Archive for January, 2024
Shii News – AMI Doctoral Scholarships
Call for Applications
Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI), Birmingham, UK
Application Deadline: February 10, 2024
Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) invites applications for the second round of the AMI Doctoral Scholarship award, aimed at supporting outstanding students engaged in the study of Imāmī (Twelver) Shīʿism. Recognizing the need to broaden the scope of this significant yet underrepresented area within Islamic studies, the scholarship aims to promote and encourage the study of Imāmī Shīʿism in academia.
The scholarship is open to international doctoral candidates, particularly those in the UK and North America, and offers a £3,000 grant to students writing their thesis in the English language.
For more information:
https://iric.org/events/ami-doctoral-scholarship-in-the-study-of-imami-twelver-shiism/
- January 31, 2024
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. History Graduate Conference 2024, Istanbul Bilgi University, 17-18 May 2024
The Conference is organized by graduate students from Istanbul Bilgi University’s History Department and the Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies and supported by Tarih Vakfı. The conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for graduate students primarily studying History and academics from different disciplines to present their research.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2024.
2. ONLINE Symposium: “Philosophy between the Islamicate and Latin American Traditions: Civilizational Perspectives on Alienation/Ghayriyya (Otherness) in the Knowing/Being”, 22-24 June 2024
The purpose of this symposium is to provide a framework of dialogue for scholars of philosophy in those two traditions, and includes some of the most distinguished academics. To register, write to Anthony F. Shaker at afshaker@aol.com . Please indicate your full name, occupation and country.
3. Doctoral Researcher (3 Years, 50 %, Focus Media Studies in Turkey/Middle East), Centre of Near and Middle East Studies (CNMS), University of Marburg
Profile: MA in Media Studies and/or Turkish Studies; excellent German and English language skills; knowledge of Turkish also preferred; interest in media in/from Turkey, preferably with research experience in this area; interest in some of the following: television studies, screen studies, cinema, censorship, visual culture, image studies, post-truth; ideal is experience with video editing software (DaVinci Resolve and/or
Adobe Premiere)
Deadline for applications: 4 February 2024. Information:
https://stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/08ecce6a9401002ee326b893148b1e5bfcca29170
4. WEBINAR | Bactrian documents and archives from Northern and Southern Afghanistan
with Nicholas Sims-Williams
Thursday, 08 February 2024, 5PM GMT/12PM Toronto time
On Zoom. Registration required.
5. Call for papers and panels for section S13 – Islam in International Affairs: Theories and Practices of Diplomacy (Regular Sections, the full list of sections is available here) at the forthcoming 17th Pan-European Conference on International Relations (#EISAPEC24) to be held on 27-31 August 2024 at the Lille Catholic University, France.
The section presents Islamic contributions to international affairs and the field of International Relations. It seeks to explore theoretical approaches and empirical experiences of the Islamic civilisation by referring to classical and modern sources, the worldview of prominent thinkers, statecraft experiences, current transnational movements, and case studies on the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) phenomenon concerning Diplomacy.
The section analyses both theoretical approaches of Islam in International Relations and concrete historical experience of diplomacy in Islam: theories, empirical cases in different periods, and early Islam and the practice of diplomacy, among others. It considers a picture of current and historical Islamic contributions to IR fashioned under the themes highlighted below:
– Theoretical Approaches of Diplomacy in Islam
– Worldviews of Muslim Thinkers and Practitioners vis-á-vis Diplomacy
– Diplomacy and Islamic Polity/Governance
– Diplomacy of Transnational and Political Islamist Movements
– The Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) Phenomenon and Diplomacy
The objective is to develop and sustain a body of knowledge that addresses the theories and practices of the Islamic civilisation and Muslim societies concerning international affairs and the discipline of International Relations. This section aims to set a model for the inclusion of Muslim contributions to the field of IR to enrich, diversify, and strengthen it. To this end, the section aims to publish the papers in an edited volume with a major international publisher.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the online submission system. Please read the Submission Details and Guidelines before submitting your proposal, and visit the official EISA PEC 2024 website and the Co-IRIS Facebook page for further updates.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 13 March 2024.
Do not hesitate to contact the conference organisers or us with any questions.
We hope that you will join us in Lille!
All the best,
Raffaele Mauriello, Allameh Tabataba’i University
Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Section Chairs
Contact Information
Raffaele Mauriello, Allameh Tabataba’i University
Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Section Chairs
Contact Email
contactme@raffaelemauriello.info
URL
6. University of California, Santa Barbara – Middle East Studies Librarian and Area Studies Collection Strategist
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=66833
7. Adjunct position in Arabic Literature (2024-25)
The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies seeks
an Arabic literature temporary Assistant Professor of Instruction (without
tenure) to teach full time during 2024-25. The salary is $51,000 and the
position is not renewable.
Applicants should hold a PhD in Arabic, Comparative Literature, or a related
discipline and be able to teach courses on topics such as Arabic literature
and film, modernity, and Islam in the Middle Eastern context. Successful
candidates will have a strong record of working with undergraduate students
from varying backgrounds and be willing to contribute to the intellectual
culture of the Department during their appointment.
Please submit a cover letter, CV, sample syllabi, and names of two referents
to Interfolio (apply.interfolio.com/134821). Review of applications will start
on February 15 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
For questions, please contact Dr. Levi Thompson
(levi.thompson@austin.utexas.edu ).
8. Muḥammad and His Followers in Context
The Religious Map of Late Antique Arabia
Ilkka Lindstedt
Brill, 2023
https://brill.com/display/title/69380?language=en
9. Brill: NEW Kurdish Studies Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Martin van Bruinessen
Managing Editor: Marlene Schäfers
Book Review Editor: Sacha Alsancakli
Kurdish Studies Journal is an interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality academic work. The journal publishes research, scholarship, and debates in the field of Kurdish studies in a multidisciplinary fashion, covering a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, economics, history, society, gender, minorities, politics, health, law, environment, language, media, culture, arts, and education.
Articles for publication can be submitted online through Editorial Manager. For more information, instructions for authors and support with Editorial Manager, visit: brill.com/ksj
We are happy to announce that Kurdish Studies Journal just launched with an extensive, special issue on Kurdish Queer Studies, edited by Hakan Sandal-Wilson.
- January 30, 2024
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- January 29, 2024
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Short Courses:
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations
The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom
The Challenges of Development in Muslim Societies
The Qur’an in Muslim Practices
Cities of the Muslim World(s)
2. Call for Papers: Islamic Archaeology Conference 202407-09. November 2024
Goethe-University Frankfurt (Germany)
Islamic Archaeology as a discipline has seen a spectacular growth in complexity and amount of themes in the last two decades. After a long period in which Islamic Archaeology was considered a field of Art History in the Middle Eastern and North African countries, the discipline has found a new life in the 21st century by adopting new perspectives and expanding to new research areas. The materials that constitute its subject of study and the groups of researchers that address it are spread worldwide, and therefore a range of points of view and expectations from different archaeological traditions have been developed. It is a good time now to address this variety in the discipline in search of common trends and interests.
