Archive for October 24th, 2023

1. ONLINE Book Introduction “The Power of the People: Everyday Resistance and Dissent in the Making of Modern Turkey, 1923-38” by Murat Metinsoy (İstanbul University), Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association, 26 October 2023, 12:00 EDT

The co-winner of the 2022 OTSA Book Prize will introduce his book. Burak Gürel (Koç University) will be the discussant and James Ryan (Foreign Policy Research Institute) will moderate the session. This text reveals a historian who seemed to conceive of the historical Egypt as a core territory of the Roman empire by virtue of the province’s role in Christian history.

Information and registration: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdeyupj0rGdabaMGF7XE8G7KXkDRG9F7N#/registration

2. “6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6)” Hosted by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre in Cooperation with New York University Abu Dhabi, American University of Beirut and University of St Andrews, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 17-21 February 2025

The International Advisory Council of WOCMES has just decided that the next World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies will take place in Abu Dhabi. By planning other conferences, the organisers should avoid the period 17-21 February 2025 when up to 3500 scholars of Middle Eastern Studies are expected in Abu Dhabi.

The Call for Papers with detailed information is expected in early 2024.

3. University Assistant (PhD Position), Department of Islamic Theology and Religious Education, University of Innsbruck

Main tasks: Dissertation in the field of Islamic religious education; independent research in the field of Islamic religious education; independent teaching; training and further education; administrative tasks. Required qualifications: completed relevant Master’s degree; please include written reflections on your dissertation project (max. 5 pages) with your application; ability to work in a team. Language skills German C2 is required.

Deadline for applications: 22 November 2023.

Information: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=13806

4. Instructional Professor in Northwest Semitics, University of Chicago

We invite applications for appointment as Instructional Professor (open rank) in Northwest Semitics, particularly Aramaic, Biblical Hebrew, Syriac, and related dialects/languages.

Deadline for application: 1 November 2023. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/131663

5. Articles for “Al Noor, the Undergraduate Middle Eastern Studies Journal of Boston College”

We are accepting submissions for the Fall/Spring 2023-2024 issue. We are looking for original research papers about the politics, history, culture, religion, or art of the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa. Academic papers should typically be approximately 8,000 words. We will also consider features and photo essays with a word count of approximately 1,500.

Deadline for submissions: 3 November 2023.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/10/12/call-for-submissions