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Shii News – Academic Items
1.JOB – University of Washington, Assistant Professor in Art History, History of Art in South Asia
Close: Nov 1, 2024
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67579
2. For a limited time only.
Mazda Publishers – BARGAIN BOOKS
3. 2nd Annual Islamic Art History Research Workshop, 5th–6th December, 2024
Building on the success of the first hybrid Islamic Art History Research Workshop, held in York and online last November, the second one is being held on the 5th and 6th of December this year. The event is being expanded to include a keynote lecture on the 6th December (speaker TBC) and this announcement is also a call for paper proposals for scholars as all career stages, and for those who wish to attend the event in York and speak in person, and those who want to present online.
The aim of combining online and hybrid events is to make the event accessible to the largest possible number of scholars and members of the public, and to have as diverse a range of voices, topics and approaches as possible.
There is are no thematic, geographical, chronological or methodological restrictions, and we invite proposals for 20-minute presentations based on your current research on any aspect of Islamic art history. The deadline for submissions is the 20th October 2024. Please indicate in your proposal if you prefer online or in person, and please note that those attending the in-person event on the 6th of December will be responsible for organising their travel and accommodation.
Please send your proposals to:
4. Baybars : King of Arabs, Non-Arabs and Turks Sultan el-Arab vel-Acem ve’t-Türk : from the Great Steppe to the Great Sea. –
edited by Mehmet Tütüncü. Heemstede : SOTA / Research Centre for Turkish and Arabic World, 2024. 689 p. ; 25 cm (Corpus of Turkish Islamic inscriptions nr./ 43) Hardback ISBN: 978-90-6921-045-2 Price € 120,-. + shipping costs.
Ordering contact: sotapublishing@gmail.com
for sample pages: https://www.academia.edu/123772406/
In this book a comprehensive documentation of the origins, life, accomplishments of the established founder of Mamluk State Sultan Baybars is collected. Documents (Inscriptions, Sculptures, manuscripts, coins) together with explanations and thematic essays shed light of this complicated period. Earlier published researches and articles are reproduced with new research. Bringing old research with new evidence and documentation we have now an encyclopedic and very comprehensive picture of time and person of Sultan Baybars.
5. Persian language courses via Zoom at PSU
Portland State University
Persian language courses at PSU are offered via zoom. Courses are open to non-PSU students and are fully accredited and transferable to any institution that accepts PSU credits. Registration can be done quickly by creating an account as a non-degree applicant.
Additional links:
How to apply to PSU as a non-degree applicant
6. Hybrid Event – William Dalrymple’s lecture on ‘The Barmakids: A Bridge Between Islamic and Indic Worlds’
Tuesday, 24 September 2024 at 11:00
Corpus Christi College in Oxford. The talk marks the Reza Hosseini Memorial Series on the Past and Present of the Middle East.
Please register attendance, and indicate whether it is online or in person by clicking this link: Eventbright.
You can also send us an email at invisible_east@ames.ox.ac.uk
7. MBRN_Conference: Call for Papers: Muslim Converts in Britain and Beyond: Transitions and Transformations 9th January 2025, Cardiff University
The next MBRN conference is a day of intellectual exploration around the social, intellectual and and political impact that Muslim Converts are having on their communities, in Muslim community contexts as well as in wider pluralist contexts.
Please can you send us abstracts and a short bio – details in the link below.
https://mbrn.org/upcoming-events/
This call for papers will close on 31st October 2024.
8. Scholarships to learn Persian in Yerevan with ASPIRANTUM – 2025 summer school
ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2025 Persian language summer school.
Deadline: January 15, 2025
For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
Students pursuing Undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA), and postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs, as well as researchers in Iranian Studies and related fields who are enrolled in universities or academic institutions in the countries specified below, can apply for the ARMACAD scholarship. The ideal candidates will be 19 – 39 years old by the program’s start.
This scholarship is only available to citizens of the following countries.
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America.
For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
9. HYBRID 6th Annual Islamic Philosophy Conference: “Curricular Interventions from Within”, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 6-8 December 2024
We invite academic studies of scholars, methods, institutions, texts, and topics typically considered within the domain of philosophy, as well as those that treat kalam-theology, Islamic legal philosophy (usul al-fiqh), or other intellectual trends that at times may be seen as distinct from philosophy. Papers may be within specific disciplines (Philosophy, Islamic Theology, Religious Studies, etc.) or may be interdisciplinary.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2024/09/13/call-for-papers-sixth-annual-islamic-philosophy-conference
10. Makadam History Workshop: “Philanthropy in the Late Ottoman Empire: Institutions, Prac-tices, and Actors (1768-1923)”, Middle East Technical University & Tarih Vakfı, Ankara, 14-15 April 2025
Themes: Elites and giving practices; waqfs and philanthropy; philanthropy and patronage networks; bourgeois philanthropy; charity, children, and the elderly; gender and philanthropy; religion and the act of giving; the social meaning of benevolence, etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/makadam-call-papers.pdf
11. “15th Maghrebi /1st Andalusian-Maghrebi Conference on the History of Arab Mathematics”, Córdoba, Spain, 23-24 April 2025
The colloquium will focus on the research on Arab mathematics, namely geometry, arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, inheritances, astronomy, mathematical geography, mechanics, optics, mathematical astrology, as well as the manuscripts of these disciplines. The colloquium is particularly interested in the production of this knowledge in al-Andalus and the Maghreb between the 9th and 19th centuries. Languages of the Colloquium: English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.
Deadline for abstracts: 25 October 2024. Information: https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/suhayl/comhisma
12. Digital Humanities Research Associate (65-70 %) to Join the Unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies”, Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS), University of Bern
Candidates must have at least an MA or a comparable track record in Digital Humanities or Data Science (with proven ability to work with historical Arabic sources), or in Islamic, Arab, and/or Mediterranean Studies (with demonstrated expertise in Digital Humanities).
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://shorturl.at/CI6Gp
13. Research Fellow for Project “Encounters and Mixing between the Red Sea and Asia Regions (1800-2000s)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or PhD in one of the following fields: History of Africa, History of Asia, History of Interna-tional Relations, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable scientific/professional track record. In addition to English and possibly a second European language, knowledge of a language from the Red Sea region or Asia appropriate to the case study to be investigated within the project is also required.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Contatti-e-ascendenze-miste-tra-Mar-Rosso-e-regioni-asiatiche.pdf
14. Research Fellow for Project “Towards a Digital Archive of Mixedness in the Red Sea (1800-2000)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or a PhD in one of the following fields: History, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Digital Humanities, Digital Engineering, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable professional track record. In addition to an excellent knowledge of English, knowledge of other European languages is required, while knowledge of non-European languages is highly valued.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Verso-un-archivio-digitale-della-mixedness-nel-Mar-Rosso.pdf
15. Research Associate (10 Months), Women’s Studies in Religion Program, Harvard Divinity School
Positions are open to candidates with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who demonstrate a serious interest in religion and hold appropriate degrees in those fields. Selection criteria emphasize the quality of the applicant’s research prospectus and the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of religion, gender, and to its field.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply
- September 14, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. 12 Fellowships and Awards of the “W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR)” for Studies on the Southern Levant
Applications are open to students and scholars of the humanities and social sciences studying any aspect of cultural development in the southern Levant from deep prehistory to the Early Modern period. Applications from related disciplines are also considered, such as museum studies or cultural heritage management.
Deadline for applications: 3 December 2024. Information: https://aiar.org/fellowships
2. Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research on the “Histories, Cultures, Societies, and Media of the Global South (Focus Arab World)”, Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South, Northwestern University in Qatar
Themes: 1) Genealogies and Epistemologies of the Global South. – 2) Arab Media, Culture, and Politics. – 3) Southern Digitalities. – 4) Critical Security Studies. We welcome applications from scholars who would have completed their PhD between 1 January 2023 and 1 June 2025.
Deadline for applications: 1 November 2024.
Information: https://www.qatar.northwestern.edu/research/ias_nuq/call-global-fellows.html
3. The Making of Contemporary Kuwait, Identity, Politics, and its Survival Strategy
Ed. M Zweiri, et al.,
Routledge, 2024
4. ITS Mawlid Discount 2024
Between 9th September and 22nd September, in celebration of the Mawlid al-Nabi, the Islamic Texts Society will be offering its readers a 15% discount on all titles.
Books from ITS are the perfect gift for family, friends and loved ones; beautifully designed and produced to the highest quality, ITS titles enable readers to gain access to treasures of classical Islamic thought and spirituality.
In order to take advantage of this offer, please visit our website by clicking on the button below and enter the coupon code, MAWLID24, on the checkout page.
5. LSE – Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship
A new fully-funded PhD scholarship in modern Iranian history at LSE.
https://x.com/lsehistory/status/1833132582919184583
https://www.facebook.com/LSEHistory/posts/1055272989937789
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_sqBQ3o6jO/?hl=en
The Iranian History Initiative and the Department of International History welcome applications for the Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship. This studentship is tenable for four years, commencing in September 2025, and covers full fees and an annual stipend for a PhD student in the Department of International History, whose research is focused on any aspect of the modern history of Iran.
