Archive for October 8th, 2024
Shii News – Academic Items
1.Conference and Public Talks: “Law and Society in Saudi Arabia”, Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 8-10 October 2024
The conference, organised by Ulrike Freitag, Nora Derbal, and Dominik Krell, addresses the role of the law in Saudi society both in the past and the present. With this “law and society” approach, the conference seeks to bridge the gap between the study of social, political, and historical phenomena on the one hand, and research on the Saudi legal system on the other hand.
Information and programme: https://www.saudi-law-society.net/
2. HYBRIDE Présentation-débat autour de l’ouvrage “Islam, autoritarisme et sous développe-ment” d’Ahmet T. Kuru, IISMM/IREL/GSRL, Paris, 9 octobre 2024, 18h00 CET
Pourquoi les pays à majorité musulmane affichent-ils des niveaux élevés d’autoritarisme et de faibles niveaux de développement socio-économique par rapport aux moyennes mondiales ? Ahmet T. Kuru critique les explications qui pointent du doigt l’islam comme la cause de cette disparité, puisque les pays à majorité musulmane ont affiché des niveaux de développement philosophique et socio-économique plus élevés que les pays occidentaux entre le 9e et le 12e siècle.
Information : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_nD1tDF3w8&list=PLtoVEQO2iwNtOymVhfS9pMeP5z7 WrYTFz&index=2;
Inscription : https://framaforms.org/presentation-debat-autour-de-louvrage-islam-autoritarisme-et-sous-de-veloppement-dahmet-t-kuru
3. Conference “Historicizing the Muslim Sensorium: Toward a Sensory History of Islam in the Early Modern World”, Utrecht University, 17-18 October 2024
This conference brings together a multi-disciplinary group of scholars to advance the history of the senses in the early modern Islamic world (c. 1500-1900). We will explore how Muslims across different historical, geo-graphical, social, and intellectual contexts experienced sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. What does Islamic sensory history teach us about the “gunpowder empires” of the Ottomans, the Safavids, and the Mughals that conventional history does not?
Information and programme:
https://sensis.wp.hum.uu.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/456/2024/09/Conference_Program_2024.pdf
4. ONLINE Workshop “Critical Conversations on Islam and Asia”, Washington University, 18 October 2024, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
Although Islam originated and remains vibrant in the Middle East, the three largest national populations of Muslims are in Asia, with Indonesia being the largest in the world. This online workshop will explore the contemporary dynamics of Islam in Asia, focusing on Southeast Asia, and its relation to global Islam.
Information, abstracts, and registration:
https://www.eastwestcenter.org/events/critical-conversations-islam-and-asia
5. Colloque international « Définition de l’humain en islam : approches plurielles », Sorbonne, Paris, 24-25 octobre 2024
Ce colloque réunira pendant deux jours douze spécialistes des quatre grandes disciplines rationnelles de l’époque classique : la philosophie péripatéticienne, la théologie du kalām, la mystique et le droit, avec comme objectif de croiser, dans une approche transdisciplinaire, différentes perspectives sur ce sujet.
Information et programme :
https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2024/10/colloque_definition_de_l_humain_programme.pdf
6. “Travellers in Ottoman Lands Seminar Three (TIOL3): Places Forgotten, Places Remembered”, Istanbul, 9-12 April 2025
Topics: Horticulture and botany •Memorials, cemeteries, places of worship of various faiths • Women travellers • Cuisine • Art and Culture • Travel and exile • Archaeology • Explorers and photographers • Modes of travel • Famous travellers • Architecture; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2024.
Information: https://www.travellersinottomanlands.com/call-for-papers
7. Conference “The Ottomans and Diplomacy”, Skilliter Centre for Ottomans Studies, University of Cambridge, 10-12 July 2025
Taking diplomacy in its widest sense including public, cultural, personal, military and economic diplomacy, the conference will explore the Ottoman empire’s relations with the outside world. Topics to be covered will in include, for example, material culture, the construction of diplomatic texts including diplomatic ego documents and diplomatic social interactions.
Deadline for abstracts: 9 December 2024.
Information: https://newn.cam.ac.uk/research/skilliter-centre-ottoman-studies/conferences-and-workshops
8. Two Stipends for Doctoral Students (4 Years) at the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies”
We are interested in attracting outstanding doctoral students who will contribute to and write their PhD theses in the framework of our project “The socio-cultural life of sociological concepts: Arab contributions to global theory”, funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024.
