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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Part-time Urdu lecturer, U of Chicago
The Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations invites applications for a part-time lecturer in the Urdu language program for the Autumn, Winter, and Spring Quarters of the 2023-24 academic year. Responsibilities include preparing and teaching Urdu language courses at the introductory, intermediate, and/or advanced levels. Depending on the curricular needs of the department, the successful candidate may teach up to three courses per academic year. In 2023–24, the per-course minimum salary is $7,538. This position is not benefits eligible.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are a master’s degree or equivalent in Urdu or a related field, advanced mid proficiency in Urdu according to ACTFL guidelines or equivalent language competency, and at least one year of experience teaching at the college or post-secondary level.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position candidates must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Academic Recruitment jobs board at: http://apply.interfolio.com/128948.
2. Call for Abstracts. Conference: Perfume Production in the Ancient World.
6-8 November 2023. Prague.
Call for Abstracts.
Department for the Study of Ancient and Medieval Thought
Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czechia
Website: https://www.alchemiesofscent.org/conference-2023
Part of Alchemies of Scent, a research group in the history of science funded by the Czech Science Foundation.
Confirmed Speakers
Maria Rosaria Belgiorno (CNR)
Roberto Dario (Treviso)
Eduardo Escobar (Bologna)
Barbara Huber (Tübingen / MPI Geo-anthropology)
Anya H. King (Southern Indiana)
Giacomo Montanari (Bologna)
Klara Ravat (Berlin)
Jay Silverstein (Nottingham-Trent)
Giuseppe Squillace (Calabria)
Laurence Totelin (Cardiff)
Problems and Aims
The topic of this conference is the production of scented materials (“perfumes”) in the ancient world from multiple perspectives: historical, archaeological, natural scientific, artisanal, cultural, religious. We intend the temporal scope of “ancient” to be fuzzy. The central question of the conference is this: how do we, and how should we, describe and trace the ways perfumes were made within and across cultures of the ancient world?
Specific guiding questions include:
Do familiar linguistic, ethnic, and religious categories used to delineate traditions of ancient perfume production and use—“Egyptian,” “Greek,” “Arabic,” “Buddhist,” “Christian,” “Chinese,” etc.— accurately distinguish such traditions and cultures? To what extent can we speak of, for example, “Roman” perfumery, or are there rather many “Roman” traditions across different times, regions, and intentions?
Are there correlations between the manufacture of scented materials and other goods? How were those correlations categorized and understood, e.g., luxury goods, medical, magical, divine, etc.?
Were natural scents compared with, even opposed to, artificial or synthetic ones?
Can we demarcate traditions of ancient perfumery by means of trade networks, equipment, manufacturing techniques? Did know-how and theories of perfume production travel along trade networks?
Did the introduction of new botanical, animal and mineral goods, like musk, camphor, ambergris, etc., coincide with different production techniques?
What do approaches like practical exegesis or experimental archaeology and digital humanities contribute to these questions in a way that might complement traditional ones found in archaeology, archaeometry, philology, classics, history and philosophy?
For this call, we are especially interested in work on scented materials and manufacturing in traditions beyond Europe and the Mediterranean shores. We also believe such a project would benefit immensely by engaging practitioners of perfumery, scent and the senses. For this reason, we are opening the call to scholars, perfumers, artists, and practitioners alike.
Format
The conference will be in-person. Sessions will be 30 minutes: 20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Speakers are expected to be present, as the conference will involve practical exegesis and demonstrations. Hybrid will only be possible in exceptional circumstance. Talks will be broadcast online.
A conference fee of 1.000 CZK (~40 EUR) will be used to cover materials, lunches, and a conference dinner. Unfortunately, we are unable to cover travel and accommodation costs for all participants, but we are happy to help find possible funding sources, especially for graduate students and early career researchers.
Output
The output of this conference will be an edited volume with provisionally titled, Perfume Production in the Ancient World. The 2023 conference is being organized as the first stage of this process. Participants will present an initial draft / talk of their work. Selected participants will then revise their papers to approximately 7–10.000 words (max), and we will come together again (in person or in a hybrid session) in late 2024 or early 2025 to present final drafts. These will be assembled and reviewed by the editors and submitted for publication in late 2025.
Submission Details
To apply, send an abstract of 300 to 500 words prepared for blind review to the organizers at alchemiesofscent@flu.cas.cz before the submission deadline.