This scholarship was established with the generous support of Mr John Moghtader-Mojdehi and the LSE PhD Academy. It honours the memory of Dr Nasrollah Moghtader-Mojdehi, a distinguished Iranian physician, educator, and public servant. From 1966 to 1974, Dr Mojdehi served as Professor of Internal Medicine, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Tehran. He was then appointed Chancellor of the University of Mashhad in 1974, before being elected to the Iranian Senate in 1976. In 1978, he served as Iran’s Minister of Health.
Applications for the Moghtader-Mojdehi Scholarship are particularly welcome from applicants who propose to work on any aspect of the history of Pahlavi Iran (1921-1979); who plan to use Persian-language primary sources in their research; and who have completed their undergraduate degree at a university in Iran.
Applicants for the Moghtader-Mojdehi PhD Scholarship must submit their completed PhD application by the Department of International History’s deadline for funding consideration in January 2025 (to be announced).
Applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Roham Alvandi (R.Alvandi@lse.ac.uk ) in the first instance with a CV and PhD research proposal (no more than three pages) by 1 December 2024.
All applications for the Mojdehi PhD Scholarship will be assessed by a selection committee and the scholarship will be awarded by the Department of International History’s Research Committee.
6. Call for Chapters: “Foodways to the Divine”
A call for chapters for the upcoming edited volume Foodways to the Divine: Faith and Food in the Middle East, North Africa, and Beyond, tentatively to be published by Edinburgh University Press. This volume aims to explore the intersection of food, ritual, and religion in the Middle East, North Africa, adjacent geo-cultural regions, and diasporas.
Selected contributors will have the opportunity to workshop their chapters at a seminar at the Orient-Institut Istanbul in April 2025. For more information and to submit your abstract, please contact us at foodwaystothedivine@gmail.com.
We look forward to your contributions!
Best regards,
Su Hyeon Cho, University of Oxford
Stefan Williamson Fa, University of Cambridge
Esther Voswinckel Filiz, Orient Institut Istanbul
Contact Email
7. The European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) proudly announces the Walter Markov Prize 2025 and calls for applications
The prize honours an outstanding PhD- or MA-thesis that contributes to the research fields of Walter Markov, especially the comparative exploration of revolutions; social movements and decolonization processes in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; historiographical traditions in various national contexts; and academic internationalization in the course of the 20th and 21th centuries.
Papers that are submitted for the Walter-Markov-Prize are expected to take a global perspective on its subject, either by addressing it from a comparative point of view, by examining processes of cultural transfers, or by seeking to understand the entanglements of various spatial frameworks.
The successful applicant will receive € 1,500 which is meant to support the publication of their research.
Walter Markov (1909–1993) was a historian whose life and thinking was influenced by his opposition to National Socialism and later, during the Cold War, by his Marxist leaning and investigations of French social history around the Annales School. Markov’s way of addressing history can be best described as “history from below”. Examining revolutions and revolutionary moments in history, he became one of the most important German historians working on the French Revolution. In continuing the Leipzig tradition in world and global history, initiated by Karl Lamprecht and the Institute for Cultural and Universal History, Markov became the director of this institute in 1949 and tried to bring all area studies at his university under one roof for comparative studies. Pursuing international cooperation with scholars on the other side of the iron curtain — especially with scholars from Latin America, Africa (where he was the first German guest professor) and Asia — he hoped to stand against any withdrawal of his university from border-crossing dialogue and mutual learning.
The jury will consider manuscripts (in German, English, or French) that have been submitted to the respective institution after January 2022. Applicants should submit their manuscripts, a summarizing abstract of 250 words and a brief CV electronically and as one PDF file to: headquarters@eniugh.org.
The deadline for submissions is 15.04.2025.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
A committee nominated by the Steering Committee of the European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) will select the awardee among the candidates.
For further information on ENIUGH and the Walter Markov Prize please visit our website: https://research.uni-leipzig.de/~eniugh/
Contact Information
European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH)
c/o Leipzig University
Research Centre Global Dynamics
(ReCentGlobe)
Contact Email
URL
https://research.uni-leipzig.de/~eniugh/
8. News from the 2024 BRISMES Annual Conference
https://mailchi.mp/5ce7ee17fbbe/news-from-the-2024-annual-conference-5692121?e=962739101d
9. Zahra Institute’s Fall Speaker Series Begins on 18 September
Event: Panel on Kurdish Cinema, with the popular filmmaker, Mehmet Ali Konar, and Sebahattin Şen.
When: Wednesday, 18 September, 12pm Central Time
Where: Zoom, find the link on Zahra Institute’s website.
The 2024 Fall Speaker Series begins on 18 September. We are excited to bring together a great line-up of speakers who will present on Kurdish cinema, arts, linguistics, history, culture, and politics.
Zahra Institute’s Speaker Series’ events are free and open to the public on Zoom.
https://www.zahrainstitute.org/
- September 10, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Call for Papers – School of Mamluk Studies Conference, Queen Mary University London, 8-10 May 2025
We are pleased to announce that the Eleventh Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies will be held at Queen Mary University London, May 8-10, 2025 (https://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html).
The conference will be conducted in two parts: a themed day on law and justice in the Mamluk Sultanate (May 8) and two days of panels with open themes (May 9-10). The conference will be preceded by a three-day intensive course on Mamluk law and society (May 5-7).
THEMED DAY: Law and Justice in the Mamluk Sultanate (May 8, 2025)
The first day of the conference will be themed and dedicated to the history of law and justice in the Mamluk Sultanate. The Mamluk era saw an unprecedented production of Islamic legal texts, professionalization of legal cadres and distillation of legal doctrines, and intense legal pluralism that went beyond the confines of the Islamic law. This first day of the conference will offer a broad view of law and justice as they affected the entire population of the Sultanate and those who visited it. In terms of legal systems, we welcome studies of Islamic law in the Mamluk context, autonomous laws of non-Muslim communities, and customary non-religious laws of rural and urban communities. A broad definition of law also includes royal decrees and regulations of fiscal administration, including rules concerning the iqṭāʿ land regime. In terms of the history of the judiciary, the themed day is open to studies of the courts of qāḍīs, non-Muslim judges and the provision of justice by government officials and magistrates.
A maximum of 12 paper proposals will be selected. Should a greater number of proposals be received, the authors of those which are not selected for the conference may be offered the possibility to publish their contribution in the proceedings. Time allotted to each paper will be twenty minutes, plus ten minutes for discussion.
PANELS (May 9-10, 2025)
The remaining two days of the conference will be structured in preorganized panels, which may focus on any aspect of the intellectual, political, social, economic, and artistic life of the Mamluk period. The panels will be organized in presentations of three to four papers of twenty minutes each, with a discussion at the end of each panel.
Panel proposals must be made by a representative, who will be responsible for the panel’s organization.
Please note that in case of cancellation of two papers out of the three (or three out of the four) composing the panel, the panel will have to be withdrawn from the program.
Language: The official language of the conference will be English.
Fees: The conference registration fees will be £70 for participants and attendees. Graduate students will be offered a discounted fee of £40, subject to availability. A farewell dinner will take place on the last day (May 10) at a cost to be determined. Payment of the fees (registration and farewell dinner) must be received by April 15, 2025. Information on the process of registration and method of payment will be sent in January 2025; for enquiries, please email history-sms2025@qmul.ac.uk. Participants must make their own travel arrangements; the local organizer will provide suggestions for accommodations.
PROPOSALS
Paper proposals for the themed day must be submitted electronically (see link below) by October 31, 2024. Paper proposals must provide the name and a one-page CV of the speaker, a provisional title, and an abstract of a maximum of 300 words.
To submit a paper proposal, complete the form at http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms2025paperproposal.html.
Panel proposals must be submitted by November 30, 2024. A panel may include 3 or 4 papers. The proposal should provide the following information for each paper in the panel: the name and one-page CV of the author, a provisional paper title, and an abstract (maximum of 1500 characters, or about 300 words). Panel proposals must also identify the panel’s chair (who may be one of the panelists). The organizer of a panel should have all information about the panel members and their papers before beginning the proposal submission.
To submit a panel proposal, complete the form at http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms2025panelproposal.html.
Those who would like to express their intention to attend the conference as non-presenters should complete the registration form.
Acceptance: Paper and panel proposals will be peer-reviewed. A first circular will be sent by January 2025 to those whose proposals have been accepted, and to those who have expressed interest in attending the conference as non-presenters.
Publication: Selected papers from the themed day will be published in a special issue of Mamlūk Studies Review.
Intensive course: Law and Society in the Mamluk Sultanate (May 5-7, 2025)
This three-day intensive course will focus on reading Mamluk-era legal documents as sources for the social, economic and religious history of Egypt and Greater Syria, including Palestine. It is intended for advanced graduate students and other qualified participants and will be offered by Professor Yossef Rapoport (Queen Mary University London) in collaboration with Dr Daisy Livingston (Durham University). The course will include close reading and historical analysis of published Arabic legal documents from the Mamluk Sultanate, including Islamic legal manuals, fatwas, formularies and court documents.
The number of participants will be limited to a maximum of 12.
Applications for the intensive course should include a CV, a statement of purpose (up to 750 words), and a letter of recommendation by someone familiar with your work. These should be sent to history-sms2025@qmul.ac.uk by the end of January 2025. Those who are selected for the course will be notified by the end of February 2025, at which time information about the method of payment for the course fees will be provided.
