Shii News – Academic Items
1. 9 May 2023 Event – The Ubiquitous Muslim by Professor Aaron Hughes
AKU-ISMC (London)
17.30 BST
Further information at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ubiquitous-muslim-tickets-560344564677
2. Splendours of Uzbekistan’s Oases with Rocco Rante
Spalding Room, FAMES, Pusey Lane, Oxford, OX1 2LE
13 March 2023
3. The University of Manchester
Lecture 7 of the “Empowering Muslim Women in History, Literature, and the Arts” series, on Wednesday 08 March 2023, 17:30 GMT in Samuel Alexander A102 , and on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95149569936
Iraqi Women’s Stories: pathways of activism in para/translation
Dr Ruth Abou Rached
University of Manchester, UK
4. UCLA – Pourdavoud Center
Identity, Alterity, and the Imperial Impress in the Achaemenid World
The Inaugural Symposium of the Achaemenid Workshops Series
April 12–14, 2023
314 Royce Hall, 10745 Dickson Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
(with a live stream option for hybrid attendance)
Morning refreshments and check-in begin at 8:00 am.
5. ‘Christian-Muslim Relations: Past, Present and Future’: Conference for PhD students and early career scholars
The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford invites doctoral students and early career researchers in the field of Muslim-Christian relations to present their research at a conference, June 30th-July 2nd 2023, in Oxford and online. Details are here:
https://www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/next-generation-researchers
6. The Islamic College (London)
Beauty in Sufism: The Teachings of Ruzbihan Baqli
A Talk by Dr Kazuyo Murata
Thursday 16 March 2023
6 pm – 8 pm (London time)
Venue: The Islamic College London 133 High Road London NW102SW
https://islamic-college.ac.uk/monthly-seminar-beauty-in-sufism/
in person and live access
7. Roshan Institute for the Spring 2023 Yarshater Speaker Series
featuring Dr. Paul Losensky.
This event will be held on Sunday, March 5 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST.
More information:Website: https://sllc.umd.edu/events/who-am-i-judge-literary-counter-culture-sixteenth-century-iran-and-biographer-taqi-al-din
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2EfbSFz9w
Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/taqi_din_kashi
8. IHF: OF KINGS AND PAINTINGS is a documentary presenting the history of the luxurious art that was commissioned during the Qajar Dynasty (1785 – 1925), and explores the world in which it was created. Through interviews with history and art experts, the film traces the trajectory of Qajar art and its evolution from the traditional world of its early period under Fath ʿAli Shah to its later Europeanized conception in the Nasiri era influenced by the arrival of modernity in the form of photography. Weaving together art and history, the film looks deeply at the art and culture of an era that until recently lacked prominence. It further allows the viewer to see many hard-to-access artworks from over 200 years in all their lavish glory.
Learn more about the film here.
The streaming is a collaboration between Iran Heritage Foundation and Homa Films.
The film will be available to stream online from March 14th 11 PM – March 20th 11 PM GMT, at which time the “watch film” button will be activated and seen on the event page. This would be a button in addition to the “watch trailer” button.
No registration is required. For help and further information please contact mehran@homafilms.com.
9. The Indiana University Department of Central Eurasian studies is seeking a Sorani Kurdish instructor for a three-year term beginning August 2023
Jobs@IU
link: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/16936
For best consideration: apply by March 16, 2023
10. Hybrid Lecture – Bernard O’Kane, STARS AND SYMMETRY: THE NAME OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN ARCHITECTURAL INSCRIPTIONS – March 8th, 12:30pm EST @ NYU
“STARS AND SYMMETRY: THE NAME OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD IN ARCHITECTURAL INSCRIPTIONS”
Bernard O’Kane, The American University in Cairo
Wednesday, March 8th, 12:30pm EST
Silsila Spring 2023 Program
Online and in person at New York University, Room 222, 20 Cooper Square, New York, 10003
This talk examines the architectural representations of the name of the Prophet Muhammad, and in particular a frequently occurring variety in which the name is repeated in star and polylobed shapes. These have a surprising number of overlapping resonances, from intercession, light and the roseate qualities associated with the Prophet to, where hexagrams are concerned, connections with the apotropaic qualities of the prophet Solomon, and his wisdom.
