Shii News – Academic Items
1. ONLINE Book Talk “Far from Mecca: Globalizing the Muslim Caribbean” by Dr. Aliyah Khan (University of Michigan), Center for Islam in the Contemporary World, Shenandoah University, 26 April 2022, 10:00 am EST
Khan focuses on the fiction, poetry, and music of Islam in Guyana, Trinidad, and Jamaica. Combining archival research, ethnography, and literary analysis, Khan argues for a historical continuity of Afro- and Indo-Muslim presence and cultural production in the Caribbean.
Information and registration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejBK0CvvTo0
2. ONLINE Lecture “The Nation and Its Imagined Past among the Levantine Diaspora, 1900-1936” by David Hannah, Victoria University of Wellington, 27 April 2022, 5:00 pm New Zealand Time
This talk will deal with the contingency and choice within “diaspora nationalism” as it manifested among Levantine communities overseas, in particular those in the United States, Brazil and Egypt. It will examine the three dominant nationalist positions pertaining to the Levant; Lebanism, Syrianism and pan-Arabism.
Information and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/10121102/nation-and-its-imagined-past-among-levantine-diaspora-1900
3. ONLINE Webinar “The Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Injustice in the Middle East and North Africa: What Should be Done?”. Arab Center Washington DC, 28 April 2022, 10:00 am – 11:30 am ET
The panelists will discuss the details of the current and projected future impacts of climate change in the region, the challenges to addressing the growing climate crisis in MENA countries, and recommendations for adaptation and mitigation strategies to be taken by the region’s countries individually and collectively to curb these impacts from further intensifying.
Information and registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9116505656493/WN_QTLkmuAYR-adH_q2Q_MSpg
4. ONLINE Two Lectures “Steps of Remembrance and Historiography of the Crusades in Egypt from the 1800s to the 1970s” by Dr. Ahmed M. Sheir (University of Marburg) and “Between Historiography and Media: The Crusades in Yousef Shaheen Films” by Dr. Mohamad Rahil (University of Matrouh), Centrum für Nah- und Mittelost-Studien (CNMS), University of Marburg, 28 April 2022, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm CET
Information and registration: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/lecture-series-rethinking-memory-and-historiography-of-the-crusades-in-the-middle-east-january-may-2022-remote-925604?e=82aeb6c61d
5. ONLINE Incubator Conference on “Philosophy in the Islamic World”, Princeton University, 25-26 May 2022, 9:00 am ET
The Incubator is open to submissions on all topics related to Philosophy in the Islamic world. We invite abstracts from philosophy, near eastern and Islamic studies, religion and theology, and history provided that they are intellectually rigorous. Submissions that bring Islamic thought in conversation with Anglophone philosophy of religion are especially encouraged.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2022. Information and zoom registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/10149079/online-incubator-conference-philosophy-islamic-world-hosted
6. ONLINE Digital Orientalist`s Virtual Conference on “Infrastructure” in the Context of Digital Humanities in the Study of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, 25 June 2022
We invite papers to discuss how digital humanities research and data are organized, stored and shared; what are the considerations behind starting and coordinating DH projects; and what could institutions do to accommodate such projects.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2022. Information: https://digitalorientalist.com/2022/03/04/call-for-papers-the-digital-orientalists-virtual-conference-2022/
7. 9th International Islam & Liberty Conference “Religious Pluralism, Civil Freedoms and Economic Progress” in Muslim Majority Societies, Artuklu University, Mardin, 27-28 October 2022
Topics: Religious freedom and pluralism; Civil society, secularism and tolerance; Innovation, property rights and development; Free markets, commerce and prosperity; Political pluralism in contemporary societies; Refugee crisis, freedom of movement and immigration; Islamophobia, multi-culturalism and democracy; Corruption and rule of law; Violence and prospects of peaceful transitions.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2022. Information: https://islamandlibertynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Call-for-Papers_ILN-9th-Conference-vf.pdf
8. 4 Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Project “Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe (EUME), Berlin, Academic Year 2022/2023
The fellowships are addressed to scholars who are interested in the methodological perspective of dealing with regions or cultures not as closed entities or polarities, but by looking at processes of transfer, exchange and interaction in the sense of entangled or shared histories and cultures.
Deadline for applications: 5 May 2022. Information: https://www.eume-berlin.de/news-presse/aktuelles/news-detail/call-for-applications-eume-fellowships-20222023.html
9. Assistant Professor for Historical Literatures: Arabic, University of Amsterdam
Qualification: PhD in Arabic studies/literatures, and/or histories of coloniality, Islam, and slavery; strong publication record; broad teaching experience in Arabic Literatures and Languages and/or Middle Eastern Studies at BA and MA level; excellent command of Arabic and English. If you are not fluent in Dutch, an active and passive command must be acquired within two years of the employment.
Deadline for applications: 12 May 2022. Information: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/311587/assistant-professor-historical-literatures-arabic/?utm_source=ATemailalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_click&fbclid=IwAR0fO2ut5Kq7ng_mY9REEeYvXjBT-7TVpzDQm57Jn7xCYHYO1BcwFujsEgo
10. (Hagiographies and Biographies) about Slavery 18th/19th Century, ERC Project “Slave-Voices”, Sciences Po Paris
The successful candidate will have a PhD in hand or will have defended a PhD before September 2022. He or she will have a major expertise in the history of North Africa and will have a command of Arabic, French and English.