The course fee is £300, which also includes the registration fee for the subsequent conference (May 8-10). The fees must be paid by April 15, 2025. Registration and participation will not be confirmed until payment is received. Participants must make their own travel arrangements; the local organizer will provide suggestions for accommodation.
We look forward to seeing you in London!
Yosef Rapaport, Queen Mary University London (local organizer)
Frédéric Bauden, Université de Liège
Antonella Ghersetti, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
Marlis Saleh, University of Chicago
2. PARTHIAN ART AND THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD
An international hybrid workshop Thurs 3 to Friday
4 October 2024, all welcome!
In-person: Ioannou Centre, Oxford
Online: via Zoom
More information at www.carc.ox.ac.uk
We are now taking reservations for the CARC annual workshop on 3 and 4 October 2024, which this year turns to ancient Iran under the umbrella of our #AncientArtConnections theme.
You can book for free, either for in-person or Zoom attendance, via our Eventbrite page. (Note that you do not need to register with Eventbrite or print out your ticket.) The provisional programme is available here but we predict changes, so keep an eye on this page for the latest information. Speakers include Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Pierfrancesco Callieri, Matthew Canepa, Blair Fowlkes Childs, Henry Colburn, Lucinda Dirven, Stefan Hauser, Barbara Kaim, Ted Kaizer, Rubina Raja and Fabrizio Sinisi.
This hybrid workshop, hosted in Oxford with an online audience via Zoom, will address unresolved questions about the identity of Parthian art and its complex relationship with the classical tradition. Ranging from the origins of the Arsacid dynasty in the 3rd century BC to the emergence of a new visual culture under Sasanian rule in the 3rd century AD, this workshop will bring together a panel of international experts to consider how Parthian art connected with the art traditions of Hellenistic Asia and the Roman Empire. We will consider different media, including sculpture, coins, and luxury art, and use recent discoveries and fresh research to cast new light on old problems, including the issue of whether Parthian art even existed as a coherent phenomenon.
The workshop will be recorded and an open access volume of proceedings will appear in 2025. Further details will be announced soon.
Funding for this event is very generously provided by Richard Beleson in honour of Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis.
3. The Center of the World
A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present
A J Fromherz
UC Press, 2024
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-center-of-the-world/hardcover
4. Hybrid Seminar – Zulfikar Hirji & Sana Mirza, CALLFRONT Seminar, Institut national d’histoire de l’art – October 15
We are pleased to welcome Zulfikar Hirji and Sana Mirza for the next session of the seminar CALLFRONT Calligraphy at the Frontiers of the Islamicate World, which will take place on October 15th, 2024, 6:00-8:00 p.m (Paris time), at the Institut national d’histoire de l’art (salle Walter Benjamin) :
Styling the Script: Calligraphy and Illumination in Eastern African Qur’an Manuscripts
Zulfikar Hirji (York University) and Sana Mirza (Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art)
Abstract : Sana Mirza and Zulfikar Hirji explore calligraphy and illumination in Qur’an manuscripts from Eastern Africa: Harar and the Swahili Coast. They discuss the multiplicity of script styles used in these manuscripts and their histories of production as well as the relationship between the manuscripts inscription styles and those that appear in other media from the region.
Organisation : Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, Maxime Durocher
Session can be accessed via zoom
5. Franklin Lewis Memorial Seminar
September 13th–14th, 2024
University of Chicago, Saieh Hall 146
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VR2Q5mUFq4GUf92wp_km3kg5LA39Sz1VnOOPi0m5tqE/edit
6. Mina’i Ware: A Reassessment and Comprehensive Study of Iranian Polychrome Overglaze Wares through Sherds
Richard P. McClary
EUP, 2024
7. Call for Applications: SoFCB Junior Fellows Program
Rare Book School’s Andrew W. Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography (SoFCB) invites applications for its 2025–27 cohort of Junior Fellows. The deadline is Friday, November 1, 2024.
This scholarly society works to advance the study of texts, images, and artifacts as material objects through capacious, interdisciplinary scholarship—and to enrich humanistic inquiry and education by identifying, mentoring, and training promising early-career scholars. Junior Fellows will be encouraged and supported in integrating the methods of critical bibliography into their teaching and research, fostering collegial conversations about historical and emerging media across disciplines and institutions, and sharing their knowledge with broader publics.
The fellowship includes tuition waivers for two Rare Book School courses, as well as funding for Junior Fellows to participate in the Society’s annual meeting and orientation. Additional funds are available for fellows to organize symposia at their home institutions, and fellows will have the option of attending a bibliographical field school to visit libraries, archives, and collections in a major metropolitan area. After completing two years in good standing as Junior Fellows, program participants will have the option to become Senior Fellows in the Society.
The Society is committed to supporting diversity and to advancing the scholarship of outstanding persons of every race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, and socioeconomic background, and to enhancing the diversity of the professions and academic disciplines it represents, including those of the professoriate, museums, libraries, archives, public humanities, and digital humanities. We warmly encourage prospective applicants from a wide range of disciplines, institutions, and areas of expertise.
For more information and to apply, please visit: http://rarebookschool.org/admissions-awards/fellowships/sofcb/. For more information about diversity and the SoFCB, please read the SoFCB Diversity & Outreach Committee’s Welcome Letter.
Inquiries about the SoFCB Junior Fellows Program can be directed to SoFCB Administrative Director Kathryn Higinbotham at kathryn.higinbotham@virginia.edu.
8. Oman’s Transformation after 1970
J E Peterson
Brill, 2024
https://brill.com/display/title/69396?rskey
9. The Art of Teaching Persian Literature, From Theory to Practice
F Lewis, et al., eds.
Brill, 2024
10. Open Access – Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800
R van Leeuwen
Brill, 2017
11. Sugar and the Indian Ocean World
Trade and Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Persian Gulf
N Daito
Bloomsbury, 2024
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sugar-and-the-indian-ocean-world-9781350399228/
12. ONLINE Seminar “Constructing Culture and Race in the Gulf” by Maia Holtermann Entwistle (QMUL), Centre for Gulf Studies, University of Exeter, 8 October 2024, 17:00 – 18:30, London Time
This talk explores culture as an agent of economic and urban development and site of political governance. It maps the global disciplines, industries, and technical abstractions behind the physical construction of culture in the Gulf. By reconstructing these industrial circuits this talk uses art to probe how race and capitalism combine in a place that does not fit neatly within the theoretical paradigms developed in relation to the transatlantic slave trade and European colonial encounter.
Information and registration: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/events/details/index.php?event=14193
13. International Conference: “The First Academic Dialogue among Scholars of the Nowruz Cultural Sphere and the Ibero-American World”, Tehran, 8-9 December 2024
Papers will cover historical ties, socio-cultural relations, academic cooperation, and politico-economic aspects of the relations between people and governments of the Nowruz Cultural Sphere and the Ibero-American World from ancient times to the present and with an outlook towards the future.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2024. Information: https://iberoamericanowruz.atu.ac.ir
14. University Professor (W 2 Salary Level) of Arabic Studies, University of Bamberg
Candidates are required to cover the field of Arabic Studies in full width, with due regard to the modern period. In research, a focus on Arabic literature is desirable. Specializations in History or Cultural studies are also possible. Apart from active command of Modern Standard Arabic and at least one regional colloquial variant, research experience in the Arab World is expected. A habilitation or equivalent academic qualification is required which may also have been obtained within the scope of an assistant professorship.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/01_Professuren/2024/W2_Arabistik_EN.pdf
15. Full Professorship “Islamic Beliefs and Philosophy” (W3) The Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology
Your profile: Completed degree in Islamic theology; Islamic sciences or other relevant subjects; pedagogical aptitude and the ability to carry out in-depth independent academic work, proven by an outstanding relevant doctorate in the field; research and teaching experience in Islamic foundations of faith and Islamic philosophy
Deadline for application: 2 October 2024. Information:
16. PhD Position in Islamic/Middle Eastern Studies (75 %), Project “Tracing Labour in Islamicate Legal Traditions”, University of Bern
Candidates must hold an MA degree (with very good grades) in Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Studies, or related fields, with a proven ability to work with historical sources. A willingness to carry out fieldwork in Egypt is expected. Fluency in written and spoken English and a very good knowledge of Arabic is required. A proven interest in current debates in gender and/or labour history is expected. Previous experience of working with legal sources is an advantage.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024. Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/4b55c823-0eaa-4dfe-a0c5-3fd38d8720ec
17. Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in the Politics of the Middle East and North Africa, University of Pennsylvania
Qualifications: The successful candidate’s written materials and scholarly productivity will indicate potential for a high-impact research agenda. The successful candidate will typically plan to seek external funding to support their research, and should also be highly proficient in at least one of the four most widely spoken languages in the MENA region: Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, and Turkish.
Deadline for applications: 10 September 2024. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/152474
18. Call for Nominations: IJIA Book Award 2025
Deadline for submission: 30 December 2024
View the full call here>>
https://www.intellectbooks.com/asset/88490/1/IJIA_Book_Award_2025.pdf
The International Journal of Islamic Architecture is pleased to announce the IJIA Book Award. Since the publication of its first issue in 2012, the journal has emerged as a vibrant, interdisciplinary platform for multifaceted approaches to the study of architecture. The IJIA Book Award will likewise celebrate the intellectual exploration of architecture, architectural history, urbanism, and related social issues within the Islamic world in both historical and contemporary contexts.
