Archive for 2023

1.ONLINE Launching Event of the Muslim Worlds Network: “Rethinking the Anthropological Enterprise in Light of Muslim Ontologies: Secular Vestiges, Spiritual Epistemologies, Vertical Knowledge”, 7 September 2023, 15:30 – 17:30 Istanbul Time

Because of the difficulty anthropology continues to face in relinquishing its secular vestiges, field encounters with a not-immediately-perceptible reality have usually been deemed insignificant in anthropological ac-counts. In dialogue with the ontological turn and other recent developments in anthropology, we introduce our network advocating for a more profound reconsideration of the role that the encounter with other modes of knowing in the field might have for the discipline tout court.

Information: https://www.easaonline.org/networks/mwn .

Registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/1392692727946547

 

 

 

2. ONLINE Book Talk ” Animal Sacrifice and the Origins of Islam” (Cambridge University Press, 2022) by Prof. Brannon Wheeler, Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University, VA, 14 September 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST

Islam is the only biblical religion that still practices animal sacrifice. Every year more than a million animals are shipped to Mecca from all over the world to be slaughtered during the Muslim Hajj. This multi-disciplinary volume is the first to examine the physical foundations of this practice and the significance of the ritual.

Information and registration: https://www.contemporaryislam.org/brannonwheelertalk.html

 

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Lecture on the Book “The Kurdish Nobility in the Ottoman Empire: Loyalty, Autonomy, and Privilege” by Nilay Özok Gundogan, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 26 October 2023, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET

Focusing on one noble Kurdish family based in the emirate of Palu, a fortressed town in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire, the book provides the first systematic analysis of the hereditary nobility in Kurdistan between 1720 and 1895. The abolishment of the Kurdish nobles’ hereditary privileges and the confiscation of their landholdings in the 1840s triggered a five-decade-long conflict.

Information and registration:

https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2023/nilay-ozok-gundogan-kurdish-nobility

 

 

 

 

4. Research Student Workshop on “Interreligious Relations in the Middle Ages” with Prof. John Tolan (University of Nantes), University of Haifa, 23 November 2023

Prof. Tolan will conduct a workshop on interreligious relations in the Middle Ages. A selected group of re-searcher students will be invited to present their work as part of the workshop.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2023. Information: https://euqu.eu/2023/07/26/call-for-participation-in-a-research-student-workshop-on-interreligious-relations-in-the-middle-ages/

 

 

 

 

5. 2nd World Congress of the Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies: “Translation, Transposition, and Travel in the Global Nineteenth Century”, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait, 16-19 January 2025

We welcome proposals for papers that explore transits between places, languages, cultures, and ideas. Top-ics: •Travel and adventure • Travel narratives and nautical fiction • Pilgrimage • Slave trade and the forced movement of peoples • Circulations, transfers, and migrations • Nomadism • Exile and displacement • Ex-plorers and expeditions • Colonization • Translation and life writing • Travel maps and cartographies of navi-gation • The re/discovery of ancient civilizations/Egyptomania

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2023. Information: https://www.sgncscongress.com/call-for-papers

 

 

 

 

6. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor on European Imperialism, Colonization, Decolonization (Focus Middle East), Department of History, Boston University

We welcome candidates specializing in either the early modern or modern period. Candidates should demon-strate a commitment to excellence in research and teaching. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate core courses and in fields of specialization. Ph.D. in hand by beginning of employment

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25412

 

 

 

 

7. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Classics (Mediterranean or Near Eastern Culture Beyond Greece or Rome), College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

Candidates should be prepared to teach courses on ancient peoples and cultures beyond Greeks and Ro-mans as well as on a language of the ancient Mediterranean or Near East other than Greek or Latin, such as Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Aramaic, Classical Arabic, Hebrew, or Phoenician. The teaching and research should be informed by one or more interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks, such as Critical Race and Ethnic Studies; Environmental Studies; or Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.

