Shii News – Academic Items

1.US Department of Justice, Criminal Division

Historian (Middle East and North Africa)

The Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP) investigates and prosecutes international crime cases involving human rights violators, human smuggling organizations and extraterritorial violent crime over which the U.S. has jurisdiction.

Full information at: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=63437

Closing date: 16 August, 2022

2. Call for Expression of Interest: Pedagogy in International Development

Scholars in Global Development Studies (GDS) have long emphasized the importance of decolonizing teaching and learning, mainstreaming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in GDS pedagogy, and balancing the goals of student engagement and professional development with community interests in international experiential learning. But what does decolonizing, inclusive and critical GDS pedagogy look like in practice?

We invite you to contribute to a book to answer this question!

We envision this book as a practical guide to implementing innovative teaching and programming in the area of international development. It will include traditional written chapters, lesson plans, activities, and other teaching techniques, as well as a variety of creative media content (songs, videos, podcasts, art) that reflect the rich diversity of contributions and knowledge.

The book will be organized thematically across three sections:

Global experiential learning on campus and beyond
Decolonization and DEI in GDS pedagogy
Critical Innovations in the GDS Classroom

For more information and to submit an expression of interest, please click here. Deadline for proposals is June 15

3. 3 year position for DH Research Associate

IDHN member Prof. Johann Büssow from Bochum University is offering a 3-year full-time position for a DH-Research Software Engineer (DH-RSE) / Research Assistant for the project “Late Ottoman Palestinians (LOOP)”.

The requirements include:

– Master’s degree (or equivalent) in the field of Digital Humanities, Computer Science, or in a Social Sciences and Humanities subject with extensive experience in the field of Digital Humanities
– Good programming skills in a modern programming language (e.g. Python, Java)
– Experience in Database design, data modeling, data analytics, data handling, HGIS, Social Network Analysis, Social Simulation, UX, and/or programming in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or R.

Follow this link, to find out more.

Closing date: 13.06.22

4. Monday (6^th June) at 5.15pm UK time

Alex Bevilacqua will speak on:

‘The Republic of Arabic Letters: Islam, the European Enlightenment, and Beyond’.

“In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a community of Catholic and Protestant scholars laid the groundwork for the modern Western understanding of Islamic religion and culture. These men produced the first accurate translation of the Qur’an into a European language, mapped the branches of the Islamic arts and sciences, and wrote Islamic history using Arabic sources. The knowledge they generated was deeply indebted to native Muslim traditions, especially Ottoman ones. Eventually the translations, compilations, and histories they produced reached such luminaries as Voltaire and Edward Gibbon, who not only assimilated the factual content of these works but wove their interpretations into the fabric of Enlightenment thought. This lecture will present the main arguments of The Republic of Arabic Letters (Harvard University Press 2018), then consider critical engagements with its thesis and exciting new scholarship that has appeared since its publication. ”

Alexander Bevilacqua is assistant professor of history at Williams College, Massachusetts and author of The Republic of Arabic Letters: Islam and the European Enlightenment (Belknap Press, 2018), which was selected as one of the Times Literary Supplement books of the year and awarded the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize from the American Historical Association.

You can either join us in person at the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA

or Online via Zoom – https://teamup.com/event/show/id/zMRHSo7ni5YTzfcYp2GuQHFD6TEUYR

5. Séminaire « Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien »

Séminaire mensuel du CeRMI

Jeudi 9 juin 2022

Nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” organisé par le CeRMI, qui aura lieu le jeudi 9 juin 2022 de 17h à 19h, en présentiel et sur Zoom. Nous serons heureux d’y accueillir Samra AZARNOUCHE (EPHE – PSL / CeRMI), pour une conférence intitulée :

Le complexe architectural de Bandiyān (Khorāsān septentrional) et son temple du feu : une réévaluation d’un monument sassanide

Abstract: Situé à quelques kilomètres de la frontière du Turkménistan au cœur d’une vallée verdoyante, le site sassanide de Bandiyān est exceptionnel à plusieurs égards : son emplacement géographique et stratégique idéal, un temple du feu dans un bon état de conservation, le matériel épigraphique qui désigne le complexe comme un dastgird (domaine seigneurial ou royal), et, par dessus tout, ses décorations en stuc figurant des scènes de chasse, de bataille, de culte et de banquet, d’une qualité rarement égalée dans le reste de l’Iran sassanide.