The IJIA Book Award recognizes outstanding books that showcase the importance of research-based inquiry and the scholarly advancement of studies in Islamic architecture, architectural history, and urbanism. The award will highlight outstanding books that foster interdisciplinary dialogue in architectural scholarship and practice from a broad spectrum of subjects ranging from design, art, architecture, preservation, and landscape, to urban design and planning. The winning projects will reflect the journal’s commitment to the diverse narratives that shape the built environment across different traditions and time periods, and from underrepresented contexts, places, and cultures. With this in mind, the Islamic world is understood to include the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, the geographies of Islam in its global dimensions, vibrant groups in diaspora, and the communities that create architecture in predominantly Muslim societies.
The IJIA Book Award will catalyse scholars, architects, practitioners and enthusiasts as they engage with the artistic, urban, and architectural works that resonate with cultural identity, social dynamics, and historical change. Awardees will receive a prize and a two-year subscription to IJIA. Additional recognition may also be awarded. All books published in English with a copyright date between January 1, 2022, and December 30, 2024, are eligible. Authored books, edited volumes, and exhibition catalogues are welcome. Submissions, including copies of the book and the form, must be received by December 30, 2024. For more information, please visit the journal’s website. Questions may be sent to IJIAaward@gmail.com
- September 07, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.International Conference “How Rebellion Ends: Conflict Resolution in the Late Antique and Early Islamicate World, 500-1000 CE”, Organized by the DFG Emmy Noether Research Group “Social Contexts of Rebellion in the Early Islamic Period” (SCORE), University of Hamburg, 12-13 September 2024
The conference will bring together scholars of late antique and early Islamicate societies for a fruitful inter-disciplinary engagement with (shared?) cultures of conflict resolution.
Information and programme:
https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror/forschung/score/news/conferences/conference-2024.html .
For registration contact score.aai@uni-hamburg.de
2. Colloque international “Écrire la Méditerranée arabe. Les différentes expressions d’un espace et d’un concept contrasté”, Université de Lille, 20-21 novembre 2024
Les intervenant.e.s sont invité.e.s à proposer des contributions qui s’inscrivent dans un des axes suivants : I) La Méditerranée : limites physiques et conceptuelles. – II) Dynamiques, circulations et traversées. – III) Représentations et écritures de la Méditerranée arabe. – IV) Valorisation de la mémoire méditerranéenne à travers les archives, le numérique et les médias. Langue de communication : français – anglais.
Propositions de communications à faire parvenir avant le 10 septembre 2024.
Information : https://diwan.hypotheses.org/32765
3. Two Stipends for Doctoral Students (4 Years) at the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies”
We are interested in attracting outstanding doctoral students who will contribute to and write their PhD theses in the framework of our project “The socio-cultural life of sociological concepts: Arab contributions to global theory”, funded by the Einstein Foundation Berlin.
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2024.
Information: https://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/announcements/2024_cfa_Einstein_stipends_2024.html
4. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics (Regional Focus MENA), Political Science Department at Fordham University, Manhattan, NY
We are seeking innovative scholars with significant expertise in areas that could include populism, social movements, institutions, political behavior, crime and corruption, political identities, ethnic and racial politics, intersectional approaches to power and marginalization, the effects of climate change, the politics of crisis, and socio-economic inequality.
Deadline for applications: 10 September 2024. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/147081
5. Chapters for the Edited Book “Islamic Feminism: Reimagining Gender and Justice within Islamic Traditions” by Prof. Anisur Rahman & Dr. Farah Shahin, New Dehli
Themes: Contributions of Islamic Feminist Scholars • Challenges and Criticisms • Legal Reforms and Women’s Rights • Education and Women Empowerment • Intersectionality and Inclusivity • Feminist Activism and Social Change • Prospects of Islamic Feminism.
Deadline for submissions: 30 September 2024. Information: gender3108@gmail.com
6. Articles for the Journal “Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft (ZDMG)”
The ideal article has a historical orientation and is written on a strong philological basis. It deals with pre-modern Muslim societies (up to ca. 1800) and tackles one of the following broader themes: history, religion, culture, law, literature, societal issues. The ZDMG publishes articles in English, German or French.
Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2024. Information: https://www.dmg-web.de/page/zdmg_en
7. Articles for the Journal “Anatolica” Related to the Archaeology and History of Anatolia and Neighboring Regions from Prehistory to the Ottoman Era (Vol. 51)
Original scholarly papers from the disciplines of archaeology, history, history of archaeology, history of art, anthropology, epigraphy, history of architecture, archaeometry, geographical information systems (GIS), numismatic, maritime archaeology, cultural heritage management, digital humanities, museum studies are in the scope of the journal.
Deadline for papers: 1 December 2024. Information: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rana20
8. Articles for the Journal “Antiguo Oriente” Related to the History of Societies of the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean from the Paleolithic to the Early Islamic Period (Vol. 22)
This is the annual, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal published by the Center of Studies of Ancient Near Eastern History (CEHAO). Antiguo Oriente publishes articles and book reviews in Spanish, English and French.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 November 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20042112/call-papers-journal-antiguo-oriente
9. Articles for the Journal “Islamic Studies Review (ISR)”, Vol. 6 (December 2024)”
Islamic Studies Review is an international journal published by the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia. The journal intends to promote and disseminate scholarly works (articles and book reviews) on Muslim texts, history, and societies across the globe.
Deadline for submissions: 10 September 2024. Information: http://journal.uiii.ac.id/index.php/isr/index
10. Articles for “The Maghreb Review” Related to the Maghreb, Middle East, Iran, Turkey, Islamic Studies, and Africa from Earliest Times to the Present Day (Vol. 49, no. 4)
Contributions are invited from history, ethnography, economics, politics, Islamic culture, philosophy and sci-ence in the Islamic world, linguistics, literature, agriculture, sociology, anthropology, ethnomusicology, and relevant medical issues in our fields.
Deadline for abstracts: 26 September 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20034819/maghreb-review
11. Ulrich Marzolph Receives Lifetime Award from Iranian Studies Association (Video)
German scholar Dr. Ulrich Marzolph is the 2024 recipient of the Association for Iranian Studies’ Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Marzolph’s field of expertise is the narrative culture of the Near and Middle East, with particular consideration of Persian folk narratives, popular literature and art.
Award Ceremony Video:
12. The recent issue of PMLA includes a “Theories and Methodologies” section on “The Persianate” curated by Pardis Dabashi.
Theories and Methodologies– “The Persianate” PMLA, 139.2 (March 2024)
Intro: Persianate Words and Worlds: Introduction to “The Persianate”
Pardis Dabashi
Pathways to Persotopias
Aria Fani, Kevin L. Schwartz, Samuel Hodgkin
What is the Value of the Persianate to Afghan Studies? or, What Can Afghan History Tell Us about the Persianate? Lessons from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Nicole Ferreira
The Aestheticization of Persia from Kant to Hegel
Anahid Nersessian, Manu Samriti Chande
The Aristocracy of Qing Xinjiang as Patrons of Islamic Letters
David Brophy
Persianate Unfamiliarity: A Qaṣīda by Shawkat Bukhārī to Imam al-Rizā
Catherine Ambler
Fraught Intimacies: Persian and Hindu Publics in Colonial India
Supriya Gandhi
Remembering the Persianate in the Modern Novel
Alexander Jabbbari
From Daneshvar to Damahi: New Formulations of the Persianate
Atefeh Akbari Shahmirzadi
Afterword: The Persianate as Comparative Literature: A Concept in Search of a Method
Nile Green
13. Les études sur l’Asie centrale : pluridisciplinarité et connexions d’un champ
mercredi 11 et jeudi 12 décembre 2024
INALCO, Auditorium Dumézil, 2 rue de Lille, 75007 Paris
Cette journée d’étude est organisée dans le cadre des activités du GIS Moyen-Orient et Mondes musulmans, en partenariat avec l’Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO), l’Institut français d’études sur l’Asie centrale (IFEAC) et le Centre de recherche sur le Monde iranien (CeRMI). Elle fait suite à la rencontre qui s’est tenue en février 2023 intitulée « Les études sur l’Asie centrale : dynamiques scientifiques, nouveaux contextes de recherche ».
Dans la perspective de renforcer la structuration du champ, la journée d’étude a pour ambition de promouvoir les études centrasiatiques en rendant compte de leur dynamisme et de leur diversité, de mettre en relation ses différentes disciplines et composantes, et de proposer un moment d’échanges entre les collègues impliqué-e-s dans les travaux sur la région. L’Asie centrale est entendue dans une acception géographique large, s’étendant de l’Iran à la Mongolie et de l’Afghanistan à la Russie.
Cet appel s’adresse aux chercheuses et chercheurs de tout statut qui travaillent dans le large spectre des SHS, de l’Antiquité jusqu’à nos jours, sur des thématiques aussi diverses que le patrimoine, le religieux, le pouvoir, le territoire, les rapports sociaux, les circulations, le numérique, le changement climatique, les approches critiques, etc. La journée pourra également aborder les conséquences des crises géopolitiques actuelles sur les terrains et le champ de recherche centrasiatiques.
Les doctorant-e-s sont fortement incité-e-s à soumettre une proposition de communication.
Les propositions de communication devront comprendre un titre, un résumé de 200 mots, ainsi que le nom et l’affiliation de l’auteur/autrice.
