Shii News – Academic Items

 

1.BRAIS Annual Conference

Monday 9 April – Wednesday 11 April 2018

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, UK

As part of the collaboration between BRAIS (The British Association for Islamic Studies) and BRISMES, the Society plans to put on a BRISMES panel at the next BRAIS Conference.

The panel will be on Modern Islamic Thought and will be convened by Dr Lloyd Ridgeon.

If you are interested in participating in the BRISMES panel, please send a short (50 word) abstract to Dr Ridgeon (Lloyd.Ridgeon@glasgow.ac.uk).  Dr Ridgeon will contact you by the end of November to let you know whether you have been chosen to present on the panel.  If you are chosen to be part of the panel, BRISMES will cover your conference registration fee.

 

 

 

2. CFP: Illuminating Metalwork: Metal, Object, and Image in Medieval Manuscripts

Historians of Western medieval, Byzantine, and Islamic art are warmly invited to propose contributions to an edited volume on the theme of depictions of precious metalwork in manuscript painting:

Volume editors: Joseph Salvatore Ackley and Shannon L. Wearing

Deadline for submitting a proposal (500 words) and brief bio: 1 December 2017

Notification of submission status: 15 December 2017

Anticipated submission of completed texts: 1 October 2018

The makers of medieval manuscripts frequently placed special emphasis on the depiction of precious-metal objects, both sacred and secular, including chalices, reliquaries, crosses, tableware, and figural sculpture. Artists typically rendered these objects using gold, silver, and metal alloys, “medium-specific” materials that richly and pointedly contrasted with the surrounding color pigments. The visual characteristics of these depicted metal things—lustrous yet flat, almost anti-representational—could dazzle, but perhaps also disorient: they grab the eye while creating a fertile tension between the representation of an object and the presentation of a precious stuff, between the pictorial and the material. A gold-leaf chalice signals its referent both iconically, via its shape, and indexically, via its metal material—a semiotic duality unavailable to the remainder of the painted miniature—and such images might accrue additional complexities when intended to represent known real-world objects.

This volume of essays will take inventory of how manuscript illuminators chose to depict precious metalwork and how these depictions generated meaning. The prominent application of metal leaf is one of the most distinguishing features of medieval manuscript illumination (only those books thus decorated technically merit the designation “illuminated”), and yet, despite its hallmark status, it has rarely served as a central subject of scholarly scrutiny and critique. In addressing both the use of metal leaf and the representation of precious-metal objects (via metallic and non-metallic media alike), Illuminating Metalwork seeks to remedy this lacuna. This volume will enhance traditionally fruitful approaches to medieval manuscript illumination, such as those analyzing text/image dynamics, pictorial mimesis, or public vs. private reception, by considering issues of materiality, preciousness, and presence. By focusing on the representation of precious metalwork, these studies will introduce new paths of inquiry beyond the depiction of actual objects and incorporate analyses of the use and simulation of metallic preciousness more broadly.

We invite essays that represent the full temporal and geographic scope of medieval manuscript painting—from Late Antiquity into the early modern era, from the Latin West to the Byzantine and Islamic East—in order to foster trans-historical and cross-cultural analysis. Possible themes include: chronological/geographical specificities in the representation of metalwork in manuscript illuminations; depictions of precious-metal figural sculpture, including idols; artistic technique and technical analysis (e.g. pigment vs. leaf, and the alloys used therein); the semiotics of metal on parchment; the phenomenology of the encounter; and whether we can speak of “portraits” of particular objects and/or visual “inventories” of specific collections.

Please direct all inquiries and submissions to Joseph Ackley (jackley@barnard.edu) and/or Shannon Wearing (slwearing@gmail.com).

 

 

 

3. University of Chicago

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Tenure-track

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, first or second term.  Position will preferably begin July 1, 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.  AOS: Open; AOC: Open.  The department has needs in Ancient Philosophy (non-ethics areas only), Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind/Philosophy of Psychology, and Early Islamic Philosophy, but will consider candidates specializing in any area.  Minimum teaching load of four courses/year, graduate and undergraduate levels; usual dissertation, committee, and advising responsibilities. Successful candidates less than two years out from PhD may also be eligible for appointment as Provost Fellows with an initial two-year faculty appointment at the rank of Instructor.  Doctoral degree in Philosophy, or related field, required by start of the appointment.  We welcome applicants from groups historically underrepresented in academia, including women, black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Required elements of the dossier are: cover letter, CV, dissertation abstract, research statement, writing sample, teaching statement, teaching evaluations, syllabi, and three letters of reference.  Optional elements are an additional writing sample and additional letters of reference.  All items EXCEPT letters of reference may only be submitted via the Academic Careers website (https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu) for posting #03511.

Letters of reference must be submitted by your referees by one of the following methods:

(1) through the Academic Careers website (strongly preferred); (2) by email to: philosophy_searches@lists.uchicago.edu with the subject heading OPEN SEARCH; or (3) by mail to Open Search Committee Chair, Department of Philosophy, 1115 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637.

