islam-related presentations (about one third), which might be of interest to some.
18. Harvard:
Tenure-Track Professor of Persian Literature and Cultures
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Persian literature and cultures. While the specific area of specialization is open, the candidate must have a thorough knowledge of classical Persian literature from the eleventh century to the seventeenth century. In addition, the candidate should show some familiarity with the broader historical and cultural contexts within which classical Persian literature developed, both within and beyond Iran. The candidate will be expected to engage in teaching topics related to Persian literary cultures to a broad range of students, including undergraduates. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The appointee will teach and advise both undergraduate and graduate level students. Applications from historically excluded and marginalized groups are strongly encouraged.
Doctorate required by the time the appointment begins.
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/11808
no later January 6, 2023
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices)
- Research Statement
- Writing sample, either an article or a chapter of a dissertation or book.
- Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas.
- Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
See the above site for further information.
19. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CNRS, Sorbonne nouvelle, EPHE, INALCO)
a le plaisir de vous convier au colloque
Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan
Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022)
18 – 19 novembre 2022
Auditorium du musée Guimet
6, place d’Iéna, 75116 Paris.
Dans le cadre de la chaire de préfiguration « Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan » mise en œuvre par la Fondation Inalco, dont le CeRMI est partenaire, la Fondation Inalco et le musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet, en collaboration avec la Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan (DAFA), organisent le colloque Arts et patrimoine de l’Afghanistan, Cent ans de recherches archéologiques (1922-2022).
Ce colloque est placé sous le patronage du ministère de la Culture.
Organisation
Sandra Aube (chercheuse au CNRS, CeRMI/Fondation INaLCO)
Nicolas Engel (conservateur des collections Afghanistan-Pakistan, MNAAG)
Philippe Marquis (directeur de la DAFA)
Programme et information sur le site du CeRMI
Nous vous invitons également à réserver vos places (gratuites, bien sûr) depuis le lien suivant : https://www.guimet.fr/event/colloque-arts-et-patrimoine-de-lafghanistan/
- November 15, 2022
- by Andrew Newman
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