Les propositions de posters devront comprendre un titre, un résumé du projet de recherche soulignant ses points importants, ainsi que le nom et l’affiliation de l’auteur/autrice. Les posters seront affichés sur le lieu de l’événement.
Merci d’envoyer votre proposition à l’adresse asiecentrale2024@gmail.com avant le 15 septembre 2024. Une réponse sera transmise au 30 septembre 2024.
Des financements sont possibles pour les participant.e.s ne résidant pas à Paris et ne disposant pas de ressources de leur institution.
14. ‘Amazing’ Viking-age treasure travelled half the world to Scotland, analysis finds
Lidded vessel is star object in rich Galloway Hoard and came from silver mine in what is now Iran
15. ONLINE Webinar “ Making and Remaking Empire in Early Qajar Iran”
with Assef Ashraf British
Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS), 25 September, 2024, 5:00 pm UK Time
In 1722, the Safavid empire collapsed. An empire that ruled for over two centuries, and which in its heyday spanned parts of Central Asia, the Caucasus, and present-day Iran, came to a swift end. The following decades were ones of political turmoil, and it was only with the rise of the Qajars in the 1780s that a level of stability was restored.
This talk, while drawing on a range of sources, will focus on how the Qajars governed their new empire. In doing so, it offers an explanation for how and why Qajar Iran formed out of the cauldron of eighteenth-century unrest, but also hopes to advance our understanding of an understudied but transitional moment in Iranian history.
Information and registration:
https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/making-and-remaking-empire-in-early-qajar-iran/
- September 03, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Dunhuang Foundation is excited to announce the first lecture of our new online series, “Curating the Silk Roads”, which will feature seven esteemed curators from US institutions, each offering unique insights into the field of Silk Roads studies.
Our first speaker is Dr. Courtney A. Stewart, Senior Research Associate with the Department of Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Her lecture, “A Cut Above: Diamond Faceting at the Mughal Court” will take place on Thursday, September 5 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on Zoom.
The lecture examines the fascinating narrative of diamond cutting and trade through the overlooked perspective of Indian and Middle Eastern gemological history. The lecture will be approximately 45 minutes long with a 15-minute Q&A.
To read a more detailed abstract of the lecture topic or to find out more about the lecturer, click here: https://mailchi.mp/e2b09861c025/webinar-invitation-from-the-dunhuang-foundation-dr-courtney-a-stewart
To register for this webinar, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z7itLyKrR1mA_-pZsZCRfA#/registration
Contact Information
Dr. Rachel Parikh, Deputy Director, Dunhuang Foundation
Contact Email
URL
https://dunhuangfoundation.us/
2. Islamic Archaeology Conference (ISAC) 2024
07-09 November, Goethe-University Frankfurt
Casino building, Campus Westend, Nina-Rubinstein-Weg 1
Islamic Archaeology as a discipline has seen a spectacular growth in complexity and number of themes in the last two decades. Islamic Archaeology Conference 2024 celebrates this growth, focusing on the material culture of the Early and Middle Islamic periods (600-1500 AD). The conference aims to provide a platform for contributions from diverse groups of people and for exchanging ideas, methodologies, and discoveries in Islamic archaeology.
The conference keynote speakers:
Mahmoud Hawari, Andrew Petersen and Marie-Odile Rousset
Registration:
until 20.10.24 at isac.arc2024@gmail.com
Fees: up to € 25
Program and further information:
https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/131497284/Islamische_Arch%C3%A4ologie_und_Kunstgeschichte
Contact Email
URL
https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/131497284/Islamische_Arch%C3%A4ologie_und_Kunstges…
3. ISHMap Symposium and Workshop 2025
Mapping the Cultural Crossroads
Campus Condorcet (Aubervilliers), Paris, France 08-11 July 2025
We are delighted to welcome proposals to participate in the International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) Symposium and Workshop that will take place in Campus Condorcet (Aubervilliers), Paris, France, from 8 to 11 July 2025. Symposium is organized in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary laboratory Géographie-cités (member of French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)). The Symposium is open to all working in the history of cartography. The Workshop welcomes applications from professionals at the early stages in academic and public careers.
Applications are open to 31 October 2024 for individual papers, panels and roundtables or other proposed sessions; review and acceptance will occur by January 2025. Additional details about the symposium program and associated activities are forthcoming.
A two-day Workshop (8-9 July) for early career professionals (scholars, curators, archivists, and librarians) working in the history of cartography, will precede the Symposium. Hands-on activities led by four experts in the field may include work with the collection of Asian maps kept in National Library of France, discussion on curating digitalized and digital-born maps, sessions ocusing on the themes on post-colonial mapping and local knowledge, materiality and production of the maps as well as use and circulation of maps.
The Symposium (10 and 11 July) focuses on mapping the cultural crossroads. We particularly welcome proposals that address cultural aspects of cartography, particularly cross-cultural exchanges and global circulation of knowledge. Proposals that address or inspire comparative approaches in map history will be especially welcome.
Post-event trip to Vincennes with guided tour through the cartographic treasures of the Historical Archives Center kept in the Château de Vincennes, a former fortress and royal residence dating back to 14th century is planned for 12 July.
Building on the successful 2023 Symposium and Workshop held in Berlin, Germany, we are pleased to plan an in-person event.
EVENT CALENDAR
31 October 2024: Application deadline for Symposium and Workshop.
15 January 2025: Acceptances delivered.
1 May 2025: Registration for participants closes.
15 May2025: Final program available online
1 July 2025: Registration for non-participants (attendees) closes.
8-9 July 2025: ISHMap III Workshop (in person)
9 July 2025 evening: ISHMap 2025 Keynote (hybrid) and General Meeting (hybrid)
10-11 July 2025: ISHMap VIII Symposium (in person)
12 July 2025: Tentative post-event field trip to Vincennes
Co-Chairs:
Mirela Altic, Institute of Social Sciences (Croatia), Chair, ISHMap Trustees
Nicolas Verdier, Géographie-Cités, UMR 8504 (France);
Juliette Dumasy, Université d’Orléans, laboratoire POLEN, EA 4710 (France)
Additional information is available at the website of the International Society for the History of the Map (https://ishmap.com)
Contact Information
International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap)
Mirela Altic, Chair of ISHMap
4. Library of Congress Event: Mapping in the Islamic Tradition
The Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress and Philip Lee Phillips Society will be holding an event on September 19, 2024: Mapping in the Islamic Tradition.
Surveying the Surveyors: Modern Maps of Afghanistan, and Their Critics
Speaker: Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, Professor, Department of History, James Madison University
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Shah Mahmoud Hanifi is Professor of History at James Madison University where he teaches courses on the Middle East and South Asia. Hanifi’s publications have addressed subjects including colonial political economy and intellectual history, the Pashto language, photography, cartography, animal and environmental studies, and Orientalism in Afghanistan.
Ṣūrat al-Arḍ: Ways of Seeing Islamic Depictions of the World and Beyond
Speaker: Karen Pinto, Associate Scholar, Religious Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder
Time: 3:00 – 4:00pm EDT
From Karachi, Pakistan, of South Asian, Russian, French, and 16th century Goan-Portuguese heritage, educated at Dartmouth and Columbia, Karen Pinto specializes in the history of Islamic cartography and its intersections between Ottoman, European, and other worldly cartographic traditions.
Click here to register for the virtual program on Zoom.
Contact Email
URL
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-414534/mapping-in-the-islamic-tradition/2024-09-…
5. University of Edinburgh
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series, Fall 2024 (Online)
6. The Latin America and Caribbean Islamic Studies Newsletter
Vol. 4, no. 3 | Summer 2024
https://www.lacisa.org/newsletter
7. The Islamic College, London
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Open EVENING
Our Open Days and Open Evenings offer you the perfect opportunity to experience The Islamic College first hand and gather all the information you need to make an informed decision. After our Welcome Talk, where you’ll be introduced to The Islamic College, its history, and our flexible study options, you will be able to visit the site, get expert advice on applications, meet our friendly staff and students, and discover how we can support your academic journey.
Next chance to meet us
September 10th 6.00- 8.30.
Book your place to join us
https://islamic-college.ac.uk/study/open-evening/
8. Freer Research Center Spotlight: Fall 2024
‘Sneak Peek’ online series
Staff members present brief, personal perspectives and ongoing research, followed by discussion. This popular online lunchtime series returns with a new season of events focused around this year’s theme of word and image. Staff members present brief, personal perspectives and ongoing research, followed by discussion. This popular online lunchtime series returns with a new season of events focused around this year’s theme of word and image.
Sneak Peek | Exhibiting a Book like No Other: The Great Mongol Shahnama
Tuesday, September 17
12–12:40 p.m.
Online
Register in advance (required)
Simon Rettig, Associate Curator for the Arts of the Islamic World
9. Call for Papers: 11th IDHN Conference on Digital Methods in Islamic Studies
11th IDHN Conference will take place online on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
We invite scholars, researchers, and practitioners who are developing or deploying digital methods and tools in the study of Islam, Muslim communities, and languages to contribute to our conference. This is a unique opportunity to share your research, methodologies, and innovations with a diverse, interdisciplinary audience from around the world. Our conference is open to participants from humanistic, social scientific, and scientific disciplines.
To participate, please send an email to team@idhn.org with a title, an abstract (150-300 words) outlining your objectives and methodology, and your academic affiliation by Friday, October 11, 2024.
