Categories : Academic items

1. Conference: “From Sectarianism to De-sectarianisation – Reimagining Sectarianism, Geopolitics and the State in the Contemporary Middle East”, Lancaster University, 16-17 April 2020

We welcome abstracts reflecting on sectarianism, ‘proxies’, the struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and broader questions about identities, geopolitics, economics and social factors in the contemporary Middle East.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2019. Information: https://www.sepad.org.uk/announcement/sepad-conference-2020-from-sectarianism-to-de-sectarianization

 

 

 

 

2. BRISMES Annual Conference 2020: “Knowledge, Power and Middle Eastern Studies”, University of Kent, Canterbury, 29 June – 1 July 2020

We invite complete panels or individual paper proposals on any topic related to the Middle East and North Africa. Panels/roundtables in non-English languages spoken in the Middle East region are also welcome.

Deadline for abstracts: 25 November 2019.

Information: http://www.brismes.ac.uk/conference/call-for-papers-2020/

 

 

 

 

3. Visiting Professor for Cultural Studies of the Middle East, Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen-Nuremberg

The relevant qualifications consist of a doctorate in a relevant discipline, demonstrated ability in teaching, and an excellent track record in publications and related academic achievements. The position presupposes the ability and willingness to teach in English. The position is available 01.10.2020-15.08.2021.

Deadline for applications: 15 December 2019. Information: https://www.uni-bamberg.de/fileadmin/abt-personal/Homepage_ab_2016-03/10_Stellenausschreibungen/01_Professuren/2019/2019-12-15_Gastprofessur_Elite-MA%202020_21.pdf

 

 

 

 

4. Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Dickinson College

International Studies, Middle East Studies and Political Science at Dickinson College are seeking qualified applicants for one two-year visiting assistant professor position in Middle East and North African Politics beginning in academic year 2020-21. A completed or nearly-completed Ph.D. in Political Science, International Relations, or related discipline is required.

Application Review Begin Date: 15 January 2020. Information: https://jobs.dickinson.edu/postings/5294

 

 

 

 

5. Appel à contribution pour le MIDÈO 36 (2021) : «Iğtihād et taqlīd dans l’islam sunnite et šīʿite»

Le dossier de ce MIDÉO se propose d’approfondir les deux logiques à la lumière du patrimoine islamique. L’histoire de la pensée islamique montre que l’on a établi en effet des distinctions entre les principes fondamentaux (uṣūl) et les branches du fiqh(furūʿ), que l’on a élaboré des relations avec des notions connexes (iḫtilāf, ittibāʿ,iǧmāʿ, tarǧīḥ), que l’on a évalué de manière différente taqlīd (ḥarām, maḏmūm,mubāḥ), ou encore établi des distinctions de degrés d’iǧtihād.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2020. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/36891

 

 

 

6. Assistant or Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

The Comparative Literature Program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) in Qatar invites applications for a position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Comparative Literature to begin at the start of the 2020 academic year, August 01, 2020.

Founded in 2015, DI is a non-profit and independent institute. Arabic is the official language of instruction, but in the Program of Comparative Literature the language of instruction alternates between Arabic and English. The institute offers excellent remunerative packages including competitive salaries, housing and other benefits.
The Comparative Literature Program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies is a pioneering program in the region, aiming uniquely to engage with the emergent approaches of the New Comparative Literature and key recent debates in the discipline. In this respect, the Program focuses on recent crucial reflections on the discipline’s historical formations, and the methodological challenges of working across languages and traditions. Expertise and perspectives from non-European literary, aesthetic and critical traditions are integral to this approach.
With its critical humanist and interdisciplinary thrust, and through its uniquely designed core and elective courses, the Program aims to train a new generation of comparative literature scholars, who will be able to situate themselves in the discipline at large as a new type of Arabist and comparative literary theorist.
The candidate must have a PhD in Comparative Literature from a recognized Program or Department of Comparative Literature. Preference will be given to candidates with specializations in literary theory, approaches to World Literature and the new comparative literature, and with demonstrable expertise in Arabic literature and an Asian, African or Latin American literature. The candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of the Program’s core theory courses and electives, and in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Candidates should show evidence of research excellence and a commitment towards quality teaching at the graduate level. Please note that the Ph.D. requirement must have been fulfilled by July 1, 2020.
Key Responsibilities
• Demonstrate a sustained critical and theoretical intervention in the current debates of the discipline through teaching, research and publication
• Demonstrate versatility in lecturing in both Arabic and English and to a highly diverse body of students
• Participate in the teaching of core theory courses and design of new electives to expand the remit of the Program’s vision and critical reach across new areas of investigation and research
• Collaborate with colleagues in other programs and participate in the design and teaching of interdisciplinary courses across the School of Social Sciences and Humanities
• Undertake academic advising, MA Thesis supervision and other administrative duties in the Program
• Serve on academic and professional committees across SOSH and DI
• Participate in DI and ACRPS seminars and international workshops and conferences
• Initiate and participate in collaborative projects with other Qatari and Doha-based institutions, and the Doha community at large
• Participate in the Program’s recruitment plans throughout the region and beyond
• Promote the work of the Comparative Literature Program and the DI in major international conferences and international collaborative research projects and grant applications
The Comparative Literature Program at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies places high value on diversity and will welcome applications from early career scholars.
Please provide: (1) a letter of application; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) a statement of teaching philosophy; (4) a research statement; (5) evidence of teaching excellence; (6) selected samples of peer reviewed publications and research work; (7) three references (email and phone number). Email: careers@dohainstitute.edu.qa
To apply, please send your documents via email by December 1, 2019 to: careers@dohainstitute.edu.qa.
For more details on the position, please visit the following link:
https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/Careers/Pages/Apply.aspx?JobId=DIAC_2019_063
For informal further queries, please contact the Head of Program, Professor Ayman El-Desouky at:
ayman.eldesouky@dohainstitute.edu.qa

 

 

7. The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT)is pleased to announce 2020-2021 fellowship programs for students and scholars based in the U.S. and Canada: 

ARIT / National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey cover all fields of the humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics as well as interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history.  The fellowships support applicants who have completed their academic training.  The fellowships may be held for terms ranging from four months to a full year.  Stipend per month is $4,200.

ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey are offered for research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences.  Post-doctoral and advanced doctoral fellowships may be held for various terms, from one month up to one academic year.  Stipends range from $2,500 to $15,500.

Applications for ARIT fellowships must be submitted to ARIT by November 1, 2019.  The fellowship committee will notify applicants by late January, 2020.

