Categories : Academic items

1.The Pourdavoud Center (UCLA) is pleased to announce the public launch of a new major research project, the UCLA Archaeological Gazetteer of Iran, led by our colleague and Pourdavoud Associate, Dr. Ali Mousavi. This project is a free-access, web-based encyclopedia of archaeological sites, places, and monuments of the greater Iranian World. The Pourdavoud Center envisions the Gazetteer to become a major vehicle for archaeological research on ancient Iran, as well as a digital resource for scholars and students worldwide.

 

As we celebrate the first day of Norouz 1400, on March 20, 2021, we invite you to visit the UCLA Archaeological Gazetteer of Iran at: irangazetteer.humspace.ucla.edu.

 

 

 

 

2. ONLINE 3^ème Forum du GIS MOMM : “Au-delà des frontières. La recherche française et les nouvelles circulations régionales des savoirs au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient”, 23 mars, 30 mars et 6 avril 2021

Le Forum a pour ambition d’ouvrir un espace de travail commun rassemblant les laboratoires de recherche métropolitains membres du GIS, les UMIFRE du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient, et un certain nombre d’acteurs locaux ou régionaux de la recherche.

Information et programme : http://majlis-remomm.fr/71441

 

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Seminar: “On Origin Myths and Genealogical Imagination: The Marginalization of Yemen’s Black Community” by Gokh Amin Alshaif, Department of History at Brandeis University, 24 March 2021, 11:00 am EST

Gokh Amin Alshaif will examine the origin myths and racialized genealogical imagination at the root of Black Yemenis’ (known as Muhamasheen) marginalization. She will discuss the ways in which some Yemenis deploy imagined genealogies to justify the Muhamasheen’s status and construct the categories of “Arab” and “Black” as mutually exclusive. Finally, she will explore acts of resistance by Muhamasheen activists today and their struggle to reclaim power over naming and genealogy.

Information and registration: https://brandeis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1NgKuKcrSFOzuTjEj37Bdw

 

 

 

 

4. ONLINE Lecture Series: “’Happy Together’ – The Entangled History of Jewish Communities in Ottoman Lands and Turkey”, Institut für Orientalistik, University of Vienna, Every Wednesday 24 March – 23 June 2021, 6:30 pm CET

The lecture series is dedicated to the history of Jews in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey as well as “Turkish” Jews in Europe. It will deal with important stages of Jewish history, beginning with the pre-modern period up to the republican period. Another thematic strand will be devoted to “Turkish” Jews in Europe, especially Vienna.

Information and registration: https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/dauerveranstaltungen/ringvorlesung-turkologie/

 

 

 

5. ONLINE Inaugural Talk: “The Road to the Quran Keyword Database” by Prof Elie Wardini (Stockholm University), Institute for Advanced Study, in Partnership with Gorgias Press, 25 March 2021, 12:00 pm EST

The author`s work on the lexicon of the Quran stems from his interest in contact between Aramaic and Arabic. A question to ask is: ‘What has the Quran contributed to the lexicon of Arabic? And what are its sources?’ The data from the Quran offered much more information than anticipated.

Information and registration: https://theias.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArdOyqqDwuHt1OZ0yfJesHTQmnfG4tH51D

 

 

 

 

6. ONLINE Conférence publique de l’IISMM : « Les épidémies en Islam: la question de la contagion et sa gestion religieuse et politique » par Anne-Marie Moulin et Sylvia Chiffoleau (CNRS), 6 avril 2021,  18h30 à 20h30 CET

Si vous souhaitez accéder à la visioconférence merci de bien vouloir rejoindre la salle en renseignant votre nom et choisissant “écoute seule” à l’adresse https://webconference.ehess.fr/b/bil-kca-tri.

 

 

 

 

7. 8^e Journées de la Halqa “Mobilisations et engagements dans les mondes arabes et musulmans (XVIIe-XXIe siècles)” Aix-en-Provence, 1-2 juillet 2021

Cette journée inviter les doctorant·e·s et masterant·e·s à présenter leurs travaux portant sur le monde arabe et musulman afin de faire un état des lieux collectif des recherches sur ces mobilisations et révolutions, ainsi que sur toutes celles qui y advinrent depuis plus de deux siècles.

Les propositions de sont à envoyer avant le 30 avril 2021. Information : https://halqa.hypotheses.org/4740

 

 

 

 

8. “Fourth European Convention on Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (Turkologentag)”, Vienna, 21-23 September 2023

The conference is organised by the Society for Turkic, Ottoman and Turkish Studies (GTOT) and the Chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the University of Vienna.

Stay tuned to https://turkologentag2023.univie.ac.at and subscribe to our Newsletter for updates and further information.

 

 

 

 

9. Lectureship in Islamic Studies, Cambridge Muslim College

The College is seeking an outstanding candidate to join its faculty with a specialization in at least one of three areas: (1) Qur’anic studies, (2) Hadith studies, (3) Islamic theology.

Deadline for application: 30 April 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/03/18/lectureship-in-islamic-studies

 

 

 

 

10. Visiting Assistant Professor (One Year) in Middle East and North African History, Claremont McKenna College

We especially encourage applicants capable of teaching courses that draw connections between the Middle East, Africa, and/or Latin and Central America.

Deadline for applications: 5 April 2021. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2021/03/16/one-year-vap-in-middle-east-history-at-claremont-mckenna-college

 

 

 

11. ONLINE Intensive Course on Yemen: “The 7^th Yemen Exchange”, Sana`a Center for Strategic Studies, 19-30 April 2021

The course is designed to provide unique access to information, perspectives, updates and analyses on Yemen for those seeking to develop a working background knowledge of the country as well as those already thoroughly versed in its dynamics.

Deadline for application: 28 March 2021. Information: https://sanaacenter.org/files/The_Seven_Yemen_Exchange_2021.pdf

 

 

 

 

12. ONLINE Course: “Islam and Constitutions. The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions“, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 12, 19 and 26 May 2021, 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm GMT

This course introduces participants to the conceptual foundations of constitutional law, the articulations of State-Islam relations in contemporary constitutions, and the various models of sharia provisions in a comparative perspective.

Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/142490233123

 

 

 

 

13. ONLINE Course: “Introduction to the Study of Islam and Muslims“, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 9,11, 16, 18, 23 and 25 June 2021, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm GMT

The course provides an introduction to the development of Islamic thought and institutions from the seventh century to the present day. It surveys basic sources and terminologies as well as providing an introduction to major trends in scholarship.

Information and registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/142719703475

 

 

 

 

14. ONLINE Summer Language School Program in Modern Turkish, Arabic and Persian, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, 5 July – 27 August 2021

The program offers intensive language instruction for international students and professionals. A wholly immersive experience is designed to comprise co-curricular and extra-curricular activities such as conversation tables and study hours; seminars by top scholars on Turkish history, politics, literature, and art; cultural events, movie screenings and, field trips to historical sites and archives.

Application deadline: 29 May 2021. Information: https://summer.ihu.edu.tr/ihu-summer-school-languages-program-2021/

 

 

 

15. The British Library

A beautiful Qur’an manuscript from Kampar, Riau, digitised through EAP

A recent Endangered Archives Programme (EAP) project in Indonesia – EAP1020, ‘Preserving and digitising the endangered manuscript in Kampar, Riau Province, Indonesia’, led by Fikru Mafar and colleagues – has digitised one of the finest illuminated Qur’an manuscripts documented in Sumatra.

 

 

 

 

16. The second in a series of dialogues between scholars in the U.S. and Iran, jointly organized by the University of Michigan (Middle East Studies) and the University of Chicago (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations):

A Dialogue on Pre-Modern Persian Literature
featuring
Maryam Hosseini (Al-Zahra University)
Mohammad-Jafar Yahaghi (Ferdowsi University Mashhad)
and
Franklin Lewis (University of Chicago)
moderated by Shahla Farghadani (University of Michigan)

Date: Saturday, 27 March 2021 / 7 Farvardin 1400
Time: 10:30am EDT / 7:00pm Tehran

Please note the discussion will be in Persian. To attend, please register at https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eFg73zCeSD6XcuBz3lH-KA

 

 

 

17. Free 5-week online course ‘The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction’: Starts Monday 5th April

The University of Edinburgh will be running its popular FREE online course “The Sharia and Islamic Law: An Introduction” for the third time this year.

Join experts from the University of Edinburgh and other leading universities, as well as thousands of students from over 150 countries for this rich and dynamic short course. For further information and free registration, follow this link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/an-introduction-to-the-sharia-and-islamic-law

 

 

 

18. Northern Arizona University – Lecturer (Non-Tenure-Track), Islamic World and Global History

http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=61187

Review of applications begins April 12, 2021.

1.Postdoctoral Fellowship in Indian Ocean World Studies
The Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC), McGill University, welcomes applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Indian Ocean World Studies, starting in September 2021. This position is for one year, with possibility of renewal for a second year.
Of particular interest are projects that examine the causes and impacts of environmental catastrophes in the eastern Indian Ocean World (from eastern India to China and Japan).
Successful candidates will work with IOWC Director, Gwyn Campbell, and a vibrant IOWC community of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and affiliates. In addition to their own research, fellows will be expected to participate in and help organize IOWC activities, including a Speaker/Podcast Series, conferences, Graduate Working Paper Series, and multidisciplinary research projects, as well as to assist in the teaching of IOW history.

Eligibility
Scholars who have received their PhD after September 2018, or who will have completed their PhD degree requirements by August 2021 in any discipline applicable to Indian Ocean World studies are eligible to apply. We particularly encourage applications from scholars with the ability to conduct archival research in one or more IOW languages. A high standard of written English is expected and editing experience desirable. Experience with digital humanities and GIS is an asset – and a willingness to learn necessary. A valid work permit will be required from international postdoctoral scholars for registration.

Salary
The annual salary for this position is $34,611.00 CAD

Applications must include:
1) a statement of interest and research proposal (maximum 2 pages)

2) a full curriculum vitae

3) a writing sample, not to exceed 20 pages.

Applicants must apply through McGill’s online portal in Workday (https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/careers<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/careers__;!!FjuHKAHQs5udqho!b6zd8IBTc40vLZ9oYl92ZAYHHoTY4SWWiHzCDKcMKzGIF5voU8Pue5rZxykaCBM$>). All materials must be uploaded, preferably as one document. A copy of the application should be sent to iowc (at) mcgill.ca. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to send two letters of recommendation, sent directly from their referees to gwyn.campbell (at) mcgill.ca and iowc (at) mcgill.ca in a single message under the title: IOWC Postdoctoral Fellowship.

For questions about the Fellowship, please contact Prof. Gwyn Campbell at gwyn.campbell (at) mcgill.ca .
All applications must be submitted in full by 15 April 2021.

 

 

2. The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) has several opportunities available in conjunction with its Fourteenth Annual ASMEA Conference being held in Washington, D.C. November 13 – 15, 2021.

To stimulate new and diverse lines of discourse about the Middle East and Africa, ASMEA will once again offer its Research Grant Program. This program seeks to support research on topics that deserve greater attention. An applicant may submit a proposal that constitutes new and original research within these five areas: minorities and women, military history, governance and economy, faith, and Iran. Grants of up to $2500 will be awarded. Learn more and apply HERE.

The ASMEA Travel Grant Program provides funds primarily to Ph.D. students, post-Docs, and junior faculty studying the Middle East or Africa interested in presenting their research at the Annual ASMEA Conference. Grants of up to $750 will be awarded and may be used to cover expenses associated with attending the Annual Conference. Learn more HERE.