We will select approximately four to six presentations for our conference. Each presentation will be 20 minutes long, followed by Q&A for 10 minutes. We will hold the meeting online on Zoom; the access code and link will be sent to you in the network’s newsletter. We will schedule our conference to accommodate presenters from all time zones. This schedule will correspond with the morning hours in the Americas and evening hours in Europe and the Middle East.
10. From Marrakesh to Isfahan:
A discussion with Dr. Finbarr Barry Flood about the new books by Abbey Stockstill and Farshid Emami
Friday, September 13, 12 PM EST/11 PM CT/5 PM GMT
Please join us for the joint book event From Marrakesh to Isfahan, a discussion between Abbey Stockstill and Farshid Emami regarding their recent publications in the “Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies” series with Penn State Press, moderated by Dr. Finbarr Barry Flood. Spanning the medieval to the early modern, and reaching across the breadth of the Islamic world, Stockstill and Emami take innovative approaches to studying urban space, drawing on phenomenological experiences and novel readings of historical source material. In doing so, they question traditional paradigms of urbanism in the Islamic lands, and explore alternative models for understanding metropolitan development. Stockstill’s book, Marrakesh and the Mountains: Landscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib, explores the city’s emergence as a North African capital under the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties, and the powerfully resonant role the surrounding landscape played in expressing authority and belonging on an urban scale. Emami’s Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran develops the nature of Safavid cosmopolitanism as the product of a variety of individual and communal urban experiences, and expressed through the sensorial as much as the architectural. Join us on Friday, September 13, at 12 PM EST/11 PM CT/5 PM GMT for a discussion of these new contributions to architecture and urbanism in the Islamic world.
To register for the webinar, please visit:
https://riceuniversity.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jmp6S3qwTJurXEsp1fMIoA
11. The fall 2024 program of New York University’s Silsila: Center for Material Histories.
ALL EVENTS ARE IN-PERSON ONLY – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All events take place at NYU in Room 222, 20 Cooper Square, New York 10003. It is imperative that all those who wish to attend register in advance – this is currently a mandatory condition of entry into NYU buildings. Details and registration links can be found on our website at the end of the page for each event. The program is now available on our website:
https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/silsila.html
September 18th (Wednesday), 6:30-8:00pm
“I AM NOT THE RIVER JHELUM”
Film screening and discussion with the director, Prabhash Chandra, artistic director of Alpana Cinema, Delhi
October 25th (Friday), 10.00am-6:00pm
“THE MATERIALS OF MAGIC: BETWEEN COEXISTENCE AND RESISTANCE”
Workshop
Speakers:
Jean-Charles Coulon, CNRS-IRHT, Paris
Ittai Weinryb, Bard Graduate Center
Eyob Derillo, Former Curator of the Ethiopian Collections, The British Library
Hagos Abrha Abay, University of Toronto
Supriya Gandhi, Yale University
Ahmed AlMaazmi, Princeton University
Amila Buturović, York University, Canada
Alexandra Cook, Durham University
Lyla Halsted, Davidson College
November 6th (Wednesday), 6:30-8:30pm
“AFRICAN INTELLECTUALS IN MEDIEVAL ASIA: DEBATES AND CIRCULATIONS ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN”
Lecture by Mahmood Kooria, Lecturer in the History of the Indian Ocean World, University of Edinburgh
Wednesday November 22nd (Friday) 10:00am-6:00pm
“MEDIEVAL ETHIOPIA IN A GLOBAL FRAME”
Workshop
Speakers:
Marie-Laure Derat, CNRS (Orient et Méditerranée), Paris
Claire Bosc-Tiessé, CNRS, Paris
Mikael Muehlbauer, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Awet Teklehimanot Araya, University of East Anglia
Michael Gervers, University of Toronto
Jacopo Gnisci, University College London
Andrea Achi, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hamza Zafer, University of Washington & Princeton University
12. Persian Printing in Comparative Context: The Place of Iran in Three Technological Diffusion Zones
Wednesday, ZOOM 5 September 2024, 12:00pm EDT
Professor Nile Green, University of California, Los Angeles
Zoom Registration
https://utoronto.zoom.us/…/tZ0pd-uorjMvGNQtfHpS…
- August 30, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
- 0 Comment
Shii News – Academic Items
1.ONLINE Conference: “The Qur’ān and the Turkic World: Context and Interpretation”, Center for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University, Sydney, 5 February 2025
Main themes: Transmission and Translation of the Qur’ānic Text among the Turkic World. – The Qur’ān’s Impact on the Development of Islamic Culture and Identity in the Turkic States. –The Qur’ānic Interpretive Methodology (Hermeneutics) and Frameworks in the Turkic World.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024.
Information: https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/centres/cisac/research/the-quran-and-the-turkic-world
2. Assistant Professor of Arabic (Tenure-Track), Department of Classical Mediterranean and Middle East, Macalester College, St Paul, Minnesota
Candidates should demonstrate passion and ability for teaching Modern Standard Arabic at all levels, conversance with Arabic dialects, as well as research and teaching interests in the literature, history, cultures, and/or societies of the classical Arab world.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2024. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28020
3. NYUAD Winter Writing Retreat at the New York University Abu Dhabi, 6-24 January 2025
this retreat aims to foster a scholarly community for up to 6 scholars from around the world and to advance research projects in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures. Scholars will have the opportunity to work on any type of academic writing, including a research article, book manuscript, chapter or essay.
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2024. Information and registration: http://apply.interfolio.com/146981
4. Postdoctoral position in ERC project “ALiDiM” on Classical Arabic @ Ca’ Foscari
We are currently seeking to fill a postdoctoral position in the ALiDiM project at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The position is scheduled to start on November 1, 2024. The contract (“assegno di ricerca”) will be initially issued for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to two additional years.
The successful candidate will contribute to the work package on the specialized linguistic lexicon in early Arabic linguistic works. Further information on the position is available at this link. The application deadline is September 20, 2024, 12:00 CEST.
Please check the call for applications published on the university website for details on the application and selection process.
5. Workshop – Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Hatem Arafa (Online) – September 15– October 2
The Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections (DLIVCC), University of Edinburgh will be hosting an online Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Hatem Arafa.
A calligrapher with a degree from the Traditional Islamic Arts Faculty at FSMV University in Istanbul, Arafa’s projects include interior calligraphy for the Cary Mosque, USA (2022), commemorative coins for Djibouti (2023) and Qatar’s World Cup (2022), and the logo and interior calligraphy artworks for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage (2023).
- Duration: 3 weeks, with two 2-hour lessons per week (total of 6 lessons)
- Schedule: 15 September – End: 2 October. Each 2-hour session will be held Sundays/Wednesdays between 7-9pm BST.
- Format: Online on Zoom
- Focus: Teaching Diwani calligraphy, starting from individual letters to forming words and sentences
- Places are limited
For details and registration link please visit our website.
Questions? info@digitallabivcc.com
Contact Information
Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections (DLIVCC)
School of History of Art
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Contact Email
URL
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- August 27, 2024
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Virtual Islamic Art History Seminar Series (VIAHSS) is pleased to announce our Fall 2024 program. Please note that all talks will now take place on Tuesdays instead of Fridays at 12 noon EST/5PM UK/7PM Turkey (unless otherwise noted). Registration links for individual events will be sent out approximately one week before the program.
To receive these links, please sign up for our mailing list at www.viahss.org .
Fall 2024 Presentations
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Özlem Yıldız (Temple University)
Bringing the Heavenly Down to Earth: Nature, Bodies, and Objects as Symbols of the Divine in the Illustrated Qisas al-AnbiyaManuscripts from the Sixteenth-Century
Tuesday, September 17, 204
[Please note this talk will be one hour earlier than usual, at 11:00 am NYC]
Muhammad Hadi bin Osni (Community Researcher, My Community Limited)
Positioning Singapore’s Early Modernist Mosques in Southeast Asia Architectural History (1977-1981)
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Heba Mostafa (University of Toronto)
Architecture of Anxiety: Body Politics and the Formation of Islamic Architecture
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Cailah Jackson (Independent Scholar)
Mevlevi Manuscript Culture in the Late Medieval Period
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Mahnam Najafi (Shahid Beheshti University)
The Evolution of Squares in Qajar Tehran: A Study of Urban and Social Changes
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Sinem Casale (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500-1639
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Amber Elisabeth Peters (Ca’Foscari University)
The Ocean in Early-Modern South Asian Art
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Ahmad Rafiei (Toledo Museum of Art)
Beyond Allegory to Prosody: Unraveling Reza Abbasi’s Artistic Odyssey Through Yul Quli Beg’s Influence
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 [postponed from August 20]
Caroline Angle Maguire (University of Maryland, College Park)
Ashley Miller (University of Michigan Museum of Art)
Elizabeth Rauh (American University of Cairo)
A Roundtable Discussion:
Exhibiting MENA Cultural Heritage: Post-colonial Interventions
As always, you can find a full schedule of upcoming talks and register for our list-serv on our website at www.viahss.org. Although not every talk is recorded, we also have recordings of several recent talks available on the VIAHSS Vimeo page at www.vimeo.com/viahss. Lastly, you can follow us on X at @viahss and on Instagram at @theviahss to stay up to date on upcoming events!
