Archive for October 12th, 2024
Shii News – Academic Items
1.Transforming Empire: The Ottomans from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean
Essays in Honor of Linda Darling
Edited by Serpil Atamaz, Onur İnal and Alexander Schweig
Brill, 2024
2. Exhibition – “The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World”, Detroit Institute of Arts
I am delighted to share with you the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Fall exhibition, The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World, running Sept. 22, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025. Bringing together 230 works from a broad geographical expanse, the exhibition explores connections between art and cuisine from antiquity to the present, and invites visitors to consider the personal and cultural connections we make through the preparation, sharing, and enjoyment of food.
You can find more information on the exhibition website:
https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/art-dining
The exhibition was originally organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and curated by Linda Komaroff as Dining with the Sultan: The Fine Art of Feasting. To find the beautiful exhibition catalogue, look for this title!
All my best,
Katherine Kasdorf
Associate Curator, Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, Detroit Institute of Arts
Contact Information
Katherine Kasdorf
Contact Email
URL
https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/art-dining
3. Mehrdad Alipour, author of Negotiating Homosexuality in Islamwillbe giving two lectures to discuss his new book.
First lecture: October 25th at the College of Liberal Arts at University of Texas Austin.
Second lecture: November 6th at Princeton University.
More information can be found on the event page of UT at Austin and the event page at Princeton.
4. Call for Papers: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies
Monday 30 June – Tuesday 1 July 2025
Old Divinity School, St John’s College, University of Cambridge
https://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2025-call-for-papers
4. ANNA CHRYSOSTOMIDES
WOMEN FIGHTING THE ENEMIES OF MUḤAMMAD AND CONVERTING TO ISLAM BEFORE THEIR HUSBANDS: THE ABBASID-ERA STORIES OF UMM FAḌL AND UMM HAKĪM
Monday Majlis Online on the 14th of October, 17:00-18:30 (UK time)
Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUodOGorzssGtzlnl8LB3SiJKWmPZtUecfD
6. Call for applications – Bahari Visiting Fellowship in the Persian Arts of the Book at the Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Libraries are now accepting applications for Visiting Fellowships to be taken up during academic year 2025/26. Fellowships support periods of research in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Libraries, across a range of different subjects. Of particular interest might be the Bahari Visiting Fellowship in the Persian Arts of the Book
Details of the Fellowship terms and application process can be found on our Fellowships webpage: Bodleian Visiting Fellowships | Bodleian Libraries (ox.ac.uk).
Applications for these Fellowships should be made by the deadline of Friday 29 November 2024, 5pm GMT.
For further information, please email: fellowships@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.
7. ONLINE MAJLISES of the Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, 2024 autumn term
6thof November (Wednesday) CIS Majlis/Visiting Speaker. 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Tahera Qutbuddin
Is Oration Literature? Establishing the Khutbah of the Pre- and Early Islamic Oral Period as the Foundational Genre of Classical Arabic Prose
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvduqppz8iEt1ZdHVYHRhR4iC3UBgEvsB3
11th of November (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Kevin Blankinship,
Debating Veganism in the Medieval Islamic World: A Debate between al-Maʿarrī and the Shiite missionary al-Muʾayyad fī l-Dīn al-Shīrāzī
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcu2oqj8sHtyy9qRR8dUpt2cjNRP95_kk
18th of November (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time). Robert Hoyland
Robert G. Hoyland
Christian and Muslim Papyri from Khirbet Mird, Palestine: An Archive from the 7th and 8th Centuries
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdu6prT8qEtcuNk-156YHonlo8qYCMRlB
25th of November (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Fozia Bora
A Somali Village in Colonial Bradford (1904) – A (Counter) Archival Study
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsdO2grDwvG9zhY8VHexgzl7azheKxyx_V
2nd of December (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Jonathan AC Brown
What Happens When God’s Law Gives You Unjust Results?
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOuvpjouG9XCAE3_xuDKhxrJYlBaZyzO
9th of December (Monday) 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Jan-Peter Hartung
Approaching Taliban Ideology through Layers of Time
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdu2srjgrGNVDIoeptFzTR__cmUbdwYS2
11th of December (Wednesday) CIS Majlis/Visiting Speaker. 17:00-18:30 (UK time).