New this year, ASMEA has announced the Bernard Lewis Prize for scholars or practitioners working on issues of antisemitism. The $2500 prize will be awarded at the Fourteenth Annual Conference. Learn more HERE.

The deadline to submit a Research or Travel Grant application is April 30, 2021. The deadline to submit an application for the Bernard Lewis Prize is June 30, 2021.

Questions can be directed to info@asmeascholars.org.

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Research and Training Workshop /  Atelier de recherche et de formation

 

Reading Sources in Area Studies

Contribution of biographical data for the social and cultural history

of Turko-Iranian societies (9th-18th c.)

 

Lire les sources en études aréales

L’apport des données biographiques pour l’histoire sociale et culturelle

du monde turko-iranien (IX^e-XVIII^e s.)

 

Panel 1: Friday 26 March 2021 / vendredi 26 mars 2021:
From biographical production to history / De l’écriture biographique à l’histoire

Panel 2: Tuesday 20 April 2021 / mardi 20 avril 2021:

Epigraphy and craftsmanship in the Iranian world / L’épigraphie et l’artisanat du monde iranien

 

PhD candidate students and advanced MA students are invited to apply for participation

Doctorants et étudiants de Master sont encouragés à participer

 

To register to get the Zoom link / inscription à la visioconférence

http://www.inalco.fr/webform/ateliers-sources-etudes-areales

 

Historiographical tradition in the Persian language has been particularly abundant in the Mediaeval and Modern periods. Most often, history was recorded at court, often upon the order of patrons, some of whom belonged to the reigning dynasty, and others who came from circles close to power. The historiography produced in this context offers an official version of history, but it is far from being the only version. Here, we are interested in another kind of historiography, that produced in a non-official context, outside the court and away from the seat of power, in the peripheral regions, in various socio-professional and family contexts. This account of history, often a complement, sometimes in contradiction with official historiography, can be seen in a variety of forms: the texts of chronicles or local histories, biographical accounts, archive documents as well as architectural or funerary inscriptions. We hope to provide a glimpse of this wealth during the two workshop sessions.

 

La tradition historiographique en langue persane est particulièrement riche aux époques médiévale et moderne. L’histoire s’écrit la plupart du temps à la cour, souvent suite à la commande de mécènes dont certains sont issus de la dynastie régnante, et d’autres proviennent de milieux liés au pouvoir. L’historiographie produite dans ce contexte présente une version officielle de l’histoire, mais elle est loin d’être la seule : c’est à une autre historiographie, celle qui est produite dans un contexte non-officiel — en dehors de la cour et du siège du pouvoir, dans les régions périphériques, dans des contextes socio-professionnels et familiaux variés —, que nous entendons nous intéresser ici. Cette narration de l’histoire, souvent en complément et parfois en contradiction avec l’historiographie officielle, est perceptible sur une multitude de supports : textes des chroniques ou des histoires locales, recueils biographiques, documents d’archives, mais aussi inscriptions funéraires ou monumentales. Nous en espérons donner à voir la richesse lors des deux séances de cet atelier.

 

Convenors/Responsables : Maria Szuppe (CNRS / CeRMI), Camille Rhoné-Quer (Université Aix-Marseille / IREMAM), Sacha Alsancakli (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle / CeRMI)

 

 

Panel 1/ Session 1: Friday 26 March 2021 / vendredi le 26 mars 2021:

From biographical production to history / De l’écriture biographique à l’histoire

 

Speakers / Intervenants:

-Christoph Werner (University of Bamberg): Sources on the biographies of Sayyid Families in Mashhad…

-Maria Szuppe (CNRS, Paris / CeRMI): Biographical collections from Early Modern Central Asia (16th-17th c.)…

-Camille Rhoné-Quer (Aix-Marseille University/ IREMAM): Contribution of biographical sources for a history of rivers in pre-Seljukid Iran

 

 

Panel 2 / Session 2: Tuesday 20 April 2021 / mardi le 20 avril 2021:
Epigraphy and craftsmanship in the Iranian world / L’épigraphie et l’artisanat du monde iranien

-Sacha Alsancakli (Université Sorbonne nouvelle, Paris / CeRMI): Prospects for training and research in France in the field of Turko-Iranian studies/ Perspectives de formation et de recherche en France dans le champ des études turco-iraniennes

-Ashirbek K. Muminov ( Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, IRCICA, Istanbul): Epitaphs of Muslim Scholars from Samarkand (10^th to 14^th c.)

-Viola Allegranzi ( Institut für Iranistik, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna): Royal lineage in epigraphic sources from pre-Mongol Iran…

-Sandra Aube (CNRS, Paris /CeRMI): What Woodworks Divulge About Woodworkers: Some remarks on families of craftsmen … (Iran – Mazandaran , 15^th c.)

 

Full details and program: https://cermi.cnrs.fr/reading-sources-in-area-studies-contribution-of-biographical-data-for-the-social-and-cultural-history-of-turko-iranian-societies-9th-18th-c/

Contacts: maria.szuppe@cnrs.fr   / camille.rhone@univ-amu.fr

 

 

 

 

 

4. Call for Papers

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture 

ISSN: 2333-5904 (Print) 2333-5912 (Online) 

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture is a peer reviewed international scholarly journal. The journal is dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, law, literature, religion, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as well as ethical questions related to scientific research. The journal is committed to the publication of original research on Islam as culture and civilization. It particularly welcomes work of an interdisciplinary nature that brings together history, religion, politics, culture and law. The Journal has a special focus on Islam in Africa, and on contemporary Islamic Thought. Contributions that display theoretical rigor especially work that link the particularities of Islamic discourse to the enterprise of knowledge and critique in the humanities and social sciences, will find Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture to be receptive to such submissions.

The journal is published by the American Research Institute for Policy Development that serves as a focal point for academicians, professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, and associates pursuing research throughout the world.

The interested contributors are highly encouraged to submit their manuscripts/papers to the executive editor via e-mail at editor@aripd.net, editor.aripd@gmail.com

Please indicate the name of the journal (Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture) in the cover letter or simply put ‘Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture’ in the subject box during submission via e-mail.

Dr. Mohammad Reza Iravani, Azad University of Khomeinishahr & Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr branch, Khomeinishahr, Esfahan, Iran.

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture

Website: www.jiscnet.com

Email: editor@aripd.net, editor.aripd@gmail.com

 

 

 

5. The Research and Academic Program at the Clark Art Institute presents Conservation | Making | Art | History, a virtual conference.

April 8–9, 2021

The conservation, preservation, and restoration of material culture has historically been closely joined to artistic practice and the study of the history of art. Over the last century, art conservation, art making, and the discipline of art history have become increasingly specialized and separated from one another—until recently. Developments in all three areas encourage a reconsideration of the innumerable threads that connect them to each other and to larger questions of cultural and environmental theory, anthropology, and philosophy. In this conference we will consider many past and present processes of maintaining, handling, reframing, and repurposing works of the past. Our aim is to put those methods into dialogue with wider frames of practice and thinking. The contributors to this conference consider how conservation involves forms of artistic making, frames philosophical examinations of time, shapes inquiry into human and non-human agency, focuses ethical debates about memory and identity, and models forms of inhabitation and cohabitation.

To view the full program, read speakers’ bios and abstracts, and register for the live virtual conference, visit clarkart.edu/rap/conference

 

 

 

 

6. New Lecture Series Announcement 

Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies – Leiden University 

The Leiden University Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies is proud to present the Spring 2021 Lecture Series:

All the lectures will take place from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m (online via Zoom. Links for individual lectures will be appear on the Centre‘s webpage).
24 March (5.00 pm CET)
Johannes Zachhuber (Oxford University)
The Philosophical Dimension of the Christological Controversy.

15 April (5.00 pm CET)
Lieke Smits (Leiden University)
Clay Play: Animated Images in the Biblical Apocrypha

6 May (5.00 pm CET)
Jan Opsomer (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Conflicting Argumentative Models? Nicholas of Methone vs Proclus of Lycia

19 May (5.00 pm CET)
Alison Vacca (University of Tennessee)
Arabic-Armenian Exchange: Sources of al-Balādhurī’s Account of the Islamic Conquest of Armenia, Albania, and Georgia

2 June (5.000 CET)
Claire Weeda (Leiden University)
The Making of Ethnicity: Environmental Medicine, Religion and Power in Europe, 950-1250    

16 June (5.00 CET)
Peter Van Nuffelen (University of Gent)
What Difference did Christianity Make?

 

For the series webpage: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/2021/03/lams-lecture-series-spring-2021

For further details please contact us at: a.bdaiwi@hum.leidenuniv.nl

 

 

 

 

7. The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at UT Austin is launching a new online journal for literary translation, Y’alla: A Texan Journal of Middle Eastern Literature. We are now accepting submissions of translated fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction from the Middle East and North Africa.

 

Please send all submissions and queries to the editor, Dena Afrasiabi, at dena.afrasiabi@austin.utexas.edu . Submissions will be accepted until July 1st, 2021.

 

 

 

 

8. THE MAQAMAT TRADITION AND THE PRE-MODERN ROOTS OF ARAB MODERNISM

Maurice Pomerantz, NYU Abu Dhabi
Matthew Keegan, Barnard College
Saleem Al-Bahloly, Independent Scholar
Elizabeth Rauh, American University in Cairo
Anneka Lenssen, UC Berkeley

Friday, March 26th, 11:00-2.30 ET

PLEASE NOTE:The US has already adopted summer daylight saving time in advance of other regions. As a result, for this one event the time differences from New York vary slightly. This event begins at 11am New York time (15h London, 16h Lagos/Berlin, 17h Cairo/Beirut, 18h Addis/Istanbul, 20.00 Islamabad, 20.30 Delhi)

[Webinar] Silsila Spring 2021 Lecture Series, Translations

 

One of the most popular texts chosen for illustration in the medieval Islamic world was the Maqamat (Assemblies) of Al-Hariri of Basra (d. 1122). The text combines linguistic pyrotechnics with morally ambiguous tales of a roguish protagonist who beguiles and charms through verbal dexterity. The accompanying images are among the most engaging ever produced in the medieval Arab world. The most celebrated illustrated copy of the manuscript, famed for the conceptual sophistication, scale and quality of its images, was calligraphed and painted by Yahya al-Wasiti in Iraq (probably Baghdad) in 1237 CE.

 

The genre of the maqama left a rich legacy to modern literary traditions in the Arab world. Similarly, the images in the 1237 manuscript (now in the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris) proved inspirational to a wide range of artists and artistic movements across the modern Arab world from the Maghreb to Iraq. Both phenomena are marked by numerous paradoxes: the idea that the genesis for Arab visual or literary modernisms might be sought in medieval genres and idioms; the reception of figural paintings by modern champions of abstraction; or, the fact that most artists could access the medieval paintings that so inspired them only in reproduction.

 

The workshop attempts to complicate the temporalities of Arab modernism arising from the continuities and disjunctions that mark these kinds of productive paradoxes, exploring a remarkable series of transtemporal intersections between literary and visual cultures.

 

Full details of the event and a link to register as an attendee can be found at:

 

https://as.nyu.edu/silsila/events/2020-2021/the-maqamat-tradition-and-the-pre-modern-roots-of-arab-modernism.html

 

Only registered attendees will be able to access this event.