La datation du site – qui est resté en activité jusqu’au VIIe siècle – demeure incertaine, tout comme la fonction exacte de plusieurs des pièces du monument du Tepe A. Cette intervention propose dans un premier temps une synthèse de nos connaissances sur ce site depuis les fouilles conduites par Mehdi Rahbar. Puis seront exposées de nouvelles hypothèses concernant la localisation du domaine, l’articulation des espaces bâtis sur la base de données archéologiques centrasiatiques, et enfin l’interprétation d’une scène de culte zoroastrien sur le décor en stuc qui semble illustrer les préliminaires du sacrifice solennel.

Bibliographie indicative :

Azarnouche S., « A Zoroastrian Cult Scene on Sasanian stucco reliefs at Bandiyān (Daregaz, Khorāsān-e Razavī) », in Sasanian Studies: Late Antique Iranian World / Sasanidische Studien: Spätantike iranische Welt. Vol. 1, T. Daryaee et Sh. Farridnejad (ed.), Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2022, p. 1-28.

Callieri P. F., Architecture et représentations dans l’Iran sassanide, Paris, Association pour l’avancement des études iraniennes, 2014.

Cereti C. G., “Once more on the Bandiān Inscriptions”, in Āfarīn-Nāmeh. Essays on the Archaeology of Iran in Honour of Mehdi Rahbar, Y. Morādi (ed.), Tehran, Pažuhešgāh-e Mirās-e Farhangi va Gardešgardi/Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, 1398/2019, p. 149-156.

Gignoux Ph., “Le site de Bandiān revisité”, Studia Iranica 37, 2008, p. 163-174.

Rahbar M., “Découverte d’un monument d’époque sassanide à Bandian, Dargaz (Nord Khorassan). Fouilles 1994 et 1995”, Studia Iranica 27/2, 1998, p. 213-250.

Rahbar M., “Kāvosh-hāye bāstān-shenāsi-ye Bandiyān-e Daregaz”, Gozāreš-hāye Bāstānšenāsī 1, 1376/1998, p. 9-32.

Rahbar M., “Le monument sassanide de Bandiān, Dargaz : un temple du feu d’après les dernières découvertes 1996-98”, Studia Iranica 33/1, 2004, p. 7-30.

Rahbar M., “Bandiyān-e Daregaz dar fasl-e yāzdahom-e kāvosh-hāye bāstān-shenākhti”, Gozāreš-hāye Bāstānšenāsī 17/2, 2007, p. 131-154.

Rahbar M., “The Discovery of a Sasanian Period Fire-temple at Bandiyān, Dargaz,” in Current Research in Sasanian Archaeology, Art and History, Proceeding of a Conference Held at Durham University 2001, D. Kennet and P. Luft (eds.), Oxford, Archaeopress, 2008, p. 15-40.

Pour suivre la séance

– En présentiel : Salle 3.15, INaLCO, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, Paris.

– En distanciel (Zoom) :

https://zoom.us/j/92212834142?pwd=NVBDT2FHSi8zajYwc3hNSlhONmRPQT09

ID de réunion : 922 1283 4142

Code secret : CeRMI

6. In-person event: William Dalrymple in Conversation
Inaugural Bruce Wannell Memorial Lecture
in partnership with University of York, Jaipur Literature Festival, and BIPS
|18 June 2022, 5:30PM BST |

Join acclaimed historian, writer and broadcaster, William Dalrymple, as he reflects upon over three decades of scholarship on India, and its relationship with the East India Company and the Mughals. During this in-conversation, William will consider what his research reveals about the impact the British had on India.
This lecture is also a celebration of the life and scholarship of the adventurer, linguist and orientalist Bruce Wannell (1953-2020), who was both a friend and translator for William.