This event will take place as a live webinar at 12:30pm EST (New York time). To register as an online attendee, please use the following link:
https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GrN0ybbSQKyxwNxlHfhgaw
This event will also be held in person at NYU in room 222, 20 Cooper Square, NY 10003. In accordance with university regulations, visitors must show a valid government-issued photo ID (children under 18 can provide non-government identification).
Please use the following link to rsvp as an in-person attendee:
https://forms.gle/1ZaKLy2VTYwybupL9
Only registered attendees will be able to access this event online or attend in person.
11. The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies, deadline March 31
The editors of Mamlūk Studies Review invite submissions for:
The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies
The Bruce D. Craig Prize, carrying a cash award of $1,000, is given annually by Mamlūk Studies Review for the best dissertation on a topic substantially focused on the Mamluk Sultanate submitted in English to any university during the preceding calendar year [note the expansion of eligibility]. In the event no dissertations are submitted, or none is deemed to merit the prize, no prize will be awarded.
To be considered for the 2022 Prize, dissertations must be defended by December 31, 2022, and submitted to the Prize Committee by March 31, 2023. Submissions should be sent electronically to Marlis J. Saleh, Editor, Mamlūk Studies Review, at msaleh@uchicago.edu.
12. New Publication: Scenes From The 16th Century Ottoman Empire Vol. 3
Codex Vindobonensis 8626
Bilder aus dem türkischen Volksleben
(1589-1590)by Hendrowski, Heinrich [Propably Painter]Rudolf, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser, 1552-1612
ISBN: 978-90-6921-049-0
Yüzyıl Osmanlı İmparatorluğundan Manzaralar 3
Edited by / Yayına hazırlayan: Mehmet Tütüncü & Ömer Erdem
CORPUS OF TURKISH ISLAMIC INSCRIPTIONS nr: 46
For ordering and more info about published volumes please visit the next page and download sample pages:
https://www.academia.edu/96894792/
13. CfP: Muslims in the UK and Europe 2023 – at the Centre of Islamic Studies, Cambridge
We are delighted to invite applications from current Masters and PhD candidates to present their research on issues pertaining to Muslims in the UK and Europe, from any discipline. This postgraduate symposium, taking place on Thursday 22nd to Friday 23rd June 2023 at the Moller Centre in Cambridge, will be a platform for students to present and exchange current research on any topic in this field in a dynamic forum. While historical or theoretical context is valuable, we invite papers also to present, analyse or interpret research findings, data or material. Participants are expected to attend the keynote speech and all sessions.
To apply please submit a 500-word abstract, with curriculum vitae outlining current research interests, to cis@cis.cam.ac.uk by 31 March 2023.
Successful candidates will be notified by 7 April 2023 and invited to submit draft papers of no more than 3000 words by 11 June 2023.
14. ‘Studying Global Muslim Mobilities: Approaches and Experiences’: Tuesday 14 March, 1pm GMT, online via Zoom
You are warmly invited to a special online seminar organised by the Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh and the International Islamic University of Indonesia – supported by the British Council. Further details below:
Studying Global Muslim Mobilities: Approaches and Experiences
Tuesday 14 March, 1pm GMT, online via Zoom
In this special online seminar, panelists will discuss various approaches to analysing transnationalism, migration, and the global interconnectivity of the globalised Muslim World, and how they intersect with authorities, orthodoxies, identities, nationalities, gender, and social class.
For further information and free registration click here: https://global-muslim-minorities.eventbrite.co.uk
15. Journée d’etude internationale ” LA REVOLUTION DES FEMINISMES MUSULMANS” – Université Saint Louis à Bruxelles – 18.3.2023
Nous avons le plaisir de vous convier à la journée d’étude internationale à l’occasion de la parution du prochain ouvrage de Malika HAMIDI intitulé “La révolution des féminismes musulmans : Elaborations théoriques et agir féministe ( 2004 – 2014)” qui aura lieu le 18 mars 2023 de 10h à 17h30 à l’Université Saint-Louis-Bruxelles.
En ce mois de mars, c’est avec cette journée d’étude que nous souhaitons saluer le dynamisme, la pugnacité et l’énergie de toutes les femmes du monde investies dans différentes sphères : sociale, politique, universitaire, culturelle et économique.