Contact Information
Dr. Alexander Brey and Rachel Winter
Contact Email
URL
https://viahss.org/upcoming-talks/
2. Princeton University – Assistant Professor in South Asian Art History (tenure-track)
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67461
Closing date: Jan 15, 2025
3. Italy and the Islamic World,
From Caesar to Mussolini
Ali Humayun Akhtar
Edinburgh, 2024
‘To celebrate the publication of this essential volume, we are offering £10/$10 off until the end of September.’
Visit our website to order your copy – no code needed!
4. ONLINE Webinar “Global Islamophobia and the Rise of Populism” by Ivan Kalmar & Audrey Truschke, „Democracy and Ethnonationalism Lecture Series”, Rutgers Law School, 15 October 2024, 12:00 pm EDT
Information and registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ThhPNVrQSO2SPM9NIcXkUA#/registration
5. International Conference on ‘Qur’anic Readings in AI Era’, Kerala, India, 20 October 2024
Themes: • Qur’anic Guidance for Human Life in the Age ff AI. • AI and Social Justice in the Light of the Qur’an. • Relevance and Authenticity of Interpretations of Qur’an. • Perfection of Holy Qur’an throughout Centuries. • Legal and Regulatory Aspects of AI in Islamic Jurisprudence. • Quranic View on Ethical Framework of AI. • Areas of Engagement with Islamic Law.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 September 2024.
Information: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/seminar-brochure-1.pdf
6. Postdoctoral research fellow (m/f/d), with expected full-time employment, limited to max. 3 years – E 13 TV-L HU
Your profile: Doctoral degree in Islamic Theology or Islamic Studies with excellent grades; advanced knowledge of German, English, and Arabic; knowledge of Turkish is preferred; experience in research and teaching, as well as aptitude and motivation for independent interdisciplinary work.
Deadline for application: 4 September 2024; Information:
7. PhD Candidate Related to the Project “The Conceptual History of Ethics in Modern Arabic”, Radboud Universiteit, Nijmegen, Netherland
Profile: MA in Islamic Studies, Arabic, History, Philosophy, or another discipline related to your project; demonstrated interest in conceptual history or Arabic intellectual history; knowledge of conceptual historiographical theory and method and other background knowledge necessary to complete your proposed project; excellent command of written and spoken English, written Arabic, and preferably command of additional languages relevant to the field.
Extended deadline for applications: 1 September 2024. Information:
8. International Winter School “Outer Space Cooperation in the Middle East”, Institute for International Cooperation, Technological Diplomacy and Communication, UN City of Bonn, 6-8 December 2024
The international Winter School offers students from the Middle East and Germany a platform for exchange on space cooperation in the Middle East. High-ranking international experts provide participants with input so that they can then develop innovative approaches to cooperation potential in workshops. A UN simulation offers the opportunity to put theoretical knowledge into practice. All costs are covered by the ICI.
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2024.
Information: https://www.ici-institute.de/winter-school-2024-outer-space-cooperation-in-the-middle-east
9. Residence Program in “Advanced Arabic Language and Social Studies”, Language Center at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar, 12 January – 1 May 2025
Deadline for applications: 1 September 2024. Information: https://dilc.wufoo.com/forms/mkvqolg1id49pf
- August 24, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Spring 2025 Workshop of the Mediterranean Seminar: “The Multilingual Mediterranean”, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 28 February 28 – 1 March 2025
Our theme encompasses such topics as language contact zones, multilingual art forms and media, and the relationships between language and identity. Our hope is to attract contributions from scholars working on several geographical contexts and historical periods in the Mediterranean world. We also hope to encourage contributions from a diverse range of disciplinary perspectives – including the interplay and intersection of visual, musical, and material “languages” in the Mediterranean world.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2024. Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSZBJaWnpb6Bd1gHNyzfAMhgQbM9mJvfRLsBPPY4PPYiOM7Q/viewform
2. Research Fellow for Project “Encounters and Mixing between the Red Sea and Asia Regions (1800-2000s)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or PhD in one of the following fields: History of Africa, History of Asia, History of International Relations, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable scientific/professional track record. In addition to English and possibly a second European language, knowledge of a language from the Red Sea region or Asia appropriate to the case study to be investigated within the project is also required.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Contatti-e-ascendenze-miste-tra-Mar-Rosso-e-regioni-asiatiche.pdf
3. Research Fellow for Project “Towards a Digital Archive of Mixedness in the Red Sea (1800-2000)”, Department of Historical Studies, University of Turin
Qualifications: MA or a PhD in one of the following fields: History, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Digital Humanities, Digital Engineering, or other related areas. They should also have a suitable professional track record. In addition to an excellent knowledge of English, knowledge of other European languages is required, while knowledge of non-European languages is highly valued.
Deadline for applications: 23 September 2024. Information: https://www.asaiafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Verso-un-archivio-digitale-della-mixedness-nel-Mar-Rosso.pdf
4. Postdoctoral Researcher (80 %) for the Project “Participation in Islamic-Social-ethical Reflec-tions”, Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SCIS), University of Fribourg/Switzerland
Requirements: Doctorate in Islamic Studies, Islamic Theological Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology or anothersocial/cultural science discipline; • Research interest in the topic of the project; • In-depth knowledge of relevant research methods; • Knowledge of German and/or French.
Deadline for applications: 30 August 2024.
Information: https://www.unifr.ch/webnews/content/159/attach/12508.pdf
5. ONLINE Fall Semester 2024 in Arab Studies, University of Birzeit, 16 September – 10 December 2024
Courses: 1. Colloquial Arabic. – 2. Standard Arabic. – 3. The Palestine Question. – 4. Modern & Contemporary Arab Thought.
Deadline for applications: 5 September 2024.
Information: https://pas.birzeit.edu/news-events/call-application-online-fall-semester-2024-2025
6. Proposals for Books in the Lexington Series on “Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Arab World”
Topics in the series include, but not limited to, queerness in the Arab novel, political violence in the context of gender, how gender relations are affected by displacement, encampment and return, the interaction between violence and its gendered representations in cinema, and the portrayal of gender in graphic novels. The series welcomes contributions of monographs and edited volumes from various disciplines related to women, gender, and sexuality in the Arab world.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2024/08/13/calls-for-book-proposals
7. Articles on “Mediterranean Food” for the New Journal “I.S. Med: Interdisciplinary Studies on the Mediterranean”
Submissions are invited on the topic of food and hospitality in and of the Mediterranean from interdisciplinary perspectives (humanities, social sciences, international law, media studies, art, and other fields of research). Any historical period of reference is welcome though we strongly encourage presenters to focus on the early modern to contemporary times.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 September 2024. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/submissions-interdisciplinary-studies-on-the-mediterranean-mediterranean-food?e=82aeb6c61d
8. Chargé de mission “chercheur” (F/H) – Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO) – Antenne de Beyrouth – Liban
Compétence : Titulaire d’un diplôme de doctorat dans l’une des disciplines des études arabes, médiévales et modernes d’un établissement d’enseignement supérieur français, d’un autre pays de l’Union européenne. – Expérience dans le monde de la recherche en archéologie et histoire. – Bonne capacité d’organisation et d’animation des réseaux scientifiques, et capacité à conduire ses propres recherches et à rédiger les textes de présentation de ses travaux et d’expertise.
Date limite de candidature : 26 aout 2024.
Information: https://emplois.diplomatie.gouv.fr/nos-offres/54db82cf-1403-4010-9f2c-a065f55666d4
9. Chargé de mission “chercheur” (F/H) – Institut français d’études anatoliennes (IFEA) à Istanbul – Turquie
Date limite de candidature : 28 aout 2024
https://emplois.diplomatie.gouv.fr/nos-offres/93ec8c46-bf0d-4b26-9b06-06d1ad485a30
10. United States Naval Academy – Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern history
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67483
Applications will be reviewed beginning September 30, 2024, but applications will be accepted after that date and until the position is filled.
11. Bates College – Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Islam)
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67490
Close: Oct 14, 2024.
12. “Craft Geographies: Unravelling Material Cultures and Communities in South and Central Asian History,” at the 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia, University of Wisconsin–Madison, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Please find our flyer attached here.
Speakers:
Amanda Lanzillo (University of Chicago) :: “Listen O Muslims, Especially You Blacksmiths”: Craft knowledge and Pashtun labour migration in the early twentieth century
Ping-hsiu Alice Lin (Harvard University) :: Tacit Knowledge and Moving Artisans in South Asia
Mohit Manohar (University of Chicago) :: Formal Convergences and Iconographic Ambiguities at the Tombs of Bukhara and Mandu
Benjamin James Nourse (University of Denver) :: Tibetan Woodblock Printing: Craft, Craftspeople, Networks, and Identity in 17th and 18th-century Inner Asia
Pranav Prakash (University of Oxford) :: An Inquiry into the Transregional Imagination of Book Arts in Persianate Societies (12th–15th Centuries)
Fatima Quraishi (University of California–Riverside) :: Crafting a Vision of Kashmir: Painting and Stitching Place in the Nineteenth Century
Amanda Respess (Ohio State University) :: Beyond the River and Below the Wind: Contextualizing Early Epigraphic Ceramic Production along the Medieval Islamicate Trade Routes
Megan Eaton Robb (University of Pennsylvania) :: Respecting the Writing, Respecting the Writer: Inheritors of Calligraphy Respectability Texts in Colonial India
Respondents:
Shah Mahmoud Hanifi (James Madison University)
Benjamin Hopkins (George Madison University)
Sylvia W. Houghteling (Bryn Mawr College)
Ron Sela (Indian University Bloomington)
If you are planning to attend the conference, please consider attending our symposium. Please contact Pranav Prakash (pranav.prakash@chch.ox.ac.uk ) and Amanda Lanzillo (amandalanzillo@uchicago.edu ) for additional information, including the full schedule.