In-person only event. Free admission
Venue:
Room PZA/103,
Piazza Building,
Campus East,
University of York

More information and booking of tickets at:

https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2022/calendar/william-dalrymple/

7. Lecturer in Modern Islam at King’s College London

Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King’s College London in the area of modern/contemporary Islam. Please see the link below for full details.

Closing date: 5 July 2022

Full details available at https://jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/046565/Lecturer-in-Modern-Islam

The Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Modern Islam starting on 1 September 2022. The post is open to candidates with expertise in Islam in the modern and contemporary world, whether in relation to theological, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, legal and/or political debates and dimensions. Applicants should have a good command of Arabic and/or another language relevant to Muslim majority contexts. The successful applicant will teach a range of modules on modern and contemporary Islam at BA and MA levels and should be willing to supervise PhD students. Different disciplinary backgrounds are welcome, but candidates must be able to teach and research within the context of a department specialising in the integrated, postcolonial study of theology and religious studies.

8. Open Islamicate Texts Initiative Seeking English-to-Arabic Translator

The Open Islamicate Texts Initiative (OpenITI) is seeking an English to Arabic translator. This person will work as a paid contractor with our team of experts to translate the white paper written for the OpenITI Arabic-script OCR Catalyst project. This position will run from July to August 2022. Candidates ideal for this position will be native Arabic speakers with a background in computer science or digital humanities. We especially encourage applications from individuals with prior experience in translation.
To apply, please send your CV or resume and a writing sample in English to openiti@umd.edu. The deadline for applications will be June 20, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. EST. For more information on this position, feel free to contact us at the above email address or visit our website at openiti.org.

9. New Books Network: Interview with Peter Mandaville, editor of Wahhabism and the World: Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Global Influence on Islam,

Oxford University Press, 2022

/To watch a video version of this interview on YouTube please click/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUMtuhDAM-5FBpyK8qTTQ85tKr23ltvKA-5FDZgsJymMRf99QJNsH22PPjNUF5pgOtcVc0FnGcmygAux5gVIgoZohjd6pGyZMSoqcYu8GSzsgn8cpAazaL6qkCmirZvFWFx-5FDiaB8kFSihzIanAFjBzs5bqzkEhsrLJkGaQBzcT3W1XkIFhS8IB0xALJxXSGU8xZa1KOULXfso6P3Fvu-2D90espRro297Z0cU-2DOnZ-5FdewL359J-5FnymunwjryimFA-2D4JSdE9qwnjE1ai8aDTZKI947jdX5zpM-5FV5KLt73kSJTXPmbaZjUtdjdc9uHqKHE9iNfhyjBC0WcBd-2Dstl478j4wwBUrPXjbooMghOBMVSEEouuU2UuA1EMD6g9tbFhgrqqVfIq4spw-5FEHDKGLmQ&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=uwkf8OMZMVzHdQzz4VIgTY-9Cwyb4b7CgPJoZa6jVXA&e=>/here. <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUMtuhDAM-5FBpyK8qTTQ85tKr23ltvKA-5FDZgsJymMRf99QJNsH22PPjNUF5pgOtcVc0FnGcmygAux5gVIgoZohjd6pGyZMSoqcYu8GSzsgn8cpAazaL6qkCmirZvFWFx-5FDiaB8kFSihzIanAFjBzs5bqzkEhsrLJkGaQBzcT3W1XkIFhS8IB0xALJxXSGU8xZa1KOULXfso6P3Fvu-2D90espRro297Z0cU-2DOnZ-5FdewL359J-5FnymunwjryimFA-2D4JSdE9qwnjE1ai8aDTZKI947jdX5zpM-5FV5KLt73kSJTXPmbaZjUtdjdc9uHqKHE9iNfhyjBC0WcBd-2Dstl478j4wwBUrPXjbooMghOBMVSEEouuU2UuA1EMD6g9tbFhgrqqVfIq4spw-5FEHDKGLmQ&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=uwkf8OMZMVzHdQzz4VIgTY-9Cwyb4b7CgPJoZa6jVXA&e=>/