 

 

1. Tenure-track Instructor in Persian Language & Culture (Univ British Columbia)

Application closing date: 18.12.19

https://asia.ubc.ca/department/careers/?fbclid=IwAR1dUTaLcSINapxJVOF_t0nX_0_Y21Gv0p_tW6b6p0qzc3MRF4r3rl0ubJY

 

 

 

 

2. The fourth Arabic Linguistics Forum conference will be held at the University of Leeds on Wednesday 1st -Thursday 2nd July 2020. As in previous years the aim of this international conference is to provide a forum for academic and scholarly exchange on the linguistics of the Arabic language family, for researchers from across Europe and the Middle East, and beyond.

http://arabiclinguisticsforum.com/leeds-2020/

http://arabiclinguisticsforum.com/leeds-2020/call-for-papers/

The Arabic Linguistics Forum welcomes the submission of abstracts in all areas of Arabic linguistics: phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, historical linguistics, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, and applied linguistics.

• This year, the University of Leeds will hold a pre-Forum study day on the Arabic dialects of the Arabian Peninsula, on June 30^th At this event , Marjin Van Putten(Leiden University) and Barry Heselwood(University of Leeds) will be in conversation on phonation (title TBC).
• Abstracts are invited for this pre-Forum study day: they must consider Peninsular varieties only, though in all areas of Linguistics. It is possible to submit two abstracts both for the pre-Forum study day and the conference. The deadline and guidelines for submission of abstracts are the same as for the main ALiF call (see below).

Abstracts for both full papers and posters should be written in English and should not exceed 500 words. References and/or figures may optionally be included, but should not exceed two pages of A4 (or US ‘Letter’). Please submit your abstract in pdf format.

Your abstract must be anonymous. You will be asked to submit a version with your name and affiliation on it if your abstract is selected for presentation. Please make sure that you do not use your name in the filename for your abstract, and please erase any details which might identify you in the file that you submit. Please use one word from the title of your abstract as the filename.

Talks will be allotted 20 minutes for the presentation with 10 minutes for questions and answers.

The deadline for all submissions is January 12th 2020.

Abstracts must be submitted via EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=alif2020

Notification of abstract acceptance is issued by March 20th 2020.

 

 

 

 

3. An International Symposium on Media & the Middle East

RESISTANCE AND ACTIVISM

University of East Anglia (Norwich, United Kingdom) March 6 – 7, 2020

University of East Anglia invites proposals for An International Symposium on Media and the Middle East. The symposium aims to bring together scholars, and filmmakers from around the world interested in exploring ideas of Resistance and Activism in the Middle East in relation to a range of media including film, television, radio, video, and digital media. Papers may be historical or contemporary in scope.

The event will begin with a film screening of For Sama (Waad Al-Kateab, 2019) at Cinema City Norwich on Friday March 6, 2020. A symposium filled with panel discussions, short film screenings and a keynote by Dr Saeed Talajooy (University of St Andrews) will follow the next day on Saturday March 7, 2020.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

* Feminism and gender politics in Middle Eastern media * Art and activism in the Middle East
* Political and social resistance in Middle Eastern Media * Revolution and uprising in media from the Middle East * Censorship and constraints in Middle Eastern Cinema * Political and social movements in a digital age

* Creative media/film projects on and about the Middle East * Short films and excerpts from the Middle East

Please send abstracts of 250 words together with a short (max 100 words) biography to z.khosroshahi@uea.ac.uk  by Monday December 2, 2019. We will notify applicants by Monday December 16, 2019.

This event is organized by Professor Eylem Atakav, Zahra Khosroshahi, Khaldoun Shami and Dr Burcu Dabak Ozdemir (Yasar University), and supported by the Faculty of Arts & Humanities Engagement Fund and the Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities from the University of East Anglia.

 

 

 

 

4. On-line resources:
Alphabetical list of Open Access Islamic Manuscripts Collections
Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies

 

 

 

 

5. CALL FOR PAPERS 

Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University

Graduate Student Symposium

March 26-7, 2020

The organizing committee of the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Graduate Student Symposium welcomes abstract submissions to their tenth annual symposium.

Our aim is to provide an opportunity for graduate students based in various parts of the world and approaching the study of Islamicate thought and life across time and space through a multiplicity of disciplinary and methodological approaches to share their work with the Institute’s faculty and students in an atmosphere of constructive and supportive criticism. We are pleased to invite graduate students at all stages of research and dissertation-writing related to Islam and Islamicate communities anywhere in the world (East Asia, South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East) to submit proposals for individual paper presentations.

Reflecting our department’s primary research areas, the symposium’s themes include but are not limited to:

• history, political science, and anthropology
• theology, philosophy, mysticism, and jurisprudence
  
• Urdu, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature

 

An abstract of 250-500 words and a one-page résumé should be sent electronically to miisscsymposium@gmail.com  by November 30, 2019. Please include a tentative title for your paper and two or three keywords describing its regional and disciplinary focus, as well as your name, programme of study (MA, MPhil, or Ph.D.), and departmental and institutional affiliation. Applicants will be notified of a decision by December 30, 2019. It may be possible to offer a limited number of grants (of not more than 200 CAD) to contribute towards participants’ travel expenses. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any other queries.

 

 

 

 

6. H-Maps

H-Maps is an international digital forum in the historical study of the making, circulation, use and preservation of maps from the ancient to the contemporary period. Because of its international nature, H-Maps welcomes contributions in world languages, including (but not limited to) English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German. Abstracts in one of these languages is requested for posts submitted in a language not spoken by list editors. H-Maps is a collaboration between the International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) and H-Net to further substantive inquiry among a growing number of global scholars with an interest in the history of maps and mapping.

The aim of H-Maps is to advance the work of scholars, curators, archivists, collectors, students, and others interested in aspects of map history of any place, scale, type, or historical period. H-Maps welcomes cross-disciplinary and non-traditional interpretations and encourages contributions related to new approaches in research, curation, teaching, and tools for analysis. H-Maps commissions and publishes reviews of work relevant to the field as a part of the H-Net Book Review Project. H-Maps will announce and review conferences and exhibitions, and post calls for papers, fellowships, and employment opportunities.

H-Maps Editorial Staff

Jordana Dym, Skidmore College – Network Editor

Carolina Martínez, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Argentina – Network Editor

Quentin Morcrette, Le Mans Université – Network Editor

Bram Vannieuwenhuyze (Belgium/The Netherlands) – Network Editor

David Weimer – Network Editor

H-Maps Advisory Board

Jordana Dym

Mark Monmonier – Distinguished Professor of Geography at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs

Carla Lois

Gilles Palsky

André Reyes Novaes

Benjamin Sacks benjaminjamessacks@gmail.com

All H-Maps content is freely accessible at: https://networks.h-net.org/h-maps

You can contact the editors of H-Maps here: editorial-maps@mail.h-net.org

A free account and subscription are required in order to receive discussion posts by email for all of our networks.  For assistance with creating accounts and managing subscriptions on the H-Net Commons:

For instructions to create an account in the Commons go to:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/905/pages/943/getting-started.