 

 

 

9. Indian Ocean Exchanges is an art history research, fellowship, and travel program that aims to build a robust network of international scholars and professionals who are committed to advancing Indian Ocean art history. The program posits the collective experiences of cross-cultural travel, exchange, and community formation as the foundation to cultivate this sub-field in formation, with the goal of widening and amplifying the expertise that develops in any single regional (and landed) context.

 

The program will host a cohort of 15 international fellows, mainly emerging scholars, providing opportunities for connection along shared intellectual affinities. Indian Ocean Exchanges will be launched through a series of virtual meetings that will begin in Summer 2021. In 2022, the cohort will embark, as a group, on three international study trips, to be held on the Arabian Peninsula (2022), in Southeast Asia (2022), and on the coast of East Africa (2023). Each of these study trips will provide opportunities to visit local archaeological and heritage sites and museum collections. They will also entail public presentations of ongoing research to the local community. These plans may be modified or delimited, however, based on COVID travel restrictions.

 

This project is organized by Nancy Um (Binghamton University). The project team includes Prita Meier (NYU), Trinidad Rico (Rutgers), Imran Bin Tajudeen (National University of Singapore), and Athman Hussein (National Museums of Kenya).

 

The eligibility requirements and application form can be found here: http://indianoceanexchanges.com/application/

 

An open information session about the program will be held on Monday, March 29, 8 am EDT New York | 3 pm EAT Mombasa | 4 pm GST Doha | 5:30 pm IST Mumbai | 8 pm SGT Singapore. Register via Zoom: https://binghamton.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpf–vpzMrG91QS9ZjcfBfjQVRd1_-BcxX

 

This program is made possible with support from the Getty Foundation through its Connecting Art Histories initiative.

 

 

 

10. The HIAA Biennial Symposium, originally planned for October 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We are now delighted to hold the HIAA Biennial Symposium remotely at the University of Michigan on April 15-18, 2021.

 

Please sign-up and register here!

 

Registrants will receive meeting links via email two days prior to the Symposium.

 

The event will be live on Zoom. All panels will be held on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

 

You can visit the HIAA Symposium website here.

 

A PDF of the Symposium program is also attached herewith.

 

 

 

11. Online Lecture – “The Umayyad and early Abbasid Reservoir-Enclosure of ‘Ayn Sawdā (Azraq Oasis, Jordan)” by Lorraine Abu-Azizeh, Julie Bonnéric, Barbara Couturaud, Aurélien Stavy (Ifpo)

March, the 25th (3h-4h PM CET, 4h-5h PM in Amman & Beirut)

https://www.ifporient.org/archaeology-mena/

 

 

 

12. Call for Papers – From Morning Hunt to Beloved Gazelle

15-16th December, 2021

University of Cambridge Literary and Visual Representations of Animals from Central Asia to the Maghreb

This conference seeks to rethink the literatures and arts of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persianate and Turkish lands through the presence of non-human animals situated within their ‘worlds’, whether these be pastoral gardens, constructions of the wild, or the interstices of human habitations.

We invite papers that consider what these imagined animal worlds say about human animals, and how they shape the structure, imagery, and language of literary and artistic creativity.

Through tracing the migration of animals across aesthetic forms, we seek to gain fresh

perspectives on the entanglement of species, on literary, cultural, and creative boundaries, and the development of genres, as well as their rooting in the material world.

Contributions are invited that address literature, art, and film from the early Medieval period to the present, and that establish connections across eras, geographies, and languages. We hope in the process to address the primarily Eurocentric foundations of Critical Animal Studies, and to provide an impetus for further study of the rich presence of animals in Middle Eastern literatures, art, and film.

 

Proposals for individual contributions and panels are invited, particularly, but not

exclusively, papers (max. 20 minutes, exclusive of Q&A) that address the following:

 

• Comparative perspectives on animal tropes, motifs and genres
• Animal intertextuality between and within classical, popular, and modern traditions
• The influence of religious/spiritual beliefs on the representation of animals
• Animals and environment as agentive presences within literature and art
• Animals in allegorical narratives
• Texts written through and about animal worlds
• Human and animal interactions; human interference in animal worlds
• The use and transformation of zoological reality into artistic vocabulary
• Fantastical creatures
• Investigations and deconstructions of the human-nonhuman boundary
• Cross-regional and generic perspectives on specific species

 

Please submit abstracts of between 300 and 500 words to Dr Charis Olszok

(co383@cam.ac.uk ) by Friday 30th April. Decisions will be sent out by the 31st May. We hope to hold the conference in person, at Cambridge (the conference language will be

English). In addition, we intend to publish select conference papers in a peer-reviewed

journal by Spring 2023.

 

 

 

 

13. The Persian Presence in Victorian Poetry

Reza Taher-Kermani

British Institute of Persian Studies

Zoom webinar, 7 April, 2021

5pm Uk time.

https://www.bips.ac.uk/event/persian-presence-in-victorian-poetry/

 

 

 

14. The David Collection is happy to announce the publication of Fighting, Hunting, Impressing – Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500–1850, the book behind the exhibition of the same name, that will open at The David Collection in spring 2021 – Danish corona restrictions allowing – and run until autumn 2021 (check the museum’s website).

English edition: ISBN 978-87-92596-10-9

Danish edition: ISBN  978-87-92596-28-4

Size: 296 pages, richly illustrated

Publisher: The David Collection in commission with Strandberg Publishing

https://strandbergpublishing.dk/boger/fighting-hunting-impressing-arms-and-armour-from-the-islamic-world-1500-1850/

 

 

 

 

15. I am the editor of a new, peer-reviewed volume entitled, The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Race. This Call for Chapters (CFC) has a short deadline; so, it’s probably best-suited for contributors with a work-in-progress, an unpublished paper, article or dissertation/thesis section, or even a published work that can be reimagined, expanded and taken in a new direction or unpacked for new understandings.

 

Moreover, this CFC is a call for specific topic areas with an open time period (feel free to make suggestions or proffer other subject ideas):

1. Iran, Islam (Muslims) and race
2. Muslims (Islam) and Race in the West Indies (Caribbean)
3. Race and Uighur Muslims (China)
4. Islam (Muslims) and Myanmar (China)
5. Racialization and Islam (Muslims) in Turkey
6. Islam (Muslims) and Race in Scandinavia [?]
7. Muslims in Ireland and Race
8. Germany and the Racialization of Muslims
9. Modern Spain, Islam (Muslims) and the Process of Race (Maurophobia, etc)
10. Muslims (Islam) in East Africa and Race [?]
11. North Africa, Muslimness (Islam) and Racial Identity

 

The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Race brings together established scholars and specialists to provide a scholarly overview of the complex interdependencies of Islam or Muslims and race across six continents and throughout time. Taken together, these essays challenge the common way of discussing Islam, as if it were timeless and predictable. At the same time, contributors to the volume view race not as an innate biological fact but as a product of historical invention with deep social implications. The authors recognize that similar to the need to be critical about the presumed nature of race, Islam cannot be simply regarded as supernatural; rather, it must be scrutinized and discussed as an entity deployed in myriad ways. The chapters do not merely treat Islam as a religious system and race as a minority issue. Instead, the authors demonstrate how Islam, Muslims and race intersect, shot through with other cultural, social, and political realities like gender, class, and sexuality.

 

The volume will be a great resource for upper level undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers in religion and related disciplines. These commissioned chapters are devoted to up-and-coming subjects right across religion and race studies, with a roster of international contributors. The entries act as an authoritative starting point for anyone coming to a new field, desiring a state-of-the-art survey rather than diving headfirst into the literature without knowing where to start. The study of Islam and race is an explosive field with a global reach, and this makes the volume well-suited to the handbook model.

 

These books are written at an accessible level for upper-level undergraduate students. So, we aren’t expecting high level research; however, the entries should offer unique contributions to the field. The selling point of the series is that the reader is being provided a comprehensive overview of the topic, as well as any emerging areas within the field. The handbooks are typically around 225,000 – 250,000 words (30-35 entries). As a contributor, you would be expected to submit a chapter of about 7000 words or about 20 pages (including bibliography, notes, etc).

Interested authors should send to the editor on or before Monday, March 22nd a proposed title and short abstract (200-300 words). Covid-19 forced delays but most of the chapters are already submitted. The deadline for a full draft chapter is April 23rd. We are completing a review of the full manuscript and preparing to submit it for production by May 1st.

 

Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from potential contributors.

Best Regards,

Zain Abdullah

 

2018 FORD FOUNDATION SENIOR FELLOW

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” –Margaret Mead

 

Zain Abdullah, PhD

Associate Professor of Religion & Society and Islamic Studies
Religion Department
Temple University
627 Anderson Hall
1114 Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
office: 215-204-2047
email: zain@temple.edu

Faculty Website

 

 

1.CFP – Different Visions Issue on Visual History of the Working Class in the Middle Ages (400-1530)

CALL FOR PAPERS

The discipline of art history is closely tied to the art market and to wealthy donors and collectors, and for this reason has long identified with the upper class. Many art historians betray a tendency to identify with the elite. For example, Ruth Mellinkoff, in her fine book Outcasts, expresses a typical attitude when she asserts, “While we who live in the era of the common man publicly extol his virtues, privately we admire and covet the attributes of the upper class.” There are innumerable publications on medieval queens, wealthy art donors, and the luxury objects that they commissioned, but few studies concern the laboring class. In part this is because medieval sources are less interested in workers than in the elite. It is more difficult to write an art history from below because there are fewer textual and visual sources, but it can be done, as earlier scholars have shown. Outstanding examples include J. J. G Alexander’s study of peasants, Deidre Jackson’s essay on labor, and Ruth Mellinkoff’s book Outcasts, among others.

A future issue of Different Visions will be devoted to exploring those who labored. We welcome proposals for articles that explore any aspect that builds towards a visual history of the working class in the Middle Ages (400-1530). Essays may examine images of the laboring class or the objects that were part of their lives, or any other relevant topic. Michael Uebel and Kellie Robertson have shown that in every European language the medieval word for “labour” had an “unambivalent connotation of pain, suffering, and fatigue.” Do visual images confirm this? How is labor depicted? What role does the intersection of gender, race, and class play in medieval images of laborers? How does medieval art show animals or other nonhumans who labor? Have medieval images been used to support modern ways of seeing labor and capital, production and consumption? Does the Aristotelian contempt for labor affect medieval images? Which objects were associated with working class? Which material and immaterial qualities were associated with workers?

Please submit an abstract of about 150 words by March 30 to Diane Wolfthal at dianewolfthal@yahoo.com. Those whose abstracts are selected for publication will be asked to submit their article by July 30. Contributors will then share their research through a zoom conference to be held Aug. 15. Final, revised drafts will be submitted Dec. 31.

 

 

 

 

2. Open Access Bibliography (in German) of Arabic and Islamic Studies by Serdar Aslan

The Islamic Scholar Serdar Aslan has created a very comprehensive bibliography (work in progress) of the whole range of sciences related to Arabic and Islamic Studies.

 

 

 

 

3. Islamic Art and Architecture, Robert Hillenbrand (Thames & Hudson) – March 2021

https://thamesandhudson.com/islamic-art-and-architecture-world-of-art-9780500204559

1. STUDENT BURSARIES: New MSc The Globalised Muslim World, University of Edinburgh

The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh is launching its new MSc The Globalised Muslim World in September 2021.

To mark the launch of the programme, the Centre is offering ten £3000 student bursaries which are available to both UK and international/EU students.

To be eligible to apply for a bursary, prospective students must submit their application by 29th March 2021.