Dates
Submission Deadline: 30 August 2023
Reviewers’ Decision: 7 September 2023
Arrival and Registration: 6 November 2023
Conference: 7–8 November 2023
The Organizers
Heike Wilde (Prague / Heidelberg)
Laurence Totelin (Cardiff)
Sean Coughlin (Prague)
3. ‘Do discriminatory laws have societal origins? The diffusion of anti-Ahmadiyah regulations in Indonesia’
M Buehler,
Politics and Religion, 2023
4. ‘Military Medicine in the Islamicate World’
Zsuzsanna Csorba
https://www.societyancientmedicine.org/the-rootcutter/military-medicine-in-the-islamicate-world
https://www.societyancientmedicine.org/home
5. CFP – Symposium of Shahnama in the International Culture and Art, Istanbul – Deadline: August 31, 2023
Shahnama, which has numerous copies in various collections, either illustrated or non-illustrated, is considered one of the greatest works of world classics. Written by the poet Ferdowsi to be presented to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna, Shahnama is an epic that blends the mythical and real history of Iran from the creation of the first human being to the domination of the Arabs.
Speculations about this work, which also attracts attention in the West, have been examined by researchers working in different disciplines and have been the subject of many studies, each of which has brought new evaluations. Thus, the idea of organizing a symposium and exhibition to discuss the phenomenon of Shahnama in the history of culture and art has emerged. The first event, titled “Symposium and Exhibition of Shahnama in the International Culture and Art,” will be held in Istanbul in collaboration with Istanbul University, Isfahan University, and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University from October 17th to 19th, 2023.
Researchers from various fields can participate in the symposium with papers aiming to examine Shahnama under headings such as Literature, History, Art History, Cultural History, and Art, to discuss it critically and to evaluate it from different perspectives.
The symposium aims to provide a free discussion environment for new research and monographic studies on Shahnama. In addition, the symposium is open to oral history studies, intangible cultural heritage elements, and projects that utilize technology (such as artificial intelligence, 3D works, virtual reality, augmented reality, etc.).
Details about the symposium are as follows:
• The language of the symposium is Turkish, English, and Persian. Simultaneous translation will be provided in all three languages.
• The duration of presentations is 20 minutes.
• Abstracts can be directly uploaded to https://shahnamehsymposium.fsm.edu.tr/Sempozyum-Basvuru
• Abstracts should be between 250-500 words. The abstract should include the title, the aim and scope of the topic, references to the main sources, the research problem, and 3-6 keywords.
• The deadline for abstract submission is August 31st, 2023.
• Accepted papers will be announced on the symposium website on September 11th, 2023, and participants will be notified by email.
• The registration fee for the symposium is 100 TL for Turkish citizens (students), 250 TL for academics and researchers; and €25 for foreign participants (students), €125 for academics and researchers. The registration fee includes symposium materials, refreshments, and lunch. If the abstract is accepted, the registration fee should be transferred to the following account:
TR 1400 2100 0000 0021 4530 0001 – TL
TR 0300 2100 0000 0021 4530 0102 – €
• Accommodation, transportation, and daily expenses are the responsibility of the participants.
• Selected papers are planned to be compiled in a book.
We look forward to your contributions to our symposium. Thank you for your interest.
Symposium Scientific Committee
https://shahnamehsymposium.fsm.edu.tr/
shahnamehsymposium@fsm.edu.tr
6. New journal, Manuscript and Text Cultures, from the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures, Oxford: https://cmtc.queens.ox.ac.uk/. The Centre is an academic hub for interdisciplinary activities related to the study of pre-modern manuscript and epigraphic traditions from around the world.
Issues 1 & 2 of the journal are now available. Issue 2, Navigating the Text: Textual Articulation and Division in Pre-Modern Cultures can be read online at: https://mtc-journal.org/index.php/mtc
This peer-reviewed, open access journal is actively seeking submissions, particularly encouraging those dealing with comparative research and innovative approaches to the digital presentation of manuscript materials: see the website for more information.
The Centre and Journal are supported by The Queen’s College, Oxford, the Clay Foundation, and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Oxford.
7. The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to announce 2024-2025 fellowship programs for students and scholars based in the U.S. and Canada: https://aritweb.org/fellowships/
ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey support research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences. Post-doctoral and doctoral dissertation fellowships may be held from one month to one academic year.
ARIT / National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey cover all fields of the Humanities, including prehistory, art, archaeology, anthropology, literature, and linguistics, as well as all aspects of history. The fellowships support applicants who have completed their academic training, for terms ranging from four months to one year.
Applications for ARIT and ARIT-NEH research fellowships must be submitted to ARIT by November 1, 2023.
ARIT Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language offer intensive advanced study at Bogazici University in Istanbul during the summer 2024. Participants must have completed two years of Turkish language study or equivalent. The application deadline will be in early February 2024. The fellowships cover airfare, application and tuition fees, and a maintenance stipend.