Islamic Archaeology Conference 2024 invites scholars, researchers, and professionals worldwide to participate in a comprehensive exploration of the material culture of the Early and Middle Islamic periods (600-1500 AD) and in analyzing historical narratives and syntheses that the discipline contributes to. This conference aims to provide a platform for contributions from diverse groups of people and for exchanging ideas, methodologies, and discoveries in Islamic archaeology.
We invite submissions on a wide range of topics related to the archaeology of the Islamic world during the 7th to 15th centuries, including but not limited to:
- Archaeological Fieldwork: recent archaeological results.
- Urban and Rural Landscapes: the organization and development of cities and rural settlements.
- Built Environments: structures, water installations, and architectural elements.
- Burial and Off-Site Archaeology
- Mobile Artifacts: studies on ceramics, metalwork, glass, textiles, and other objects and raw materials.
- Trade, Exchange and Networks.
- Cultural Interactions.
- Methodological and Theoretical Advances: New approaches and technologies in Islamic archaeology.
Submission Guidelines
– Abstracts: Submissions should include a 300-word abstract outlining the research objectives, methodologies, and preliminary findings.
– Formatting: Abstracts should be submitted in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and include a title, author(s) name, affiliation, and contact details.
– Language: The submission language is English.
– Deadline: The deadline for abstract submission is 31. March 2024.
The conference fees for speakers are: 25€ for Professionals; Free for Students
Important Dates
– Abstract submission deadline: 31. March 2024
– Notification of acceptance: 15. May 2024
– Fee payment deadline: 1. July 2024
– Conference dates: 07-09. November 2024
Contact Information
For inquiries and abstract submissions, please contact Abed Taghavi at isac.arc2024@gmail.com and Hagit Nol at h.nol@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
We look forward to your participation in this exciting and intellectually stimulating event on Islamic Archaeology.
Contact Information
For inquiries and abstract submissions, please contact Abed Taghavi at isac.arc2024@gmail.com and Hagit Nol at h.nol@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Contact Email
URL
https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/131497284/Islamische_Arch%C3%A4ologie_und_Kunstges…
3. The HIAA board is pleased to share the Winter 2024 HIAA Newsletter. Please access the latest newsletter through the HIAA website: https://www.historiansofislamicart.org/
4. Middle East Centre Librarian
University of Oxford
St Antony’s College invites applications for the post of Middle East Centre Librarian. The MEC Librarian’s responsibilities are to provide the optimal library resources for students, Fellows and guests of the MEC, and to plan for the development of the library resources in the context of the Centre’s academic requirements as they evolve. Main duties will include collection development, reader services, and book acquisition budget management.
Deadline | 8 February 2024
More information
5. Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Minerva Global Security Programme (Middle East)
University of Oxford
The Blavatnik School of Government is looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for Minerva Global Security Programme. We work across different levels of analysis ranging from the local, and national, to the transnational and global level, with a particular focus on Ukraine/Russia, South Asia, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, the Andean Region, and the Golden Triangle. The role would suit a researcher with regional expertise in the Middle East and an excellent grounding in security studies.
Deadline | 12 February 2024
More information
6. Al-Qasimi PhD Studentship in Arab and Islamic Studies, Middle East Politics, Ethno-Political Studies, Kurdish Studies or Palestine Studies
University of Exeter
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies is seeking applications for two PhD studentships for excellent doctoral students whose area of specialisation fits and complements the research interests of our academics. We are looking for PhD proposals in humanities and social sciences with reference to the Middle East and the Islamic world. This can cover Anthropology, Archaeology, Gender Studies, History, Islamic Studies, International Relations, Literature, Political Science and other relevant fields.
Deadline | 8 April 2024
More information
7. Call for Applications | Editor of Studies in the History and Culture of the Persianate World
The British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) is looking for a scholar with an established reputation in the field of Iranian Studies and prior editorial experience as well as extensive knowledge of Persian and Iranian studies, broadly defined, to take responsibility for editing the Studies in the History and Culture of the Persianate World. The aim is to publish two volumes a year. The editor will receive an honorarium of £1,000 per annum subject to review by the Council.
Deadline | 31 January 2024
8. Call for Nominations | BISA Annual Prizes
The British International Studies Association welcomes nominations for its annual prizes. In addition to long-standing prizes, including the Susan Strange Best Book Prize, Distinguished Contribution, and teaching prizes for all career stages, there are three exciting new prizes for 2024 – a Master’s dissertation prize sponsored by both BISA and the British Council, a Working Group of the Year Prize, and an EDI prize.
Deadline | 12 February 2024
More information
9. Call for Applications | Malek Sghiri Scholarship for Arabic Studies
Applications are invited for the Malek Sghiri Scholarship for the summer of 2024 at the Taa Marbouta Language Centre in Tunis. This scholarship covers all tuition costs for summer-long Arabic language courses and for students at all levels. Open to all aged 18-35 from any country, with a demonstrable interest in human rights, anti-corruption & civil society.
Deadline | 31 March 2024
10. ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2024 summer school for the Persian language.
Deadline: February 1, 2024
For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
Students pursuing Undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA), and postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs, as well as researchers in Iranian Studies and related fields who are enrolled in universities or academic institutions in the countries specified below, can apply for the ARMACAD scholarship. The ideal candidates will be 19 – 39 years old by the program’s start.
This scholarship is only available to citizens of the following countries.
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.
For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
11. Call for Papers for MESA 2024: Panel Title:
Early Modern Persian Majmū‘a(s): Historical, Philological, and Art-Historical
Processes of Realisation
Convenors:
Mahroo Moosavi (Max-Planck-Institute, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz)
Denise-Marie Teece (New York University Abu Dhabi)
We invite paper proposals for the session “Early Modern Persian Majmū‘a(s):
Historical, Philological, and Art-Historical Processes of Realisation” at the
58th Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), November 11
– 19, 2024, online.
Deadline: 6 February 2024.
The archives of Persian manuscripts held in libraries across the world include
an extensive number of late medieval/early modern book compilations, often
catalogued under the comprehensive, yet not exhaustive, title of majmū‘a.
These collections, mainly dating to the 13th to the 18th centuries, comprise a
wide range of genres and themes and materialise them in manners which have
rarely been studied. These themes and genres include chancellery inshā,
personal epistles, royal decrees, seals, contracts, occult texts, drawings,
paintings, diagrams, charts, poetry, non-chancellery prose, tales, riddles,
treatises on art, medical texts, cooking recipes, dream interpretations and
much more. This panel focuses on collections known by several taxonomic
terminologies, including jung, safīne, bayāż, kashkūl, zanbīl, chante, daftar,
dastak, jarīde, ṣaḥīfe, dastūr, hizārpīshe, ganjīne, gulchīn, khirqe, shahr-
āshūb, and muraqqa‘ and investigates these works in terms of their historical,
philological, and art-historical aspects in a cross-disciplinary and
interdisciplinary manner.
