Shii News – Academic Items
1.Oklahoma State University (OSU) is accepting applications for a tenure-track faculty member in the School of Global Studies and Partnerships (SGSP). We are seeking excellent teachers and scholars with an interdisciplinary focus and whose work is related to international development, defined broadly. The appointed professor will teach up to four courses per year in the graduate program in the School’s Global Development and Leadership concentration in one or more of the following or related topics: global leadership, economic development, human rights, migration/refugee issues, food security, impact of climate change, or other relevant areas. We are particularly interested in candidates with the background and interest in serving as the Inaugural Iranian and Persian Gulf Program Chair to manage the IPGS program, which examines critical issues related to the Iranian and Persian Gulf region, such as food security, water issues, and sustainability. Here is the posting: https://okstate.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=8&id=9938
Interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by November 15, 2021.
2. Arab Translation Association (ArTa) is pleased to invite you to enroll in our Course
titled “Arabic for Non-Arab Speakers”, date and time of the course shall be announced
at a later stage. Mrs Nada Ghannam, experienced and qualified in teaching shall manage
this Arabic course for Non-Arab speakers
The fees: $200
Duration: 20 hours
Contact for registration: Mrs Nada Ghannam
Email address: nadaghannam@outlook.com
Or via whatsapp : +27 82 788 2788
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https://www.facebook.com/ArabTranslatorsAssociation
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3. The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus: Art, Faith and Empire in Early Islam
Alain George
University of Chicago/Ginko, 2021
4. Webinar – Orientalist Photography – October 4
In celebration of the opening of the “Between Science and Art: Early Photography in the Middle East” exhibition at the Heritage Library, we are happy to take you on a journey through the early history of photography in the Middle East.
This special discussion will feature two speakers who are pioneers in the field of Orientalist photographic collections:
Giulia Martini: Archivist in charge of the photographic collection at Qatar National Library and curator of the exhibition “Between Science and Art: Early Photography in the Middle East”
Mathilde Falguiere: Head of photographic collections in “Architecture and Heritage Library” (Médiathèque de l’architecture et du patrimoine), Paris – Fort de Saint-Cyr.
The event will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and in French.
The event will be conducted online via Zoom.
Date: 4 October 2021
Time in Doha : 5:00 – 6:00 PM ; 4pm in Paris, 3pm in London etc.
To register (it is free) : https://events.qnl.qa/event/nKPY5/EN
Stephane IPERT
Director of Heritage Library, Qatar National Library
5. New Resource – Launch of the Khamseen Glossary
It is with great pleasure that we announce the launch of Khamseen: Islamic Art History Online’s new Glossary, accessible here. This multimedia lexicon features fully captioned short-form videos—each lasting five to seven minutes—on terms relating to Islamic art, architecture and visual culture. The Glossary is conceived as a series of dynamic and informative “flash” talks that explore the etymology, use, and relevant examples of terms that are both central to, and expansive of, the discipline.
Under the direction of Khamseen team member Michelle Al-Ferzly, the Glossary features presentations by experts in the field. These presentations not only discuss sites, monuments, paintings, images, objects, and concepts considered “canonical” in the field, but they also aim to broaden the range of material, geographical, and temporal examples as well. For optimal accessibility, all Glossary term presentations are provided with closed captions.
At present, we have a selection of terms available on our website, and we wish to thank our contributors for this first round of presentations. Since we now are actively building the Glossary, we welcome further contributions from Ph.D. holders who wish to craft multimedia definitions of terms of their selection, or any of the available terms listed here.
If you are interested in contributing to Khamseen, please contact us at teamkhamseen@umich.edu.
Sincerely,
Team Khamseen
Christiane Gruber, Founding Director
Sandra Williams, Managing Director
Yasemin Gencer, Content Coordinator
Michelle Al-Ferzly, Glossary Coordinator
Mira Xenia Schwerda, Production Manager
Bihter Esener, Digital Technologies Coordinator
Ani Kalousdian, Social Media Manager
6. Baskerville Institute Lecture: “The Shuster Mission to Iran: Leaving Something Worthwhile Behind” Oct. 11
We are pleased to inform you that our next 2021-2022 Baskerville Institute Lecture “The Shuster Mission to Iran: Leaving Something Worthwhile Behind” by Joan Gaughan will be on October 11th at 12 PM (MT).
This is a historical account of the effort of Morgan Shuster, a young American accountant who, in May 1911, during a period of democratic revolution, went with his family to Persia (Iran) to put its chaotic finances on a sound footing. Less than eight months later, under Russian and British pressure, he was forced to leave, his task unfinished.
The book describes Shuster’s efforts to help a crippled nation-the men and women with whom he worked and struggled for the right to rule themselves. There were some scoundrels among whom he worked. There were others, however, who believed that the dignity and honor of their country were worth working for and, in many cases, dying for.
The book raises an ethical question: while dignity and honor and the love of freedom for one’s country or, as in Shuster’s case, the desire to lift a burdensome yoke from a nation’s neck may be worth working for, even dying for, does that justify placing the lives of hundreds or even thousands of other people in jeopardy? In posing this question, the book asks if Shuster’s experience has any relevance in our present-day relations with Iran.
After taking a B.A. at the College of Saint Teresa in Winona, Minnesota, Joan Gaughan taught history and English to eighth-graders in Beloit, Wisconsin. The year was 1963. The assassination of President Kennedy that November prompted her to enlist in the Peace Corps and serve in Rasht and Lahijan, Iran. A trip to India during that service led to a life-long love of that country as well as love for the people of Iran. Her Peace Corps service was followed by a year of study at Columbia University, where she studied under Professor Ainslee Embree, who deepened her love for India, and Professor Ehsan Yar-Shater, who introduced her to the beauties of classical Persian literature. She transferred to the University of Michigan, where obtaining a doctorate in the British Empire allowed her to indulge her passion for both countries. After a thirty-year career teaching Western Civilization, Humanities, and English at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she has been able to reinvigorate her two youthful passions, study of Iran and India.
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OTERgMf0TX2fP3vihwjnXw
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