Further information about the programme and the bursaries can be found here: www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk/msc-the-globalised-muslim-world

 

 

 

2. Open Access Journal: Journal of Medieval and Islamic History

Journal of Medieval and Islamic History (in Arabic حولية التاريخ الإسلامي والوسيط) is an annual peer-reviewed journal issued by Seminar of Medieval and Islamic History, History Dept., Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University. It is founded in 2000 AD by Prof. Rafaat Abdul-Hamid, Prof. Ahmed Abdel-Raziq, and Prof. Tarek M. Muhammad. It is a scholarly print and open access on-line international journal, which aims to publish peer-reviewed original research-oriented papers and book reviews in the fields of Medieval History, Medieval Slavonic History, Crusades, Byzantine History, Byzantine Egypt, Islamic History, and the relations between East and West.

Journal of Medieval and Islamic History encourages and provides a medium for the publication of all original research contributions of significant value in all aspects of Medieval History and Civilization are welcome. It aims to publish research that contributes to the enlargement of historical knowledge or the advancement of scholarly interpretations.

The certified abbreviation of the journal is JMIH. It is presided over by a distinguished board of Historians and Academicians and is backed by an international advisory board panel consisting of prominent individuals representing many well-known Universities. JMIH publishes high-quality papers and review papers, too. It gives the chance to the academics to publish their top papers, book reviews, and studies widely.

https://jmih.journals.ekb.eg/

 

 

 

3. Webinar via zoom – Intercultural Relations in New Zealand in Commemoration of Christchurch Mosques Massacres 15 March

Organized by The University of Waikato Islamic Studies Group, New Zealand

More details available on:  https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/UWISG/events

 

 

 

4. University of Edinburgh – Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies PhD Scholarship

The Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh is delighted to invite applications for one PhD scholarship in any area within its expertise.

Applications for both the Scholarship and the PhD must be made by the 3^rd May 2021.  Successful applicants will be advised by no later than the end of June 2021.

Full information and the admissions portal can be found at:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/international/humanities/languages-literatures-cultures/islamic-middle-eastern-studies

 

 

 

 

5. University of Edinburgh – PhD Scholarship

European Research Council (ERC) project: The Finances of the Caliphate: Abbasid Fiscal Practice in Islamic Late Antiquity (CALIPHAL FINANCES)

In order to be considered for the scholarship, please ensure that you have applied for the PhD programme in the first instance and then use the application form to apply for the scholarship, the deadline for both the PhD and Scholarship applications is the 3^rd May 2021.

Successful applicants will be advised by no later than the end of June 2021.

Full information and application portal at:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/student-funding/postgraduate/uk-eu/humanities/literatures-languages-cultures/phd-european-research

 

 

 

 

6. The IISS at the University of Michigan is pleased to announce our next event with Sara Nur Yıldız entitled The “Talisman of the World”: Mawlāna Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī and the Mongols in 13th-Century Seljuk Anatolia on 16 March, 1:00-2:30 PM (ET).

Please register here: https://myumi.ch/K4nN

For more information: https://ii.umich.edu/islamicstudies/news-events/events.detail.html/80967-20824898.html

For any questions, please contact the IISS Coordinators:

IISScoordinators@umich.edu

 

 

 

 

7. Religious Hatred, Prejudice, Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Global Context

P Hedges, Bloomsbury, 2021

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/religious-hatred-9781350162860/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_campaign=NL-CT_Religious%20Hatred_Mar%2021_UK

 

 

 

8. Horner Jarrahi Persian Studies Speaker Series lecture by Houri Berberian

March 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

The University Libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invite you to a virtual talk by Houri Berberian, author of “Roving Revolutionaries: Armenians and the Connected Revolutions in the Russian, Iranian, and Ottoman Worlds.” The lecture is part of the Horner Jarrahi Persian Studies Speaker Series, established by Carolina alumni Shaida Jarrahi Horner ’93, MAC ’94 and Vance L. Horner II ’92.

For further information and to register, see:

https://cseees.unc.edu/event/houri-berberian/

1.ONLINE Lecture: “The Question of Power in Classical Islam: Searching for the Roots of Deliberative Processes”, by Abdul-Hameed Al-Kayyali (Institut français du Proche Orient, Amman), Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, 11 March 2021, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CET

This lecture, on the basis of a reading of a series of manuscripts and treaties, by al-Tabari (839-923 C.E), al-Balathuri (d. in 892 C.E.), al-Masoudi (d. in 956 C.E.) and others, will analyse the contrast between narrations of elections and selection processes during the period described as the Rashidun and the consolidation of processes of hereditary nature under the Umayyad and then the Abbasid dynasties.

Advance registration is required. Information: https://www.zmo.de/en/events/the-question-of-power-in-medieval-islam-searching-for-the-roots-of-deliberative-processes?tx_events_events%5BcourseUid%5D=14&cHash=45c5b744c4dad294f380c8b8a0dbd8e6

 

 

 

 

2. ONLINE Zahra Institute Lecture: “The Kurdish Medrese in Republican Turkey: An Institution of Civil Society Caught Between Turkish State and Kurdish Political Movement” by Martin van Bruinessen (Utrecht University), Chicago, 11 March 2021, 2:00 pm EST

Martin van Bruinessen is professor emeritus of the comparative study of contemporary Muslim societies at Utrecht University. He carried out anthropological field research in all parts of Kurdistan in the mid-1970s and has been returning to Kurdistan more or less regularly ever since. The social and political role of religion has been a central concern of his research.

Information: http://www.zahrainstitute.org/news_and_events.html

 

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Lecture: “Between the Global Islamic Revival and American Exceptionalism: The Muslim Students Association during the Cold War” by Justine Howe (Case Western Reserve), Center for Global Islamic Studies, University of Florida, 15 March 2021, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm ET

Registration: https://bit.ly/CGISmarch15

 

 

 

 

4. ONLINE 11^th Western Ottomanists’ Workshop (WOW), California State University, Sacramento, 2-3 April 2021

Program and registration: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/7356888/11th-western-ottomanists-workshop-april-2-3-2021

 

 

 

 

5. ONLINE Lecture: “Early Ottoman Translation and Transformation of Knowledge” by Hüseyin Yılmaz (George Mason University), Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at NYU, 16 April 2021, 12:30 EST

This talk will explore the impact of translation on Ottoman language, culture, and politics. Translation and transmission of knowledge have a profound impact on the Ottoman view of the world and self-perception, especially those works that became popular performative reads among broader public.

Registration: https://nyu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckduyppjwoG9MbNJirRZJB7DVYlG_IDY5b

 

 

 

 

6. Journée d’études : « Rire en Égypte : l’humour dans la poésie dialectale égyptienne », INALCO-CERMOM, Paris, 2 juillet 2021

Cette journée d’études se propose de mener des réflexions sur le rire dans la poésie dialectale égyptienne et d’examiner dans quelle mesure cette poésie véhiculait les divers aspects de l’humour et de l’ironie. Nous espérons ainsi retracer l’historique du poème dialectal égyptien depuis qu’il a commencé à prendre forme en passant du zajal dont le chef de fil est le poète Bayram al-Tūnisī, à sa forme poétique, et d’une critique sociale simple et directe aux vastes horizons poétiques et lyriques.

Information : http://www.inalco.fr/appel-communication/appel-communication-journee-etudes-rire-egypte-humour-poesie-dialectale

 

 

 

 

7. Prizes and Awards of “Ottoman and Turkish Studies (OTSA)”

OTSA encourages scholars and students to apply for eight awards, and invites teachers to encourage their students to apply as well!

Various deadlines for applications. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/7349985/call-submissions-2021-otsa-awards-and-prizes

 

 

 

 

8. Articles by Young Scholars of Ottoman and Turkish History for “Essays in History” – An Open Access Journal for Emerging Hstorians (Vol. 54), University of Virginia

Essays in History welcomes submissions from graduate students, scholars who have received their PhD within the last five years, and accomplished undergraduates.

Deadline for abstracts: 2 April 2021. Information: https://www.essaysinhistory.com

 

 

 

 

9. Islamicate Occult Sciences in Theory and Practice

edited by Liana Saif, Francesca Leoni, Matthew Melvin-Koushki, and Farouk Yahya

Leiden: Brill, 2021

https://brill.com/view/title/57186

 

 

 

10. A Malay Qur’an manuscript from Patani

The finest Qur’an manuscripts in Southeast Asia were produced on the East Coast of the Malay peninsula. Especially sumptuous were the Qur’ans of Terengganu, notable for their technical finesse and lavish use of gold, which were prized all over the archipelago. Further north, the Malay kingdom of Patani – now part of Thailand – has long been recognized for its artistry, manifest in a range of art forms including weaponry, grave stones and primarily wood carving, as beautifully captured in the exhibition book Spirit of Wood (Farish and Khoo 2003).  The best Qur’an manuscripts from Patani are notable for their perfect proportions and and betray a more individualistic aesthetic than the more rigorous and disciplined Terengganu Qur’ans.

The British Library

 

 

 

11. Postgraduate Symposium: Muslims in the UK and Europe

The University of Cambridge Centre of Islamic Studies invites 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 online postgraduate symposium, taking place on Thursday 17 June 2021, 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. The symposium will take place online this year due to Covid. 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 8 April 2021.

Successful candidates will be notified by 16 April 2021 and invited to submit draft papers of no more than 3000 words by 15 June 2021.

1.La prochaine séance du séminaire “l’Asie centrale dans tous ses états : questions et méthodes” se tiendra le lundi 8 mars, de 13 h à 16 h.

Vincent Fourniau, historien, directeur d’études à l’EHESS, membre du CETOBAC, présentera son dernier ouvrage Transformations post-soviétiques et mémoires en Asie centrale – De l’indigénisation à l’indépendance, publié aux Indes savantes en 2019. Il évoquera également ses recherches actuelles.

Le lien de connexion sera envoyé le matin du webinaire aux inscrits sur listsem. Si vous vous êtes déjà inscrits en 2020-21, inutile de renouveler votre inscription. Sinon, l’inscription se fait ici : https://listsem.ehess.fr/courses/484/requests/new

 

 

 

2. La prochaine séance du séminaire “Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien” organisé par le CeRMI…le jeudi 11 mars 2021 de 17h à 19h en visioconférence.

Nous serons heureux d’y accueillir deux intervenants :

1) Özgür Sevgi Göral (Chercheuse post-doctorale à l’Université de Paris 8 et chargée de cours à l’INaLCO), pour une conférence intitulée :

Négociation, conflit, concurrence et solidarité : Champ de mémoire du conflit kurde à travers la notion d’effet colonial

Résumé

La Turquie est caractérisée par l’absence totale des débats mémoriels selon la majorité des universitaires et des intellectuels. Dans le contexte local, la Turquie est fréquemment décrite comme le pays de l’oubli. Cependant, dans les années 1980, des acteurs qui contestaient les différents fragments et récits mémoriels ont commencé à s’exprimer dans l’espace public. Différents groupes politiques, comme le mouvement kurde, les couches séculaires et républicaines, et les Islamistes ont tenté de développer, d’élaborer et de reformuler leurs récits du passé. Les années 2000 ont vu la culmination du débat mémoriel en Turquie. On peut même parler de memory boost remplaçant l’amnésie dans le contexte de la Turquie. Les initiatives de mémoire incluant les commémorations publiques du génocide arménien, les débats académiques sur les contre-récits et mémoires alternatives, les publications approfondissant le débat mémoriel concernant les expériences violentes du conflit kurde et de diverses minorités se sont multipliées.