For instructions on subscribing to H-Maps go to:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/905/pages/965/subscribing-or-unsubscribing-network
For tutorials and assistance in using the H-Net Commons, visit H-Net’s Help Desk:
https://networks.h-net.org/help-desk

 

 

 

 

7. Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road (2019)

Open Access book, accessible at:

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-030-00728-7

Editors Liang Emlyn Yang, Hans-Rudolf Bork, Xiuqi Fang, Steffen Mischke

Introduction

Front Matter, 1

On the Paleo-climatic/Environmental Impacts and Socio-Cultural System Resilience along the Historical Silk Road

Liang Emlyn Yang, Hans-Rudolf Bork, Xiuqi Fang, Steffen Mischke, Mara Weinelt, Josef Wiesehöfer, 3-22

Landscape Evolutions in the Human-Environment System

Front Matter, 23

Evolution of Saline Lakes in the Guanzhong Basin During the Past 2000 Years: Inferred from Historical Records

Jie Fei, Hongming He, Liang Emlyn Yang, Xiaoqiang Li, Shuai Yang, Jie Zhou, 25-44

Landscape Response to Climate and Human Impact in Western China During the Han Dynasty

Steffen Mischke, Chengjun Zhang, Chenglin Liu, Jiafu Zhang, Zhongping Lai, Hao Long, 45-66

The Ili River Delta: Holocene Hydrogeological Evolution and Human Colonization

Jean-Marc Deom, Renato Sala, Anne Laudisoit, 67-94

Quantitative Evaluation of the Impact on Aral Sea Levels by Anthropogenic Water Withdrawal and Syr Darya Course Diversion During the Medieval Period (1.0–0.8 ka BP)

Renato Sala, 95-121

Reconsidering Archaeological and Environmental Proxies for Long Term Human-Environment Interactions in the Valley of Kashmir

Michael Spate, 123-149

Natural Disasters and Impacts in the Past Societies

Front Matter, 151

Living with Earthquakes along the Silk Road

Miklós Kázmér, 153-176

Natural Disasters in the History of the Eastern Turk Empire

Rustam Talgatovich Ganiev, Vladimir Vladimirovich Kukarskih, 177-193

Dry and Humid Periods Reconstructed from Tree Rings in the Former Territory of Sogdiana (Central Asia) and Their Socio-economic Consequences over the Last Millennium

Magdalena Opała-Owczarek, Piotr Owczarek, 195-214

A Drought Reconstruction from the Low-Elevation Juniper Forest of Northwestern Kyrgyzstan since CE 1565

Feng Chen, Shulong Yu, Qing He, Bakytbek Ermenbaev, Rysbek Satylkanov, 215-228

Climatic Factors in the Transitions of Social Systems

Front Matter, 229-229

Social Impacts of Climate Change in Historical China

Xiuqi Fang, Yun Su, Zhudeng Wei, Jun Yin, 231-245

Climate Change and the Rise of the Central Asian Silk Roads

Daniel J. Hill, 247-259

The Coming of the Barbarians: Can Climate Explain the Saljūqs’ Advance?

Yehoshua Frenkel, 261-273

Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of the Oxus Civilization in Southern Central Asia

Élise Luneau, 275-299

Climatic and Environmental Limiting Factors in the Mongol Empire’s Westward Expansion: Exploring Causes for the Mongol Withdrawal from Hungary in 1242

Stephen Pow, 301-321

Social Adaptation and Resilience to Environmental Stresses

Front Matter, 323-323

Resilience of the Human-Water System at the Southern Silk Road: A Case Study of the Northern Catchment of Erhai Lake, China (1382–1912)

Anning Xu, Liang Emlyn Yang, Weibing Yang, Aubrey L. Hillman, 325-358

The Age and Origin of Karez Systems of Silk Road Oases around Turpan, Xinjiang, P.R. of China

Bertil Mächtle, Stefan Hecht, Nicola Manke, Bernd Kromer, Susanne Lindauer, Cheng-Sen Li et al., 359-378

Water Supply and Ancient Society in the Lake Balkhash Basin: Runoff Variability along the Historical Silk Road

Irina P. Panyushkina, Mark G. Macklin, Willem H. J. Toonen, David M. Meko, 379-410

Demographic Changes, Trade Routes, and the Formation of Anthropogenic Landscapes in the Middle Volga Region in the Past 2500 Years

Leonid A. Vyazov, Ekaterina G. Ershova, Elena V. Ponomarenko, Konrad Gajewski, Mikhail S. Blinnikov, Ayrat G. Sitdikov, 411-452

Social-Culture in Connection with the Environment

Front Matter, 453-453

Routes Beyond Gandhara: Buddhist Rock Carvings in the Context of the Early Silk Roads

Marike van Aerde, 455-480

Steppe and Sown: Eurasianism, Soil and the Mapping of Bukhara in the Light of Soviet Ethnographic Accounts

Susanne Marten-Finnis, 481-506

A Karez System’s Dilemma: A Cultural Heritage on a Shelf or Still a Viable Technique for Water Resiliency in Arid Regions

Shalamu Abudu, Zhuping Sheng, James Phillip King, So-Ra Ahn, 507-525.]

 

 

 

 

8. Call for Papers for an edited volume: “Western Hegemonies and their Contestations” – Deadline December 2nd, 2019

The present call of paper solicits chapter proposals to complete a peer-reviewed collection of original research papers on the topic “Western Hegemonies and their Contestations”. This collection is inspired from the international and multidisciplinary conference “The End of Western Hegemonies ?” held in Jyväskylä, Finland, in June 2019, organized by The West Network. The proposed chapters must fall within one of the following categories:

1 – Analysis of a type of Western hegemony (political, economic, cultural, intellectual (see general description below)) in a non-Western setting (i.e., in the former Eastern bloc, USSR (or in post-Cold War Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia), Africa, Asia);

2 – Analysis of contestation(s) of a given type of Western hegemony in a non-Western setting (i.e., in the former Eastern bloc, USSR (or in post-Cold War Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia), Africa, Asia);

3 – Analysis of the challenges met by democratization in non-Western settings.

 

Guidelines for chapter proposals

The planned chapters must develop original research and not have been previously published in English or another language.

Potential authors must be Ph.D. holders and affiliated to a university.

Submissions will be peer-reviewed (and full chapters thereafter). They must contain (please send all documents in Word format):

1) A short abstract of the planned chapter clearly stating the topic, hypothesis, main arguments, methodological approach and sources + a list of 5-6 keywords (1/2 page – ¾ page).

2) A detailed preview of the planned chapter (5-6 pages) including references and footnotes. (The full chapters will be 8000 words long.)

Please also include:

3) In a single file:

(page 1) Identification : Name, job title, affiliation, institutional address, work phone number, home address, home phone number, e-mail address

(page 2) Short biography mentioning professional information relevant to the publication (as previous publications, teaching/research experience)

4) A short cv (2-3 pages max.)

Please send all material by Monday, December 2nd, 2019 to the attention of Dr. Marie-Josée Lavallée at marie-josee.lavallee@umontreal.ca

No submissions will be considered afterwards.

Selected authors will be allowed six months for the preparation of their full chapter.