- August 20, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture
Call for Abstracts for Volume 2
With the first issue of the Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture moving towards publication, it is time to call for abstracts for the second issue.
The Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture embraces a broad chronological scope from the 7th to the 20th century. This peer-reviewed journal, with two issues per year, aims to encourage and promote the study of art and architecture from across the Islamic world in its widest sense.
Published papers will reflect a wide range of scholarly perspectives, a diversity of approaches, and the full chronological and geographical scope of the field. It is dedicated to publishing in English the most intellectually rigorous and original papers by scholars from across the world.
Issues appear in April and October and contain a range of articles up to 8,000 words in length and up to 20 colour images each.
Following standard EUP practice, there will be no transliteration apart from distinguishing ‘ain from hamza.
The journal includes articles of major significance which together demonstrate a wide diversity of material and approaches. In addition to studies of traditional media and regions, innovative and ground-breaking research that addresses new or unusual material, areas and approaches will be included.
The Editorial Board consists of the founder editor (Robert Hillenbrand) and three lead editors: a managing editor (Richard McClary) and two associate editors (Francesca Leoni and Yusen Yu). An international advisory board aids in commissioning and performing peer-review tasks. The journal also has a designated permanent copy/desk editor.
All potential authors are requested to submit abstracts of up to 250 words that sets out the core content of their proposed article.
The three lead editors will consider the abstracts submitted, then select a number of articles to be submitted in full for peer review, considering carefully the number of articles required per issue.
Peer review for each short-listed article is anonymous, and the journal will be listed on key indexing sites such as Web of Science.
We invite abstracts to be sent to jiaa.submissions@gmail.com by the closing date of November 1st 2024, with the final articles to be submitted by March 31st 2025. The second issue is due to be published in April 2026.
2. The Art History Department at the CUNY Graduate Center invites you to attend a panel featuring the authors of two groundbreaking monographs on Mughal painting, both published in 2023: The Brush of Insightby Dr. Yael Rice and Faces of Godby Dr. Murad Khan Mumtaz.
The authors understand paintings to have been portals for dreams, visions, and sacred presence, and to have invited spiritual insight. With innovative interpretations grounded in close looking, Rice and Mumtaz deepen our understanding of Mughal visuality. Each explores the provocative question: what do Mughal paintings do? Additionally, the authors significantly advance the study of artists, patronage, and artistic processes. The panel offers a chance to learn about Indo-Muslim ontologies, the power of gazing, especially on beauty, and the expressive sophistication of Mughal pictures. We invite colleagues outside Mughal art history to engage with what these scholars have to teach us about images. Specialists are welcome too! Graduate-student organized, discussion oriented.
CUNY Graduate Center, Martin E. Segal Theatre
365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, United States
Friday, September 6, 2024; 5:30 PM
Contact Information
Gilad BenDavid
Contact Email
3. Southern Methodist University – Lecturer in South or Southeast Asian Islam
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=67458
Closing date: Nov 15 2024
4. Arab World English Journal for Translation and Literary Studies welcomes the submission of papers for the October Issue 2024.
The submission deadline is September 5, 2024. The issue publication date is October Issue 2024.
For more details, click here.
Please send your submission as an attachment to TLS@awej.org
We have the pleasure of sending the full issue of AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies Volume 8 Number 2. May 2024
For individual papers, click here.
With our best wishes,
Kind regards,
AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies
https://awej-tls.org/
5. Grant – 2024 Canadian Friends of Sufi Arts, Culture, and Knowledge Research Awards Program
Subject Fields
Architecture and Architectural History, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Cultural History / Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology
CFSACK™ 2024 Research Awards is open for applications!
The Research Awards Program is dedicated to advancing the study and appreciation of Sufi arts, culture, and knowledge by offering financial support to students and scholars affiliated with Canadian higher educational or cultural institutions to advance their research on Sufi Arts, Culture, and Knowledge.
Grants are available to support a range of academic activities, such as fieldwork, archival research, and organizing conference or workshops. Undergraduate and Master’s students are eligible for up to $2,000 CAD, while PhD and Post-Doctoral fellows may receive up to $5,000 CAD. This opportunity offers significant support for advancing your research and enhancing the understanding of Sufi art and culture.
Subject areas eligible for the CFSACK Research Awards are wide-ranging and include any research project related to Sufi Art, Culture and Knowledge in fields including, but not limited to, art history, art, fine arts, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, classics, cultural studies, ethnomusicology, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. This diversity reflects the program’s commitment to fostering a comprehensive understanding of Sufi culture across various disciplines.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Application Opens: August 15, 2024
- Deadline to Apply: October 15, 2024
- Awards Commencement: January 2025
AWARD HIGHLIGHTS:
- Purpose: To advance the study and appreciation of Sufi arts, culture, and knowledge by supporting research activities such as travel for conferences or fieldwork, archival research, and organizing conferences or workshops.
- Eligibility: Students and scholars affiliated with Canadian higher educational or cultural institutions.
- Exclusive Opportunity: Awarded candidates may gain exclusive access to the Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO™ in Chatou, France, including complimentary admission, consultation with curators and researchers, and privileged access to the museum’s collections.
For more details, FAQs, and application guidelines, visit our website here: https://www.cfsack.org/research-awards
Contact Information
Nooshin Esmaeili – Chair of the Research Awards Committee – nesmaeili@cfsack.org
Shahed Ejadi – Director – sejadi@cfsack.org
Canadian Friends of Sufi Arts, Culture, and Knowledge (CFSACK)™
Contact Email
URL
https://www.cfsack.org/research-awards
6. CFP – Ars Orientalis 56 – deadline: September 1
Ars Orientalis invites submissions of innovative articles on the arts of the broad geographic area of Asia, from the ancient period to the contemporary. We seek original, previously unpublished work that reflect insightful interventions, including but not limited to comparative or interdisciplinary approaches, multi-media content, and digital humanities methods.
Ars Orientalis is a digital publication with a print-on-demand option. Manuscripts should be 8,000 to 12,000 words (including endnotes).
Please refer to the submission and style guide for additional guidelines.
To submit or request more information, please email ArsOrientalis@si.edu.
Articles must be received by September 1, 2024, to be considered for AO 56.
Contact Information
Judy Lee
Scholarly Programs and Publications Specialist, National Museum of Asian Art
Contact Email
URL
https://asia.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/AO-Style-Guide-2024.pdf
- August 17, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track ) in Anthropology or Sociology for Research on the Modern Arab Middle East, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Applicants must have training, linguistic expertise, and research and teaching interests in the region. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand when the appointment begins.
Deadline for applications: 31 October 2024.
Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?joblist—1664-27902
2. NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World, Abu Dhabi, 6-24
January 2025
This inaugural writing retreat aims to foster a scholarly community for up to 6 scholars from around the world and to advance research projects in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history. Scholars will have the opportunity to work on any type of academic writing, including a research article, book manuscript, chapter or essay.
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2024. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/146981
3. Articles for the “Journal of Ankara Studies”
The peer-reviewed journal, published twice a year, includes original research articles that reveal and discuss the historical, cultural, political, and economic development, geological transformation, and current urban problems of Ankara with the scientific methods and approaches of different disciplines. Adopting an open access policy, the journal is indexed in various indexes and databases.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2024. Information: https://ankaradergisi.org/eng/
4. Articles for the “Journal of Religious Minorities under Muslim Rule” (Brill)
Articles are invited that examine religious minorities (such as Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and other minoritarian Muslim groups) under majoritarian Muslim rule. The journal covers the period from 7th century Arabia to 1922 (the end of Ottoman rule), in addition to a large geographic area from North Africa and al-Andalus in the West to Iran, some Central Asian lands, well into Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia in the East.
We receive manuscripts on a rolling basis, and we publish two issues per year.
Information: https://www.editorialmanager.com/rmmr/default.aspx
5. Arab Studies Journal volume 32, no. 1 (Spring 2024) is now available.
https://tadweenpublishing.com/collections/peer-reviewed-journals
6. 4th INEKAS Summer School | 2024
“Islamic & Biblical Traditions: Sacred Texts, Contexts, and Intertexts”
In collaboration with the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter (UK)
19 presentations, 14 in English and 5 in Persian, in 6 days
August 29th, 30th, and September 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th
From 11:30 to 18:00 BST (6:30 to 13:00 EDT)
An opportunity for students interested in Islamic or Christian-Jewish studies
A glimpse into recent scholarship on:
Methodological Considerations
Quranic and Biblical Intertextuality
The Quran and Post-Biblical Literature
Theological and Historical Contexts of the Quran and Bible
Interfaith Relations: Muslims, Christians, and Jews
Deadline for Registration: August 28th
Deadline for Early-Bird Registration: August 18th
See the Program booklet here.
For more information and registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/985853282707
- August 13, 2024
- by Andrew Newman
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