Dans cet exposé, je me concentrerai plus particulièrement sur la mémoire du conflit kurde à travers la notion d’effet colonial fabriquée au cours des quarante dernières années. Durant des décennies, la mémoire du conflit kurde s’est diversifiée, multipliée, politisée et est devenue beaucoup plus hétérogène. En outre, non seulement la mémoire du conflit kurde, mais aussi sa perception ont été modifiées au fil des décennies. Je vais analyser cette trajectoire, en me concentrant plutôt sur les années 2000, avec un focus sur les différentes alliances, contradictions et solidarités qui se sont produites dans l’espace politique de la Turquie.

Orientations bibliographiques
– Göral, Özgür Sevgi. Enforced Disappearance and Forced Migration in the Context of Kurdish Conflict: Loss, Mourning and Politics at the Margin. PhD diss., Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, 2017.

– Rothberg, Michael. Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 2009.

– Stoler, Ann Laura. Duress. Imperial Durabilities in Our Times. Durham, London: Duke University Press, 2016.

 

2) Serdar Ay (Docteur en littérature, INaLCO), pour une conférence intitulée :
Les revues kurdes : principale arène de combat de la littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie

 

Résumé

Du fait de la censure, la littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie a longtemps été mise à l’écart et interdite de diffusion à des degrés divers. Par la force des choses, cette littérature a peiné à se développer suivant sa ligne d’évolution propre ; en un sens, chaque fois qu’elle venait à émerger, elle se voyait condamnée à rester dans sa phase « embryonnaire ». Ainsi, la littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie a eu le plus grand mal à conquérir son tempo propre, sa chronologie spécifique. Dans ce contexte, le format de la revue est éclos comme l’outil le mieux adapté à l’intervention des Kurdes dans les domaines de la pensée, de la culture, ou de la littérature. La revue apparaît ainsi comme l’espace d’une survie possible lorsque « l’écosystème » kurde demeure largement dominé et restreint en Turquie. C’est pourquoi il apparaît nécessaire de penser la revue kurde comme instrument déterminant de l’histoire de la littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie. Elle est à la fois medium structurant, testament national et lieu d’instruction pour les auteurs en devenir. Cette intervention proposera à ce sujet des réflexions nouvelles et, nous l’espérons, une contribution novatrice aux études littéraires kurdes.

 

Orientations bibliographiques
– Ay, Serdar, La Littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie entre émergence et (re)découverte. Écrire par le biais des revues l’histoire d’une littérature de combat, thèse de doctorat soutenue à l’Institut National des Langues et Civilisation Orientales, Paris, 11 janvier 2021.

– Ay, Serdar, « Écrire, par le biais des revues l’histoire d‟une littérature segmentée, non-diffusée ou restrictivement diffusée : Le cas de littérature kurde kurmandji en Turquie », dans Casenave, J., Denis, G. et Hupel, E., Le Nouveaux Chemins de la Littérature : Repenser l’analyse des littératures en langues minorisées, Rennes, TIR, 2020, pp. 343-353.

– De Marneffe, Daphné et Denis, Benoît (dir.), Les réseaux littéraires, Bruxelles, Le Cri – CIEL – ULB – Ulg., 2006.

 

Participer à la réunion Zoom : https://zoom.us/j/94181637585?pwd=d0ZMbDllU2RYQzBiVnAweFV3VzJ1Zz09

 

 

 

3. Islamic Manuscript Conservation

“The Curriculum project:
The Curriculum Model, a collaborative project innitiated by Mandana Barkeshli, Paul Hepworth, and Karin Scheper, was developed to fill a void: Islamic manuscripts constitute a repository of enormous cultural and intellectual value and number in the millions; yet currently there are no educational programs which focus on their specific conservation issues.
Conservators of Islamic manuscripts currently face significant obstacles in order to get proper training. For many would-be conservators in Africa and Asia, educational opportunities may be limited whereas programs in North America and Europe are largely directed towards the conservation of western manuscripts. To address the need for an articulated and directed approach to Islamic manuscript conservation a curriculum model with this particular focus has been written for a two-year program of education. An extended introduction to the curriculum model can be found here.
The program, including a bibliography, can be downloaded here.
Development of the curriculum model was supported by the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA).”

Website: https://www.islamicmanuscriptconservation.org/index.html

 

 

 

4. BRAIS 2021 Online Series: Programme + free registration

The British Association for Islamic Studies was forced to cancel its 2020 Annual Conference, scheduled to take place at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations.

With an in-person conference not possible in 2021, BRAIS has decided to deliver a free online series of panels drawn from the 2020 programme. The panels will be delivered online via Zoom between March and July 2021.

http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2021

 

 

 

 

5. MCF – Arabe égyptien : langue et littérature dialectale et/ou linguistique

N° Galaxie : 4169
N° d’emploi : 07-15MCF604
Début des candidatures : 16 février 2021
Modalité de recrutement : dépôt des candidatures sur galaxie.fr

http://www.inalco.fr/concours-recrutement/mcf-arabe-egyptien-langue-litterature-dialectale/linguistique

 

 

 

 

6. Assistant Instructional Professor in Modern Arabic, University of Chicago

To apply for these positions, candidates must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Interfolio jobs board at apply.interfolio.com/84744 . The application must include a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, a teaching statement, one sample syllabus for elementary or intermediate modern Arabic, and the names and contact information of three references whose letters of recommendation may be solicited. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to submit a video demonstrating classroom teaching.
Application deadline is April 4, 2021. Only completed applications will be considered.

This position is contingent upon budgetary approval.

 

 

 

 

7. [Webinar] Iran: 25 years, 45 visits, A Journey Behind the Headlines – 09 March 2021 (London, 5.30 pm UK time)

https://www.soas.ac.uk/smei/events/cme/09mar2021-iran-25-years-45-visits-a-journey-behind-the-headlines-an-illustrated-talk-by-scott-peters.html

Scott Peterson is the senior correspondent covering the Middle East for the Monitor from London with a special focus on Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. A well-traveled and experienced foreign correspondent, he is also a photographer for Getty Images in New York, and has reported and photographed conflicts and powerful human narratives across three continents for more than 30 years. He graduated from Yale with a degree in English and first joined the Monitor in 1996.

 

 

 

8. Registration for the 2021 BRISMES Annual Conference Knowledge, Power and Middle Eastern Studies (5-9 July 2021) is now open! Due to the continuing restrictions on travel and meeting, this year’s conference will be held online. 

 

All papers and panels accepted for the 2020 conference have been carried over to the 2021 conference. In addition to over 100 panels, the conference programme will also consist of eminent keynote speakers, Pinar Bilgin (Bilkent University, Ankara), Caroline Rooney (University of Kent, Canterbury) and amina wadud (National Islamic University in Jogjakarta), a plenary roundtable addressing the conference theme and a graduate section event.

More information about registration can be found on the conference website: https://www.brismes.ac.uk/conference/registration-2021/

 

 

 

9. “The medieval heritage of Anfeh and its neighbourhood (North Lebanon)” by Patricia Antaki – March 11

(3h-4h PM CET, 4h-5h PM in Amman & Beirut)

https://www.ifporient.org/archaeology-mena/

 

 

 

10. ‘First International Conference, Iranian Studies in the World’

20-22 Mehr, 1400

http://iranianstudies.cibce.org/#services

 

1. The Institute of Ismaili Studies is looking to appoint a Research Associate in South Asian Studies with an interest in a variety of historic, contemporary and emerging subjects, as they relate to Islam and Muslims of South Asia. The successful applicant will engage in high-quality research and publications, joining a dynamic team of scholars in its Department of Academic Research and Publications (DARP).

You will be an outstanding scholar with a doctorate in a field of Islam and a proven track record of publications and teaching. A thorough knowledge of the current state of the field of Ismaili studies and related aspects of Shi’i and Ismaili history and thought as well as ability to read Khojki will be an added advantage. You will be a competent user of one of the following languages: Gujarati, Sindhi or Urdu.

You will deliver interdisciplinary and impactful research that advances Ismaili studies nationally and internationally, contributing to the Institute’s mission of remaining a leading institution of academic excellence in the field. (for more information and to apply, please vsiit: https://www.iis.ac.uk/careers​)

Within the vibrant regenerated Knowledge Quarter of King’s Cross, the IIS is located in new purpose-built premises which also house the world-class Aga Khan Library. Potential applicants can find out about the Aga Khan Centre here: https://www.agakhancentre.org.uk

Please apply online with a CV and covering letter providing details of how you meet the criteria for the post at www.iis.ac.uk (Job Vacancies link), where you can also download the job description and person specification. If you have any queries, please email Caroline Gomez in Human Resources: cgomez@iis.ac.uk

The closing date is Monday 15 March 2021.

 

 

 

 

2. ONLINE Colloquium: “Say What Your Longing Heart Desires: Women, Prayer, and Poetry in Iran”, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, 5 March 2021, 3:00 pm MST

The Center for Middle Eastern Studies invites participants to attend virtual event on the usage of classical poetry, spirituality of namaz, the temporality of performing a ritual, and the role of language in constructing a relationship with God.

Information: https://cmes.arizona.edu/events/haeri

 

 

 

 

3. 27^th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), Institute for Islamic Theology, University of Osnabrück, 16-18 September 2021

Papers are invited from scholars of all relevant disciplines in social sciences and humanities who are engaged in research on the contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and the entire Islamic World and its relations to other regions.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2021.

Information: https://www.irp-cms.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/events/27th_international_davo_congress.html

 

 

 

 

4. Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern North African History, Loyola University Maryland

The History Department at Loyola University Maryland invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern and North African history, with the possibility of a renewal. Ph.D. in hand and teaching experience preferred.

Deadline for applications: 15 March 2021. Information: https://careers.loyola.edu/postings/5271?source=JobTarget%20via%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences%20Online%20-%20H-Net&utm_source=JobTarget&utm_medium=Humanities%20and%20Social%20Sciences%20Online%20-%20H-Net&utm_campaign=Visiting%20Assistant%20Professor%20of%20Middle%20Eastern%20and%20North%20African%20History%20(1213-5271)&_jtochash=wykmJAHEEadmsmxOHgJpV&_jtocprof=sC_3bWvTFN0Mvo9NZ6KwfAKecfhsQnBf

 

 

 

 

5. Short-Term Fellowships for Young Researchers Native from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Syria, Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) and the Mediterranean Universities Union (UNIMED)

FMSH and UNIMED offer short-term fellowships of 2 or 3 months in France for young researchers native from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Syria and affiliated to one of the 133 Universities with membership in UNIMED. This research stay is designed to enable researchers to conduct research studies in France: field enquiries, library and archives work.

Deadline for applications: 15 March 2021. Information: https://www.fmsh.fr/en/international/30667

 

 

 

 

6. Chapters for Edited volume on “Social Histories of Disease, Medicine, and Healing in the Modern Middle East & North Africa”

This volume will illustrate how the study of medicine, disease, and healing reveal new aspects of the region’s history during the era prior to and during European imperialism, and during the era of 20^th century state-building and decolonization.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2021. Information: https://histmedmena.hcommons.org/2021/02/25/cfp-social-histories-of-disease-medicine-and-healing-in-the-modern-me-na/

 

 

 

 

7. Muteferriqa: Full-text Search in Ottoman Turkish Periodicals

Muteferriqa, by Miletos, is a search engine for Ottoman Turkish printed documents. It provides a full-text search for all printed documents (newspapers, journals, books). It features all the bells and whistles of a modern search engine. When complete, Servet-i Fünûn Collection will include over 1100 issues of the periodical, spanning the years 1891-1926 covering TUFS Hakkı Tarık Us Digital Collection’s said title.