The panel is particularly concerned with identifying and discussing potential
methodologies through which this corpus may be approached, analysed, and
studied. How and why were these texts/images collected, curated, and assembled
in such compilations? Since many of these compilations were created through a
process of recycling and reuse of previous textual and visual material, under
what possible mechanisms and inner/outer logics did this de- and re-
materialisation of the source material function? What was the potential agency
and role of the compiler/editor [jāmi‘] in substantiating a majmū‘a? And, to
what extent did the virtual and actual properties of the compilations connote
a form or forms of intellectual-artistic subjectivity? In other words what do
these mechanisms of book assembly and production reveal about the psychology,
religio-polity, and culture within Iranian and broader Persianate societies?
Through what collective memory and creative networks do these diverse,
seemingly unrelated, and at times fragmentary book materials intersect? And,
finally, is it possible to use these earlier majmū‘a assemblies of textual and
visual materials as models for new methods, modes, and manners in the curation
of Perso-Islamic textual and material culture in contemporary museum
discourse?
Through focusing on such topics and elaborating on questions outlined above
and beyond, the panel aims to trigger further historical, philological, and
art-historical scholarly discussion concerning Persian book compilations and
to move such discourse beyond its normative frameworks.
We invite proposals for presentations of 20 minutes, followed by a rigorous
discussion. Proposal abstracts should be between 250 and 400 words and may
respond to the questions raised above, and/or propose new readings of these
materials.
Proposals (accompanied with a short CV including the title/status and current
institutional affiliation of the speaker) must be submitted by 6 February 2024
to the panel convenors at:
mahroo.moosavi@khi.fi.it
dmt230@nyu.edu
12. The Islamic College:
Monthly Talk: On Writing a Historical-Critical Tafsīr
A Talk by Professor Nicolai Sinai
Tuesday 13 February 2024
6.00 P.M. – 7.30 P.M. (LONDON TIME)
Zoom ID: 834 4933 6884 Passcode: 931992
HOSTED BY: The Islamic College, London, UK
https://islamic-college.ac.uk/monthly-seminar-writing-tafsir/
13. The Annemarie Schimmel Memorial Lecture—“I Saw My Lord in the Form of a Beardless Youth”: Images of Devotion in a Mughal Princely Album
Monday, January 29, 2024
6–7 pm
The Met Fifth Avenue
Bonnie J. Sacerdote Lecture Hall, Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education
Murad Khan Mumtaz, Assistant Professor, Williams College
As a young prince, Dara Shikoh (1615–1659), heir to the Mughal throne, compiled an album for his fiancée, Nadira Banu Begum. The album celebrates the theme of union through various visual and literary metaphors, including the conspicuous presence of dervishes shown viewing princes and princesses in idyllic garden settings. In this talk, join Murad Khan Mumtaz, Assistant Professor, Williams College, to explore how depictions of Muslim ascetics in this album aided in constructing the courtly persona of Dara Shikoh as a locus of godly manifestation within Indo-Muslim devotional culture.
The lecture series is made possible by The Norbert Schimmel Trust.
Free, though advance registration is required. Please note: Space is limited; first come, first served.
Use the street-level Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education entrance at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street.
14. Invitation: Pourdavoud Lecture Series with Elspeth Dusinberre
The Collapse of Empire
Gordion’s Transition from the Achaemenid to the Hellenistic World
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 4:00pm Pacific
Royce Hall 306
Hybrid Zoom Option Available
15. SOAS University of London is delighted to announce a brand new online short course: An Introduction to the arts of the Islamic World, which will run 23 February – 22 March 2024.
This course features five pre-recorded lectures and five interactive seminar sessions, delivered live via Zoom, and is available for just £135.
The course is convened by Ms Chiara De Nicolais (co-convenor of the Arts of the Islamic World module of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, which runs 22nd April to the 10th July 2024).
The course begins with a guided tour of the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic world at the British Museum led by Dr Venetia Porter (Senior Curator for Islamic and Contemporary Middle East art at the British Museum (1989-2022), now Honorary Research Fellow) and is followed by four lectures dedicated to more in-depth topics, such as the history of blue and white ceramic production in the Near East and Central Asia and its links with China; the revolutionary developments of Qur’anic manuscripts between the 8th and 12th century, the history of museum display and how excavated textiles are been shown within a museum setting, and Qajar era masculinities in Iran in the 19th century.
Through these five pre-recorded lectures, you will be introduced to the wonders of “Islamic” art, and you will discover how the production of such works of art was deeply influenced by neighbouring countries in Asia. Each Friday of the course will then feature an hour-long seminar, convened by Ms Chiara De Nicolais, where each lecture topic will be discussed further in a lively, interactive setting.
The course is accessible from anywhere in the world and all sessions will be recorded and made available for you to view in your own time for a two-month period.
We very much hope you’ll join us for this immersive introduction to the arts of the Islamic World. For more details or to book your place, please click here.
If you have any further questions that we can assist with, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Patrick Monger
Programme Manager
SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art
SOAS University of London
Room 472
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
www.AsianArtDiploma.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 7898 4445
pm50@soas.ac.uk
- January 28, 2024
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. ONLINE Webinar “The Kurdish Nobility in the Ottoman Empire: Loyalty, Autonomy, and Privilege”, Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University, 9 February 2024, 12:00 am – 1:00 pm ET
In this webinar, Nilay Özok Gündogan will analyze the history of one noble Kurdish family based in the emirate of Palu, a fortressed town in the eastern provinces of the Ottoman Empire, between 1720 and 1895.
Information and registration:
https://watson.brown.edu/cmes/events/2023/nilay-ozok-gundogan-kurdish-nobility
2. 18th Great Lakes Ottoman Workshop (GLOW), Binghamton University, SUNY, 3-4 May 2024
GLOW has three broad themes this year: “Translation in Ottoman Studies”, “Nature and Natural Histories of the Ottoman Empire”, and “Ottoman Migrations.” Each theme will have at least one panel associated with it. Abstracts and prearranged panels not related to these themes are gladly accepted on any topic related to Ottoman studies
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2024.
3. HYBRID 45th Conference of the Middle East Librarians (MELCom International), Aga Khan Library, London, 14-17 May 2024
Deadline for abstracts: 28 January 2024. Information: https://melcominternational.eu/index.php/forthcoming-conference/
4. Conference “Animals in Anatolian and Turkish History”, Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations, Koç University, Istanbul, 16-17 May 2024
The conference’s goal is to explore how animals shaped the human experience in Anatolia and Turkey over time, and how Anatolian and Turkish societies (in turn) have altered the past and present of different animal groups.
Deadline for abstracts: 6 February 2024.