Deadline for applications: 22 September 2023. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/130024

 

 

 

8. Chapters for Edited Book on “Disability History in the Middle East”

There are historians contributing chapters from late Ottoman-era Istanbul and Cairo to points east, including early twentieth-century Iran, but we seek one or two scholars of North Africa to make our volume more inclu-sive.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20003893/cfp-disability-history-middle-east-edited-volume

 

 

 

9. Persian Language Pedagogy lecture series to begin this Saturday, Sep 9

We are resuming our virtual lecture series on Persian pedagogy. Please join us for the first lecture in our 2023 autumn lecture series on Persian Language Pedagogy: New Trends and Innovations organized jointly by the University of Chicago and the University of Toronto. You can register in the link below.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkf-yoqDwrEtRnTBB_LZR6s8lKntJmiaHV

Saturday, September 09, 2023 

12:00 PM Eastern Time 

Discourse Markers in Persian: Description and Instructional Implications  

Ali R. Abasi, Associate Professor of Persian, University of Maryland 

An examination of naturally occurring instances of talk-in-interaction across various speech exchange systems readily reveals the ubiquity of discourse markers in contemporary Persian. Given their prevalence, one aspect of communicative competence in Persian as an additional language, or in any language for that matter, involves control over their use. Teaching these consequential markers, however, is a challenge for two main reasons. One is that their instruction needs to draw on their empirically grounded functional descriptions – which are largely scares. A second reason has to do with the indexical character of the markers that renders them sequentially contingent, hence surprisingly complex, and rather unwieldly to master. Their status as interactional devices, therefore, entails the relevance of the ongoing debate around teaching interactional/pragmatic competence in instructional contexts. In this light, this paper examines some highly recurrent markers in contemporary Persian and then considers some options for their teaching in classroom contexts.

Bio:  

Ali R. Abasi is an Associate Professor of Persian at the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Maryland. Trained as an applied linguist, his primary research interests include second language writing, discourse analysis, and teaching Persian to speakers of other languages. Some of his publications have appeared in such journals as Journal of Second Language Writing, English for Specific Purposes, Journal of Language and Politics, and International Journal of Applied Linguistics.

 

1.Call for Applications

http://apply.interfolio.com/129608

Visiting Fellow In Gender, Body Politics and Iranian Art

The initiative, developed jointly by the Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University and the Middle East Studies Institute at Columbia University, focuses on gender and body politics in relation to Iran. We are inviting applications from an artist to spend one entire academic year residing one semester at each institution starting January 2024 to December 2024.  This fellowship is generously supported by the Persian Heritage Foundation.

Project Description 

The project seeks to highlight and amplify the resistance to authoritarianism and prevailing gender norms in Iran, while simultaneously challenging western stereotypes about women in Iran. The artist in residence’s work and public engagement will directly link to questions of gender, body politics and transnational feminism in relation to Iran and the Iranian diaspora.  The artist will be in conversation and engage with the host community while also being in conversation and engagement with the partner institution.

The Center for Middle East Studies at Brown and the Middle East Institute at Columbia both offer rich and extensive programming that extends across their respective campus communities and beyond to reach a broad, diverse and international audience.  This project will be a strong focal point for the cultural offerings of each institution.

Proposed Project Outcomes

The following outcomes are expected:

• The artist will engage in individual and joint moderated conversations and seminars on-line and in person at both institutions. These conversations will feed into the wider Gender & Body Politics: Art in the Middle East and its Diasporas
• The artist will teach a total of four master classes over the year.  The classes will be open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
• An exhibition towards the end of the residence period to be shown at Brown University
• Public panel discussion with the Fellow and a selection of speakers followed by a concert with an Iranian musician at Columbia University.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates possess an established body of work that reveals a command of processes and techniques within a conceptual framework. A related degree and/or relevant teaching experiences are recommended but not a requirement.
The Centers are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Requirements:

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Submission Process and Deadline: The review of applications will begin on October 6, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. To receive full consideration, the application and the following materials should be received before that date via the application portal in Interfolio. http://apply.interfolio.com/129608

Required Materials 

• Statement of Artistic Purpose
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Artist portfolio
• Two letters of recommendation

The compensation amount is fixed and will be discussed with the finalists.

We will conduct online interviews with short-listed candidates at the end of October – early November 2023. The award will be announced in mid-November 2023.

Contact: For further information, please visit the Center for Middle East Studies website. For inquiries, please contact CMES_director@brown.edu.

 

 

 