Dr. Marie-Josée Lavallée

University of Montréal, Canada

The West Network

 

Contact Info:

Dr. Marie-Josée Lavallée

Contact Email:

marie-josee.lavallee@umontreal.ca

 

 

 

 

9. Conference at The Courtauld Institute of Art

Fri 15 Nov, 2019 – Sat 16 Nov, 2019

DECENTRING THE FLÂNEUR: GLOBAL HISTORIES OF WALKING THE EARLY MODERN CITY

https://courtauld.ac.uk/event/decentring-the-flaneur-global-histories-of-walking-the-early-modern-city

 

 

 

10. A Critical Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory

based on Imām al‑Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī’s Kitāb al‑Waraqāt (كتاب الورقات)

Open Access Book

“…offers to students and scholars interested in the Islamic discipline of legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh) a critical Arabic edition and an English translation of Imām al-Ḥaramayn al-Juwaynī’s Leaflet on the Sources of Law (Kitāb al-Waraqāt fī uṣūl al-fiqh), along with a new explanatory commentary on the text and a method for readers to add their own comments to any page, paragraph, or phrase. Unlike the many traditional commentaries that have been written on al‑Juwaynī’s popular medieval handbook https://waraqat.vishanoff.com, David Vishanoff’s extensive commentary explains for uninitiated modern English-speaking readers the function and significance of each legal theory principle, and critically examines the conceptions of ethics, knowledge, and scriptural interpretation that are articulated or assumed in this classic summary of Islamic legal theory.”

 

1.The 12th Annual International Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Conference (IRTP) 24-27 June 2020 in Braga, Portugal

All detailed information about the Conference can be found at our web site: www.irtp.co.uk

 

 

 

 

2. International Conference: “Historicity and Islamicity: Perceptions of Early Islamic History in Contemporary Muslim Thought”, Institute for the Study of Islamic Culture and Religion, Goethe University in Frankfurt a.M.,12-14 December 2019

Our conference attempts to shed light on the contemporary Muslim perceptions and perspectives on the early history of Islam. It will first address the mechanisms of construction of ‘early Islamic history’ and its use in the processes of identity building among Muslims and, in a next stept, the critical and revisionist approaches to history developed by Muslim scholars.

Organizers: Prof. Dr. Armina Omerika, Dr. Soumaya Louhichi-Güzel.

See program at https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/82093441/ContentPage_82093441

 

 

 

3. Conference “Visible and Invisible Borders between Christians and Muslims in the Early Modern World”, Central European University, Budapest, 10-11 January 2020

We aim to create a network that will help to provide a comprehensive understanding of past relations between Christianity and Islam in the European context through the addressing of three main research problems: otherness, migration and borders.

Information: https://is-le.eu/calls/conferences/

 

 

 

4. Workshop: “Mosques, Power and Politics”, University of Copenhagen, 22-24 January 2020

This seminar will examine the power strategies used by national and local politicians, examining national legislation and municipal planning on mosques, and will investigate a number of concrete cases of contested mosque building.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2019. Information: https://mosques.ku.dk/nordic-mosques/

Contact: lbm993@hum.ku.dk

 

 

 

 

5. Workshop: “Dialogues in the Late Medieval Mediterranean: Methodological Encounters and (Dis)Encounters”, Casa Árabe, Madrid, 27 January 2020

The aim of this workshop is to create a network that will help to provide a comprehensive understanding of past relations between Christianity and Islam in the European context through the addressing of three main research problems: otherness, migration and borders.

Information: https://is-le.eu/workshop/dialogues-in-the-late-medieval-mediterranean-methodological-encounters-and-disencounters/

 

 

 

 

6. Conference: “Protests, Power, and Prayer: Intersection of Activism, Culture, and Religion”, Religion Graduate Students Association, University of Florida, 21-22 February 2020

Contributors should frame their papers primarily in response to the questions: In what ways are religious practices and/or beliefs deployed within various socio-cultural protests? How and why do certain individuals or groups engage in activism? To what degree are religiously motivated protests effective/ineffective?

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2019.

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/5074698/cfp-%E2%80%9Cprotests-power-and-prayer-intersection-activism-culture

 

 

 

7. 17^th Annual Duke-UNC Conference: “Who Speaks for Islam? Approaches to Authority within the Academy and Beyond”, University of North Carolina, 29 February 2020

In light of recent attempts at intimidation by the state, we are particularly interested in thinking through the politics of power. As such, we are seeking papers that interrogate questions of authority and power. Potential topics include, but are not limited, to the following: Who gets to speak for Islam and Muslims? What landscape of authority exist in the Islamicate World? For example what geographies constitute the Islamicate world? Etc.

Deadline for applications: 15 November 2019. Information: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/40033

 

 

 

 

8. Graduate Student Workshop on Religion, Law, and Politics in the Middle East, Syracuse University, 23 April 2020

The workshop will serve as avenue for advanced graduate students (ABDs) to meet and share their work-in-progress and receive extensive feedback on their dissertation projects from a panel of interdisciplinary experts. The workshop welcomes research conducted on a broad range of topics that addresses the historical and contemporary interactions between religious, legal and political institutions in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2019.

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/5071564/graduate-student-workshop-religion-law-and-politics-middle-east

 

 

 

 

9. Conference: “Rethinking Narratives of China and the Middle East: The Silk Roads and Beyond”, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021

The conference examines the relationship between China and the Middle East, ​both ​ ancient and modern. Papers that incorporate additional regions, such as Europe, Central Asia, or South/Southeast Asia are also encouraged, provided they are also incorporate both China and a country in the Middle East, broadly construed.

Deadline for abstracts: 21 January 2020. Information: mec-conference@sas.upenn.edu

 

 

 

10. Post-doctoral 2020-2021 Fellowships for Scholars in the Study of Africa, University of Bayreuth

Africa-based scholars with a proven track record in the study of Africa are eligible to apply. They may come from any discipline in the humanities and the social, technical and ‘hard’ sciences.

Deadline for applications: 30 November 2019.

Information: https://www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/pool/dokumente/Call-for-Applications_Bayreuth-Academy-Fellowships-2020_21.pdf

 

 

 

 

11. Research Fellow, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Hamburg

Qualifications: excellent university degree (master’s or equivalent) in Political Science, Sociology, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, or related social sciences / area studies; familiarity with academic research on radicalisation, political Islam and jihadism; proficiency in English and Modern Standard Arabic; good working knowledge of German; etc.

Screening of applications will begin on 18 November 2019. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/GIGA-19-11_Call_ResearchFellowIMES.pdf

 

 

 

 

12. Ahmed Seddiqi Endowed Chair in Gulf and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of International Studies, American University of Sharjah

Successful candidates will have a PhD in an area related to Gulf and/or Middle Eastern studies, a strong record of scholarship with an active and ambitious research agenda as well as a record of excellent teaching. As a university formed on the American model and with English as the language of instruction, American University of Sharjah gives priority to candidates who have substantial experience in American models of higher education.