5. Cercec / Cetobac International Graduate Conference in Area Studies “Modernities Debated. Crossed Perspectives from Russian, Soviet and Ottoman (Post-)Imperial Spaces: Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasus and Central Asia”, EHESS, Paris, 21-23 May 2024
The aim of this conference is to explore how the idea of modernity has been produced in situ by past and present actors in the areas under study. By focusing more closely on the way in which the internal dynamics of the geographical and social spaces of interest produce modernity, this conference aims to continue the work undertaken by areal studies on how modernity is conceptualised and actualised.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 February 2024. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2024/01/AAC-Journees-doctorales-CETOBAC-CERCEC-Modernites-en-debat.pdf
6. ONLINE Workshop “Medieval Middle Eastern Diversity” Organized by Thomas A. Carlson (Oklahoma State University) and Reyhan Durmaz (University of Pennsylvania), 20 May 2024
This one-day workshop invites scholars to discuss diversity, with any thematic focus, within the temporal scope of the “medieval” period (roughly 600-1500) and the Middle Eastern region. Any scale of work, from broad theoretical inquiries to granular micro-historical analyses, is welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 23 February 2024. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-medieval-middle-eastern-diversity-workshop-20-may-remote?e=82aeb6c61d
7. Pre-doc Scholarship (36 Months) for Dissertation Project in the Field of “History of Islam in the Eastern Mediterranean”, University of Mainz
Prerequisites: An outstanding Master degree obtained within the past 24 months in a relevant discipline; proficiency in English and German and/or willingness to acquirerelevant language skills as soon as possible after the start of the scholarship.
Deadline for applications: 29 February 2024. Information: Contact urban-difference@uni-mainz.de
8. 130 Fully-funded Scholarships (4 Years) for the Doctoral Programmes in Economics, History, Law, and Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2024. Information: https://www.eui.eu/en/services/academic-service/doctoral-programme#msdynttrid=1BEWQW9wyUn_v4KXPzeGI9LB7DgjSyosZqILpMnXTI0
9. Tenure-track Position in Medieval History (500-1500 CE), Tel Aviv University
The position is open to PhD holding candidates at all levels of their careers. We seek in particular researchers who focus on one of the following areas and/or on interactions between them: History of Western Christianity, History of Eastern Christianity, Mediterranean History, History of the Crusades and Crusader Kingdoms.
Deadline for applications: 17 March 2024. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/job-zvi-yavetz-school-of-historical-studies-tel-aviv-university?e=82aeb6c61d
10. Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture (4 Years), American University in Cairo
The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on the study of the Islamic world before 1800 for an open-rank appointment that will begin in the fall of 2024.
Deadline for applications: 30 January 2024. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2024/01/16/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-in-history-of-islamic-art-and-architecture
11. Résidences islamologiques de l’Ifpo, Amman (mars – decembre 2024)
Il sera attendu des chercheures et chercheurs dont le projet aura été sélectionné de : donner au moins une conférence ouverte au public sur l’un de leurs sujets de recherche; – rencontrer des enseignantes-chercheures et des enseignants-chercheurs de Jordanie impliqués sur des thématiques communes de recherche; – rédiger et soumettre un article scientifique pour publication à un numéro du Bulletin des études orientales (BEO) dans un délai de 12 mois après la résidence; etc.
Le dossier de candidature est à envoyer avant le 31/01/2024.
Information : https://www.ifporient.org/residences-islamologiques-2024/
12. Articles on “AI in Muslim and Islamic Contexts” for a Special Issue of the “Journal of Islamic Studies” Edited by Dr Cherry Muslim
This special edition specifically aims to explore the evolving role of AI in various aspects of Islamic and Muslim life, from religious knowledge dissemination to educational settings, and from the issuance of fatwas to the enhancement of religious rituals. The adoption of AI in Islamic settings presents both challenges and oppor-tunities, raising questions about the ethical and theological dimensions of these advancements.
Deadline for submissions: 30 May 2024.
Information: https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/JIS/announcement/view/142
13. University of Utah,
Post Doctoral Fellow in Arabic
Closing date: Feb 15, 2024
14. The Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) – Fellowship Applications 2024-2025
Applications for CASA I, II, and III are due on Thursday, February 1st 2024.
For more information, please visit: https://arabicspecialprograms.arizona.edu/
CASA I offers a 9-month advanced level training in Arabic language and culture Fellowship program to qualified American undergrad and graduate level students at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan or the Arab American Language Institute in Morocco (AALIM) in Meknes.
CASA II offers a 5-month (Spring 2025 semester) language and research support Fellowship program for graduate students (priority given to PhD students) in MENA Studies (any area of specialization pertaining to the MENA region) through the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan.
CASA III offers a 5-month (Spring 2025 semester) language and research support Fellowship program for faculty and postdoctoral fellows in all areas of specialization pertaining to the MENA region through AALIM (Arab American Language Institute in Morocco) in Meknes, Morocco. The application requires that all applicants take the ACTFL exam for Reading, Listening and Oral proficiency.
Deadlines / Exam Dates: Application deadline is February 1, 2024 Exam deadline (reading, listening, OPI) is February 15, 2024
15. CeRMI is pleased to invite youto thenext sessionof the seminar “Societies, Policies and Cultures of the Iranian World”, which will be held on Thursday, February 8 , 2024, 5-7 p.m., in room 3.15 at INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris XIII,3rd floor).
We are pleased to welcome Ms. Arezou Azad, Director of the ERC project “Invisible East” and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, appointed to the Junior Professor Chair “Arts and Heritage of Afghanistan” at Inalco , for a lecture entitled: The Bamiyan Notebooks: Reading and Interpreting the Persian Documents of Medieval Afghanistan“.
Summary
This lecture examines Afghan documents written in thetwelfth andthirteenth centuries AD (“the Bamiyan Notebooks”), currently under study by the “Invisible East” program team. These are essentially administrative and legal documents from the archives of a state warehouse dealing with tax collection and tax management. An exceptional aspect of these documents is that they reflect the views of lower- and middle-level administrators, and sometimes even rural farming communities and peasants. This session will focus on the methods developed for deciphering and reading these documents, as well as their use as historical sources on rural administration. My talk will highlight the importance of these documents, which are still largely underused, although available in open access, for understanding the development of language and writing, documentary culture and history (social, economic and political).
Bibliographic References
- Azad, Arezou and Pejman Firoozbakhsh. ‘No One Can Give You Protection’ – The Reversal of Protection in a Persian Decree Dated 562/1167. In Acts of Protection in Early Islamicate Societies. Paris: Annales islamologiques, 2020: 125-38.
- Haim, Ofir. “‘What Is the “Afghan Geniza”? A Short Guide to the Collection of the Afghan Manuscripts in the National Library of Israel, with the Edition of Two Documents.’ Afghanistan 2, no. 1 (2019):70-90.
