Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Lecture “What Room for the ‘Public Space’ in Islamic Law?” by Christian Müller (CNRS Paris). RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, University Hamburg, 11 May 2022, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CET
The lecture dresses a rough inventory of historical phenomena touching upon “public order in generally accessible spaces” within Muslim societies. It inquires into the particularities of the jurists’ law as a sacred rule-system, and situates the development of law within Muslim history of the caliphate as supreme power during Islam’s early centuries.
Information and registration until 10 May 2022; https://attachment.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/8b856123/Invitation—Conzeptualizing-Public-Spaces.pdf
2. ONLINE Research Seminar “French Word Games, “Untranslatable” Arabic, and Global English” with Michael Cooperson, British Centre for Literary Translation, 11 May 2022, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Al-Hariri’s Impostures is a twelfth-century collection of fifty tales written entirely in rhyme. Because of the rhyme, not to mention the riddles, puns, lipograms, and rare vocabulary, it has routinely been called untranslatable. Yet translators into Hebrew, German, and Russian have succeeded in re-creating it in their languages. A new English translation draws on the work of the OuLiPo, the French literary collective, to attempt the same in English.
Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/french-word-games-untranslatable-arabic-and-global-english-tickets-314504390097
3. ONLINE Event “Arab Literature and Culture in the West and Beyond – Sheikh Zayed Book Award”, SOAS. London, 12 May 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:25 pm GMT
The interlocutors and guests include shortlisted and invited authors, translators, cultural thought leaders and scholars from around the world. All events will be bilingual (Arabic/English) and online.
Information and registration: https://www.soas.ac.uk/languages-cultures-linguistics/events/12may2022-arab-literature-and-culture-in-the-west-and-beyond—sheikh-zayed-book-award.html
4. ONLINE Lecture “Nomads and Connectivity in the Gulf in the Early Islamic Period: An Archaeological Assessment” by José C. Carvajal López (University of Leicester), International Association for the Study of Arabia (IASA), London, 24 May 2022, 5:30 pm, GMT
Recent research suggests that nomadic groups in the Gulf shores played a crucial role even before the foundation of some of the major centres. This lecture will explore the archaeological evidence and will suggest new avenues of research.
Information and registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkdOCrqD8tH9XGA2J4-csxcWbzytmH3oYr
5. HYBRID Workshop “State-building, Political Thought, and the Other in Muslim Imperial Peripheries”, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 27-29 June 2022
We invite historians of Muslim states, scholars of Islamic legal and political thought, and researchers of ethnic and religious minorities in the Muslim world to jointly discuss the possibilities of a common framework in the exploration of non-dominant groups as contributors to Muslim state-building and the development of the Muslim “self”.
Extended deadline for application: 20 May 2022. Information: https://buberfellows.huji.ac.il/news/call-papers-state-building-political-thought-and-other-muslim-imperial
6. ONLINE Workshop “Mobility and/as Resistance: The Political Project of Nomadism”, 20-21 October 2022
This workshop focuses, on the one hand, on the motives, preoccupations, and objectives that lead to the social construction of the nomad-native; and on the other, it seeks to understand how the nomads have responded, and asserted their own agency.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 June 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/10206611/mobility-andas-resistance-political-project-nomadism
7. 14th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics: “(Re-) imagining Muslim Ethics in Times of Transformation”, Chicago, 5-8 January 2023
We welcome paper, panel, or roundtable proposals dealing with all aspects of Muslim/Islamic ethics. Areas of interest include but are not limited to Islamic/Muslim ethics of science, politics, gender and sexuality, economics, race, bioethics, medicine, animals and the environment, and recently published books on any of these topics.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2022. Information: https://www.ssmethics.org/call-for-papers/
8. ONLINE Conference “Relating Science and Islam: Frameworks and Methodologies”, University of Chester, 3-4 April 2023
The conference aims to re-engage with the question of how Islam and science could, should and do relate to one another. Papers are invited which can provide viewpoints on the relationship between Islam and science from theology, philosophy, the natural sciences, Islamic studies, history, sociology, and anthro-pology.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2022. Information: https://www1.chester.ac.uk/theology-and-religious-studies/call-papers-relating-science-and-islam-frameworks-and-methodologies
9. “5e Congrès des études sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans”, Lyon, 11-13 juillet 2023
Les chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs (à partir du niveau doctorat) sont invités à déposer des propositions d’atelier thématique d’une durée de 2 heures, maximum de 4 participants, au plus tard le 15 juillet 2022 sur le site : https://gismomm-congres.sciencesconf.org/
10. Eight Doctoral Scholarships at the Bavarian Research Center for Interreligious Discourses (BaFID). University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Qualification: M.A. with above-average grades; an academic project that is expected to make an important contribution to the study of interreligious discourses between Judaism, Christianity and Islam; evidence of social and/or political engagement; an open-mind as it pertains to the major religious and political questions of the day; involvement at BaFID at least two working days a week.