Deadline for applications: 15 November 2019. Information: https://www.aus.edu/employment/the-ahmed-seddiqi-endowed-chair-in-gulf-and-middle-eastern-studies

 

 

 

 

13. Tenure-track Assistant Professor on the Culture, Economics or Politics of Muslim Societies in Iran, Central/South/East Asia, Stanford University

Applications from Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Political Science, or Sociology are welcome from scholars who can contribute to the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.

Deadline for applications: 25 October 2019. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14164

 

 

 

 

14. The Richard Gillespie Mediterranean Prize for Early Career Researchers

Mediterranean Politics is pleased to announce the launch of this Prize for the best research article on the contemporary social and political dynamics of the Mediterranean region published in the Journal by an early career researcher. We welcome contributions on politics and international relations as well as economics, human geography, sociology, anthropology and other relevant disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Information: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/journal-prize-richard-gillespie-mediterranean-prize/

 

 

 

 

15. Grant to Digitise Collections at Risk

The Endangered Archives Program seeks to preserve cultural heritage and make it available to as wide an audience as possible. We fund digitisation projects to record the content of archives, which can include rare printed sources, manuscripts, visual materials, or audio recordings.

Deadline for applications: 11 November 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/4733064/apply-grant-digitise-collections-risk

 

 

 

 

16. Scholarship Program of the German Bundestag for Highly Motivated Graduates from the Arab Region in Berlin, 1-30 September 2020

The programme is aimed at politically engaged young graduates from the Arab region who are interested in the German parliamentary system and play an active role in promoting core democratic values in their home countries. Participants have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system and political decision making processes.

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2019.

Information: https://www.bundestag.de/en/europe/international/exchange/ips/arabian-250618

 

 

 

 

17. Critical Muslim Studies Summer School, Granada, 15-20 June 2020

The premier summer school on Islam and Decoloniality focuses on approaches to the academic study of Islam which are both critical and post-Orientalist. The program is geared towards advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students; junior lecturers; as well as those working in the government or civil society sectors who have a keen interest in the summer school topics.

Deadline for applications: 1 February 2020. Information: http://www.dialogoglobal.com/granada/

 

 

 

 

18. Maps of the Ottoman Empire

http://www.dlir.org/about-aiarmaps.html?layout=default

The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) in Jerusalem in cooperation with the Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL) at the University of Chicago scanned and geo-referenced a series of topographical maps of Eastern Turkey and the lands of the broader Ottoman Empire with a grant from the US Department of Education TICFIA program. The bulk of the collection contains topographical maps compiled at the British Intelligence Division War Office in 1915 derived from map and survey data collected during multiple expeditions 1839-1906. The collection contains high resolution copies of the original maps held by AIAR, and geo-referenced versions can be requested by contacting dlir@caorc.org.

 

 

 

 

19. The Bodleian Libraries, Oxford are now accepting applications for Visiting Fellowshipsto be taken up during academic year 2020-21. Fellowships support periods of research in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Libraries, across a range of different subjects. Of particular interest might be the Bahari Visiting Fellowships in the Persian Arts of the Book

Fellows are hosted in the Visiting Scholars’ Centre at the Weston Library, where they join a lively research environment.

Details of the Fellowship terms and application process can be found on our Fellowships webpage: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships.  Please note this year applicants for a Bahari Visiting Fellowship are asked to submit an article length example of their work with their application materials.

A list of current Visiting Fellows and in the academic year 2019-20 can be found at: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/current-and-past-fellows/2019-20-visiting-fellows

Applications for these Fellowships should be made by the deadline of midnight, Sunday, 01 December 2019.

For further information, please email: fellowships@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

 

 

 

 

20. Research Associate position at Doha Institute

https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/Careers/Pages/Apply.aspx?JobId=DIAC_2019_061

A full-time highly motivated Research Associate (RA) is being sought for a research project, led by Dr. Eid Mohamed and funded by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) titled, “Computational Study of Culture: Cultural Analytics for Modern Arab and Islamic Studies.” The project will operate within the Research & Grants Department led by the Director.

The overall vision of this project is to harness state-of-the-art Cultural Analytics (CA) approaches and technologies to make pioneering forays into the vast corpus of machine-readable Arabic texts that has become available in the last two decades. It also aims to digitize and annotate a set of early Arabic media material from the late 19th century until present. This will be done along the lines of two case studies: Modern Arab socio-political and cultural history and Contemporary Diaspora Arab-Islamic cultural archive and digital repository.

We invite applications for an RA position in Digital Humanities with a specialization in literary, rhetorical, cultural, media or historical studies. We welcome applications from those engaged in research areas and technologies across the digital humanities domain and are particularly interested in research that explores the critical and cultural significance of tools and methods in the context of questions of East-West encounters, representation, culture and politics. We strongly encourage applicants with expertise in digital technology and an interest in global Arab studies, especially as it relates to bringing the field of Arab Literature/Humanities into the digital age and who will bring theoretical, methodological, and technical expertise to the project.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To contribute to a comprehensive literature review on digitized Arab newspapers, magazines, etc.
• To contribute to developing models of historical newspaper research, past and future.
• To work with team members to develop use cases of the project’s ontology in describing and mapping Arabic text and concept migration across regional and linguistic borders.
• To co-author research papers suitable for publication in high quality academic journals on Arabic literature and culture historically and materially produced and reproduced.
• To organize, attend and contribute to events at Doha Institute (DI)
• To contribute to project promotion and public engagement events
• Engage in training programmes at DI that are consistent with the needs and aspirations of the project.

• Undertake other duties as may necessary

MA in Comparative Literature, Culture and Media Studies, with background in Arabic Digital Humanities studies.  PhD holders or PhD candidates are preferred.

For full consideration please provide 1) a brief cover letter stating the applicant’s academic field, area of specialization, and a short summary (1 page) of the proposed work during the appointment period, 2) CV 3) A Research statement: summary of the research questions, goals, and methodological approaches of current and future projects, and a sample of scholarly writing, and a sample syllabus for an undergraduate-level introduction to digital humanities course. The cover letter should not exceed 2 single-spaced pages. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled, but priority will be given to those received by October 31^st, 2019. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary and benefits are competitive at an international level.

 

 

 

21. The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) is the sole specialized university of religions in Iran which has been active for
more than two decades and with the goal of creating peace, peaceful
coexistence and mutual understanding and dialogue has connected with
several institutions and universities across the world.
The International Department of the university has a successful
history of organizing academic conferences and short courses in which
many professors and students from across the world have participated.
For more information regarding the university please visit the
following site: www.urd.ac.ir
The International Short Course Center of URD organizes courses twice a
year in summer and winter. We are proud to announce the following
courses for winter 2020:

Winter 2020 Courses

Course Dates
The 10th International Intensive Course on Shi‘a Studies
13-17 February 2020

Cultural Tour
18 -21 February 2020

The 1st International Intensive Course on Mysticism and Sufism in Islam and Iran

22-26  February 2020
For more information please contact us at: iisc@urd.ac.ir

 

 

 

 

22. The 17th Annual South Asia Graduate Student Conference at the University of Chicago is pleased to invite submissions to the 2020 graduate student conference Reception, Tradition, and Canonization: Pasts and Presents in South Asia to be held on March 5th-6th, 2020 in Chicago.