- Irani, Nafisa and Ali Saffari Aq-qal’a. Kuhantarīn farhangnāma-yi fārsī-yi dānish-i istīfāʾTehran: Mīrāth-i Maktūb, 1395/2016-17.
- Lambton, Ann K.S. Continuity and Change in medieval Persia: Aspects of Administrative, Economic and Social History, 11th-14th Century(London: I.B. Tauris, 1988).
- Rustow, Marina. The Lost Archive: Traces of a Caliphate in a Cairo Synagogue. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2020.
- Scott, James C. Weapons of the Weak: Everyday Forms of Peasant Resistance. Yale: Yale University Press, 1985.
- Shaked, Shaul. “Early Persian Documents from Khorasan,” Journal of Persianate Studies6 (2013): 153-62.
Online Resources
https://invisibleeast.web.ox.ac.uk
As a reminder, you will find the 2023-2024 programof the monthly research seminar “Societies, Policies and Cultures of the Iranian World” attached, and on the CeRMI website:
16. The next online Monday Majlis of the Centre for the Study of Islam, Exeter:
Monday, the 29th of January, 17: 00-18:30 (UK time). Stefan Karmola, All under the Heavens… and the Heavens, Too: Universal History and Astrology in Mongol Iran
Registration is required. Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdOyorz4vGdOViDJWtUkyQdC1XwV_iAnl
- January 23, 2024
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.History of the Caucasus. Volume two, In the shadow of great powers
Baumer, Christoph, author.
London : I.B. Tauris; 2024
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/history-of-the-caucasus-9780755636280/
2. UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies
A Celebration of 100 Years of the Towfigh Satirical Magazine
Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 4:00 pm, Royce Hall 314
Alternate live stream on Zoom:
3. The Middle East Institute at Columbia University invites applications for an appointment as Arcapita Visiting Professor of Modern Arab Studies for a one-semester position for the fall 2024 or spring 2025 semester.
The position may be filled at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Associate Professor, or Visiting Professor. We are interested in candidates whose field of research and teaching is in history, culture, or social sciences of the modern Arab world. The incumbent will be expected to teach one course, participate in the activities of the Middle East Institute, and give a brown bag lecture and other such public lectures as may be appropriate.
_Qualifications__ _
Ph.D., record of scholarly publications, and proven teaching experience in English are required by the beginning of the appointment.
For more information and to apply: http://apply.interfolio.com/139252 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__apply.interfolio.com_139252&d=DwMFAg&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=PnZrXAvwTBIA2A2VJjlOh8T2_17BrGfb44kdry7yJTE&m=bG7MnPK0L6xaa2RC6uX0Ywr5gG4PWc7SPMk8dGpE05odcagFVcxXeyiECrRZw0aL&s=XCo5rSNgGmtYMUxPRZJPIm8Asd442JeYQd2s7KpWlig&e=>
4. UCL Press is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book that may be of interest to list subscribers: Shopping with Allah: Muslim pilgrimage, gender and consumption in a globalized world, by Viola Thimm. Download it free: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3S1QTir&data=05%7C02%7CAndrew.J.Newman%40ed.ac.uk%7Ca2ca5bb0f3ab4dc240c708dc17475091%7C2e9f06b016694589878910a06934dc61%7C1%7C0%7C638410842410604727%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=X%2Bq6WV9PNBQCdyNR57LiVhhOUFDQsk%2B33YFSCdZ6eiY%3D&reserved=0
5. 18th-Century Persian (Blue) Mosque in Yerevan (Armenia):
6. We extend a warm invitation to all those with a keen interest in exploring the fascinating intersection between the Bible and the Qur’an to consider submitting a paper to the Qur’an and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective Unitat the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature(https://www.sbl-site.org/meetings/Congresses_CallForPaperDetails.aspx?MeetingId=44&VolunteerUnitId=518).
The conference is scheduled to take place from 28 July to 1 August 2024, in the enchanting city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The deadline for paper or session proposals is 13 February 2024.
We warmly encourage submissions from individuals representing a diverse spectrum of voices and at various levels of their careers, including graduate students.
If you possess insights into the hermeneutical connections or intertextuality between Biblical or extra-Biblical texts and the Qur’an or Islamic tradition, this is an opportunity to share your knowledge and perspectives with and get some feedback from a wider academic community.
7. Literature in Persian Language Pedagogy: new Persian language pedagogy webinar of 2024-2025
We are pleased to announce the new Persian language pedagogy webinar of 2024-2025, titled, “Literature in Persian Language Pedagogy,” co-organized by UChicago’s NELC/CMES and the University of Toronto’s Elahe Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies.
This webinar runs from January 2024 to December 2025, and all the lectures will be on zoom and on a Saturday once a month during the academic year. The poster of each lecture will be distributed in advance.
Zoom Registration Link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kc-ihqDsiHdyCV9jJswo_b4rGF_2f2UeI#/registration
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 4:00 PM
How to Teach a Persian Poem?
Multiple Approaches to Persian Poetry
Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab
Utrecht University
Saturday, 16 March 2024, 12:00 PM
Literary Translation in Persian Language Courses
Pouneh Shabani-Jadidi
University of Chicago
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 12:00 PM
Flames, Flowers, and Butterflies: Interpreting the Literary Language
Pardis Minuchehr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 12:00 PM
Reading What They Speak: Learning Persian through Eulogiesa and Accolades
Yass Alizadeh
New York University (NYU)
8. Apply Now: The Tenth Yemen Exchange Conference (Virtual)
An Intensive Online Course on Yemen
22 April – 3 May 2024
https://sanaacenter.org/event/the-tenth-yemen-exchange
deadline: 15 March 2024
9. Lecture – How Jerusalem Became an Islamic City, Nasser Rabbat, AUC, Cairo, January 27
The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations (ARIC) at the American University in Cairo (AUC), in coordination with the AUC Bookstores, is honored to host this upcoming lecture by Professor Nasser Rabbat, Aga Khan Professor and Director of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Professor Rabbat will deliver a lecture on “How Jerusalem Became an Islamic City” on Saturday 27 January, 2024, at 6.00 pm at Hill House, Room 602 (6th Floor), AUC Tahrir Square Campus.
This is an in-person public lecture, no prior registration is required. Visitors might be requested to show a photo ID at the AUC campus gates.
Please join us!
For more information, please email: aric@aucegypt.edu
10. Call for papers – EAA ANNUAL MEETING, Rome, August 2024
Session #676 “Pots in Transition: Resilience, Change, and Revival in Central Asia and Its Neighbourhood from the Perspective of Ceramics Research”.
We invite all colleagues and students interested in any of the following topics on Central Asian ceramics to contribute to this session at the 30th EAA Annual Meeting in Rome to be held from 28 to 31 August 2024.