Contact Information
Nancy Leinwand, American Research Institute in Turkey
Contact Email
URL
https://aritweb.org/fellowships/
8. The Cluster of Excellence ‘Understanding Written Artefacts’ (Universität Hamburg) is glad to announce its main conference ‘Studying Written Artefacts: Challenges and Perspectives’.
This is an in-person event. The conference will take place over three days of panel presentations structured in three parallel sessions, on 27–29 September 2023. It will provide a unique forum for sharing experiences and views among the international community working on written artefacts, showcasing pioneering research, and developing new ideas.
Mirroring the multifaceted research of the Cluster and encouraging a comparative perspective in geographical and chronological terms, the conference will draw attention to emerging research topics and innovative methodological approaches from within the humanities and natural and computer sciences. Contributions will focus, for instance, on the study of creation, transmission, and archiving of written artefacts; on single written artefacts important for their revealing features or their challenging typology and categorisation; on small and large scale theoretical reflections on written artefacts; on the ethical aspects of research on written artefacts.
The full programme and the link for registration can be found here: https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/uwa2023.html
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us (giulia.dovico@uni-hamburg.de).
9. ONLINE Discussion “W’OTSAp in Ottoman and Turkish Studies? Digital Ottoman Studies”, Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 17 August 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Information and registration: https://www.ottomanturkishstudiesassociation.org/wotsap-upcoming-events/
10. HYBRID Lecture “Envisioning Oman: Orientalism in Art” by Hilal al-Hajri, 12 September 2023, 5:00 pm
Taking its cues from Orientalist theory of Edward Said, the lecturer`s project deals with oriental themes implied by Western drawings and paintings related to Oman, as a place, people, and culture. The goal of this project is to explore the images of Oman developed within the works of Western artists.
Information and registration: https://www.zmo.de/en/events/envisioning-oman-orientalism-in-art
11. ONLINE Webinar “New Insights on the Major Libyan Tribes from Antiquity to the Middle Ages” by Ahmed M’Charek (University of Tunis), 20 September 2023, 18:00 CET
This is the first session of the conference cycle “Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries) – Sources, Analyses, Projects ” in which we will continue to explore the sources available to the historians to write, reshape and reconsider the history of medieval Libya. A special emphasis will be put on new corpuses, especially material documentation.
Link on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com . Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-monthly-zoom?e=82aeb6c61d
12. ONLINE Webinar “Cyrenaica on the Eve of the Islamic Conquest through Epigraphy and Numismatics” by Khaled Elhaddar (University of Benghazi, Libya), 18 October 2023, 18:00 CET
This is the second session of the conference cycle “Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries) – Sources, Analyses, Projects ” in which we will continue to explore the sources available to the historians to write, reshape and reconsider the history of medieval Libya. A special emphasis will be put on new corpuses, especially material documentation.
Link on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com . Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-monthly-zoom?e=82aeb6c61d
13. Annual Congress of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2-5 November 2023
The searchable program is available at https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/program
14. International Conference “Fiqh and Justice in An ‘Abnormal’ Context: Connecting Islamic Tradition to Contemporary Challenges”, Depok, Indonesia, 7-9 November 2023
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Islam has been largely seen as a problem that we need to study, analyze and resolve. Instead, the objective of this conference is to place Islam in conversation with various global challenges. Rather than perceiving Islam as a problem, the conference seeks to highlight the potentiality of Islam in inspiring creative ways to address a global issue like justice.
Deadline for applications: 10 August 2023.
Information: https://fis.uiii.ac.id/activities/events/call-for-paper-1047/
15. ONLINE Webinar “The Emirate of the Banū Tellīs in the 15th c. CE” by Zakia ELGOUD (University of Benghazi, Libya), 22 November 2023, 18:00 CET
This is the third session of the conference cycle “Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries) – Sources, Analyses, Projects ” in which we will continue to explore the sources available to the historians to write, reshape and reconsider the history of medieval Libya. A special emphasis will be put on new corpuses, especially material documentation.
Link on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com . Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-monthly-zoom?e=82aeb6c61d
16. ONLINE Webinar “Shedding Light on Some Islamic Sites and Buildings in Cyrenaica” by Zuha Sad AL-SADIQ (Omar al-Mukhtar University, El-Beyda, Libya), 20 December 2023, 18:00 CET
This is the third session of the conference cycle “Revisiting the History of Medieval Libya (7th-16th centuries) – Sources, Analyses, Projects ” in which we will continue to explore the sources available to the historians to write, reshape and reconsider the history of medieval Libya. A special emphasis will be put on new corpuses, especially material documentation.