We invite graduate students at all levels to submit abstracts for consideration. The  the online submission form can be found via this link. We would appreciate it if you would forward this email to students in your department and colleagues who may be interested

If you have any questions please write to us at sagsc2020@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

22. Postdoctoral Research Associate – Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran/Persian Gulf Study, Princeton University

The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a postdoctoral or more senior research position in the relevant fields of Iran and the Persian Gulf studies in the 19th – 21st century.

The position, starting in September 2020, is open to scholars of all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. This full-time twelve-month position may be renewed for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and funding. The Center promotes interdisciplinary approaches to advancing understanding of Iran and the Persian Gulf, with special attention to the region’s role and significance in the contemporary world. The goal of the program is to support outstanding scholars of Iran and the wider Persianate world at an early stage of their careers and thus to strengthen the field of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies in the United States and abroad.

In addition to their salary, postdoctoral researchers receive funding (up to $4,000 per academic year) for research related expenses (books, conferences, travel expenses, etc.). The Center provides office space and staff support but the research associates are responsible for their travel and moving arrangements and expenses, and for accommodation in Princeton.

Applications are reviewed both by specialists in the candidate’s academic discipline and by an interdisciplinary group of scholars. All committee deliberations and decisions are confidential.

Candidates are required to apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/14301 and submit the following documents: (1) cover letter with title and summary of proposed research project (200 words); (2) research proposal (max. 1500 words), including description of project, bibliography, timetable, explicit goals, and the reason it is proposed to be pursued at Princeton; (3) curriculum vitae and list of publications; (4) sample chapter (in English) of dissertation or other recent work; (5) contact information for three references.

DEADLINE: All materials must be received by December 15, 2019, 11:59 p.m. EST. Preferred start date is September 1, 2020. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

Essential Qualifications: PhD required. Postdoctoral Research Associates may not pursue another degree while in this appointment, nor may they hold any other fellowships or visiting positions concurrently. Appointment cannot be deferred to a later term. Postdoctoral Research Associates are expected to be on campus most weekdays and be active contributors to the intellectual life of the Center.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants should have less than three years of postdoctoral experience, but more senior candidates may be considered.

Candidates within Princeton University will not be considered. Please contact iran@princeton.edu  for further clarifications.

Instructions for Applying: Complete the online application and click “Apply to this Posting” at the top of the posting details page.

Documents that can be associated with this posting: Cover letter, Statement of Research Interest, Resume/CV, Bibliography/Publications List, Writing Sample, Other Document 1

Proposed Start Date: 09-01-2020

End date, if a Term Appointment: 09-01-2021

Comments related to end date: This twelve-month position may be renewed for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance.

EEO Statement: Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

1.The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an advanced Assistant Professor or Associate Professor tenure line position in Media Studies with expertise in the Middle East. The position will begin in August 2020.

The position, part of a university-wide cluster hire in Media and (dis)information, will focus on Media in the Middle East, with a strong preference for specialization in Iran or the Arab World. Ideal candidates will have research interests in media information flows, including misinformation or disinformation, within or originating from the Middle East. Preferred candidates will employ interdisciplinary methods, and conduct empirical and theoretical analyses of local political cultures, but will also be engaged with media and policy studies more broadly. The successful candidate is expected to hold a courtesy appointment in the College of Communication.

Duties include working closely with other partners in the Media lab, teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, serving in the doctoral programs in Middle Eastern Studies, and contributing to related programs in other colleges, such as the College of Communication. All faculty in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies are expected to pursue a strong record of research and publication, while also engaging in service to the Department, College, University, and profession. The department places a high premium on collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working environment. Salary is dependent upon position and qualifications. As per university procedures, background and academic credential checks are conducted as appropriate.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD in hand at the time of appointment. Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in one or more of the languages of the Middle East (with a strong preference for Arabic or Persian), and must demonstrate excellence in research, publication, and teaching. They must also have the ability to train and supervise graduate students and to effectively teach large undergraduate classes.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. The University embraces and promotes diversity in its work environments.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one sample publication, teaching dossier including sample syllabi (both graduate and undergraduate), and three names of recommenders, who may be contacted later in the application stage. In addition, please submit a one-page rationale, explaining how your research trajectory corresponds to the goals of the cluster (more info here). Electronic submissions only (through Interfolio). All materials should be submitted by November 8, 2019. Review of applications will begin November 8, 2019.

For Further Information, please contact:

Karen Grumberg, Search Committee Chair

Email: keren@austin.utexas.edu

 

 

 

2. TENURE/TENURED LINE POSITION IN MODERN ARABIC & FRANCOPHONE LITERATURES (University of Texas at Austin)

The Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of French and Italian at the University of Texas at Austin invite applications for an advanced Assistant Professor or Associate Professor tenure line position in Arabic and Francophone Literatures. The position will begin in August 2020.

Housed equally in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies and the Department of French and Italian, the position will focus on modern Arabic and Francophone literatures, preferably in North Africa. Duties include teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, serving in the doctoral programs in Arabic Studies and French Studies, and contributing to related programs such as Comparative Literature. All faculty in the Departments of Middle Eastern Studies and French and Italian are expected to pursue a strong record of research and publication, while also engaging in service to the Department, College, University, and profession. Both departments place a high premium on collegiality and maintaining a diverse and hospitable working environment. Salary is dependent upon position and qualifications. As per university procedures, background and academic credential checks are conducted as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in Arabic and French, and must demonstrate excellence in research, publication, and teaching. They must also have the ability to train and supervise graduate students and to effectively teach large undergraduate classes.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one sample publication, teaching dossier including sample syllabi (both graduate and undergraduate), student evaluations (both graduate and undergraduate) and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions only (through Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/68263 ). All materials should be submitted by October 29, 2019. Review of applications will begin October 29, 2019.

For Further Information, please contact:

Karen Grumberg and Alex Wettlaufer, Search Committee Co-Chairs Email: keren@austin.utexas.edu  or akw@austin.utexas.edu

 

 

 

 

3. A conference for graduate students studying Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations will be hosted by the Near Eastern Studies Department and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley on Friday, March 13th – Saturday, March 14th, 2020.
We are now accepting abstracts until November 15th with notification of acceptance by December 15th.
Our full call for papers can be found here:  https://jagnesjournal.wordpress.com/conferences/2020-conference/call-for-papers/Please send any inquiries to jagnes@berkeley.edu.

 

 

 

 

4. The master’s program Cultural Studies of the Middle East, jointly hosted by the Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, invites applications for the Visiting Professorship 2020-21.

The deadline to apply is December 15, 2019.