Deadline for applications: 15 June 2022. Information: https://www.bafid.fau.de/2022/03/22/neue-ausschreibungsrunde-fuer-promotionsstipendien/
11. ERC MOBSANCT 2 PhD Studentships – The International Politics of Migration in the Middle East
Universirt of Glasgow
The project seeks to understand how labour and forced migration is used as an instrument of foreign policy. The two studentships focus on the interplay between Middle East migration and diplomacy in the context of select migrant-sending and migrant-host countries, namely: Turkey, the UAE, India, and the Philippines.
Deadline for applications: 15 May 2022. Information: https://tinyurl.com/5n74dzdc
12. Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic (1 Year), Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic language pedagogy, literature, translation, linguistics, or a related field. Native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English. Demonstrated excellence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic at all levels. At least three years of experience teaching Arabic to non-native speakers at the university level.
Deadline for applications: 23 May 2022. Information: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/520334/vap-of-arabic
13. International Summer School “From Paper to Portals – The Conservation and Digitalisation of Oriental Manuscripts”, Gotha Research Library, 18-22 July 2022
The Summer School aims at providing participants with didactic and technical training on how to research, conserve, and digitize oriental manuscripts. Participants will acquire knowledge of innovative techniques and the latest academic research in the fields of Manuscripts and Heritage Studies. We invite scholars, educators, advanced graduate and doctoral students in Islamic Studies, Arabic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Heritage Studies, and Digital Humanities. Expenses for flight tickets and accommodation are covered.
Deadline for applications: 20 May 2022. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/10216343/cfp-workshop-state-building-political-thought-and-other-muslim
14. Carthage Seminars 2022: “The Challenge of Social Change in Arab Countries”, Beit Al Hikma, Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Tunis, 4-8 July 2022
The Seminars aim to engage into profound philosophical, theological, legal, and cultural discussions over the current issues that concern the changing Arab societies, focusing on pluralism in culture and religion, political liberties and freedoms of expression, human rights discourses, global political and environmental challenges, and the role of the social media and the digital world, the youth, and civil society in these historical moments.
Deadline for application: 20 May 2022. Information: https://www.resetdoc.org/event/carthage-summer-school-2022-challenge-social-change-arab-countries/
15. CfP: The journal Forum for Islamic-Theological Studies (FITS)
This peer-reviewed, international journal isdevoted to the interdisciplinary study of Islamic Theology and Reli-gious Education, principally in Europe. Papers can be submitted in Qur´anic Studies and Qur`anic Exegesis (tafsīr); Hadith Studies; Sufism; Islamic Ethics and Philosophy; Islamic Religious Education; Sociology of Religion on Muslims in Europe; Islam and Pluralism, Islam in Europe; Interreligious Studies; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2022. Information: https://ojs.nomos-journals.de/index.php/fits/CfP
16. Monographs and Edited Volumes for New Book Series “Encounters in the Middle East & Asia” by Edinburgh University Press and Archiv Orientalni
This series fosters a new understanding of ‘Oriental Studies’ by publishing works of an interdisciplinary nature in which the non-Western world takes centre stage. “Encounters” include cultural, economic, intellectual, linguistic, literary and political exchanges between, and within, the Middle East and wider Asia, and presents a more nuanced perspective on global thought, artistic currents and financial flows.
Information: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/series-encounters-in-the-middle-east-and-asia
17. Aspirantum: Learn Persian Through the Shahname
2 weeks, from Jun 27, 2022 to Jul 08, 2022
Online
Apply by May 25, 2022
Price: $900
https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-shahname
18. Zoom: AlWaleed Centre Edinburgh – ‘Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide’
You are warmly invited to the Alwaleed Centre’s forthcoming online event ‘Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech’ taking place on Wednesday 11th May at 4pm BST via Zoom. Further information and free registration here: https://rohingya2022.eventbrite.co.uk
The event will feature Dr Ronan Lee (Loughborough University) and Dr Anita Schug (co-founder of Rohingya Medics Organisation) as they reflect on Dr Lee’s recently-published book ‘Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide: Identity, History and Hate Speech’. The event will be chaired by Dr Siti Sarah Muwahidah (Alwaleed Centre, University of Edinburgh).