No applications or dossier materials will be accepted after November 6, 2017.

Questions may be sent through the Academic Careers website or philosophy_searches@lists.uchicago.edu with the subject heading OPEN SEARCH.

Position contingent upon budgetary approval.

 

 

 

4. Call for Papers for meetings at Marrakech & Rabat in March 2018:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled.

Rabat: 12-13 March 2018

Research Seminar Workshop on Ibn Rushd /Averroes

Hosted by Prof. Fouad Ben Ahmad

We will have five (5) presentations by Moroccan scholars and five (5) by members of the AAIWG.

The presentations will be 50 min. with 40 min. for questions and discussion.

Marrakech: 15-16 March 2018

Workshop on Human Knowing in the Medieval Arabic and Latin Traditions

Hosted by Prof. Jamal Rachak

We will have six (6) presentations by Moroccan scholars and up to twelve (12) by members or friends of the AAIWG.

The presentations will be 20 min. with 10 min. for questions and discussion

Applications for the Marrakech meeting are still being accepted. Those interested should send a title, abstract and current CV to: Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled.

http://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/Aquinas_and_the_Arabs/Spring_International_Workshops.html

 

 

 

5. Helsinki Post in Islamic Theology, starting 1 August 2018

‘Please, submit your application together with a single PDF attachment file on November 12, 2017 at the latest through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system.’

https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/avoimet-tyopaikat/university-lecturer-in-islamic-theology

 

 

 

6. Brisbane post

http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/501300/lecturer-in-studies-in-religion

 

Job no:501300
Area:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Salary (FTE):Academic Level B ($92,142.74 – $109,419.20)
Work type:Full Time – Continuing
Location: St Lucia, Brisbane

The Studies in Religion discipline and the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry seek an appointment in the area of Islamic studies. The successful applicant will be required to teach in undergraduate programs, supervise graduate students, and actively contribute to the research performance of the Studies in Religion discipline. The Studies in Religion discipline at the University of Queensland is a small group of dedicated researchers and lecturers. We are looking for a colleague who is committed to high quality teaching and research, is collaborative, research active, and is prepared to develop the discipline’s engagement with the broader community.

 

 

7. Jobs/Posts:

Koc University – Open Rank, Middle East (Non-Turkish)/Arab World
and/or Iran
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55861

 

Case Western Reserve University – Assistant Professor, Islamic Visual
Culture before 1500, OR Global Contemporary Visual Culture
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55879

 

 

Fellowships for International Researchers in Humanities, Social Studies, Law, and Economics for 2018-2019, New Europe College, Bucharest, Romania

Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through July) or b) a one-term fellowship (October-February, or March-July). The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 750 Euro, accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country.

Deadline for application: 2 December 2017. Information: www.nec.ro and applications@nec.ro

 

 

Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Turkish Studies, Buffett Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University

Applications are welcome from scholars whose research addresses transnational social processes, problems, or conflicts in connection to contemporary Turkey. Fellowship will run from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020.

Deadline for application: 15 December 2017. Information: http://buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/turkish-studies/postdoc.html

 

 

Non-Tenure Track Instructional Position to Teach Two Courses in Contemporary Arabic Literature in the Spring 2018 Semester, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Deadline for application: 4 November 2017. Information: https://jobs.virginia.edu, search on posting 0621758

 

 

Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan

The successful applicant would be expected to begin employment on 1 August 2018.  Ph.D. in Arabic linguistics, Arabic culture or relevant fields required.

Deadline for application: 28 February 2018. Information: arabic@nccu.edu.tw and www.arabic.nccu.edu.tw

 

 

Post-doctoral Research Fellowships in Qur’anic Studies or Contemporary Islam, University of Johannesburg

Scholars who are working in the field of Qur’anic Studies or Contemporary Islam with a concentration on gender, liberation theology & decoloniality of Islam in Africa to apply for this fellowship for one year.

Deadline for application: 31 October 2017. Information: fesack@uj.ac.za

 

 

 

8. Conference: “The Reach of Empire – The Early Islamic Empire at Work”, Universität Hamburg, 11-13 October 2018

The conference invites participants to consider the reach of the early Islamic Empire from the 7th to the 10th centuries CE. Papers are invited that consider the reach of law, Islamic and other, for the integration and functioning of the empire, as well as its role in the development of Islam as an ‘imperial’ religion. To what extent did ‘Islam’ serve as an integrating force, even if only for the imperial elite? Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information: www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/reach-of-empire.html

 

 

 

9. Seminar: “Representing Muslim Women: Muslim Women and the Media”, Berkeley, 2-4 February 2018

This Institute brings together leading experts, journalists and faculty from the USA, EU, and the Middle East, to engage participants in the global histories and cultures of women and Islamic cultures. The goal is to foster accurate reporting, representation, and public discourses related to Islamic cultures and to Muslim women in a variety of media outlets.

Deadline for application: 10 November 2017. Information: Suad Joseph sjoseph@ucdavis.edu

 

10. Open Access book:

A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne : Introduction, Notes and Translation

http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=628776

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