Archive for September 14th, 2024
Shii News – Academic Items
1.JOB – University of Washington, Assistant Professor in Art History, History of Art in South Asia
Close: Nov 1, 2024
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67579
2. For a limited time only.
Mazda Publishers – BARGAIN BOOKS
3. 2nd Annual Islamic Art History Research Workshop, 5th–6th December, 2024
Building on the success of the first hybrid Islamic Art History Research Workshop, held in York and online last November, the second one is being held on the 5th and 6th of December this year. The event is being expanded to include a keynote lecture on the 6th December (speaker TBC) and this announcement is also a call for paper proposals for scholars as all career stages, and for those who wish to attend the event in York and speak in person, and those who want to present online.
The aim of combining online and hybrid events is to make the event accessible to the largest possible number of scholars and members of the public, and to have as diverse a range of voices, topics and approaches as possible.
There is are no thematic, geographical, chronological or methodological restrictions, and we invite proposals for 20-minute presentations based on your current research on any aspect of Islamic art history. The deadline for submissions is the 20th October 2024. Please indicate in your proposal if you prefer online or in person, and please note that those attending the in-person event on the 6th of December will be responsible for organising their travel and accommodation.
Please send your proposals to:
4. Baybars : King of Arabs, Non-Arabs and Turks Sultan el-Arab vel-Acem ve’t-Türk : from the Great Steppe to the Great Sea. –
edited by Mehmet Tütüncü. Heemstede : SOTA / Research Centre for Turkish and Arabic World, 2024. 689 p. ; 25 cm (Corpus of Turkish Islamic inscriptions nr./ 43) Hardback ISBN: 978-90-6921-045-2 Price € 120,-. + shipping costs.
Ordering contact: sotapublishing@gmail.com
for sample pages: https://www.academia.edu/123772406/
In this book a comprehensive documentation of the origins, life, accomplishments of the established founder of Mamluk State Sultan Baybars is collected. Documents (Inscriptions, Sculptures, manuscripts, coins) together with explanations and thematic essays shed light of this complicated period. Earlier published researches and articles are reproduced with new research. Bringing old research with new evidence and documentation we have now an encyclopedic and very comprehensive picture of time and person of Sultan Baybars.
5. Persian language courses via Zoom at PSU
Portland State University
Persian language courses at PSU are offered via zoom. Courses are open to non-PSU students and are fully accredited and transferable to any institution that accepts PSU credits. Registration can be done quickly by creating an account as a non-degree applicant.
Additional links:
How to apply to PSU as a non-degree applicant
6. Hybrid Event – William Dalrymple’s lecture on ‘The Barmakids: A Bridge Between Islamic and Indic Worlds’
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 at 11:00
Corpus Christi College in Oxford. The talk marks the Reza Hosseini Memorial Series on the Past and Present of the Middle East.
Please register attendance, and indicate whether it is online or in person by clicking this link: Eventbright.
You can also send us an email at invisible_east@ames.ox.ac.uk
7. MBRN_Conference: Call for Papers: Muslim Converts in Britain and Beyond: Transitions and Transformations 9th January 2025, Cardiff University
The next MBRN conference is a day of intellectual exploration around the social, intellectual and and political impact that Muslim Converts are having on their communities, in Muslim community contexts as well as in wider pluralist contexts.
Please can you send us abstracts and a short bio – details in the link below.
https://mbrn.org/upcoming-events/
This call for papers will close on 31st October 2024.
8. Scholarships to learn Persian in Yerevan with ASPIRANTUM – 2025 summer school
ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2025 Persian language summer school.
Deadline: January 15, 2025
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
9. HYBRID 6th Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference: “Curricular Interventions from Within”, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 6-8 December 2024
We invite academic studies of scholars, methods, institutions, texts, and topics typically considered within the domain of philosophy, as well as those that treat kalam-theology, Islamic legal philosophy (usul al-fiqh), or other intellectual trends that at times may be seen as distinct from philosophy. Papers may be within specific disciplines (Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Religious Studies, etc.) or may be interdisciplinary.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2024/09/13/call-for-papers-sixth-annual-islamic-philosophy-conference
10. Makadam History Workshop: “Philanthropy in the Late Ottoman Empire: Institutions, Prac-tices, and Actors (1768-1923)”, Middle East Technical University & Tarih Vakfı, Ankara, 14-15 April 2025
Themes: Elites and giving practices; waqfs and philanthropy; philanthropy and patronage networks; bourgeois philanthropy; charity, children, and the elderly; gender and philanthropy; religion and the act of giving; the social meaning of benevolence, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/makadam-call-papers.pdf
11. “15th Maghrebi /1st Andalusian-Maghrebi Conference on the History of Arab Mathematics”, Córdoba, Spain, 23-24 April 2025
The colloquium will focus on the research on Arab mathematics, namely geometry, arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, inheritances, astronomy, mathematical geography, mechanics, optics, mathematical astrology, as well as the manuscripts of these disciplines. The colloquium is particularly interested in the production of this knowledge in al-Andalus and the Maghreb between the 9th and 19th centuries. Languages of the Colloquium: English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 October 2024. Information: https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/suhayl/comhisma
12. Digital Humanities Research Associate (65-70 %) to Join the Unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies”, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS), University of Bern
Candidates must have at least an MA or a comparable track record in Digital Humanities or Data Science (with proven ability to work with historical Arabic sources), or in Islamic, Arab, and/or Mediterranean Studies (with demonstrated expertise in Digital Humanities).
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://shorturl.at/CI6Gp
13. Research Fellow for Project “Encounters and Mixing between the Red Sea and Asia Regions (1800-2000s)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or PhD in one of the following fields: History of Africa, History of Asia, History of Interna-tional Relations, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable scientific/professional track record. In addition to English and possibly a second European language, knowledge of a language from the Red Sea region or Asia appropriate to the case study to be investigated within the project is also required.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Contatti-e-ascendenze-miste-tra-Mar-Rosso-e-regioni-asiatiche.pdf
14. Research Fellow for Project “Towards a Digital Archive of Mixedness in the Red Sea (1800-2000)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or a PhD in one of the following fields: History, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Digital Humanities, Digital Engineering, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable professional track record. In addition to an excellent knowledge of English, knowledge of other European languages is required, while knowledge of non-European languages is highly valued.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Verso-un-archivio-digitale-della-mixedness-nel-Mar-Rosso.pdf
15. Research Associate (10 Months), Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Harvard Divinity School
Positions are open to candidates with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who demonstrate a serious interest in religion and hold appropriate degrees in those fields. Selection criteria emphasize the quality of the applicant’s research prospectus and the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of religion, gender, and to its field.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply
- September 14, 2024
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