2. Assistant Professor – Persian Literature

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Persian Literature and Culture with an expected start date of July 1, 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. Research expertise may be in any period of Persian literature or culture, with a preference for candidates with broad interests in all eras of Persian culture and a specialization in pre-1800 Classical Persian literature. Applicants’ research may focus on any region of the larger Middle East with significant production of Persianate literature.
Qualifications
Applicants should have an active research agenda that would lead to publication in prominent venues in their field or the potential to develop such a publication record and the ability or potential to be an excellent teacher and mentor at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will demonstrate a wide-ranging familiarity with Persian literature and culture and be knowledgeable in the historical contexts in which such literary works were produced. Applicants are expected to have an excellent command of pre-modern and modern Persian. Knowledge of Arabic or Turkish is also desirable. The successful applicant will collaborate with faculty from the adjacent fields and lead the Persian program at the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Candidates must have completed all requirements for receipt of a Ph.D. in a field related to the search prior to the start of the appointment.
Application Instructions
To apply for this position, please submit the following application materials through the University of Chicago’s academic recruitment site (Interfolio) at http://apply.interfolio.com/130829:
• a cover letter,
• cv,
• a published article or a dissertation chapter,
• a research statement,
• and the names and contact information of three recommenders
All materials from the applicant must be submitted by 11pm Central Time/Midnight Eastern Time on October 16, 2023. Only complete applications can be considered. Applicants may be asked to provide additional materials following initial review.
For information on the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, please go to http://nelc.uchicago.edu. For further questions about this position, please contact Annie Diamond, Academic Affairs Coordinator, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, anniediamond@uchicago.edu.
This position is contingent on final budgetary approval.

 

 

 

3. Irrationality and Madness

Panel convened by:

David Bennett (Institute of Ismaili Studies) and Filip Radovic (University of Gothenburg)

2024 International Congress on Medieval Studies

9-11 May 2024, Kalamazoo, Michigan USA

This panel explores medieval views of madness and irrationality in medical, philosophical, theological and popular literature in various language traditions. We are particularly keen to include contributions from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian traditions. Behaviour and beliefs that are considered to be pathological, irrational, excessive, or odd are documented and theorised differently in different periods, places and contexts; this panel will seek to discover cross-cutting themes. Some fundamental questions include: How was madness delineated in relation to feeblemindedness and eccentric behaviour? Did medieval people suffer from the same delusions that are commonly documented in modern and contemporary psychiatric literature? The history of the irrational is an understudied topic that connects to our own era of fact resistance, conspiracy theories, and contested criteria of psychiatric disorders.

Submit paper proposals online at the ICMS site: https://icms.confex.com/icms/2024/cfp.cgi

DEADLINE: 15 September 2023

(Be sure to select our panel, Irrationality and Madness)

For more information, contact:

David Bennett (dbennett@iis.ac.uk)

Filip Radovic (filip@filosofi.gu.se)

 

 

 

4. Arab World English Journal for Translation and Literary Studies welcomes the submission of papers for the October Issue – 2023. The deadline for manuscript submission has been extended to September 7, 2023.The issue publication date is October Issue – 2023. For more information, please click here.

We have the pleasure of sending the full issues of the following: AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies Volume 7 Number 1. February 2023 For individual papers, click here AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies Volume 7 Number 2. May 2023 For individual papers, click here. 2, No. 3: Jun 15, 2023, The selected papers that were announced by the Social Science Research Network SSRN by Elsevier. We have signed a partnership agreement (Partners in Publishing) with Social Science Research Network SSRN by Elsevier to index (abstract and full PDF) of our Arab world English journals’ papers.   Social Science Research Network has already indexed 1,871 papers. Please visit our page on SSRN https://www.ssrn.com/link/Arab-World-English-Journal.html With our best wishes, Kind regards, AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies https://awej-tls.org/

 

 

 

5. Due to the burning of the Qur’an and the backlash in Sweden…

With the help of the Almighty God, the idea of International Qur’anic Parliament (IQP) was proposed on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, with the participation of the Al-Farabi College of Tehran University and the Higher Al-Qur’anic School of the Al-Mustafa International University. It is known that IQP will be active in cultural, academic and political affairs, and it is hoped that the first session will be held in 2024 and in one of Islamic countries.
This parliament, with more than 200 seats from different countries, will guide and protect all matters related to the Holy Quran in the three areas of Quran education and research, Quran recitation and preservation, and communication and culture. The annual meeting of this parliament will be held in one of the Islamic countries.
Each country will have at least 2 seats according to the population as follows:
1. Candidate of the scientific and research department (Group 1), member of the university faculty in the field of Islam and the Holy Quran
2. Candidate of Reciting and Memorizing Qur’an(Group 2) ranked in international competitions
✅ Deputies of IQP:
A) Quranic Education and Research
1. Providing international Quranic scholarships
2. Creating a communication network between Quranic scientific centers
3. Supporting interdisciplinary Quranic research
4. Establishing ISI Quranic research
B) Reciting and memorizing the Holy Qur’an
1. Promoting the skill of reciting the Holy Quran
2. Training Quran memorizers and reciters in the form of support scholarships
3. Supporting Qur’an memorizers and reciters and granting scholarships
C) Culture and Communication
1. Development of Quranic culture in scientific, cultural and political dimensions
2. Defending the sanctity of the Holy Quran against doubts and insults
3. Communication with international associations and organizations such as the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Union of Universities of the Islamic World,…
https://farabi.ut.ac.ir/fa/news/36265
https://www.hawzahnews.com/news/1105398
https://en.abna24.com/story/1389359

Dr. Mohammad Hasan Ahmadi
Asso. Prof. University of Tehran
Islamic Historical Philology
Executive Director of IQP(Ind. Int. Quranic Parliament)
Website:http://zabanshenasitarikhi.ir
Email: ahmadi_mh@ut.ac.ir

 

 

 

6. 10th IDHN Conference: Call for Contributions

The 10th IDHN Conference will take place on Thursday, November 09, 2023.