19. Bard College, Religious Studies
Visiting Professor in Islamic Studies
Closing date: 2.8.22
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63382
20. Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Graduate School 2571 “Empires: Dynamic Transformation, Temporality and Postimperial Orders”
4 * three-year PhD Positions (65% / 3 years) / Freiburg, Germany
Closing date: 30.06.2022
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63385
21. AMECYS Book Award Announcement (copyright 2020, 2021)
The Association for Middle East Children and Youth Studies Association invites nominations for the 2022 AMECYS Book Award.
The AMECYS is a private, non-proft, international association for scholars with an interest in the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic communities. Through interdisciplinary programs, publications, and services, AMECYS promotes innovative scholarship, facilitates global academic exchange, and enhances public understanding about Middle Eastern children and youth in diverse times and places.
The AMECYS Book Award was established in 2019 to recognize an outstanding contribution on the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic communities.
Nominations for the award can be made by either the publisher or the author. There is no limit on the number of titles that authors or publishers may submit, given they meet the following criteria:
- Books must be non-fction, scholarly monographs based on original research and published in English.
- Books must have been published in the last two years (copyright date of 2020, 2021).
- The authors of the books need to be AMECYS members in good standing.
- The subject matter must deal with the study of children and youth – broadly defned – in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic communities.
- Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations, proceedings of symposia, new editions of previously published books, bibliographies, dictionaries, textbooks, fction, translated books, and surveys.
- Nominations must be made by June 30, 2022 for books to be eligible for the competition.
The author of the AMECYS Award will receive $300 and a certifcate of award. In the event of co-winners, prize money will be divided evenly among the winners. Honorable mentions also receive a certifcate of award. Winners will be announced at the AMECYS Member Meeting at the 56th MESA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The results will also be posted on the AMECYS and MESA website and in other publications as deemed appropriate by AMECYS.
One hard copy of the nominated book should be mailed to each the three reviewers listed below, along with the address, phone number, and e-mail of the author. Acknowledgment of receipt will be made via e- mail.
*** No additional materials will be considered as part of the submission.
Reviewers
1. Avner Giladi, Dept. of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Haifa, agiladi@research.haifa.ac.il
Mailing Address:
20 Kidron St.,
Haifa 3446326, Israel
- Akşin Somel, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University, somel@sabanciuniv.edu Mailing Address:
Sabancı Üniversitesi
Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Orhanlı, 34956 Tuzla/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Unni Wikan, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo, unni.wikan@sai.uio.no Mailing Address:
Inkognitogaten 15
0256 Oslo
Norway
22. Al-Usur al-Wusta thematic dossier on gender
We are soliciting original research articles that use gender as an analytical lens through which to view any aspect of the medieval Middle East, expansively defined to include all geographies with prominent Muslim political, religious, or social presences between the rough parameters of 500 and 1500 CE. By insisting upon gender as a category of analysis, we harken back to Joan Scott’s landmark Gender and the Politics of History (1988), and, in that spirit, we want to be explicit that this is not a call for articles that simply include or even focus on women. Instead, we seek work that analyzes the way notions of masculinity and femininity – as well as related social constructs co-constituted with discourses of sex, sexuality, and/or embodiment – organized cultural, political, religious, spatial, or economic norms, practices, or relationships in historical context. We encourage approaches that denaturalize or problematize gendered categories, such as women, men, etc., by analyzing them intersectionally with race, ethnicity, religion, age, and socio-economic or legal status. Articles that seriously grapple with gender theoretically or conceptually as it pertains to the medieval Middle East are also welcome. We are open to research from any discipline or interdisciplinary formation, and we are committed to assembling a diverse roster of authors.
This thematic dossier will be published in the 2023 issue of Al-ʿUṣūr al-Wusṭā: The Journal of Middle East Medievalists, the only open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the medieval Middle East. To be considered, please submit a title and abstract of no more than 500 words to alusuralwusta@gmail.com by June 1, 2022. Complete articles will be due by January 6, 2023.
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