Please contact Dr Schayan Gharevi for further information, at: ma-mideast [at]uni-bamberg.de

 

 

 

5. South Asia Open Archive

“The South Asia Open Archives (SAOA), a subset of the South Asia Materials Project (SAMP), creates and maintains a collection of open access materials for the study of South Asia. This major collaborative initiative is aimed at addressing the current scarcity of digital resources pertinent to South Asia studies and at making collections more widely accessible both to North American scholars and to researchers worldwide.”

Nearly 350,000 page images in the collection!

Historical research materials in English and other South Asian languages are being digitized and prepared by SAOA for online public access. This material includes, for example:

Colonial-era administrative and trade reports
Women’s periodicals
Newspapers and magazines
Census materials and gazetteers
Important literary and other monographic sources

 

 

1. International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Iran

Friday 27 – Saturday 28 March 2020, Sigmund Freud University Vienna

The objective of the conference is to:

• Explore the experiences of the ethnic and religious minorities in Iran, such as Jews, Yarsani, Christian, Sabean, Mandaean, Bahai, Zoroastrian, Baluch, Kurd, Turk, Gilaki, Arabs and others
• Provide an historical overview of their position in society before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution
• Delve into the minorities’ rich history and explore their contribution to the country’s history, diversity and development
• Identify the historical, socio-political and economic factors that affected the minorities’ development during the course of the last century.

Abstract Submission Deadline – 30 Dec 2019
Notification of Acceptance – 1 February 2020
First draft of full article – 1 March 2020

For further info, see:

https://www.sfu.ac.at/de/event/international-conference-on-ethnic-and-religious-minorities-in-iran/

 

 

 

 

2. Conference: “Eastern Questions: New Perspectives on British Orientalism”, Watts Gallery and Royal Holloway, University of London, 16-17 October 2019

This interdisciplinary symposium, a collaboration between Watts Gallery Artists’ Village (WG-AV) and Royal Holloway (University of London), aims to explore new perspectives on the intersection between Orientalism and visual culture across the nineteenth century. This two-day conference coincides with John Frederick Lewis: Facing Fame, the latest exhibition at WG-AV.

Information: https://www.wattsgallery.org.uk/eastern-questions-new-perspectives-british-orientalism/?edit&language=en-gb

 

 

 

 

3. Seminar: “Internationalism, Anti-Authoritarianism and Anarchism in the Eastern and Southern Mediterranean (1860 – 1920)”, UCLouvain, Belgium, 21-22 April 2020

The objectives of this meeting are: To question why historians of radical movements have forgotten about this geographical area; to reconstruct the history of individual or collective, anti-authoritarian and anarchist internationalist experiences in this region; to adopt a transnational perspective that considers travel, contacts and exchanges between individuals and groups at the local, regional and international levels; etc. Interventions will be in French and English.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2019.

Information: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/iacchos/larhis/journee-d-etude-internationalisme-anti-autoritarisme-et-anarchisme-en-mediterranee-orientale-et-meridionale-1860-1920.html

 

 

 

 

4. Postdoc Position, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies

The call is open for recent postdocs (not more than four years after award of the doctoral degree) in Arabic Studies; Asian and African Studies; Central Asian Studies; History of Islamic Art; Human Geography; Islamic Studies; Political Science; Semitic Studies; Social and Cultural Anthropology. The successful applicant will be employed on a full position for two years.

Application deadline: 4 November 2019.

Information: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/announcements/201909_Thyssen-Postdoc.html

 

 

 

 

5. Director of the Middle East Studies Center (MESC), American University in Cairo

Requirements: PhD degree in a discipline relevant to MESC’s field of study. Candidates should have well established and extended experience in policymaking and implementation related to the Middle East. They should have research and publications records showing interest and contributions to the field of Middle East studies. They may also bring evidence to contributions to negotiations, policymaking or policy advice in the Middle East at a high level in government, international organizations and/or think tanks.

Deadline for applications: Open until position is filled.

Information: https://academiccareers.com/job/4902/director-middle-east-studies-center-mesc-115424/

 

 

 

 

6. Coordinator of the Middle East Studies Program and Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language and the Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in related. Master’s degree preferred. Excellent written skills in English. Good command of at least one Middle Eastern language (Arabic, Persian, Turkish or Hebrew). Excellent organizational skills in performing a variety of administrative tasks. Excellent time-management skills and ability to adhere to deadlines. Ability to work independently and with others. Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required.

Deadline for applications: 3 November 2019. Information: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/503025/mesp-and-aptli-coordinator

 

 

 

 

7. Articles on “Islam and/or Tradition? Traditional Islam and Islamic Traditions in the Eastern Europe” for the First Issue of the Journal “Modern Islamic Studies”

Taken in a broad geographical sense, we are seeking for the papers addressing history and modernity of Muslims in the area from Balkans and Crimea on the South, Baltia on the North and Caucasus on the East, where indigenous Muslim population and traditions are represented.

Deadline for full papers: 15 November 2019. Information: https://journals.oa.edu.ua/Islamic/

 

 

 

 

8. New Book Series: “Ecclesiastica Ottomanica”

The series welcomes contributions beyond the confines of grand theories such as dhimmitude and the millet system, and of traditional binaries such as toleration and persecution. It has a cross-disciplinary perspective involving the fields of Ottoman history, Middle Eastern studies, Balkan studies, African studies, religious studies, church history, missiology, the history of interactions, connected history, and diaspora studies.

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/4923491/new-book-series-ecclesiastica-ottomanica

 

 

 

 

9. The Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication, Program for Comparative Literature and Theory, Department of South Asia Studies, Department of Religious Studies, Middle East Center, and South Asia Center of the University of Pennsylvaniaare pleased to invite submissions to our 2020 graduate student conference Troubling Translation(s) to be held on February 21 and 22, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA.

We invite graduate students of all stages to consider translation as concept, practice, andmethod.

Our discussions will be oriented around the constructive consideration of written work submitted by presenters prior to this conference. They will be driven by the following questions:

1.How do we move beyond the familiar conceptualisation of translation as a logo-centric, singular,uni-directional ​event to discern its multidirectional, multiform, and processual dimensions?

2.How does the multidirectional quality of translation as process involve its subject and object? Howdoes subjectivity shape translations, and how do subjects translate themselves?

3.In what ways do translations form and become formed by their spatiotemporal context? How do they challenge contemporary notions of sociopolitical and cultural formations?The conference is interested in expansive interpretations of translation across space and time. Scholarship across the disciplines has challenged and moved beyond frameworks of hybridity, multiculturalism, andsyncretism for exploring processes of change and exchange. How have broader spatial, temporal, andmaterial contexts shaped the practical and conceptual concerns of translation?

Finbarr B. Flood has conceived translation as a dynamic and multivalent framework capable of accounting for material and intellectual transformation and exchange in the premodern period. More recently, Francesca Orsini hasshown how translations within “multilingual locals” generate “worlds” specific to them. How do theseconcerns lead into the contemporary context?