We are now calling for contributions from both members and guests, who are developing or deploying digital methods and tools in the study of Islam and Muslim communities and languages. Our conference is open to participants from both humanistic and scientific disciplines.

If you wish to participate in the conference, please send an email to team@idhn.org with a preliminary title, abstract (150-300 words), and your academic affiliation by Sunday, October 08, 2023.

We will select four to six presentations for our conference. Each presentation will be 20 minutes long, followed by Q&A for 10 minutes. We will hold the meeting online on ZOOM; the access code and link will be sent to you in the network’s newsletter. We will schedule our conference to accommodate presenters from all time zones. This schedule will correspond with the morning hours in the Americas and evening hours in Europe and the Middle East.

With best wishes,

Irene Kirchner (Georgetown University)

 

 

 

 

7. Latin America & Caribbean Islamic Studies

Latest newsletter, Vol 3, no. 4, summer 2023

https://www.lacisa.org/newsletter?lightbox=dataItem-llz45nez

 

 

 

8. Forma Fluens blog, Medieval Armenian Medicine.

Dr Viktorya Vasilyan (National Academia of Sciences – Armenia) outlines a fascinating historical fresco of medieval Armenian medical culture, revealing the many parallels between East and West.

See here: https://csmbr.fondazionecomel.org/blog/forma-fluens/medieval-armenian-medicine/

1.HYBRID Tenth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art: “Islamic Art History and the Global Turn”, VCUarts Qatar, Doha, 11-13 November 2023

How have art history’s concerns with the global turn, and associated calls for decolonial, diverse, inclusive, and equitable histories, been taken up by scholars, educators, curators, and related practitioners of Islamic art history? The Symposium explores how the past two decades of debating these methodologies have shaped practices in classrooms, galleries, and related settings.

Information, program and registration: https://islamicart.qatar.vcu.edu/

 

 

 

 

2. International Congress “Channels of Transmission of Astronomical Knowledge in the Otto-man World (14th-18th Centuries)”, Istanbul, 21-24 November 2023

The conference will welcome scholars and colleagues in Hellenic, Byzantine, Iranian, Arabic, Ottoman, and Turkish studies, as well as specialists in the history of astronomical techniques in Europe.

Information and abstracts:

https://ottomanastronomy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1st-Announcement-Poster-Download.pdf

 

 

 

 

3. Symposium “The Praxis of Digital Humanities: Expanding Horizons and Transforming Schol-arship in the Arab/Islamic World”, Department of Arabic and Translation Studies (ATS), Amer-ican University of Sharjah (AUS), UAE, 6-7 March 2024

By focusing on an array of topics, including digital archives, computational analysis, close and distant reading methods, digital editions, spatial analysis, translation, storytelling, cultural heritage preservation, lexicography and dialects, this symposium seeks to illuminate the multifaceted ways in which digital technologies are re-shaping our understanding and interpretation of the Arab/Islamic literature and media as well as Arabic/Is-lamic literature in translation.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2023. Information: https://info.aus.edu/ara-2024

 

 

 

 

4. Workshop “Middle East Migration Studies: Taking Stock, Plotting New Paths”, Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies, North Carolina State University, 16-18 May 2024

We seek papers that offer critical reflection on the core debates and methodologies of MENA migration studies, that sketch out new agendas, and that open up new avenues for research. The organizers will cover all the costs of housing and meals for participants during the conference, and provide some support toward travel. Selected papers will be solicited for a multi-author collection.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2023.