Amira K. Bennison
Power and the City: Marrakesh under the Almoravids and Almohads (1070-1269)
Register please on this link:
https://universityofexeter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpfuqorDgsG9WLRGacBbRXWZGow3cAEYIR
In the spirit of the label ‘Majlis’ and also to make the talks even more interesting, our speakers present the topic discussed as embedded in their own journey. You can watch the previous Majlises here, but we don’t record the Q&A in order to keep the discussion free. Please come and enjoy the talks and the discussions : )
If you’d like to be included in the CSI (Centre for the Study of Islam, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter) mailing list, please write to I.T.Kristo-Nagy@ex.ac.uk.
8. CFP: The Roshangar Undergraduate Persian Studies Journal
The Roshangar Undergraduate Persian Studies Journal invites submissions for its Fall 2024 edition! We are seeking written or visual works relevant to Persian studies, such as essays on
Iranian society and culture, reviews of Persian literature, films, and theatre, creative works inspired by coursework in Persian studies, and more. Written submissions in English (1500-2000 words) should be in docx format, double-spaced, and adhere to MLA format citations. The word count for written submission in Persian is 500-800 words. Poetry submissions should be between 1-3 pages in length.
The students don’t have to be a Persian studies major or minor, or a UMD student to submit their work! Submissions are open to all undergraduate students. Submissions from UMD students will be considered for the Amouzegar Undergraduate Scholarship as well as Roshangar.
We will accept submissions for our Fall 2024 issue from Tuesday, October 1 – Tuesday, October 22th. The final revision of accepted submissions will be due Monday, November 25. Please submit your work by email to our director & editor-in-chief, Marjan Moosavi, at moosavi@umd.edu, and our assistant editors at roshan@umd.edu by that date. For inquiries, contact our assistant editor at the same email address.
9. Call For Applications – Two Ahmanson-Getty Postdoc Fellowships at UCLA (AY2025-26)
[DEADLINE February 1 2025]
UCLA Center for 17th-&18th-Century Studies and William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles
We invite applications for two postdoc fellowship positions: one focusing on early modern China (with a preference for the Qing period) and the other focusing on the early modern Islamicate world (with a preference for the Ottoman lands). The Islamicate world fellow is invited to make use of UCLA Islamic Collections in Ottoman Turkish, Persian, or Arabic language(s) and incorporate them in their research.
The theme-based resident fellowship program, established with the support of the Ahmanson Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Trust, is designed to promote the participation of junior scholars in the Center’s yearlong core program. Awards are for three consecutive quarters in residence at the Clark Library. Scholars must have received their doctorates in the last six years (2019–2025), and their research should pertain to the announced theme. Fellows are expected to make a substantive contribution to the Center’s workshops and seminars.
Application Requirements: Applications should include a research proposal (less than 1000 words), a writing sample (less than 10,000 words), and a CV. Applicants should identify relevant resources from the Clark Library at the end of their research proposal.
Award Amount: $69, 073 fellowship for three consecutive quarters in residence at the Clark Library.
Eligibility: Open to U.S. applicants, as well as international applicants who are eligible for a visa. Applicants must have formal documentation of Ph.D. being awarded by August 1. Fellows are expected to have full-time involvement in scholarly pursuits during the period of the fellowship.
Academic Level Requirements: Ph.D. awarded in the last six years.
This fellowship is required to be taken onsite.
Further details and a link to our online application can be found on our website: https://www.1718.ucla.edu/research/fellowships/
The deadline for fellowship applications for the 2025–2026 year is February 1, 2025.
An extended description of the program is available here: http://www.1718.ucla.edu/core/
10. The CeRMI is pleased to invite you to the first session of the seminar “Societies, Politics and Cultures of the Iranian World”, which will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, 5pm-7pm, in room 4.15 at the INaLCO (65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris XIII,3rdfloor).