/A podcast version is available on Soundcloud, <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUUmu6yAQPE3YYTE6ZMHibf41LIaOzQsGiyGRb-5F-5Fxi0QjdfVY1c40WHM59ZFrQ9e3tPMAneBTI7QGBfUKZQle3wnlSjHkNX9YotyMQl2eBWA3IepWOqCj2xicaSGnq4KJWTGFNs1n97BKeAvGA7C7pFRxoEwo4QQQ8R1sug-2DQHGh4QzlzAuTyvkNqVy8U9dbaUW-5F858b-2DjVdzT97F3P000gZw7Ymp5IJJQh8DGBywzflVcYL2yeWFQxqE3mHgn9A2fMBw8W6SN-2D8QI2DwoeWC8xN-5FzLYZG-2DqORxS3DfBoED0KmhHGyEyGicFi4hPl-5FGmMFIrwp6LycRNkX7GnU-2D22NuNe136o6HWtbMRcjn23wUzg-2DyXYcpHsKbRzgWRsBP-5FVsn1P8qfuskKCMk7lF9M0naWgkhElKaNf6YZA8j5f5Gc0xvo8qpL-2DNTvU3edS4fwPbUymxw&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=f6MYlXSCeB-Y8-aGgO1P0JbYKCaUNiV5NkBmSOvDSII&e=>Itunes <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlkUluxSAMhk8TdomYy1uwqFT1GhGDk0dLIGJolduX9EnYssD-2DjT8702DP5dJnrg3dbm3XCTrBb43QGhTUK5Q1eP2GCVOKIq-5FZw2LlJAp13QrAYULUrXRAZ7cxONNCTncF5VJRhZ4ajJAeGOXUCmWdEpZtFKyRDyUcJ-2DrV2HQfIDnQ8APlygmQy8cBqd1aKOpna2ed2PtEP8cJrSeoiznPCMtIHFe9Dndm70xtI2pPmFsvtsehMf-5FmEv2ct-5FkI3keYYSTNNTsH5VbzhDPJGcZSTuzzaBP7oChoiinFEg-5FjhKiFLYSxzRjBFWabIuIxcXzssydL7bY2477vv6Ci973S8eZy7IcNZgHfbzzrPVJPoV0rJGMj-2DBe59lrAP8t1hwRlLMavpmkiBSeCYiUIJS9QA4d4k0QwLtFo6-5FOoSvrLHFAPn0uF6w-5FpOJ3D&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=Vfl_WAcddBTVGqfW5CevWDhMuSPJjZvcGfvhKmbUhgc&e=>, Spotify <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUMluxSAM-5FJrHrRFLSODAoVJbqefeeokImDxeE0hZWuXvSxrJi2R7bM8YXWCJ6VB7zAWdYSrHDirAb16hFEioZkiTt2rEhAlBkVVMzliYAfk8uQSwab-2Dqkiqgvc6rN7r4GE4E7QdBBborOcphdESPTGDHNKGzc5xhTXAvDZdwHdbVeggGFPxAOmIAZOK2QSjnLrSqeyl7vrHnG31rFncIXd5j8e7o2mAr5Xv8bYmKj0eV78579-5FL56heSvkcpkFcUU4oH3LwnRHSsI4w5rXkvMHOCcHnr8bY8WdLlOueizde5GCW1LJm2nolr3WavO7D15Dqd-5F9XgyzFB0PMK9pKhXGr-2DCzMtECA1le2kiyID7wmnWHBCycW6cePjQDjrB9TO2thQQT30BnmzMWU4-5FgDqdYw-5F&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=GwWjQwjtqMhxz23lsvRAxW4b6_fDUoAxoLzedV1Bijg&e=>, Spreaker <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUEluxCAQfM1wi8ViGObAIZd8w2qg7SGxwWKJ5d8Hx1IvUq9V5aDikvJp9lQqucJUzx1NxKOsWCtm0grmKXjzpExozYk34mWpdoqEMs0ZcYOwmpobkr3ZNTioIcVrg49Kc03eRlkJL-5FQU5vn5dMAcBWu54oh2Riv8-5FRiaDxgdGvzFfKaIxKVtw1ivW2Q171r38hCfD-5F7V7TiOoewZ4Qfz0Ad76ULa0xY8QqklOdfhB8Mp51TR7iNjehADE2IGkKOmYtZMvh4j3ZYPz4bSbKngfq57JJtlKbz3XFrbZgMM6NtFcbpgtRjqOWEEu6K-5F2ddbxH89pgUj5i6un6AapuTIJKdaMs5usp2SfComxahIf-2DtT34rmGzYsm0-2D54PkH9TKMRA&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=2agzHZyzlomOIgbvvkiVdTcEoYefifgg5uv6xAnty0s&e=>, and