Information: https://lebanesestudies.ojs.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/mashriq/announcement/view/39

 

 

 

 

5. 17th World Congress of Bioethics: „Religion, Culture and Bioethics”, Research Center for Is-lamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE), Doha, Qatar, 3-6 June 2024

This theme aims to engage bioethics researchers from a broad range of fields and disciplines and to take full advantage of hosting the WCB in the Arab-Muslim world and the Middle East. Submissions representing religious studies, social sciences, anthropology, and Middle Eastern studies are especially welcome. We also welcome submissions reflecting diverse religious traditions, including Islamic bioethics, Christian Bioethics, Jewish bioethics, etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2023. Information: https://www.cilecenter.org/wcb-call-submissions

 

 

 

 

6. Symposium on “Copyright in Islamic Legal Tradition”, ISAR Research Center, Istanbul, 28-29 June 2024

We seek original scholarly contributions that delve into the intricate connection between copyright law and the Islamic legal tradition. We also welcome submissions exploring various dimensions of intellectual prop-erty, but priority will be given to submissions that center around copyright-related themes.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2023. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20003349/call-papers-symposium-copyright-islamic-legal-tradition

 

 

 

 

7. Doctoral Research Associate in Ottoman Studies / Turkish Studies or History of Islam (3 Years), Research Group “Byzantium and the Euro-Mediterranean Cultures of War”, University of Mainz Applicants must have an above-average university degree (Magister, M.A.) in Ottoman Studies, Turkish Studies, History of Islam or a related subject, proficiency in Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and/or Arabic, and a will-ingness to engage in interdisciplinary work. Deadline for applications: 15 October 2023. Information: https://grk-byzanz-wars.uni-mainz.de/files/2023/08/2023_job-advertisement_RTG-2304_3a_2.pdf

 

 

 

8. Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Research Group “REVENANT: Revivals of Empire: Nostalgia, Amnesia, Tribulation” (Focus Ottoman Empire), University of Rijeka (Croatia)

Requirements: PhD in one of the the research fields: ethnology, anthropology, history of art, history, compar-ative literature; expertise in the geographic and historical contexts related to REVENANT (see https://reve nant.uniri.hr).

Deadline for applications: 8 September 2023. Information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/129812

 

 

 

 

9. Fellowship at the American Center of Research (4-8 Months), Amman, Jordan

Fields of research include modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, heritage studies, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply. NEH-funded fellows must be United States citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023.

Information: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/G4z5kMr2fCZmVdBcCS6f/

 

 

 

 

10. Persian Language Winter School – 8 weeks (or 4-7 weeks), from November 5, 2023, Yerevan, Armenia. 

The 8-week winter school will start on November 5, 2023, and last until December 29, 2023.

Applicants may also participate in the 4, 5, 6, or 7 weeks program.

The deadline to apply for winter school is September 21, 2023.

For more details and to apply, please visit https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-winter-school

During the eight weeks of international Persian language winter school, four trips will be organized to Armenia’s most famous cultural heritage sites. On the first day (5 November 2023, Sunday), the school will start with a trip to the Garni pagan temple and Geghard Monastery. During three other weekends, the participants will have guided trips to Amberd fortress, Lake Sevan, Ejmiatsin, Tsaghkadzor, etc.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3PmyCWDsvg

For video testimonials of our previous students, please watch the following videos:

https://twitter.com/ASPIRANTUMcom/status/1695097724817830200

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Please also follow ASPIRANTUM on social media:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aspirantumcom/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ASPIRANTUM/

TW: https://twitter.com/Aspirantumcom

Khachik Gevorgyan

 

 

 

 

11. Autumn School 2023: ‘ The Qur’an and Its Interpretive Communities’

October 23 – October 26

Date: 23 – 26 October 2023
Location: VU Amsterdam

The significance of the Qur’an extends far beyond the confines of Islamic theological circles. Its study continues to engross, firstly, the research of academic scholars focussing on early Islam and their attempts to trace the impact of other religions on its origins, the contextual factors influencing its contents and the timing of its collection.

Please register by Friday September 15th 2023 using this link

1. Transportation & Technology in Iran, 1800–1940

W Floor

Mage, 2023

https://magepublishers.com/technology-in-iran-1800-1940-chapar-carts-carriages-automobiles-bicycles-motor-cycles-lodgings-sewing-machines-typewriters-pianos/

 

 

 

2. 2024 Learning Tours and a Unique Course

Hikmat International

https://hikmat-ins.com/learning-tours/tour9/

 

 

 

3. Disenchanting the Caliphate: The Secular Discipline of Power in Abbasid Political Thought

H Yücesoy

Columbia U Press, 2023

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/disenchanting-the-caliphate/9780231209410

 

 

 

 

4. SYRIAC CHRISTIANITY AND THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM: ENTANGLED HISTORIES IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE MIDDLE AGES

CATALIN-STEFAN POPA (ROMANIAN ACADEMY)

Hybrid Event: October 25, 2023 12:00 noon, White-Levy Room, Institute for Advanced Study

The lecture introduces the audience to the process of interaction of one of the most important Middle Eastern Church traditions, Syriac Christianity, with the Holy City and the Holy Land. Even if scholars have often argued that the late antique pilgrimage to the holy places was not of interest in Syriac Christianity, the sources have demonstrated the opposite. At the end of Late Antiquity and beginning of the Middle Ages, the Holy City acted in Syriac Christian canon as a matrix for encountering holiness, and a standardized process of pilgrimage became part of a recurrent devotional custom of monks and lay people.