We are pleased to welcome Mr. Marc Toutant, Research Fellow at the CNRS (CETOBaC), for a conference entitled: The Tuḥfat al-ṭālibīn, a Mughal grammar of Eastern Turkish. Philological, cultural and political teaching.
Summary:
The Tuḥfat al-ṭālibīn is a grammar of Eastern Turkish (or “chaghatay”) written in Persian at the end of theeighteenth century by a certain Ḥayāt ‘Alī Dihlawī for a Mughal dignitary. Preserved only in manuscript form in several libraries on the subcontinent, the work has not yet been the subject of any study. Sometimes mentioned briefly in manuscript catalogues, this grammar is nevertheless one of the few direct testimonies that can tell us about the relationship that the descendants of Babur (1483-1530), the founder of the Great Mughals, had with their mother tongue. Although Persian had definitively established itself since the reign of Akbar (1556-1605), there is a whole set of grammatical and lexical treatises that show that Turkish retained a certain importance for these Indian Timurids (Babur was descended from the lineage of Tamerlane), which it is now necessary to specify. The other interest of the Tuḥfat al-ṭālibīn is that it includes many quotations from Central Asian poets and as such is considered a cultural repertoire.
Based on the examination of three papers from Hyderabad, Rampur and Islamabad, this presentation will aim to answer the following questions : how do we write a grammae of Turkish in Persian during the Mongol period ?What do the many poetic illustrations of the Tuḥfat al-ṭālibīn tell us about the reception of Central Asian culture in India at the end of the eighteenth century? In what way does the treatise of Ḥayāt ‘Alī Dihlawī recall the link of the Mughals with the dynasty of Tamerlane?
Bibliographical orientations:
-Alam (M.). 2015. “Mughal Philology and Rūmī’s Mathnavī”. World Philology, dir. par S. Pollock, B. A. Elman, K. Chang. Cambridge : Harvard University Press. 178-200.
-Guizzo (D.) 2002. The three classics of Persian lexicography of the Mughal era: Farhang-i Ğahāngīrī, Burhān-i Qāṭiʿ and Farhang-i Rašīdī. Venise : Ca’ Foscarine.
-Péri (B.) 2020. “Turki Language and Literature in Late Mughal India as Reflected in a Unique Collection of Texts”. Turkish History and Culture in India. Identity, Art and Transregional Connections, dir. par A. C.S. Peacock & R. P. McClary. Leyde : Brill. 367-387.
-Siddiqi (W.H). 1997.Fihrist Nuskhahā-yi khaṭṭī fārsī,Kitābkhāna-yi rażā – rāmpūr, delhi: diamond printers.
-Turan (F.). 2009. “Turkic grammar books written in Mughal India during the 18th and 19th centuries”. Turkic Languages 13. 163-171.
You will find the 2024-2025 program of the monthly research seminar “Societies, Politics and Cultures of the Iranian World” attached, and on the CeRMI website:
11. Cardiff University Jameel Scholarship/ Ysgoloriaeth Jameel Prifysgol Caerdydd
Founded in 2005, the Islam-UK Centre works towards the promotion of better understanding of Islam and the life of Muslims in Britain, through high quality teaching and research. Its activities address issues which are central to the situation of Muslims in contemporary Britain. / Oed Canolfan Islam y DU a sefydlwyd yn 2005 yw gweithio tuag at hyrwyddo gwell deallttwriaeth o Islam a bywyd Mwslimiaid ym Mhrydain drwy gynnig addysgu ac ymchwil o’r radd flaenaf. Mae ei gweithgareddau’n mynd i’r afael a materion sy’n ganolog i sefyllfa Mwslimiaid ym Mhrydain ar hyn o bryd.
The Centre provides unique training and research opportunities. / Mae’r Ganolfan yn cynnig cyfleoedd hyfforddi ac ymchwil unigryw.
