Archive for August 24th, 2024
Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series (VIAHSS) is pleased to announce our Fall 2024 program. Please note that all talks will now take place on Tuesdays instead of Fridays at 12 noon EST/5PM UK/7PM Turkey (unless otherwise noted). Registration links for individual events will be sent out approximately one week before the program.
To receive these links, please sign up for our mailing list at www.viahss.org .
Fall 2024 Presentations
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Özlem Yıldız (Temple University)
Bringing the Heavenly Down to Earth: Nature, Bodies, and Objects as Symbols of the Divine in the Illustrated Qisas al-AnbiyaManuscripts from the Sixteenth-Century
Tuesday, September 17, 204
[Please note this talk will be one hour earlier than usual, at 11:00 am NYC]
Muhammad Hadi bin Osni (Community Researcher, My Community Limited)
Positioning Singapore’s Early Modernist Mosques in Southeast Asia Architectural History (1977-1981)
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Heba Mostafa (University of Toronto)
Architecture of Anxiety: Body Politics and the Formation of Islamic Architecture
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Cailah Jackson (Independent Scholar)
Mevlevi Manuscript Culture in the Late Medieval Period
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Mahnam Najafi (Shahid Beheshti University)
The Evolution of Squares in Qajar Tehran: A Study of Urban and Social Changes
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Sinem Casale (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500-1639
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Amber Elisabeth Peters (Ca’Foscari University)
The Ocean in Early-Modern South Asian Art
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Ahmad Rafiei (Toledo Museum of Art)
Beyond Allegory to Prosody: Unraveling Reza Abbasi’s Artistic Odyssey Through Yul Quli Beg’s Influence
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 [postponed from August 20]
Caroline Angle Maguire (University of Maryland, College Park)
Ashley Miller (University of Michigan Museum of Art)
Elizabeth Rauh (American University of Cairo)
A Roundtable Discussion:
Exhibiting MENA Cultural Heritage: Post-colonial Interventions
As always, you can find a full schedule of upcoming talks and register for our list-serv on our website at www.viahss.org. Although not every talk is recorded, we also have recordings of several recent talks available on the VIAHSS Vimeo page at www.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
URL
https://viahss.org/upcoming-talks/
2. Princeton University – Assistant Professor in South Asian Art History (tenure-track)
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67461
Closing date: Jan 15, 2025
3. Italy and the Islamic World,
From Caesar to Mussolini
Ali Humayun Akhtar
Edinburgh, 2024
‘To celebrate the publication of this essential volume, we are offering £10/$10 off until the end of September.’
Visit our website to order your copy – no code needed!
4. ONLINE Webinar “Global Islamophobia and the Rise of Populism” by Ivan Kalmar & Audrey Truschke, „Democracy and Ethnonationalism Lecture Series”, Rutgers Law School, 15 October 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
Information and registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ThhPNVrQSO2SPM9NIcXkUA#/registration
5. International Conference on ‘Qur’anic Readings in AI Era’, Kerala, India, 20 October 2024
Themes: • Qur’anic Guidance for Human Life in the Age ff AI. • AI and Social Justice in the Light of the Qur’an. • Relevance and Authenticity of Interpretations of Qur’an. • Perfection of Holy Qur’an throughout Centuries. • Legal and Regulatory Aspects of AI in Islamic Jurisprudence. • Quranic View on Ethical Framework of AI. • Areas of Engagement with Islamic Law.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 September 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/seminar-brochure-1.pdf
6. Postdoctoral research fellow (m/f/d), with expected full-time employment, limited to max. 3 years – E 13 TV-L HU
Your profile: Doctoral degree in Islamic Theology or Islamic Studies with excellent grades; advanced knowledge of German, English, and Arabic; knowledge of Turkish is preferred; experience in research and teaching, as well as aptitude and motivation for independent interdisciplinary work.
Deadline for application: 4 September 2024; Information:
7. PhD Candidate Related to the Project “The Conceptual History of Ethics in Modern Arabic”, Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen, Netherland
Profile: MA in Islamic Studies, Arabic, History, Philosophy, or another discipline related to your project; demonstrated interest in conceptual history or Arabic intellectual history; knowledge of conceptual historiographical theory and method and other background knowledge necessary to complete your proposed project; excellent command of written and spoken English, written Arabic, and preferably command of additional languages relevant to the field.
Extended deadline for applications: 1 September 2024. Information:
8. International Winter School “Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East”, Institute for International Cooperation, Technological Diplomacy and Communication, UN City of Bonn, 6-8 December 2024
The international Winter School offers students from the Middle East and Germany a platform for exchange on space cooperation in the Middle East. High-ranking international experts provide participants with input so that they can then develop innovative approaches to cooperation potential in workshops. A UN simulation offers the opportunity to put theoretical knowledge into practice. All costs are covered by the ICI.
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2024.
Information: https://www.ici-institute.de/winter-school-2024-outer-space-cooperation-in-the-middle-east
9. Residence Program in “Advanced Arabic Language and Social Studies”, Language Center at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, 12 January – 1 May 2025
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2024. Information: https://dilc.wufoo.com/forms/mkvqolg1id49pf
- August 24, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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