Registration is required for both in-person or virtual attendance.

To register visit https://bit.ly/3CPZc9W

 

 

 

5. Pourdavoud Center Lecture Series Video Available: Anahita Mittertrainer

‘Symbols of Royal Authority? Early Sasanian Cityscapes in Southwestern Iran’, February 2023

https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/video/symbols-of-royal-authority-early-sasanian-cityscapes-in-southwestern-iran/

 

 

 

6. “Learn Persian through the Shahname” online course, the Armenian School of Languages and Cultures – ASPIRANTUM.

This course runs for a total of two weeks, but students also have the option to participate in the first week only. The online course is scheduled to commence on September 25, 2023, and conclude on October 6, 2023. We look forward to helping you further your Persian language skills.

For more details and to apply, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-shahname

 

 

 

 

7. The International Journal of Islamic Architecture is pleased to announce the 2024 Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award.

In honour of Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan’s contributions to the field of Islamic architecture, the International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) offers this award in recognition of ground-breaking scholarship on the subject published in peer-reviewed journals. The criteria on which papers will be judged are: innovation in approach(es) to posed research question(s), originality, written clarity and style, and the overall impact on research in the field. Articles should provide new insights into the field, making a distinct or significant scholarly contribution to the understanding of architecture, architectural heritage, and the built environment in the Islamic world (both historic and contemporary), especially in marginalized geographies. This award, offered every two years, is judged by a jury that includes three members of the academic community. The second award will be given in 2024 and we are delighted that Professors Kishwar Rizvi, Leïla el-Wakil, and James L. Wescoat Jr. will serve on the jury. Papers published in English in a peer reviewed journal in 2022 or 2023 will be eligible for this round of the award.

Nominations should be submitted by scholars or journal editors to the chair of the award, IJIA Associate Editor Mehreen Chida-Razvi, at HUKaward@gmail.com by 15 November 2023. Self-nominations are permitted, of a single article. The nominations should include a PDF of the published paper, full details of publication, and the author’s affiliation and contact information. The winner and runner-up will be announced in March 2024 on the IJIA website, social media platforms, and in the journal’s July issue. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and a two-year subscription to IJIA; the runner-up will receive a two-year subscription to IJIA.

Contact Information

Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi

Associate Editor & Chair, Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award

International Journal of Isamic Architecture

Contact Email

m.chidarazvi@gmail.com

URL

https://www.intellectbooks.com/international-journal-of-islamic-architecture

 

 

 

 

8. ONLINE Symposium „Mass Violence in the (Post-)Ottoman Lands“, University of Newcastle (Australia), 6 September 2023

From the late nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire came under the increasing strains of both internal upheavals and external pressure from great power rivals. Increasing acts of mass violence accompanied this political instability, most notably the Armenian Genocide. This Symposium interrogates the causes, pro-cesses and consequences of mass violence in the (Post-)Ottoman lands.

Information, program and registration:

https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/csov/conferences/mass-violence-in-the-postottoman-lands

 

 

 

 

9. “First Arabic Natural Language Processing Conference (ArabicNLP 2023)” Co-located with EMNLP 2023 in Singapore, 7 December 2023

Submissions must have a clear focus on specific issues pertaining to the Arabic language whether it is stand-ard Arabic, dialectal, classical, or mixed. Papers on other languages sharing problems faced by Arabic NLP researchers, such as Semitic languages or languages using Arabic script, are welcome provided that they propose techniques or approaches that would be of interest to Arabic NLP, and they explain why this is the case.

Deadline for conference papers: 5 September 2023. Information: https://arabicnlp2023.sigarab.org/

 

 

 

 

10. International Conference of the Asian Federation of Mediterranean Studies Institutes IV: “Spaces of Familiarity, Spaces of Difference in the Mediterranean”, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 18-19 March 2024

The conference will examine the nature of this “space.” The theme encourages scholars to analyze how peoples interacted with the sea basin in their political, social, economic, cultural, and religious activities and exchanges. The theme also invites researchers to explore “familiarity” and “difference” in the study of the Mediterranean from locations, cultural backgrounds, and contexts in East Asia and elsewhere.