Information: http://muteferriqa.com/en/

 

 

 

8. MEI’s Oman Library

In October 2014, the Oman Library at the Middle East Institute (MEI) received a grant from Saudi Aramco designated to initiate a digitization of the library’s rare collection. This is the first project of its kind for MEI and the Oman Library. The digitization project utilizes a high quality resolution scanner and aims to digitize and make hundreds of materials available for online use by scholars and researchers from around the globe.

The Oman Library’s online collection is a web-based digital collection of the library’s rare books and manuscripts, consisting entirely of subjects related to Middle Eastern Studies. The topics of the rare collection range from history and culture to works of fiction from the early twentieth century. The collection includes materials in seven different languages — English, Arabic, French, Farsi, Urdu, Ottoman Turkish, and Turkish — and publications spanning the period from 1700 to 1921. In addition to the rare collection, MEI has included in the digitalization process all of its own Middle East Institute published works that span from the 1960s to 2004, including its 1947 meeting memos.

https://www.mei.edu/library/digital

 

 

 

9. On March 9, join The Antiquities Coalition, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, and the Metropolitan New York Library Council, for a live panel discussion on “Digitization of Privately Held Materials.” We will look at challenges and solutions, both for policy and for the practicalities of digitization and cultural heritage preservation.

 

This event will feature a Keynote address from Father Columba Stewart, the Executive Director of the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML). In his role as HMML Executive Director, Fr. Columba travels extensively throughout the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and South Asia cultivating relationships with communities possessing manuscript collections from the early medieval to early modern periods. Under his leadership, HMML’s manuscript preservation projects have increased from one project in Lebanon to projects located in more than a dozen countries. During this time, HMML has photographed tens of thousands of manuscripts in many of the world’s most dangerous and difficult-to-reach places and given priority to preserving the manuscript collections of persecuted or endangered minorities. Under his leadership, HMML was awarded the 2011 National Medal of Honor from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the highest award a library can receive in the United States. And, he was named by the NEH as the 2019 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities, the highest honor the federal government confers for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.

 

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Speakers Include:

 

Deborah Lehr

Chairman and Founder, Antiquities Coalition

 

Father Columba Stewart

Executive Director, Hill Museum and Manuscript Library

 

Abdelhamid Salah

Director, Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation

 

Dr. Charles Henry

President, Council of Library and Information Resources

 

Discussion Panel featuring experts from Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia

 

________________________________

 

To RSVP and register for March 9, Digitization of Privately Held Materials:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OQpVR9FCThSiwFTXLPOCEg

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Helena Arose at harose@theantiquitiescoalition.org.

 

 

 

10. The Courtesan and the Preacher: The Romance of Mahsati, an Early Female Persian Poet

The British Library

The opening of the anonymous romance of the female poet and musician Mahsati and Amir Ahmad the preacher’s son. Copy dated Rabiʻ I 867/1462 (British Library Or.8755, f. 22v) Mahsati was one of the earliest female poets of classical Persian but the biographical details about her are rather meagre.

 

 

 

 

11. Encyclopaedia Iranica: a Dossier

https://en.radiozamaneh.com/31400/

 

 

 

12. The 5th IDHN Conferencewill take place on Thursday, May 6, 2021.

We are now calling for contributions from both members and guests, who are developing or deploying digital methods and tools in the study of Islam and Muslim communities. Our conference is open to participants from both humanistic and scientific disciplines. We would also like to encourage Master’s and PhD students to share their Digital Humanities research with us.
If you wish to participate in the conference, please send an email to info@idhn.org with a preliminary title, abstract (150-300 words), and your academic affiliation by Friday, April 2, 2021.
We will select 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.

 

 

 

13. Le Centre de Recherche sur le Monde Iranien (CeRMI) a le plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue de la XXIIe Journée Monde Iranien, le vendredi 12 mars 2021de 9h30 à 18h.Nous avons le plaisir de vous adresser le programme complet de cette journée, en pièce-jointe. Vous pouvez également retrouver les détails de cette Journée sur le site du CeRMI : http://cermi.cnrs.fr/xxiie-journee-monde-iranien/

En raison de la situation sanitaire, cette Journée Monde Iranien se déroulera intégralement en distanciel (via Zoom). Pour vous inscrire, merci de bien vouloir remplir le formulaire en ligne : http://www.inalco.fr/webform/xxiie-journee-monde-iranien

Cette XXIIe Journée Monde Iranien est organisée par Sandra Aube Lorain, chargée de recherche au CNRS, UMR CeRMI qui est également la responsable scientifique de l’événement.

 

 

 

14. Workshop, CAS LMU Munich, 22 and 23 October 2021 (online)

Colour in Islam: Understanding Textual and Visual Historiographies of Colour in Inter-Disciplinary Perspective

Organized by Dr Teresa Bernheimer (Gerda-Henkel-Fellow, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU, Munich) and Prof Eva-Maria Troelenberg (Chair for Modern and Contemporary Art History, Utrecht University)

 

How we understand and use colour says a great deal about our view and experience of the world. What is the colour of the sky? Do certain colours connote abundance? Can the description of colour be objective? How do language and vision relate in this process? Colours can be a feature of an object, an abstract idea, expression of an emotion, political symbol, practical signal, or indeed a material, a product or even a status symbol: In the study of Islam, there have been few explorations of this hugely fascinating subject. Even the rapidly growing and specializing field of Islamic art history has only recently started to look systematically into the issue of colour.

Bringing together textual and visual approaches from Islamic Studies, Art History and neighboring disciplines, this workshop aims to explore colour as a ‘blindspot’ in the modern academic historiography of Islamic arts and cultures: How have text-based Islamic studies on the one hand and object-based Islamic art history on the other hand framed the subject of colour, from the rise of these disciplines up to present? Our aim is to re-visit the historiographies of these two closely intertwined, yet often conflicting disciplines through the lense of colour. How does scholarly attention to colour (or the lack thereof) relate to the placement of Islamicate cultures within larger historical or geographical classifications such as the ‘Late Antique’, the “Modern”, the ‘Mediterranean’ or the ‘Middle East’? What are the practical and epistemic implications of conveying colour? How have the colours of Islam

been represented through the visual practices of art history? How have they been translated into the languages of modern scholarship? What is the place of colour in scholarly narratives about the arts and cultures of Islam? Are there particular culturalist tropes related to particular colours or colouristic principles, and where do they stem from? These and other related questions will enhance our understanding of the historical role of colour in Islam.

We invite applications from junior and senior scholars from across the disciplines, to contribute to the critical debate on the merits, challenges and blindspots of modern historiographies on colour at the intersection of Islamic studies, history, art history, and related disciplines.

The workshop “Colour in Islam: Understanding Textual and Visual Historiographies of Colour in Inter-Disciplinary Perspective” is part of a larger inter-disciplinary project on Colour in Islam envisaged by Dr Teresa Bernheimer (Gerda-Henkel-Fellow, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, LMU) and Prof Eva-Maria Troelenberg (Chair for Modern and Contemporary Art History, Utrecht University). The workshop will take place under the aegis of CAS Munich on October 22 and 23, 2021.

Please send a short abstract to julia.schreiner@cas.lmu.de  by April 16, 2021

 

 

 

 

15. Associate Professor, Pre-Islamic Religions of the Mediterranean region / Middle East (University of Bergen)

Associate professor

The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion invites applications for a permanent position as associate professor in the Study of Religions.

The Study of Religions represents the historical and systematic study of religions as cultural phenomena. The perspective is cross-cultural and comparative. The department offers teaching and research on a wide range of religions, with teaching and supervision offered at bachelor, master and doctoral level. There are currently ten permanent academic positions in the Study of Religions at the department.

Qualification requirements and work tasks:

The successful applicant must have research competence on the level of a Norwegian PhD within the Study of Religions. In the evaluation, publications from the latest five years will be emphasized.

The position has teaching, research, dissemination and administrative components. The applicants must have solid and broad qualifications in the Study of Religions. In the evaluation of the candidates, research competence and teaching experience in the pre-Islamic history of religions of the Mediterranean region and/or the Middle East will be emphasized.

Personal aptitude will be of great importance. Emphasis will be put on the ability to work collaboratively, and on the applicant’s research in progress and potential to strengthen the department’s academic profile over the coming years. Experience in attracting external funding will also be given emphasis.

Basic teaching training and experience in the supervision of students at university level is a requirement for the position as associate professor. This implies completed formal pedagogical training, as well as basic skills in planning, implementation, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision. Relevant courses in combination with actual teaching experience could replace a university pedagogy program. Should the successful applicant not have such competence at the time of appointment, they will be required to document such training within two years of the date of appointment.

Pedagogical training must be documented in a pedagogical portfolio which should include a documented overview of practical experience and competence as well as a brief reflection statement. The statement should primarily describe the applicant’s own teaching philosophy and an evaluation of their own teaching in relation to their knowledge of students’ learning at a higher education level. For further information on how to document pedagogical training, please click here.

Norwegian will normally be the language of administration and teaching. The successful applicant will be required to teach in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language within three years of being appointed. The university provides suitable courses for learning Norwegian.

The successful applicant will be expected to relocate to Bergen, to work and participate in the running of the department on a daily basis and to conform to the regulations that apply to the position.

We can offer:

• Salary in accordance with pay grade 64 (code 1011/frame 24) on the State Salary Scale (currently NOK 575.200 gross p.a.). From the gross wage a 2 % law-enforced membership in the State Pension Fund (Statens Pensjonskasse) is deducted. Further increase in salary will depend on seniority. Higher initial placement may be considered for a particularly well-qualified applicant.
• A good and professionally challenging working environment
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• A position in an inclusive workplace (IA enterprise)
• Good welfare benefits

For further details see
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/200558/associate-professor-in-the-study-of-religions

Application deadline: 14 March 2021

1.Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School

June 1-August 20, 2021

 

The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland (Roshan Institute-UMD) is offering a free, stipend-supported twelve-week online summer course on digital Islamicate paleography and codicology. We are seeking graduate students interested in the intersection of Arabic-script paleography and codicology with digital humanities methods and technologies. The course will run from June 1st to August 20th, and will be capped at five graduate students. The course will be free of charge, and students selected for participation will be given a $5,000 stipend in return for their participation and completion of the course requirements.

 

Please see the course website for more details: http://islamicate-dh.github.io/AboutDPC.

 

Inquiries and applications (an up-to-date CV and a cover letter explaining interest and applicability) can be directed to the course instructor, Dr. Jonathan Parkes Allen: jallen22@umd.edu, or to the director of the ACDC project, Dr. Matthew Thomas Miller: mtmiller@umd.edu. Applications will be accepted up until March 15th; we will notify students selected for participation by March 20th.

 

 

2. UCLA Iranian Studies

Book Talk – Women in Place: The Politics of Gender Segregation in Iran (University of California Press, 2020)

by Nazanin Shahrokni

Sunday, March 7 at 11:30am Pacific via Zoom

To register and receive the Zoom webinar information, please click here.

This lecture will be in Persian.

https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/bilingual-lecture-series-nazanin-shahrokni/

 

 

 

3. The Umayyads from West to East: New Perspectives

International Online Workshop
22-23 March 2021
RomanIslam Center. Universität Hamburg.

