Archive for March 2nd, 2024
Shii News – Academic Items
1. TEXTILES ACROSS TIME
A 14th-Century Asian Silk in a Monastic Manuscript with Dr. Nikolaos Vryzidis
Nikolaos Vryzidis offers an interdisciplinary examination of a silk fabric that survives on the
cover and spine of a late Medieval Greek manuscript binding, now on display at the Great
Meteoron Monastery in Thessaly, Greece.
Link: https://vimeo.com/903797919
Two Velvet Letter Pouches and Their Role in Safavid Diplomacy with Dr.Anna Jolly and Dr. Corinne Mühlemann
Anna Jolly and Corinne Mühlemann examine two Iranian letter pouches from the Danish
National Archives. Sewn from two differently patterned, cut, voided velvets, these pouches are exquisite works of Safavid textile art. Jolly and Mühlemann’s research suggests that they
originally contained two letters from Shāh Ṣafī I (r. 1629-1642) addressed to Duke Frederick III
of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (r. 1616-1659), and received by him in 1639.
Link: https://vimeo.com/906100824
2. College of William and Mary – Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Non-Western Art History)
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=66961
March 11, 2024
3. Call for Papers : Mediterranean Review Vol.17, No.1
Mediterranean Review, issued by the Institute for Mediterranean Studies,
Busan University of Foreign Studies, is calling for papers.
Mediterranean Review (MR) is an official journal of Asian Federation of
Mediterranean Studies Institutes (AFOMEDI), and the Association of History,
Literature, Science and Technology (AHLiST).
MR widens the scope of Mediterranean Studies by publishing academic articles
on the diverse ‘mediterraneans’ distributed all around the world where
civilization exchange occurs, including the Baltic Sea, the Yellow Sea, or the
Caribbean Sea area.
We welcome the submission of articles that covers all fields of the
Humanities, Social Sciences
as well as Science and Technology Studies in relation to a Mediterranean
setting.
A special emphasis is on the past and present modes of interactions and
exchange in global mediterraneans.
* Date of Submission : April 1st , 2024 (Monday)
* Address to submit : imsmr@bufs.ac.kr
* Date of publication:
No.1) 30th of June
No.2) 31st of December
Before submitting your paper, please refer to our code of research ethics as
well as to the text formatting and citation rules on our website:
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4. The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures
Ceyhun Arslan (Koç University)
Edinburgh, 2024
5. The Musical Heritage of al-Andalus is now available in an OpenAccess edition. The entire volume can be downloaded as a single PDF, or the individual chapters may be downloaded separately to make it easier to assign them as readings in university courses.
This volume is of particular interest regarding the origins of the muwashshah, the role of medieval “singing slave girls” (qiyan), interactions between Arabic and Hebrew poetry, and the complexities of cultural contact and transformations in al-Andalus and the broader Mediterranean.
https://www.routledge.com/The-Musical-Heritage-of-Al-Andalus/Reynolds/p/book/9780367653613
Winner of the 2022 Premio del Rey book Prize (American History Association) and the 2022 Early Music prize (American Musicological Society)
“. . . The twelve chapters of The Musical Heritage of al-Andalus track the pernicious politics of ‘influence’; interreligious and intercultural negotiations beyond the traditional, narrow tripartition of Muslims, Christians, and Jews; gender roles and sexual identities; the development of ‘revolutionary’ Arabic and Hebrew lyric genres in Iberia; and the complex intertwining of social status, ethnicity, enslavement, and music professionalization (alongside much more). . . Reynolds makes accessible a rich body of work that may be unfamiliar to the wider readership that the book invites, and offers compelling new arguments for specialized readers.”
This is the companion volume to Medieval Arab Music and Musicians (Brill 2022) that was released as an OpenAccess edition earlier this month:
https://brill.com/display/title/61295?language=en
6. Muslim Contributions to Civil Society and Philanthropy in the Caribbean
SUBMISSIONS DUE: 15 March 2024
In collaboration with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), LACISA is hosting an online colloquium on Muslim contributions to civil society, philanthropy and activism in the Caribbean.
This colloquium brings together scholars and practitioners to conceptualize overarching patterns, offer case studies, and suggest possible avenues forward in the study of Muslim communities in the Caribbean. For more on what we mean by “Caribbean” and/or “Muslim philanthropy,” please see the attached document setting out the colloquium’s parameters and points of discussion.
We welcome proposals that investigate Muslim contributions to civil society, philanthropy, and activism from historical, anthropological, literary, sociological, cultural, and religious perspectives. Colloquium presentations based on interviews, autoethnographies, and primary source translations would also be enthusiastically received. We are also open to participation by activists, organizations, and individuals directly involved in projects, whether in the form of interviews or as first-person/third-person essays.
Once we have selected from the proposals, we will convene an online colloquium in May 2024. Those who present will be remunerated in the amount of $250, thanks to generous support from MPI. In addition, select papers will be included in a special volume, edited by Ken Chitwood, Ph.D. (MPI) and Harini Kumar, Ph.D. (Princeton University).
We are inviting proposals due 15 March 2024. The proposal should be 250-300 words long and address any one, or combination, of the following themes:
- How have Muslims in the Caribbean made contributions to civil societies or engaged with social, political, and cultural orders in the Caribbean?
- What philanthropic activities or activist programs have been undertaken by Muslims in the region and how have they been interpolated by broader Caribbean social, political, and cultural orders?