Nous remercions très chaleureusement l’ensemble des intervenants qui nous honorent de leur présence à la fois physique et virtuelle, à commencer par Amina Wadud ( On line), la prof. Fabienne BRION, Dr. Maryam Kolly, Prof. Nadia Fadil,Layla zzouzi, Prof. Margot Badran ( On line), Prof.Ramon Grosfoguel, Nadine plateau, Dr. Kim Lecoyer, Hakima Elbouri, Ouardia Derriche, Dr. Sara Borillo et Dr. Fatiha AJBLI.
Vous aurez l’occasion de précommander l’ouvrage sur place à un tarif préférentiel.
Cette journée d’étude internationale organisée par Plurivers’Elles ETUDES et FORMATIONS est soutenue par le centre de recherche C.E.S.I.R de l’Université Saint Louis à Bruxelles ainsi que du L.A.S.P.A.D de l’ UNIVERSITE Gaston Berger à Saint Louis du Sénégal.
Nous restons bien sûr à votre disposition pour toutes informations complémentaires. Vous trouverez en PJ le programme détaillé du colloque.
Inscriptions obligatoires ici :
https://my.weezevent.com/la-revolution-des-feminismes-musulmans
16. CFP for MLA 2024 in Philadelphia: The Returns of Philology
MLA annual convention, 2024, Philadelphia, PA
https://www.mla.org/Convention/MLA-2024
The Returns of Philology
Philology is back. This panel invites submissions that reflect on the discipline and practice of philology, “making sense of texts,” in Middle Eastern and South Asian literary traditions. Please submit 250 word abstract and brief bio to Alexander Jabbari, University of Minnesota (ajab@umn.edu)
Deadline for submissions: Friday, 10 March 2023
https://mla.confex.com/mla/2024/webprogrampreliminary/Paper23045.html
17. Call for Papers. Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography (abstract deadline 15 May)
Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing
INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND SOCIETIES
School of Advanced Study • University of London
Call for Papers. Women and Islam: Agency in Francophone and Italophone Autobiography
Abstract deadline: 15 May 2023
Conference: 27 October 2023
This one-day event will feature a dialogue with author Shirin Ramzanali Fazel (Lontano da Mogadiscio, 2017) on her personal and literary experience regarding the themes discussed during the conference.
Please send a 500-word abstract and a short bio to the conference organisers: Dr. Maria Morelli (Maria.Morelli@guest.unimi.it) and Dr. Oliver Brett (ob49@leicester.ac.uk) by 15 May 2023.
18. Postdoc position at Institute of Iranian Studies, Vienna
The Institute of Iranian studies (IFI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), Austria’s leading non-university research and science institution, carries out scholarly research on all aspects of Iranian and Persianate cultures and societies in Asia. It advances cutting-edge research in Iranian studies on a philological and historical basis. The core research projects aim to explore in an exemplary way cultural process in Iranian and Persian cultures in Asia. The institute is offering a
POSTDOC POSITION (F/M/X)
(full-time / 40 hours per week)
for a duration of 36 months.
Your tasks:
- Research and publications on the cultural/social history of Iran in the 20th century
- Participation in international workshops and conferences
- Taking an active part in the conceptual development of modern Iranian historical studies within the research program of the IFI
Your profile:
- PhD degree with excellent scores in Iranian Studies or a closely related field
- PhD dissertation with a focus on the cultural or social history of modern Iran
- Degree date 2018 or later. Candidates who have defended their dissertation between 2018 and 2021 are expected to have at least one international peer-reviewed publication
- Excellent knowledge of modern Persian
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Willingness to cooperate and to work in a multi-disciplinary research team
Our offer:
- Responsible and independent research in an institute dedicated to top-level multi-disciplinary research on Iranian and Persianate cultures and societies
- Work in an international, diverse and dynamic research environment in the center of Vienna
We offer an annual gross salary of € 54.018,02 according to the collective agreement of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Please send your application including a CV, a letter of motiviation, a one-page outline of research topic, a writing sample (dissertation chapter or accepted/published paper), relevant certificates and transcripts and contact details of at least two academic referees via e-mail to iran.office@oeaw.ac.at (mentioning Job ID: IFI016PD123).
We will schedule online interviews starting from March 15th, 2023. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) pursues a non-discriminatory employment
19. Women’s Learning Partnership
10 March, 2023 WLP and our partners will participate in the United Nation’s 67th Commission on the Status of Women by hosting events on women’s leadership, supporting gender equality in Afghanistan and Iran, and harnessing technology to advance women’s rights. This year you can attend WLP’s CSW67 parallel event both in-person and online via livestream.
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