The conference will be transmitted online via ZOOM and external
participants are welcome. Please contact Laura Donath
(laura.donath@studium.uni-hamburg.de) by March 18/2021 to gain access to the
link.
Please find the program in the following link:

https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/events-news/news/workshop-umayyads.html

 

 

 

4. IMEST Lecture Series

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies in Taiwan is a listserver aiming to promote Islamic and Middle Eastern studies in Taiwan and connect Taiwanese scholarship with academics in the field based in different parts of the world. Taking the advantage of the lockdown and the consequent webinarisation of the intellectual activities, IMEST will start out by holding a series of lectures on different topics on monthly or bimonthly basis.
If you would like to invite your colleague(s) to this email-list or circulate information about relevant events of interest, useful websites and news of publications and other academic activities, please send to isu@nccu.edu.tw .
Our first speaker, Yasmin Amin, phD candidate and soon phD, will talk about her new book: Islamic Interpretive Tradition and Gender Justice (https://www.mqup.ca/islamic-interpretive-tradition-and-gender-justice-products-9780228001638.php )
The talk will be held on March 8, 2021, 17.30 (GMT +8).
For registration, please sign before March 5, 17.00 (GMT+8): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYXJb3Ze-cb8tRikkYyhS8totzb08IjnbcwjqwlxFJpS1xWA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Further information about the talk and the speaker will be circulated.

all the best,

Dr. I-Wen Su, Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University
Author of The Shīʿī Past in the Great Book of the Songs (New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2021)
Director of Center for the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies

 

 

 

5. The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is pleased to announce that our intensive summer Arabic programs will be offered online between June 14 and July 30, 2021.

CAMES offers two separate seven-week programs that provide intensive online instruction in Arabic through a rigorous academic curriculum, complemented by an integrated series of films, guest lectures, and other online activities:

• Arabic Language and Culture Program: this program is designed for learners who want to develop their overall proficiency in Arabic in both its Standard and Lebanese varieties. The program emphasizes the development of various skills within a communicative, proficiency-based framework that considers Arabic in all its varieties as “one language”. To this end, it integrates Standard Arabic and Lebanese Arabic within the same course, and gives special attention to the development of intercultural competence in Arabic.
• Lebanese Arabic Program: this program is designed for learners who want to develop their proficiency in Lebanese Arabic. The program focuses on speaking and listening skills, as well as building/enhancing intercultural competence in Lebanese Arabic.

Each program provides nine credit hours of instruction at various levels of proficiency. Students may transfer the credits earned to their home institutions.

The application deadline is April 14, 2021. For detailed information about the academic content of our programs, application forms, costs, and financial support, please visit our website.

Contact us on cames@aub.edu.lb if you have any questions.

 

 

 

 

6. Qur’an manuscripts from Southeast Asia digitised by the Endangered Archives Programme

From the British Library

 

 

 

7. British Society for Middle Eastern Studies

BRISMES Early Career Development (ECR) Prize (2 prizes of £2000 each)
The aim of the BRISMES Early Career Development Prize is to support activities geared toward strengthening the academic profile and CV of an early career scholar. More information
BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize (£300)
The aim of the BRISMES Conference Student Paper Prize is to support BRISMES student members in the development of peer-reviewed work. The prize winner will be mentored through a review process at BJMES, by a senior member of the BRISMES academic community. More information

 

Upcoming Event: Publishing in Leading MENA-Focused Journals in the UK and the USA
Join us on Wednesday 17 March at 5:00 PM (GMT) for this event hosted by the Middle East and North Africa Centre at Sussex (MENACS). BJMES editor Dr Lloyd Ridgeon will join Dr Andrew Arsan, editor of Mashriq & Mahjar, in a Zoom webinar for an insightful conversation on academic publishing in the UK and USA. The editors will share the history, aims and scopes of their journals, compare peer-reviewed publishing in the USA and the UK, provide tips on submitting manuscripts, and take questions from the audience. Find out more about the event and how to attend on the BRISMES website.

 

 

 

 

8. The Arab Winter: Democratic Consolidation, Civil War, and Radical Islamists
SOAS University of London | 2 March 2021, 5:30 PM
This is the next event in the SOAS Lecture Programme on the Contemporary Middle East. This unique comparative analysis of countries before, during and after the Arab Spring seeks to explain the divergent outcomes, disappointing and even harrowing results of efforts to overcome democratic consolidation challenges, from the tentative democracy in Tunisia to the emergence of the Islamic State, and civil war and authoritarian retrenchment everywhere else.

Further information

 

 

 

 

9. H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan Fellowship for the Study of Love in Religion
Regent’s Park College | University of Oxford
Regent’s Park College, a Permanent Private Hall within the University of Oxford, welcomes applications for the H.M. King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan Fellowship for the Study of Love in Religion which will run for a term of five and one-half years from 1 September 2021. The post is situated at present within a wider project for the Study of Love in Religion at Regent’s Park College, a research programme of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture.
Closing date for applications | 9 April 2021
Further information

 

 

 

 

10. Revelation in the Qur’an: A Semantic Study of the Roots n-z-l and w-ḥ-y (Brill, Texts and Studies on the Qurʾān, Volume 18, 2021)

Simon P. Loynes.

https://brill.com/view/title/59761

 

 

 

 

11. Arabic Language at Duke University (Instructor or Visiting Lecturer / Prof. of the Practice)

for details see: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18209
Instructor, Visiting Lecturer or Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice of Arabic
The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina invites applicants for one full-time Instructor or Visiting Lecturer / Professor of the Practice in Arabic language beginning August 1, 2021. The contract for the position is for a one academic year (2021-2022). Applicants should be prepared to teach Arabic at all levels. The teaching load is five courses (3/2), and active participation in Arabic language curricular and co-curricular activities is required. Applicants should hold an MA or a higher degree in Second Language Pedagogy, Applied Linguistics, Arabic Literature, or a related field with native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and English. Experience in teaching undergraduates in North America is required. Adaptability with instructional technologies, experience with team-teaching, and demonstration of active participation in the professional field are highly desirable.
To be assured of consideration, submit an application by April 1, 2021, consisting of: 1) a current CV; 2) a letter of application detailing professional activities, scholarly interests, and teaching experience; 3) a portfolio including, but not limited to, the following: sample syllabi for core courses taught in Arabic sequence; a 15-30 minute video of teaching demonstration; official teaching evaluations for the past year; 4) the names of two referees (the search committee will request these letters at a later stage of the search). Application materials should be uploaded to this Academic Jobs Online Portal at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18209. Additional information may be obtained at amesdept@duke.edu.

 

 

 

 

12. Reprint of the Persian Mahabharata from Shirazeh Publishing

The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPS) is pleased to announce the reprint edition of the monumental 4-volume Persian translation of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata that was completed under the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the sixteenth century. The text was edited by the late distinguished Professors Jalali Naini and N.S. Shukla, and published in 1979-81 by Kitabkhaneh-ye Tahuri. Records in Worldcat indicate that very few libraries own a copy. The reprint will not be available in bookstores or through booksellers but must be ordered from ASPS and will be sent directly from the publisher in Shiraz.

The cost of the 4-volume set inclusive of postage is: US $125 or €100.

To order please send an email to Professor Alyssa Gabbay (Alyssa Gabbay <abgabbay@uncg.edu>).

 

 

 

 

13. OIMP 40. Antoin Sevruguin: Past and Present

Tasha Vorderstrasse, ed. Chicago, 2020

Explore the changing world of late nineteenth-century Iran through the gaze of one of its most renowned photographers, Antoin Sevruguin. This volume, which will be accompanied by a forthcoming exhibition, publishes for the first time the Oriental Institute Museum’s complete collection of nineteenth-century Iranian photographs, most of which were created by Sevruguin. Sevruguin’s artfully staged photographs still resonate with us today. Accompanying the print catalog is a series of essays that investigate Sevruguin’s life and photographic career, including the lasting impact of his unique vision, as demonstrated by the work of contemporary artist Yassaman Ameri.

https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oimp/oimp-40-antoin-sevruguin

 

 

 

 

14. Afghan Newspaper Now Available Online Open Access

Over 1,200 issues of the Afghan newspaper Kārawān are now available.

published: 2020/09/04

contact: Amy Schindler – Archives and Special Collections

phone: 402.554.6046

email: acschindler@unomaha.edu

https://www.unomaha.edu/criss-library/news/2020/09/afghan-newspaper-open-access.php

 

 

 

 

15. CONF: The Other Asia: Central Asia and Library Collections (online, 18 March 2021

Opening Remarks: Professor David W. Roland-Holst, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

 

Speakers:

Mr. Andy Spencer, Librarian,  Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Dr. Akram Habibulla, Librarian for Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University

 

Dr. Shah Mahmoud Hanifi, Professor of History and the founding coordinator of the Middle Eastern Communities and Migrations minor, James Madison University

 

Emily Laskin, Ph.D. Candidate Slavic Languages and LiteraturesUC Berkeley

 

Organizer: Dr. Liladhar R. Pendse, UC Berkeley

 

Event Registration: http://ucblib.link/3c7

 

March 18, 202111 am-12:30 PST/ 1 pm-2:30 EST

 

 

 

 

16. Urdu Summer Language Program (Lahore University of Management Sciences)

The LUMS Urdu Language Program, is a brand-new opportunity for students from around the world to study Urdu language and literature and learn about Pakistani society and culture firsthand at LUMS, the leading university in Pakistan’s cultural capital, Lahore.

Urdu is a key research language for students of South Asian history, geography, politics, art history, literature, cinema, religion, and other fields; we aim to provide an immersive program in Pakistan for students of Urdu as a second language that also will facilitate their other scholarly work in the region. The LUMS Urdu Language Program is housed on our secure campus where students will have access to our world-class library, gym, dining facilities, medical center, and other university amenities and student services.

In Pakistan and at LUMS we will provide students with a truly immersive Urdu experience. In Lahore, students will have the opportunity to be immersed in a world of Urdu both inside and outside of the classroom. Not only they will be able to explore the city of Urdu literary giants such as Iqbal, Faiz, and Manto, but also have the chance to be surrounded by Urdu in public spaces and most importantly to experience daily interactions in the language.Our cutting-edge, student-centered curriculum has been developed by a team of specialized instructors with extensive pedagogical training and experience in the United States. Our teachers have taught at leading universities including the University of Virginia, Indiana University Bloomington, Michigan State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and have been trained in Urdu language pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin and at UC Berkeley.

Any further inquiries can be directed to: urdu@lums.edu.pk or by replying to this email. Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions regarding the program!

Best wishes,

LUMS Urdu Language Program Team

https://www.facebook.com/LUMS-Urdu-Language-Program-173837317500630

1.Online Webinar – What can Islamic Law teach us about Islamic Art and Architecture, Ruba Kana’an – February 25

The Department of Art History and Visual Studies, University of Victoria is delighted to be hosting a webinar discussion featuring Dr. Ruba Kana’an, entitled “What can Islamic Law teach us about Islamic art and architecture?” Dr. Kana’an will be in discussion with Dr. Marcus Milwright with the Q&A session facilitated by Zahra Kazani.

 

The webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 4:00 – 5:30 pm (PST).

 

Dr. Ruba Kana’an is an assistant professor of Islamic art and architecture at the Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga and was the 2018-2019 Barakat Senior Fellow in Islamic Art, University of Oxford. Dr. Kana’an’s primary research focuses on the Intersections between art, artists, art production and law in historical and contemporary contexts. She is author of the forthcoming book The Friday Mosque: Law, Architecture, and Authority in Pre-Modern Muslim Societies.