Application deadline: 15 May 2022. Information: https://www.sciencespo.fr/histoire/fr/actualites/postdoctoral-recruitment-north-african-sufi-islamic-sources-centre-history-sciences-po.html
11. Two Visiting Fellowships (9 Months) of the “Bourse & Bazaar Foundation”, London, Focussing on Economic Diplomacy, Economic Development, and Economic Justice in the Middle East/Iran
Applications are open to individuals with a doctoral degree in an area of the social sciences and humanities relevant to the understanding of political and economic issues in the Middle East and Central Asia. Ideal applicants will have demonstrable experience in analytical writing and policy research.
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2022. Information: https://www.bourseandbazaar.com/opportunities/bourse-amp-bazaar-foundation-visiting-fellowship-2022
12. Instructor in Islamic Religion (9 Months), College of Liberal Arts (CLA), Oregon State University
Applicants should have a PhD in Religious studies or other closely related field, teaching experience at the college or university level, and a commitment to educational equity and the promotion and enhancement of diversity.
Deadline for applications: 11 May 2022. Information: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/117127
13. Grants of the Istanbul Research Institute 2022-2023
The scholarship programs are for researchers working on projects related to the departments of Byzantine, Ottoman, Atatürk and Republican-Era studies, and the “Istanbul and Music” Research Program. They include; a Post-Doctoral Research and Writing Grant; a Research and Write-Up Grant for PhD Candidates; 5 Travel Grants; 5 Conference Grants.
Deadline for applications: 17 July 2022. Information: https://en.iae.org.tr/Grants/18
14. Barcelona Summer School of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, Institut Barcelona Estudis Internationals, 4-8 July 2022
The first part will consist of a number of short courses on the politics and international relations of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, taught by experts of international repute. The second part will include interactive roundtables focused on the various policy challenges the two regions face. This unique dual structure will enable the programme to cater to the needs of students and practitioners.
Deadline for applications: 23 June 2022. Information: https://www.ibei.org/en/introduction_252624
15. Articles for the 9/11 Legacies Project of the Oriental Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Digital Publication “9/11 Legacies: Vol. I” Contributions are invited that map the untold, forgotten, and marginalized legacies of how 9/11 and the Global War on Terror continue to impact politics, culture, and societies around the world today. Main categories: Muslim Networks; Counterinsurgency Strategies; Knowledge and Cultural Production; Capital Flows and Patronage Networks; Rise of Authoritarianism; Semantics and the Language of Terror; Islamism and Internationalism.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2022. Information: https://orient.cas.cz/export/sites/orientalni-ustav/.content/files/9.11-Legacies_Call-for-Submissions_Spring-2022-NEW.pdf
16. The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia
A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions
Ahmad al-Jallad
17. Arab Stages is seeking submissions from you, your colleagues, and your students. We plan to return to two issues a year and are adding peer-adjudication for longer papers. (Book reviews and performance reviews will be approved by the book review and performance review editors.) We are focusing on a rapid review cycle, so it’s an opportunity for topical work in particular.
Arab Stages is a peer-adjudicated on-line journal publishing original research on theatre and performance in the Arab-Islamic world and the Arab diaspora.
We are calling for the submission of papers.
1) Original papers and play translations (4000 to 8000 words preferred). Review cycle: 4-6 weeks.
2) Short papers: book reviews, performance reviews, translation extracts, short research reports etc. (800 to 2000 words). Review Cycle: 2 weeks.
Find more information on the journal at https://arabstages.org/about/
Submit your article or inquiry to ted.ziter@nyu.edu
18. We are happy to announce that our 7h IDHN Conference will take place on Thursday, May 5, 2022. We cordially invite you all to attend our conference. Please find the full program of the conference as an attachment here. Our program also contains information about the conference’s schedule in different time zones.
Program (10:00 am to 12:30 pm EDT)
Boǧaç A. Ergene (Ohio State University) and Atabey Kaygun (Istanbul Technical University): Thematic Change in Ottoman Fetvas
Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia): Digital Maktaba: AI perspectives for automatic text extraction and catalogation of volumes in non-Latin alphabets volumes (Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani): challenges of La Pira digital archive
Leonora Sonego (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München) and Johannes Thomann (University of Zurich): Measuring the development of early Arabic script in non-literary texts
Joseph Baxley (St. Mary’s College): Mapping Intellectual Networks in Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʿah’s biographical dictionary of physicians
To attend this online conference, please register as a member at https://idhn.org/contact/, or email registration@idhn.org to request guest access. We eagerly look forward to your attendance and participation in the conference.
19. Embracing Muslims in a Catholic Land: Rethinking the Genesis of Islām in Mexico
Author: Jonathan Benzion
20. Janet O’Brien and Azfar Moin on Empire – Wednesday 27 April 3pm Onlin
Faisal Devji and I would like to welcome you to register for the first of our online seminar series at St Antony’s College, Oxford, this term. The first panel will be held at 3pm this Wednesday afternoon (27 April).
In the first of four panels this term, we will be hosting Janet O’Brien (The Courtauld) and Azfar Moin, (University of Texas-Austin) in a discussion on the theme of Empire.
Lecture titles:
Azfar Moin, University of Texas-Austin, ‘The Mughal Exception: New Perspectives on Sulh-i Kull or Peace with All Religions.’
Janet O’Brien, The Courtauld, ‘Embodying Empire in the Portraits of Nadir Shah.’
To register, please follow the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iT24JLVXRm2i_DulgAViBA
Dr Usaama al-Azami
Departmental Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic Studies
The Middle East Centre
St Antony’s College
Oxford OX2 6JF
21. The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, seeks applicants for the position of Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Oriental Institute Museum (OIM).
Close: July 17, 2022
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63322
22. Zoom: Spotlighting an Author – Mateo Farzaneh
Iranian Women and Gender in the Iran-Iraq War
6 May, 2022, 1 pm EST
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OK_FMghwQyqPEGbahb1h0A
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