Link on demand at: libyemedievale@gmail.com . Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-revisiting-the-history-of-medieval-libya-7th-16th-centuries-monthly-zoom?e=82aeb6c61d
17. 3rd Meeting “Ottoman Ego-Documents: Inventory, Analysis (1500-1800)”, Organized by Istan-bul Medeniyet University etc., Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 24-26 May 2024
Priority will be given to texts that can be considered self-contained ego-documents from cover to cover. Such texts, in which the author’s primary motivation is self-expression, have always drawn our interest the most. Hence, we prefer detached texts written as diaries, memoirs, or autobiographies. In addition, autobiographies presented as a cohesive part of a more extensive work are highly welcomed.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2023.
Information: https://benanlatilari.medeniyet.edu.tr/en/skopje-2024/home-page-uskup-2024
18. Andreas Tietze Memorial Fellowship in Turkish Studies 2024 (1-3 Months), Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of Vienna
The fellowship is open to advanced doctoral candidates and postdoctoral/early stage researchers in Turkish studies. We welcome projects that require a (research) stay in Vienna and expand the current research focus of the Department (i.e. environmental history, history of technology, digital humanities, consumption history, history of tourism, and cultural heritage).
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcemen ts/20001508/cfa-andreas-tietze-memorial-fellowship-turkish-studies-2024
19. Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship for Mediterranean Studies (2024-26), Center for Mediterranean History, Haifa
If you are studying any aspect of Mediterranean history and would like to develop your work at the HCMH during 2024-6, please send your brief CV and 1-page research plan to Ms. Ornit Tsoury at hcmh@univ.haifa.ac.il .
Deadline for application: 15 September 2023. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/apply-azrieli-international-postdoctoral-fellowship-in-israel-2024-26?e=82aeb6c61d
20. Open Rank (Assistant / Associate / Professor) Teaching Faculty Position in Middle Eastern History (Focus on Gender), Georgetown University Qatar
The successful candidate is expected to hold a PhD in Middle East history at the time of the appointment and to be able to teach required undergraduate courses in introductory and regional history, as well as upper-level electives in the candidate’s area of research specialization. The initial academic appointment is for a 3-year term, and is renewable.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023. Information:
21. Open Rank (Assistant / Associate / Professor) Teaching Faculty Position in Middle Eastern History (Focus on Gender), Georgetown University Qatar
The successful candidate is expected to hold a PhD in Middle East history at the time of the appointment and to be able to teach required undergraduate courses in introductory and regional history, as well as upper-level electives in the candidate’s area of research specialization. The initial academic appointment is for a 3-year term, and is renewable.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023. Information: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/347699/teaching-faculty-position-in-middle-eastern-history-open-rank-assistant-associate-professor-/
22. Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in the History of the Nineteenth-Century Middle East, Department of History, Yale University
We encourage applications from scholars working in any area of the Middle East, including the Persianate world, excluding Egypt. Applicants must have expertise in, and be able to teach, the long nineteenth century in the modern Middle East including knowledge of the relevant languages and societies.
Deadline for applications:1 October 2023. Information:
23. Student Paper Prize 2023 of the Middle East Section of the “American Anthropological Association”
Both undergraduate and graduate students (who have not defended at time of submission) are eligible. The winner will receive a prize of $500, plus a chance to summarize the award-winning paper at the 2023 AAA meeting in Toronto and in Anthropology News. Papers should be no longer than 10,000 words and must have been completed no earlier than 1 January 2022.
Deadline for submissions: 30 August 2023. Information: https://mes.americananthro.org/2023/07/24/call-for-submissions-2023-mes-student-paper-prize/
24. Articles for the “Syrian Studies Association Bulletin”, Fall 2023 Issue
We invites feature, news, and research article proposals, as well as book reviews, for its forthcoming Fall 2023 issue, covering issues of contemporary or historic interest in Bilad al-Sham and modern Syria, including sociology, religion, journalism, history, anthropology, international relations, archeology, media studies, en-vironmental studies, music / art studies, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 August 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20002030/2nd-cfp-syrian-studies-association-bulletin-fall-2023-issue
25. Articles for the New Journal “Interdisciplinary Studies on the Mediterranean”
Interdisciplinary approaches from humanities, social sciences, media studies and other fields of research are pivotal. Any historical period of reference is welcome, though we would strongly encourage authors to look at the region’s current complexities
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2023.
Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/submission-is-med-interdisciplinary-studies-on-the-mediterranean?e=82aeb6c61d
- August 05, 2023
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