 

For registration to the webinar, see:

 

https://uvic.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sln8sUXHQrmnjBmYNadfNw

 

This event is part of the Orion Series in Fine Arts, and is co-sponsored by the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria and the Middle East and Islamic Studies Consortium of British Columbia.

 

 

 

2. ASPIRANTUM language school has announced 2 new online courses:

Middle Persian Course: https://aspirantum.com/courses/middle-persian-pahlavi-school

Old Persian Course: https://aspirantum.com/courses/old-persian-school

 

Our other Persian language courses:

 

Persian through the Shahname: https://aspirantum.com/courses/learn-persian-through-shahname

Persian Summer School in Yerevan: https://aspirantum.com/courses/persian-language-summer-school-04-july-28-august-2021-yerevan-armenia

Persian Semester in Yerevan: https://aspirantum.com/courses/study-persian-language-semester-abroad

 

 

 

 

3. ONLINE Colloquium: “Qur’ān Translations and Interpretations by European Muslims”, ERC Project “The European Qur’ān, 1150-1850” (EuQu), University of Amsterdam, 5 March 2021

This one-day colloquium aims to foster existing collaborations of the team at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) with the project members, as well as to facilitate knowledge exchange with other scholars working on similar topics outside the EuQu. The discussion will focus on Qur’ān translation and interpretation practices adopted by Muslims in different regions of wider Europe, as well as on Muslim-Christian interactions brought about by those translation activities.

Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-qurn-translations-and-interpretations-by-european-muslims-5-march-remote?e=82aeb6c61d

 

 

 

 

4. ONLINE Conference: “Qur’an and Bible”, ERC Project “The European Qur’an”, University of Notre Dame, 22-26 March 2021, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm CET

 

This workshop will explore the changing ways in which Medieval and Early Modern Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers relate Biblical literature and Qur’an. How did medieval and early modern readers assess the relationship between the two scriptures? How did they account for narrative parallels as well as the differences they found in them?

 

Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/attend-quran-and-bible-22-26-march-remote?e=82aeb6c61d

 

 

 

 

5. International Conference: “Arabic Historiography, Narratives of Order, and Discourses of Sovereignty in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria” (ERC Project, Gent University, 2017-21), Cairo, 28-30 November 2021

Papers are invited on the Arabic historiographical traditions of the ‘Mamluk’ Sultanate of Cairo (7^th – 13^th centuries) that question the complex contextual, textual or semiotic layers which connect texts of history in diverse ways to the social, cultural and above all political environments of their production, reception and circulation.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/8330/discussions/6971193/call-papers

 

 

 

 

6. Research Associate for the Project “Romanization and Islamication in Late Antiquity – Transcultural Processes on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa”, DFG Kolleg-Forschungsgruppe “RomanIslam”, Universität Hamburg

Requirements: an excellent university degree (MA) in a relevant field of Middle Eastern history and culture; excellent Arabic skills; experience with Arabic historical primary sources; excellent knowledge of English, and French. The knowledge of further relevant languages, such as Latin, and Spanish, etc. is advantageous. Experience in working with additional sources, such as archaeological, numismatic, and geographical material is welcome but not a requirement.

Deadline for applications: 15 March 2021. Information: https://www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de/documents/66-gw-28-3-research-associate-phd.pdf

 

 

 

 

7. Appel à projets 2021 « Islam, religion et société (en France) » du ministère de l’intérieur, Paris

Le ministère soutient la recherche et notamment les jeunes chercheurs et post-doctorants dans les champs disciplinaires de l’islamologie et des sciences humaines sur l’islam en France.

La date limite de candidature est fixée au 29 mars 2021 par : bureau-central-cultes@interieur.gouv.fr. Information : https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/Publications/Cultes-et-laicite/Appels-a-projets-AAP-Islam-religion-et-societe.

 

 

 

 

8. Appel à contribution pour la nouvelle revue « Bidaya – Revue étudiante francophone en sciences humaines et sociales sur le monde arabe»

Cette revue vise à soutenir l’entrée des étudiants dans le monde de la recherche, en leur fournissant des conseils sur les techniques de rédaction d’articles et un espace de publication inédit. La revue sera composé du dossier principal et d’un dossier thématique, qui, dans cette édition, traitera le sujet « femmes et révolutions arabes ». Au-delà, la revue accueillera des articles variés portant sur le monde arabe et contient une rubrique pour des recensions et critiques.

Date limite d’envoi des propositions : 28 mars 2021. Information : https://www.carep-paris.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Appel-a-contribution_revue_revue_Bidaya_N%C2%B01.pdf

 

 

 

 

9. Articles on “The Politics of Syria” for Special Issue of Journal “Siasat-al-Insaf”

In this edition, we seek scholarly and opinionated papers that explore topics, discourses, motifs, interests, or perspectives that go beyond the image of Syria as a conflict zone, or the country which is the product of a conflict zone. The issue aims to incentivize Syria in a positive light, focussing on the contributions of Syria (politically, economically, literarily, historically, and socially) in the world order.

Deadline for articles: 20 April 2021. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/7277183/politics-syria

 

 

 

10. Paid Research Articles on “What has Changed in the Decade since the Outbreak of the Arab Uprisings?” for a Special Issue of the Journal “Rowaq Arabi”

This issue aims at providing original research in English or Arabic on the changes that occurred during the past decade following the Arab Uprisings. Evidently, protesters across the region have learnt lessons from their failures, while the existing authoritarian elites have as well learnt their own in repressing and circumventing any potential political mobilisation.

Deadline for manuscripts: 15 March 2021. Information: https://rowaq.cihrs.org/call-for-papers-what-has-changed-in-the-decade-since-the-outbreak-of-the-arab-uprisings/?lang=en

 

 

 

 

11. Patchwork for a Prince: Exploring Persian Anthology British Library Or.13193

Aq Qoyunlu prince ‘Abu’l-‘Izz [Yamin al-Din] Yusuf Bahadur Khan. Yusuf was one of the sons of Sultan Uzun Hasan Aq Qoyunlu, and brother to Sultan Ya’qub Aq Qoyunlu.

 

 

 

12. Call for papers: Archaeology of Islamic Society at ASOR 2021

We invite you to submit a paper abstract for the Archaeology of Islamic Society session for ASOR 2021. We would welcome papers on any period or region involving Islamic archaeology.

The deadline to submit abstracts is March 15.

This year, ASOR will consist of an in-person component in Chicago from November 17–20 and a virtual component on December 9–12. Please see here for more information on how to submit a paper: https://www.asor.org/am/2021/call-for-papers-2021. You can submit an abstract to either session or you can submit the same abstract to both sessions and it will count as a single paper presentation.

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago or online! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Ian Jones, University of California, San Diego (ijones@ucsd.edu)

Tasha Vorderstrasse, University of Chicago (tkvorder@uchicago.edu)

 

 

 

 

13. I have the great pleasure in announcing the publication of our new Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World and our inaugural double issue 2020.
https://brill.com/view/journals/mcmw/1/1-2/mcmw.1.issue-1-2.xml
The Journal of Material Cultures in the Muslim World (MCMW)​​ is published by BRILL with the support of the Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.​

MCMW aims to be a new reference for field archaeologists, (art) historians, anthropologists, curators, and scholars and students of the (art) history, archaeology, architecture, anthropology and ethnography of the Muslim world. This readership represents a new broader definition of material culture that includes not only artefacts, architectural structures and monuments, but also crafts. The journal also aims to inform (other) disciplines and historiographies, by including (unreviewed) archaeological field surveys for example.

The journal focuses on un(der)explored Muslim regions outside of the Middle East and North Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Ocean, Central Asia, India, South-East Asia and Europe.

The journal accepts submissions in English, French, German and Spanish and short reports in Arabic, Persian and Turkish with an English abstract. Submissions should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief at: Stephane.Pradines@aku.edu. ​​

 

 

 

1.The Indo-Persian Confluence

Symposium Four

“Indo-Persian Musical Confluences: From Tajikistan to Gujarat”

Sunday, February 21, 2021

10am PST, Zoom

 

RSVP: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckfuusrzMiH9dqVhzZB1cH-1QsCJWc-U77

This event brings together international scholars discussing Indo-Persian musical hybrids in four different musical traditions within current geographical borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan/Iran.

Panelists

Mejgan Masoumi (Stanford University)
Ariane Zevaco (CNRS, France)
Jean During (CNRS, France)
Brian Bond (CUNY)

Chair and Moderator

George Murer (CUNY)

Link to the Calendar Event Page: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/indo-persian-mus…istan-to-gujarat/

For more information on The Indo-Persian Music Confluence project: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/indo-persian-musical-confluence/

 

 

 

 

2. A tongue-in-cheek guide for wannabe Iran experts by Ladane Nasseri

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-write-about-iran-a-guide-for-journalists-analysts-and-policymakers

 

 

 

 

3. Encyclopædia Iranica Online Now Freely Accessible at Brill

The Ehsan Yarshater Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University is pleased to announce that the Encylopaedia Iranica Online is now freely accessible at https://brill.com/eiro <https://brill.com/eiro> or through https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-iranica-online <https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/browse/encyclopaedia-iranica-online>. This new website, hosted by Brill, a leading academic publisher, is the only digital platform authorized by Columbia University for the ‘Encyclopaedia Iranica’ content produced and curated by the Yarshater Center.

Encyclopaedia Iranica Online provides corrected and updated articles from older print and online content, and it includes articles from fascicles published by Brill up to the recent XVI/6 (Khomeini – Khorasan XIV). Entirely new online articles will be published as expeditiously as possible. The new Encyclopaedia Iranica Online website brings many improvements and conveniences for users, including better integrated graphics and tables and a print-on-demand feature. It offers a more powerful search engine offering researchers the capability to search not only Encyclopaedia Iranica content but an array of other Brill online reference works. Professional researchers will also find the ability to cite Encyclopaedia Iranica articles enhanced both by their presence on the website of a respected academic publisher and the provision of details such as digital object identifier (DOI) numbers. In order to view images, login with:
Username: oa
Password: oa

 

For more details, see:

https://cfis.columbia.edu/news/encyclopaedia-iranica-partners-brill-academic-publishers

Note therein: ‘Without the subsidies the Encyclopaedia Iranica has received in the past, costs for accessing the work will necessarily increase, but Brill has generously agreed that those parts of the Encyclopaedia Iranica currently in open-access will remain available online without charge for a period of up to two years.’

 

 

 

 

4. Connecting Distant Worlds: The International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) Online Conference (Online, 15-18 March, 2021)

Further info and programme at:

https://www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/isap/isap_conference_2021/index.html

 

 

 

 

5. Persian Language Rare Materials | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

https://www.loc.gov/collections/persian-language-rare-materials/about-this-collection/

 

 

 

 

6. Pahlavi State and Society

Thursday March 4, 2021 at 10:00am Pacific via Zoom

https://nelc.ucla.edu/event/pahlavi-workshop-panel-2/

This second panel of the Iranian Studies workshop, “History and Historiography of Pahlavi Iran, 1921-1979.

 

 

 

 

7. ‘Zoroastrian law and the spread of Islam in Iranian society (ninth–tenth century)’,

BSOAS, C Sahner.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-school-of-oriental-and-african-studies/article/zoroastrian-law-and-the-spread-of-islam-in-iranian-society-ninthtenth-century/A498193E93EF4EE882C407FB2C0833D8