Deadline: 8 February 2024. https://submissions.e-a-a.org/eaa2024/
Here you can find the abstract:
“Central Asian ceramics, of both pre-Islamic and Islamic date, are a very vast field of study, where many different areas of scholarly expertise, methodological approaches, and academic traditions converge. Indeed, the pottery itself is highly diverse, but at the same time many links and correspondences are traceable through time and space across assemblages of different periods and regions. Therefore, comparative analysis and data sharing between ceramic corpora of different sites are fundamental to a better understanding of such complex and multifaceted dynamics. The lack of common standards and methodology in ceramic processing and data collection, however, often inhibits any comparative approach.
As scholars working in this field, we feel the need to set the state of the art and shape a new agenda in Central Asian ceramic and material culture studies.
Many issues are still to be thoroughly investigated; among them, we have chosen particularly stimulating topics that are deemed to raise lively debates:
– the complex issue of the transition between the pre-Islamic and the Islamic periods as visible in ceramics: cut or continuity;
– the revival of past fashions, techniques, styles, colours, etc. in ceramics;
– communal uniqueness (unique technology, unique use of specific raw materials, unique style, etc) of ceramic productions, how to interpret them? local response/originality or contacts with distant cultures that are not otherwise evident;
– towards a common agenda and a minimum standard for recording and classification of Central Asian pottery: proposals and case studies.
Speakers are welcome to present data from their archaeological or art history projects, but at the same time are very much encouraged to pay attention to the methodological aspect of their research work, aiming for a final discussion on new standards, shared analytical approach, online platforms, and meeting places for interchanging news, projects, ideas.”
For further information, visit the page https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA2024/Programme.aspx?WebsiteKey=20b5538d-68f8-4056-9596-1ae1ce0ead47&hkey=fe6595a9-39e9-47f1-8159-520091f89dfa&Program=3#Program
Agnese Fusaro – University for Foreigners of Siena – International University (Italy); agnese.fusaro@unistrasi.it
Gabriele Puschnigg – Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria); Gabriele.Puschnigg@oeaw.ac.at
Jacopo Bruno – Sapienza University of Rome (Italy); Institute of Iranian Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences (Austria); jacopo.bruno@uniroma1.it
Contact Information
Agnese Fusaro
Contact Email
11. Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series: Spring 2024 Speakers
The Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series (VIAHSS) is pleased to announce an exciting roster of talks for Spring 2024! All talks are presented via Zoom on Fridays at noon EST/5PM UK/7PM Turkey (unless otherwise noted). These lectures are free and open to all audiences.
Friday, January 26, 2024
Marianna Shreve Simpson (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania)
Master of the Minute: ʿAbdullah al-Shirazi, Artistic Identity and Art Historical Perception
Friday, February 9, 2024
Mogheesa Hasnain Rajput (Independent Researcher)
Captive Memories: The Mosque of Wünsdorf
Friday, February 23, 2024
Mira Xenia Schwerda (Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Edinburgh)
Intimate Strangers: Visual Arts and the Emergence of Print-Based Celebrity Culture in 19th-Century Iran
Friday, March 8, 2024
Mikael Muehlbauer (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Fatimid Mausoleum at Qus (Upper Egypt) and Antiochene Cosmography
Friday, March 22, 2024
Elizabeth Rodini (Vartan Gregorian Center for Research in the Humanities, New York Public Library)
As the World Turns: The On-Going Geopolitics of Gentile Bellini’s Portrait of Sultan Mehmed II
Friday, April 5, 2024
Farshid Emami (Rice University)
Inhabiting a Cosmopolis: Urban Quarters and Civic Selves in Safavid Isfahan
Friday, April 19, 2024
Haleh Hajyasini (Art University of Tehran)
Digitizing the Adel Farhangi Photographic Archive of Iran’s Historical Monuments
Friday, May 3, 2024
Mahroo Moosavi (Max-Planck Institute, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz; Museum of Islamic Art, Pergamon Museum, Berlin)
The Garden of Laylī-u-Majnūn’s Phantasma: Temporal Architectonics in the Illustrations of a Bodleian Copy of the Khamsa of Niẓāmī
Friday, May 17, 2024
Sarah Slingluff (University of Edinburgh) and Deniz Vural (University of Edinburgh)
Can Scholars of Islamic Art Help Decolonize Video Games?: The Case of Assassin’s Creed Mirage
To attend our inaugural event on January 26, please make sure to register in advance here:
https://wellesley.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudeqvqD0tHdfaln6Wv89mhdXBg_EQD3By Upon registration, you’ll receive the link to access the lecture.
As always, you can find a full schedule of upcoming talks and register for our list-serv on our website at viahss.org. Although not every talk is recorded, we also have recordings of several recent talks available on the VIAHSS Vimeo page at vimeo.com/viahss. Lastly, you can follow us on X at @viahss and on Instagram at @theviahss to stay up to date on upcoming events!
Contact Information
Dr. Alexander Brey and Rachel Winter
Contact Email
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- January 20, 2024
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- January 17, 2024
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Shii News – Acdemic Items
1.55th International Conference of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies on “Orientalism and Western Travellers to the Levant, 1500-1950”, University of Oxford, 8-10 July 2024
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2024. Information: https://www.aramsociety.org/conferences/current-conferences/
2. 56th International Conference of the Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies on “Trade Routes & Seafaring in the Ancient Near East”, University of Oxford, 15-17 July 2024
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2024.
Information: https://www.aramsociety.org/conferences/current-conferences/
3. 2 Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Project “Iran Beyond Iran: Diasporic Politics, Transnational Entanglement and Digital Publics”, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen
We are seeking two postdoctoral fellows for a two-year fixed-term position who will carry out independent research that fit the overall framework of this research project which focuses on Iranian diaspora politics in Western Europe by investigating the specific entanglements of the diaspora with homeland, host country and geopolitics. We invite candidates with a PhD degree in Middle Eastern Studies or Iranian Studies, in socio-logy, anthropology, or with related social science background with experience in conducting online and/or traditional fieldwork.
Deadline for application: 9 February 2024.
Information: https://jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige-stillinger/?show=160738
4. ARCE-CAORC Research Fellowships in Egypt
Applicant need not be American citizens but must be at a U.S. university in the U.S. Fields of Study: Anthro-pology, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Art History, Comparative Literature, Coptic Studies, Economics, Egyptology, Ethnomusicology, Gender Studies, History, Humanistic Social Sciences, Islamic Studies, Litera-ture, Music, Political Science, and Religious Studies.
Deadline for applications: 31 January 2024.
Information: https://arce.org/fellowship/arce-caorc-research-fellowships/
5. Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Middle East Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Researchers with training in Environmental Studies, anthropology, political economy, urban studies, and geography are particularly encouraged to apply. This fellowship is renewable for a second year contingent upon administrative approval.
6. ONLINE Mediterranean Skills Seminar “Reading Arabic Manuscripts”, 24-27 June 2024
The Course will build participants’ ability to read handwritten Arabic manuscripts and documents, primarily those written before the twentieth century. It is designed with academics in mind, particularly graduate students, postdocs, and professors working in disciplines such as history, literature, and religious studies. All interested parties with at least two years of Arabic language training are welcome to apply.