Podbean. <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__email.mg-2Dd1.substack.com_c_eJwlUUuO7CAMPE2zIwrk02TBYjbvGpEBJ2E6QAROt3L7R6YljGRKVabKFgjXlC99pELsvma6DtQRP2VHIszsLJhn7-5FSzFZ1SkjndTaZVdmS-2DzEtGDOB3TflEdpxm9xbIp3gzZD8qqdimRT9MQnUTjNNgDPSLQDQIT2P6FiXa72A4ncdoUeMb85UiMptCwEi3Ftv1RnSUR-5FfzkP-5FqCd4hFCrJWszNkVwVjE1lVAxrVQfcpPQqPCJ9Un5xH6udt6-5FvH08bP7C2PEB08Pb7jhydp5R5WvgHtg2ML4FXlNOGvArsrqoyr2UrZTu2tXohVNM1ousWgKFXbbcoMUyPvg0rd6IppykE9nX-5FimW9rkVWzKb9DMZDg-2D68E5tvl2f0dM0YwezovmHSdyd-5F8c4rRsx1V24G0mIcejHIVg1Cim92NaHhOYqh60dWx7pUWVH-5FQsASXMoFr-5F84LajJ&d=DwMFAA&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=bmZ4lT7HBpNlAfZo7Lzvn4FDxZWxoyZffV9kffzgwaM&m=wYcCSgPnng5Kd8qHlVs0oapI8Eb8hZzY4C1XuPVgbkp8_XDMMVqKhw2R1E2D2iPs&s=4lBQIHASpGOruwgn1rI3qT7nsdFNjt5zRjIilT7lsgw&e=>/

10. New Podcasts – New Books Network (NBN)

New Books Network (NBN) has three new podcasts: Eiren L. Shea on her book Mongol Court Dress, Identity Formation, and Global Exchange (2020) https://newbooksnetwork.com/mongol-court-dress-identity-formation-and-global-exchange and Lisa Reilly on her investigation into the Normans in the book The Invention of Norman Visual Culture: Art, Politics, and Dynastic Ambition (2020) https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-invention-of-norman-visual-culture . In the most recent podcast: Amanda Phillips on her book Sea Change: Ottoman Textiles between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean (2021) https://newbooksnetwork.com/sea-change

11. Conference Announcement – International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA) Annual Meeting – 5-7 September 2022

The 2022 International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA) Annual Meeting will take place in Parlermo, 5-7 September 2022- FSCIRE – La Pira Library and Research Centre.

The International Qur’anic Studies Association will hold two Annual Meetings in 2022: IQSA in Palermo, Italy from September 5–7 hosted by the Giorgio La Pira Library and Research Centre, and IQSA in Denver, Colorado from November 18–21 held in conjunction with the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and American Academy of Religion (AAR).

Leave a comment