- What themes, issues, or people groups are Muslims focusing on and what kinds of institutions and organizations are they creating (e.g., hospitals, nonprofit newspapers and publications, disaster relief programs, refugee and migrant aid, etc.)?
- At what levels is this activity carried out: the local, national, regional, and/or trans- national/regional? What transregional networks and/or connections are fostered, or frustrated, by this work?
- What partnerships—intrafaith, interfaith, or between Muslims and other actors in civil society—are being created?
- How does dawah factor into their work?
- How are concepts like zakat, sadaqa, and waqf interpreted and applied by Muslims in the Caribbean?
- How do Muslims in the Caribbean mix, combine, or remix classic notions of giving, charity, and aid from both Caribbean and Islamic cultures and histories?
- Are there any accents or emphases that are unique to, or particularly pronounced among, Muslims in the Caribbean?
**Submissions, inquiries, and other communication related to the colloquium should be sent to lacisanews@gmail.com.
7. Spring 2024 funding: Laura Bassi Scholarship
The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed. The scholarships are open to every discipline and the next round of funding will be awarded in Spring 2024:
Spring 2024
Application deadline: 24 March 2024
Results: 10 April 2024
All currently enrolled master’s and doctoral candidates are eligible to apply, as are academics in the first five years of full-time employment. Applicants are required to submit a completed application form along with their CV through the application portal by the relevant deadline. Further details, including previous winners, and the application portal can be found at: https://editing.press/bassi
8. Missionaries in Persia
Cultural Diversity and Competing Norms in Global Catholicism
C Windler,
Bloomsbury, 2024
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/9780755649365/?mc_cid=8e06ad706b&mc_eid=cf8726f727
9. The British Association for Islamic Studies is delighted to announce the provisional programme for its 2024 Annual Conference, hosted by the University of Leeds on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 May 2024. The full programme is available to view online here: https://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2024
With keynote lectures from Prof. Tahera Qutbuddin (Abdulaziz Saud AlBabtain Laudian Professor of Arabic, University of Oxford), and Prof. Stefan Weber (Director of the Museum for Islamic Art in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin) this year’s conference looks set to be a truly memorable gathering of scholars and students from across the globe.
The conference is open to anyone with an interest in any aspect of Islamic Studies, and registration is now possible online HERE
If you have any questions at all about the conference, they may be answered on our conference FAQ page HERE. If not, please do not hesitate to contact us via this email address.
10. WEBINAR SERIES – ANTISEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA: THEN AND NOW, ONLINE
Tuesdays in March (5, 12, 19, and 26)
12 p.m. to 1 p.m. ET
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace will host a four-part lunchtime webinar series that explores the roots – and the current manifestations – of hatred and bigotry toward Jews and Muslims. Two scholars will focus on what’s happening today and two will delve into ancient and scriptural connections. LEARN MORE
11. The Global Academy Call for Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year is now open!
The MESA Global Academy offers competitive fellowships to Middle East Studies scholars from the MENA region who are currently displaced.
The Global Academy awards $5,000 scholarships and faciliates programming for its fellows, including speaking engagements at partner universities across the United States, publication opportunities, mentoring, and professional development workshops.
Eligibility criteria for the fellowships include: 1) holding a PhD or equivalent in a field in the social sciences or humanities (graduate students will not be considered); 2) the primary institutional affiliation was in the MENA region prior to displacement; and 3) a publication record indicating scholarly productivity (in English, French, a native MENA language, or principal research language of the field).
The deadline for applications is May 1, 2024.
For more information and to apply, click here.
12. Mo Habib Translation Prize Deadline Extended to May 1
13. Prince Dr. Sabbar Farman-Farmaian Fellowships
https://iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/fellowship-prince-dr-sabbar-farman-farmaian-0
With the generous support of Farman-Farmaian Family, the IISH launches a new fellowship programme named the Prince Dr Sabbar Farman-Farmaian Fellowships for scholars who wish to use its collections for the study of social and economic history of 18-20 century of Iran, whether from a regional, national, or comparative and transnational perspective.
Fellowships are awarded for six months (1 October 2024 – 31st March 2025). This is a call for applications for fellowships for the year 2024/2025.
Deadline for applications is 1 May 2024.
Fellows receive a monthly stipend of € 1,500. The fellowship also includes an economy return flight to the Netherlands, visa support, as well as arrangements for accommodation. Cost of health insurance in Amsterdam will be reimbursed.
Minimum requirements/selection criteria:
– An MA degree or higher,
– An updated CV,
– A Research proposal in not more than 500 words
– Academic level English
The fellow’s research plan should fit the Institute’s focus on social history.
Fellows are expected:
– To write a report on their research activities at the end of the fellowship period,
– To be present at the institute customarily,
– To take part in the activities of the Institute’s Research Department,
– To interact with other fellows and the IISH’s research staff in the English language,
– To give at least one public lecture.
Selection will be made based on the quality and novelty of the proposed research project, its affinity to social history research conducted at the International Institute of Social History, and the applicant’s qualifications.
Outcome:
Fellows are expected to present the results of their work both orally to the other members of the Research Department, and in writing with a paper of min. 5000 and max. 8000 words (including notes). It is envisaged that the PDF version of the paper will be published as an occasional paper on the website of the IISH.
Applications:
Applications should be submitted before 1 May 2024 to jacqueline.rutte@bb.huc.knaw.nl
General information about the IISH can be obtained via http://socialhistory.org.
More information about the fellowship can be obtained from Professor Touraj Atabaki, e-mail: tat@iisg.nl
- March 02, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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