Information: https://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/announcements/2024_cfa_Einstein_stipends_2024.html
9. Professorship in the Study of Religion, Focus on Contemporary Religious Developments, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS), University of Bern
The successful candidate will have an internationally recognized record in research and teaching. They should have experience in securing external funding, particularly if appointed as an associate or full professor.
For the hiring of an assistant professor an outstanding dissertation and an advanced new research project preparing the habilitation is expected (at least four peer-reviewed journal articles independent of the dissertation). The teaching languages are German and English.
Deadline for applications: 14 October 2024.
Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/eae237d9-106a-47a1-8ddf-ca66becc3cd9
10. 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
11. Post-doctoral Fellowship (4 Years) for the Project “Global Capitalism and Rurality: Agency, Commodification and Socio-Ecological Transformation of the Middle Eastern Countryside, 1870-1945”, University College Dublin
The Project compares the Middle Eastern tribes of diverse origins (Syria, Iraq, Southern Turkey and Northern Arabia) examining the ‘capitalization’ of their agriculture and the commercialization of their livestock. It examines intertwined processes such as commodification, the scientification of cultivation etc. among the tribal communities of the Middle East.
Deadline for applications: 29 October 2024.
Information: https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_ucdp/apply?id=017715
12. Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World (Postdoctoral Fellowship), NYU Abu Dhabi
We welcome applications from recent PhD graduates (PhD in hand between September 2020 and September 2025) working in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures. This includes, among others, Islamic Intellectual History and Culture.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2024. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/126632
13. Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) in the Field of Postcolonial Literature, University of California
We are especially interested in applicants with expertise in literature from Africa, South Asia, and the Arab world. We seek outstanding candidates with the potential for exceptional research, excellence in teaching, and a clear commitment to enhancing the diversity of the faculty, and majors and minors in English.We wel-come applicants who pursue postcolonial studies via a broad range of methodological frameworks.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2024. Information: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09851
14. Fellowships for Historical Research on the Islamic World, School for Historical Studies, Princeton University, NJ
The School embraces a historical approach to research throughout the humanistic disciplines, from socioec-onomic developments, political theory, and modern international relations, to the history of art, science, phi-losophy, music, and literature. Accepted Members receive access to the extensive resources of the Institute. The only obligation is to pursue one’s research.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information:
15. Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies, University of Richmond
We seek a teacher-scholar with research and teaching interests in modern Arabic literatures and Arab world cultures. We welcome expertise in at least two of the following areas: Arabic Literature, Cinema, and Culture; Mediterranean and Transcultural Studies; Ethnic and/or Minority studies; Colonialism and Post-Colonialism; Environmental Humanities and Ecocriticism; Arabic Language and Translation Studies; Gender and Sexuality Studies. Native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English is required.
Review of applications will commence on 1 October 2024 until position is filled.
Information: https://richmond.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3326?c=richmond
16. Assistant Professor of Arabic, University of Utah
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand by the start date in Arabic Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, Middle/Near Eastern Studies, Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics, or a related field. Demonstrated experience in teaching Arabic as a foreign language at the college level in North America and native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English are required.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2024.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2024/10/01/assistant-professor-of-arabic24
17. Research Associate, Global Kurdish Initiative for Peace, American University, Washington, DC
Qualification: M.A. in the political sciences or a liberal arts discipline such as Middle Eastern Studies. – Experience in a higher educational setting. – 3-5 years of relevant experience. – Knowledge of Kurds and the Middle East, Kurdish and Arabic language.
Deadline: Until position is filled. Information: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/research-associate-global-kurdish-initiative-for-peace-at-american-university-4036486693/
18. Mediterranean Seminar Prize for the Best Source Edition, Book Translation, or Essay Collection, 2025
The Prize is open to books published from 2022 to 2024 inclusive. The committee is most interested in collections of essay that break new ground conceptually or methodologically, are comparative and/or interdisci-plinary, that emphasize the intercultural/interregional/inter-religious contact, that are “of” rather than merely “in” the Mediterranean, and that are both internally coherent and comprehensive.
Deadline for applications: 31 December 2024.