Deadline for abstracts: 8 September 2023. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-asian-federation-of-mediterranean-studies-institutes-18-19-march-taipei?e=82aeb6c61d

 

 

 

 

11. HYBRID Workshop “La construction de l’islam en problème public et ses effets sur l’expérience des personnels scolaires minorisés’”, à Campus Condorcet Aubervilliers 26-27 octobre 2023, et à l’UCL Louvain-la-Neuve, 25-26 avril 2024

Cet atelier de travail ― littéralement ― vise moins à exposer des résultats qu’à mettre en discussion, entre chercheur.es intéressé.es par ces problématiques, des recherches en train de se faire. Cet espace de ren-contre sera ainsi particulièrement ouvert à la mise en débat d’enjeux épistémologiques et méthodologiques (points de vue situés, construction de l’objet et des questions, accès et construction des terrains, etc.).

Date limite d’envoi des propositions : 8 septembre 2023. Information : https://www.iremam.cnrs.fr/sites/defa ult/files/2023-07/appel_participation_workshop_personnels_scolaires.pdf

 

 

 

 

12. Chapters for “Springer Handbook of Linguistic Anthropology: Iran and Shared Spheres in Homelands and Diasporas”

This handbook welcomes scholars from all social and human science disciplines to contribute to linguistic anthropological studies. The scope of this handbook is vast and encompasses a wide range of topics and areas of investigation.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2023.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/08/18/call-for-papers-springer-handbook-of-linguistic-anthropology-iran-and-shared-spheres-in-homelands-and-diasporas

 

 

 

 

13. Articles on “US Imperialism from the Middle East to Latin America after the Cold War” for Special Issue of the Journal “Middle East Critique”

Themes: How racism works globally in representations of the populations of Latin America and the Middle East as threats. – The arms trade and security connections between the regions, in particular, the role played by Israel. – Securitization processes against immigrants and refugees from Latin America and the Middle East. – Solidarity with the Palestinians and the transnational movement for boycott, disinvestment, and sanctions against Israel. – Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2023.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/08/22/call-for-papers-special-issue-on-us-imperialism-from-the-middle-east-to-latin-america-after-the-cold-war

Ep. 7 | Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Tradition

Call for Papers: Compiling a Tradition: The History and Development of the Early Imāmī Hadith Corpora

1. Postdoctoral Fellowship (4-8 Months) at the American Center of Research (ACOR), Amman

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals living in the U.S. three years immediately preceding the application deadline. Fields of research include modern and classical languages, linguistics, literature, his-tory, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, heritage studies, comparative religion, ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts. Social and political scientists are encouraged to apply.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023. Information: https://acorjordan.org/neh-fellowship/

 

 

 

 

2. Teaching Faculty Position in Middle Eastern History, Open Rank (Focus on Gender), School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Georgetown University in 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.

Deadline for application: 1 October 2023. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/128995

 

 

 

 

3. Tenure-track Position at the Level of Assistant Professor in Political Science (Focus Middle Eastern Studies und Islamic Civilization), Macalester College, Minneapolis-Saint Paul

We invite applications from International Relations scholars with a primary teaching and research emphasis in the subfield of global political economy.

Deadline for applications: 1 October 2023. Information: https://www.macalester.edu/politicalscience  contact Bonnie Berger bberger@macalester.edu

 

 

 

 

4. ACLS Marwan M. and Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowships (6-12 Months) in the Study of the Arab World and Latin America, American Council of Learned Societies

This year, the fellowships will support early-career scholars who earned their PhDs on or after September 29, 2015, and who are pursuing research on the Arab and/or Latin American worlds, with a special interest in supporting comparative or transnational approaches across these regions.

Deadline for applications: 28 September 2023.

Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2023/08/14/acls-marwan-m.-and-ute-kraidy-centennial-fellowships-in-the-study-of-the-arab-world-and-latin-america

 

 5. Islamic History / Studies

University of Utah – Assistant Professorship in Pre-Modern Middle East/North Africa and Islamic World History, 600-1400 CE
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=65770

closing date: 3.11.23

 

 

 

6. Call for Applications: ACOR-NEH 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship

ACOR (The American Center of Research, located in Amman, Jordan) is pleased to inform you that we have an NEH fellowship opportunity available for use in 2024. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutes (FPIRI).

We have opened application for a fellowship that is a minimum of four months. Applications will be accepted until October 1^st, 2023. All applicants will be notified of the results by November 2023. For full details, please see: https://acorjordan.org/neh-fellowship/ , and applications should be submitted here: https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/G4z5kMr2fCZmVdBcCS6f/ .