Deadline for applications: 28 April 2024.
Information: https://www.mediterraneanseminar.org/overview-reading-arabic-manuscripts-2024
7. Articles and Guest Editors for the “Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World”
The Journal is a world reference and a leader in Europe for field archaeologists, (art) historians, anthropo-logists, curators, scholars, and students of the archaeology, architecture, anthropology and ethnography of the Muslim world. The journal aims to inform (other) disciplines and historiographies, for example by also including archaeological field surveys. The journal also focuses on un(der)explored Muslim regions outside of the Middle East and North Africa.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/mcmwcall-papers-2024.pdf
8. Sufi Civilities
Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan
Annika Schmeding
https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/9781503637535/sufi-civilities/
Receive a 20% discount online*
LLF23
*Valid until 11:59 GMT, 30th June 2024. Discount only applies to the CAP website.
9. Francis Marion University and the History Department invite applications for a tenure-track historian specializing in Asia. While the subfield is open, preference will be given to those candidates whose courses complement those currently offered by the department. The successful candidate will also teach lower-level sections of Introduction to Modern World History.
Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in hand by the start of the appointment (those who are considered ABD, and nearing the completion of their degree will be considered), teaching experience, and research in his or her field of expertise is strongly desired. The successful candidate is required to support an undergraduate research program and must engage in scholarly and university committees and service. The successful candidate will be expected to assist in the recruitment of history majors and participate in the ongoing development of the history program.
FMU has been named a “Great College to Work For” since 2013 as determined by the Chronicle of Higher Education-sponsored survey of higher education institutions. In addition, it has been recognized for its excellence in education by several national ranking agencies, among them the US News and World Report survey, which has named FMU as one of its top regional universities in the south for more than a decade.
Francis Marion University (FMU) is a state-supported, regional university located in Florence, South Carolina. Candidates will find Florence, South Carolina to be an excellent place to live. Florence enjoys award winning schools, affordable cost of living, excellent healthcare, and robust recreational programs including sports, community events and festivals. Florence is a growing city with a vibrant arts culture. Within a few-hour drive are several metropolitan areas, including Columbia, South Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Savannah, Georgia, and less than an hour drive to the beach. Florence’s thriving downtown was recently awarded the prestigious Great American Main Street Award, which recognizes communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial district revitalization.
Application Materials:
- Letter of Interest (Referencing Position Number 24-27).
- Copies of unofficial graduate transcripts (official transcripts will be required of the successful candidate).
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Three letters of reference (may be sent separately); and
- FMU Faculty Application.
To obtain a copy of the faculty application, please click here.
Review of applications will begin on February 28, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
For more information:
10. Spring 2024 Kurdish Language Instruction (KLI) Program
Interested in learning Kurdish? As a key part of our humanistic approach to Kurdish studies, Zahra Institute is committed to offering Kurdish language instruction. We aim to tailor our offerings to student needs and interests while maintaining the highest academic standards.
Students can enroll in our Kurdish language offerings (Kurmanji and Sorani) as standalone courses or take them as electives in our MA and Certificate programs. Application deadline is extended to January 18 and financial aid is still available. To apply, scan the QR code on the flyer or visit our webpage: https://www.zahrainstitute.org/KLIOverview.html
Zahra Institute’s Kurdish Studies’ Lecture Series for the Spring semester is open to the public and will be given via Zoom. You can access the Spring 2024 Kurdish Studies’ Lecture Series via our website: https://www.zahrainstitute.org/
11. The next online Monday Majlis of the Centre for the Study of Islam, Exeter:
Monday, the 22nd of January, 17:00-18:30 (UK time). Neguin Yavari, Sufi Movements and Contestable Periodization Schemes.
Registration is required. Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkcu6qrzgrGt0d9hS1QBUjvIFWUybj78Y_
- January 16, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference – ‘The other narratives of early Islam’, Frankfurt, Germany – March 22-23
The conference aims at allowing a direct dialogue between the various semi-disciplines of early Islamic history (the 7th to 9th century). For that purpose, it brings together scholars who study early Islam either through contemporary sources or through a critical reading of later texts. One objective is to introduce the different methodologies and discuss their merits and flaws. As part of the first objective, we hope to advance the use of both archaeological methods and archaeological theory in Islamic history in general and in discussions about early Islam in particular. The second objective is to examine which kind of historical questions can be answered by contemporary sources – fragmentary and local as they are. The third objective is to encourage students to use contemporary sources and critical methods by highlighting their advantages and slightly breaking the central position of the later narrative texts.
THE CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE IN FRANKFURT, in person.
First day: Friday March 22nd
10:00-10:50 registration
10:50-11:00 A very brief introduction: Hagit Nol
11:00-12:30 The Qur’an and Qur’an manuscripts, chair: Serap Ermis
Guillaume Dye, Université libre de Bruxelles
What is the Qur’an’s representative potential?
Alba Fedeli, Universität Hamburg
Reading the manuscript text as a system to find its narrative: methodologies and criticism of early Qur’anic manuscript studies
12:30-13:30 lunch
13:30-15:00 Manuscripts and narratives in Syriac, chair: Nathan Gibson
Adrian C. Pirtea, Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna
Monastic book culture in Syro-Palestine and Sinai. Syriac and Christian Arabic manuscripts as sources for early Islamic history
Marianna Mazzola, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
A critical reading of Christian sources on the surrender agreements during the Arab Conquest
15:00 coffee break
15:30-17:00 Poetry, chair: Bekim Agai
Adam Talib, The American University in Cairo
The taphonomy of early Arabic poetry
Kirill Dmitriev, University of St. Andrews
The poetry of al-Walīd Ibn Yazīd (709–744), methodological approaches in recent scholarship
17:00 coffee break
17:30-19:00 Isnad-cum-matn applications, chair: Mark Chalîl Bodenstein
Jens Scheiner, Universität Göttingen
Isnad-cum-matn-analysis: chances and limitations
Marjan Asi, University of Edinburgh
Hadiths and isnad-cum-matn: tools for Islamic ideological history
19:00 reception
Second Day: Saturday March 23rd
9:30-11:00 Texts: narratives and papyri, chair: Hartmut Leppin
Hagit Nol, Goethe-UniversitätFrankfurt
‘Big Data’, patterns and contexts: examining the terminology used for early mosques
Lajos Berkes, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Navigating Greek, Coptic, and Arabic papyri from early Islamic Egypt
11:00 coffee break
11:30-13:00 Documents: papyri and coins, chair: Hagit Nol
Arietta Papaconstantinou, Aix-Marseille Université
Do papyri only allow a ‘micro’ economic history?