Information: https://mediterraneanseminar.squarespace.com/book-prize-2025
19. Invitation to Join the “Global Turkology Academic Network” Hosted by Virginia Tech University
This network facilitates academic interaction, exchange, and cooperation among students and scholars working on any aspect of global Turkic communities. It provides an interdisciplinary academic venue for a non-Orientalist, critical, and nuanced understanding of the Turkic world’s histories, cultures, politics, languages, and societies.
If you would like to share your new book or article, conference or panel information, or other academic activities, contact Tugrul Keskin: global-turkology-g@vt.edu
20. Articles sur « Aspects pluriels de l’écriture de soi dans l’adab prémoderne (IIIe/IXe-XIIe/XVIIIe siècles) » pour Revue Annales Islamologiques 61, 2027
Les articles concerneront des textes d’adab au sens large de ce terme (incluant aussi bien les textes histori-ographiques que littéraires), qui comportent une composante autobiographique et/ou qui relèvent de l’ego-document et qui ont été produits en langue arabe dans l’aire culturelle arabo-musulmane, quelle que soit leur nature générique (chroniques historiques, textes religieux et spirituels, récits de voyage, mémoires, journaux intimes, etc.).
Les propositions doivent être envoyées avant le 31 octobre 2024.
Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/104325
21. Articles for the Journal “Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG)”
The ideal article has a historical orientation and is written on a strong philological basis. It deals with pre-modern Muslim societies (up to ca. 1800) and tackles one of the following broader themes: history, religion, culture, law, literature, societal issues. The ZDMG publishes articles in English, German or French.
Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2024. Information: https://www.dmg-web.de/page/zdmg_en
22. 4th North American Conference on Iranian Linguistics
(NACIL 4)
University of Toronto Mississauga
May 23–25, 2025
Call for Papers
Conference Description
Abstracts are invited for 30-minute talks (20 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A) and/or poster presentations on any aspect of Iranian linguistics. We welcome abstracts from all areas of linguistics, including but not limited to morphology, syntax, semantics and their interfaces, phonetics, phonology, language pedagogy, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, computational linguistics, historical linguistics and language documentation.
NACIL 4 is honoured to host a special session to celebrate Professor Simin Karimi’s career on the occasion of her recent retirement.
Keynote Speakers
Professor Faruk Akkuş (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Professor Simin Karimi (University of Arizona)
Professor Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)
Abstract Guidelines
Abstracts should meet the following requirements:
Abstracts, including references and data, must not exceed two A4 pages in length, with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins on all sides. The font size should not be smaller than 11pt.
- Examples, tables, graphs, etc. must be included into the text of the abstract, and not at the end.
- Abstracts should be anonymized: please do not include your name or affiliation in the abstract.
- Submissions are limited to two per author, with at most one single-authored paper.
- Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format through Oxford Abstracts.
Submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76660/submitter
Abstract submission deadline: 06-Dec-2024, 11:59pm Eastern Time
Notification of Acceptance: Late January 2025
Questions can be directed to: nacil4conference@gmail.com
23. Conference – Reinterpreting History and Memory: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
12-13 October, 2025
SOAS, The University of London
This British Academy international conference will explore how history and memory is reflected through contemporary art in the MENA region, and art’s association with broader social and intellectual practices.
It will examine the possibility of challenging the present through the reinterpretation of history, exploring the enduring and collective impact of recent traumatic memories. The focus will be on art closely linked with activism, both within the region and among the global diaspora, examining the strategies used by artists to critically reimagine both the distant and recent past; a past that no longer exists but continues to haunt the present.
The conference also explores how these artworks challenge and address current affairs in the context of historical narratives. By bringing together academics and professionals from diverse disciplines, the conference will provide an interdisciplinary framework for studying contemporary art, shedding light on the connection between art discourse, politics, and culture in the MENA region today.
Contact Information
conferences@thebritishacademy.ac.uk
Contact Email
URL
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british-academy-conferences/reinterp…
24. University of Edinburgh lecture
Milk and Honey: Technologies of Plenty in the Making of a Holy Land,
by Dr Tamar Novick from Humboldt University, Berlin
Date, time and location: Monday 14 October, 17:15,
in 1.06 — Project Room in 50 George Square.
For zoom access please email Ines.Asceric-Todd@ed.ac.uk.
The talk is followed by a reception.
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