Some details: An award for four months is expected to be $20,000; funds are adjusted proportionately for other terms. Fellowship tenure must be continuous and last at least four months. Short departures (e.g., to attend conferences, conduct research in neighboring areas) are possible, but must be approved in advance. NEH-funded fellows must be United States citizens or foreign nationals who have lived in the United States for three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship. This fellowship is for individuals who have completed their formal professional training; consequently, degree candidates and individuals seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree are not eligible to hold this fellowship. Advanced degree candidates must have completed all requirements, except for the actual conferral of the degree, by the application deadline for the fellowship. Every NEH fellowship cycle, an external peer review committee is reconstituted in full. So, all applications are seen anew.

We encourage everyone eligible to apply. Robust application to this opportunity helps ensure it remains available to the field in future years.

Contact Information

China Shelton, 209 Commerce St., Alexandria, VA 22314

Contact Email

usa.office@acorjordan.org

URL

https://acorjordan.org/fellowships-2/

 

 

 

 

7. Webinar – British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS)

Excavating the Archives: David Stronach’s fieldwork in Iran with the British Institute of Persian Studies

with Gareth Brereton

6 September, 2023, 5pm UK time

For full information and to register:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9016891531489/WN_XfAL2rIwTSuGvFqVSUi4ug#/registration

 

 

 

8. University of Chicago

Outreach Coordinator Opening at CMES

https://uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Chicago-IL/Outreach-Coordinator_JR23528-1

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Director and Associate Director, the Outreach Coordinator will be responsible for working with faculty, staff, students, and various units at the University to plan and implement CMES programming on and off campus. The Outreach Coordinator will primarily work with constituencies in K-12 and community college environments (including Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago) to enhance learning opportunities relating to the Middle East and Islam. Additional engagements involve public libraries, non-profits, and businesses. The primary tasks of the position are event planning, grant administration, and community outreach. Additional tasks include public speaking and educational resource development.
This position is full-time with benefits and a hybrid schedule. The Outreach Coordinator is expected to spend time working on-campus and off-site at various locations. Additionally, the outreach coordinator must be able to commit time for weekend events throughout the academic year.
Interested applicants, please upload all required documents listed in the job posting to be considered for this position, including a resume, cover letter addressing interest in this position and interest working with diverse populations, and references.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and expands ties with national and Chicago-area cultural institutions, local K-12 and post-secondary schools and community organizations as well as other University of Chicago units to collaborate in outreach programming.
• Establishes linkages with local and national educational institutions and initiates collaborative programming: conferences, lectures, teacher-training workshops, identify speakers. Stewards existing and new partnerships.
• Manages all logistics for outreach programming, e.g., develops and distributes publicity, arranges travel, secures venue, etc. This includes the annual International Education Conference (IEC), Summer Institute for Educators (SIE), regular professional development events for K-12 Arabic teachers, and other events as assigned.
• Provides administrative and logistical support for other CMES events, such as with lectures, conferences, receptions, and MA student activities and programming.
• Supports CMES communications through website and social media management, newsletters, online content development, overseeing CMES Ventures podcast and blog production, curating educational outreach resources online and offline, drafting and editing outreach components of internal and external reports.
• Manages the Middle East Education Initiative (MEEI) and Chicago Arabic Teachers Council (CATC) outreach programs. This includes fulfillment of grant planning, responding to needs of teachers and other outreach partners with innovative programming and events, and attention to grant budget regulations and limits.
• Contributes to the Center’s full range of grant writing, management, and reporting.
• Ensures stability and growth of the CMES program by focusing on accomplishing strategic objectives of the program, especially in support of the CMES MA program in Middle Eastern Studies.
• Analyzes program budgets and uses a moderate/high level of authority to recommend or makes budgetary recommendations.
• Interacts with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Degree in area related to Middle Eastern studies.

Experience:

• Working with teachers and other educators to support international education and global competencies.
• Event planning.
• Public speaking.
• Grant writing, management, and reporting.
• Familiarity with the city of Chicago and the University of Chicago.
• Familiarity with higher education.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Website design/management and graphic design abilities.
• Audio and video production and editing skills.
• Proficiency in Arabic.

Preferred Competencies

• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Strong writing, editing, and presentation skills.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work: on-campus and off-site at various locations.
• Weekend events throughout the academic year.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover letter, addressing interest in this position and interest working with diverse populations (required)
• References Contact Information (3)(required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Administration & Management
Role Impact

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status

Exempt
Pay Frequency
Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5
Benefits Eligible

Yes
Drug Test Required

No
Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No