One Fully Funded PhD Scholarship for a UK student. Scholarship includes a stipend (circa £19,237 per year for three years) plus £2,500 annually towards research costs. / Un Ysgoloriaeth PhD wedi’i hariannu’n llawn ar gyfer myfyriwr o’r DU. Ar gael ar gyfer dechrau ym mis Ionawr 2025. Mae’r ysgloriaeth yn cynnwys cyflog (tua £19,237 y flwyddyn am dair blynedd) ynghyd a £2,500 bob blwyddyn tuag at gostau ymchwil.
Apply Today!
Closing date for Jameel Scholarship applications 23:59 on 2nd December 2024.
#Cflywynch gais heddiw!
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno cais ar gyfer Ysgloriaeth Jameel yw 23:59 ar 2 Rhagfyr 2024.
Link to Apply / Ffurflen Gais
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/jameel-scholarship-application-form-phd-uk
12. Workshop “Aesthetic, Rituals, and Narratives in Islamic Mobilisation
St Antony’s College, Oxford, Thursday 24 October, 9am-7pm
Booking required by Tuesday 15 October.
Please email mec@sant.ox.ac.uk to register.
The finalized programme will be shared with all registered participants.
13. Indiana University’s Summer 2025 Language Workshop is now accepting applications for its intensive online Pashto program!
- Learn 1 year of language in 2 months
- Enjoy 18 hours of live instruction per week, plus cultural activities
- Combine the effectiveness of intensive study with the convenience of an online class
- Speed your learning by studying alongside enthusiastic and talented language learners
Funding Opportunities
- Explore available funding options here: https://languageworkshop.iu.edu/funding
Priority Application Deadline
- December 6, 2024
Learn more and apply here: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/pashto
Questions? Email the Language Workshop at languageworkshop@iu.edu or join virtual office hours.
Contact Information
Kathleen Evans, Director, Indiana University Language Workshop
Contact Email
URL
https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/overview/online/p…
14. Lecture – “Can Pre-Islamic Architecture be Islamic Architecture? The Rock-Cut Tombs at Hegra”, Martin J. Devecka, Columbia University – November 19
Date: November 19th, 6:10 pm to 8:00 pm
Place: Columbia University, 612 Schermerhorn
Can Pre-Islamic Architecture be Islamic Architecture? The Rock-Cut Tombs at Hegra
From an early date, Islamic writers connected the Qur’anic Thamud with Hegra, an abandoned Nabatean-Roman site in the Northern Hijaz now known, by reason of that association, as Mada’in Salih. The site itself thus forms a kind of bridge across the historical rupture separating Islam from Jahiliyya. What exactly happens to such a site when it becomes “Islamic?” This talk explores how the idea of constructing Islam works as a monumentalizing lens that changes the way we look at pre-Islamic architecture by blurring some features even as it makes others stand out in sharp relief. At Hegra, it will be argued, the effect of this reinterpretation produces rupture where it might have been possible to see continuity in a way that turns Nabatean ruins into an infrastructure for producing Islam.
To be able to access the Columbia campus, we kindly ask you to register at this Google form by November 15th if you plan on attending: https://forms.gle/VrnvtubqgZCAaLxKA
15. Workshop – Summer 2025 Arabic Language Study, Indiana University
Indiana University’s Summer 2025 Language Workshop is now accepting applications for its intensive immersion programs in Arabic, Chinese, and Russian!
- Learn 1 year of language in 2 months and earn college credit
- Accelerate your learning with daily 1-on-1 skills training
- Live the language in immersion housing and classes
- Speed your learning by studying alongside enthusiastic and talented language learners
Funding Opportunities
- Explore available funding options here: https://languageworkshop.iu.edu/funding
Priority Application Deadline
- December 6, 2024
Learn more and apply here: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/overview
Questions? Email the Language Workshop at languageworkshop@iu.edu or join virtual office hours.
Contact Information
Kathleen Evans, Director, Indiana University Language Workshop
Contact Email
URL
https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/overview/immersio…
16. Extended Deadline for IDHN Conference Submission
We are extending the deadline for abstract submission for the upcoming IDHN conference to October 27, 2024. To submit, please send an email to team@idhn.org with a preliminary title, abstract (150-300 words), and your academic affiliation.
Please note that the conference date has not changed; it will continue to be on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
17. 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
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