Stefan Heidemann, Universität Hamburg
Reconstructing historical evidence (coins)
13:00-14:30 lunch
14:30-16:00 Inscriptions and excavations, chair: Sepideh Maziar
Ilkka Lindstedt, University of Helsinki
New inscriptions, old poems: pre-Islamic waṣiyyas on stone and in verse
Alison Gascoigne, University of Southampton
Digging in and for dirt: archaeology, interpretation and story-telling
16:00 coffee break
16:30-18:00 Laboratory archaeology, chair: Astrid Stobbe
Vladimir Dabrowski, University of Créteil
Sowing the seeds of archaeobotany: variety of disciplines, methodological challenges and application to the early Islamic Arabia
Marcos García-García, Universidad de Alicante
Putting flesh on the bones: archaeo(zoo)logical approaches to the study of al-Andalus
18:30 dinner
Registration: by 10.3.24.
Contact Information
Hagit Nol, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Contact Email
URL
https://www.academia.edu/109546060/The_other_narratives_of_early_Islam_contempo…
2. Persian Summer School 2024 in Yerevan
We are pleased to announce some updates to the schedule of ASPIRANTUM’s Persian Language Summer School 2024. Originally, the program was set to run from July 7 to August 30, spanning 8 weeks. However, in response to feedback from students whose university classes commence in mid-August, we have decided to offer more flexible start dates.
Students now have the option to begin the program on June 23, June 30, or July 7, and can choose to participate in a 4 to 10-week course. This adjustment allows students who start the summer school on June 23 to complete an 8-week (160-hour) course by August 16.
More details about the course below.
To apply, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-summer-school
10 weeks – 200 contact hours (1 hour = 60 minutes)
9 weeks – 180 contact hours
8 weeks – 160 contact hours
7 weeks – 140 contact hours
6 weeks – 120 contact hours
5 weeks – 100 contact hours
4 weeks – 80 contact hours
The deadline to apply to the 4-10 weeks 2024 Persian language summer school is May 15, 2024.
ARMACAD Scholarships
Eligible candidates can apply for ARMACAD Scholarships. Please see the details here: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
To apply for summer school, please visit https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-summer-school
3. Job advertisement – Lecturer in Modern Islam
The University of Chester is recruiting a 0.5FTE Lecturer in Modern Islam for three years; subject specialism is open. The closing date is 12 February. Please circulate to any potential candidates, and I’m very happy to answer any queries!
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DFE449/lecturer-in-modern-islam-05fte-ftc-until-march-2027
4. Intellect is pleased to announce the launch of the inaugural issue of Journal of Gulf Studies! The issue is out now and available to read freely via the Discover platform.
See: https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/jgs
The first volume of JGS will offer refreshing perspectives on a number of topics that will set the scene for further academic debate. This volume features articles spanning from Gulf foreign policies to education, the role of scent and perfumery and the scholarship on Gulf studies in India.
For more information about the journal and issue click here>>
https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-gulf-studies
5. The Doha Residence Program in Advanced Arabic & Social Studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies for the Fall semester 2024-2025.
Application is now open!
Residence Program in Advanced Arabic & Social Studies
Fall Semester 2024
A limited number of merit-based tuition waiver and housing support
The Language Center at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) is pleased to announce its Fall semester 2024 – 2025 Residence Program in Advanced Arabic Language and Social Studies.
The Program is a unique forum for academic and cultural exchange between the DI’s predominantly native Arabic- speaking graduate students and faculty (from across the Arab world) and their international non-native or heritage peers.
The Residence Program is offered for one semester on site in Doha. It meets the language, culture, and academic needs of advanced non-native and heritage graduate students who wish to strengthen their language and cultural skills, as well as prepare for specific challenges related to their academic areas of expertise. The Program is delivered entirely in Arabic and consists of a twin advanced language-training and academic components.
The language-training component prepares students to function professionally in Arabic and offers dedicated courses in language, translation, and content-based instruction. The program adapts to the academic needs of students as a base for linguistic and cultural acquisition, emphasizes productive and presentation skills, and develops higher levels of proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and translation.
The academic component gives fellows the opportunity to take advantage of the wide array of unique graduate-level courses the DI distinguished faculty teach in Arabic through its academic units: The School of Social Sciences and Humanities and the School of Public Administration and Development Economics. For more detailed information about the DI, please go to:
https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/Pages/default.aspx
The Residence Program is an important part of the DI’s mission to establish, maintain, and nurture intellectual links and two-way dialogues between its students, faculty, and the international learning and research community.
The DI aims to create an enduring legacy of intellectual innovation and education within the Arab world and beyond. It assumes and promotes the Arabic language as a tool of scientific inquiry, an official language in public discourse, and a primary language for teaching and research.
To Apply to the Doha Residence Program, click on the link below:
https://dilc.wufoo.com/forms/zk8g94411azft3/
Semester Program Features:
- 6 credits of Intensive Arabic;
- A language partner;
- Option to audit graduate academic courses taught in Arabic if eligible;
- Option to have an academic partner;
- Access to the DI and rich conferences, symposia, and guest lectures.
Admission Requirements:
- Advanced level in Arabic;
- Tuition fees: 9,000 QAR (approximately 2,250€ or 2,465$)
- Housing: 11,000 per semester (approximately 2,650€ or $3000)
Program Dates:
- Application Deadline: March 15, 2024
- Start of Classes: August 18, 2024
- End of Classes: November 30, 2024
6. The Latin America and Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter
Vol. 4, no. 1 | Winter 2023/24
https://mailchi.mp/53804d626df4/latin-america-caribbean-islamic-studies-newsletter-vol4-no1
- January 13, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Webinar: ‘Persian Poetry on the High Seas’ – J White (17.1.24, 5pm London time)
The British Institue of Persian Studies presents
‘Persian Poetry on the High Seas: Migration and the Making of an Early Modern World Literature’
| 17 January 2024; 5PM |
Over the course of the 17th century, many hundreds of professional poets active in Persian travelled across the western Indian Ocean, moving between Safavid Iran, Mughal North India, the sultanates of the Deccan Plateau, Qasimi Yemen and Ottoman-controlled North Arabia. Wherever they journeyed, these writers managed to form bonds with the people that they encountered by composing and sharing poetry. This talk discusses why Persian poetry was such a successful tool for creating communities of shared interests and explores the impact of literary networks on the formation of shared political cultures.
James White studies late medieval and early modern Iran from a transregional perspective, examining how writers and their patrons used shared sets of cultural concepts to construct what scholars now call the Persianate World. His recent book, Persian and Arabic Literary Communities in the Seventeenth Century, explores the agency of early modern writers who migrated between Iran, India and the Arabian Peninsula, forming a consciously globalising literary culture. He is currently Departmental Lecturer of Persian Studies at Oxford University, and previously held research and teaching roles at Cambridge, Oxford and FU Berlin.
To register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3316977115841/WN_TA8x_w2_QqqL3JLa7p6wWw#/registration
- January 13, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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