Scholars such as Stuart Hall and Saba Mahmood haveconsidered translation’s relationship to conceptions of racialization and liberal certitude respectively. While Lawrence Venuti has addressed the question of the translator’s invisibility apropos their text, Talal Asad questions the hermeneutical exercise of interpretation and translation, drawing our attention, among otherthings, to “untranslatability.”

We welcome papers that critically examine translation in and across forms, bodies, languages, media, thevisual and performing arts, and religions. Papers may address a range of practices, themes, or concerns. How, for example, did translation figure in the Islamicate and Indic cultural systems of the premodern period? What has been the role of translation, broadly understood, in negotiating relations between non-hegemonicand hegemonic forms across history and geography? In what ways have translations, as events, been put topolitical or social use, for example in Latin America or in the present North American context? Moreover,how have agents and bodies relied on translation and/or untranslatability to trouble the larger socioculturalsystems of which they are a part? Such questions constitute some of the broad spectrum of concerns theconference intends to address.

Guidelines for submissions:

Please submit a 350-word abstract outlining your topic along with a title andyour name, institution, and year of study by November 4, 2019. Limited grants may be available to supplement travel costs and can be requested via a Google Form during abstract submission. Accepted presenters should submit their final drafts by February 7th, 2020 so as to provide sufficient time for review prior to the conference.

Conference applications should be submitted via this Google Form: https://tinyurl.com/PennTT2020  .

Questions may be directed to penntranslations@gmail.com ​.

 

 

 

 

10. Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford

Research Seminars, October-December 2019 (Michaelmas Term)

Thursdays, 17:15-18:30, KRC Lecture Room, 3 St John Street, Oxford OX1 2LG, UK

For further details and abstracts, please visit: https://krc.web.ox.ac.uk/homekrc

 

17 October: Marijn Van Putten, Leiden University. “The Language of the Qur’an in Light of the Arab Grammarians and Early Qur’anic Manuscripts”

24 October: Beatrice Leal, University of Oxford. “The Great Mosque of Damascus and the Medieval Islamic Mosaic Industry”

31 October: Eléonore Cellard, Collège de France. “The Archaeology of the Ṣanʿāʾ Palimpsest: New Reflections from the Perspective of Codicology”

7 November: Doris Behrens-Abouseif, SOAS. “The Management of Architectural Heritage in the Mamluk Sultanate”

14 November: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. “Origins of Hebrew Calligraphy: From Abbasid Baghdad to Fatimid Cairo”

21 November: Constant Hamès, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. “Manuscrits coraniques de l’Afrique, une étude comparative”

28 November: Dr Aila Santi, American University of Beirut. “The ‘Mosque of the Prophet’ and Beyond: A Tentative Reconstruction of the Early Islamic Topography of Madina al-Munawwara (622- 750) Based on Written Sources”

5 December: Gulfishan Khan, Aligarh Muslim University. “Artistic and Architectural Patronage of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan”

Convenor: Umberto Bongianino

1. The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for an appointment as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Arabic Studies.

Strong candidates will have research interests centered on expressions of contemporary social and political phenomena in the Arab World, including but not limited to migration and refugee issues, statelessness and conceptions of nationhood, treatment of minority groups, fundamentalism, liberalism, modes of social activism, and the like. They will also be skilled at translating these interests into engaging courses that meet student interest in the current political moment and related cultural production, while expanding their understanding of the diversity and plurality of the contemporary Middle East. The successful candidate will actively participate in all aspects of the Arabic Program at UMD, which consists of a major and a minor and hosts a federally-funded Arabic Flagship Program that draws a diverse student body from majors across the campus. The teaching load is four courses a year (a 2-2 load). In addition to a dynamic research agenda, a passion for teaching Arabic as a second language at all levels is essential. Candidates who can contribute to the intellectual life of the School and the University through interdisciplinary collaborations are particularly desired for this position.

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

 

PhD in hand by July 2020; evidence of exceptional scholarly achievement and excellence in teaching; native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English; a strong command of Modern Standard Arabic.

 

How to apply: 

 

For best consideration, apply by Monday, November 4, 2019. To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, sample syllabus, and an approximately 20-page writing sample. Please upload the sample syllabus as Supplemental Document 1. The names of three references will be requested in the online application, and the system will generate emails asking them to submit their letters of reference via a link. All application materials should be submitted only through the University of Maryland online employment application system at: https://ejobs.umd.edu.

The position is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

 

For more details and to apply: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/74034

 

 

 

2. Crown Center for Middle East Studies <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/wk3uxj>

*Now Accepting Applications*
Junior Research Fellowship 2020-2022

The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is offering *two-year fellowships* <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/cd4uxj> to outstanding scholars of Middle East politics, economics, history, religion, anthropology, or sociology for the 2020-2022 academic years. This consecutive, two-year fellowship is targeted at junior scholars with PhD in hand and not yet tenured. The fellowship’s goal is to allow junior scholars the flexibility and means to advance a specific research project related to the contemporary Middle East.

*Eligibility*
The 2020-2022 Junior Research Fellowship is open to both recent PhDs (as a post-doctoral position) and assistant professors in Middle East-related fields. A PhD must be completed by September 1, 2020.

*Terms
*This fellowship is a two-year appointment beginning September 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2022. The annual stipend is $50,000. In addition, funding is available for research, travel, and related expenses. Fringe benefits will be available during the two-year appointment period.

Fellows are required to be *in residence* at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship. During their residence, fellows write a /Middle East Brief/ *each* year and participate in all Crown Center events, including: seminars, workshops, meetings, and retreats.

*Application Deadline
*October 31, 2019

*Notification
*January 31, 2020

*Application Submission
*Apply *here* <https://t.e2ma.net/click/o23k5b/07bopb/s54uxj>.

*Inquiries
*You may direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at *crowncenter@brandeis.edu* or call 781-736-5320.

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3. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München is one of the largest and most esteemed institutions of higher education in Germany, offering a wide  range of academic disciplines.

   

The Chair for Late Antique and Arabic Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Peter Adamson) at the Faculty for Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of Religion at the LMU seeks to fill two positions with employment beginning on October 1, 2020, under the aegis of an ERC funded project on Animals in Philosophy in the Islamic World:

 

    Position A: Postdoctoral position (3 years)

    Position B: Funded PhD position (3 years)

   

It is in principle possible to take up the positions part-time.

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborative research with other project team members.
• For position A: research on the Book of Animals (Kitab al-Hayawan) by al-Jahiz.
• For position B: doctoral research on philosophical issues concerning animals in Arabic medical literature.

 

Your profile:

Prerequisites for position A are an excellent university degree (PhD at

least submitted, though not necessarily already published) and expertise

in the relevant area of research. Applicants for position A should have

the ability to work with texts in classical Arabic at a high level.

 

Applicants for position B should have facility with Arabic and ideally also ancient Greek, as well as a Masters level degree in a relevant discipline (classics, philosophy, Islamic studies, or similar).

 

A further requirement for both positions is native or near-native facility in German and/or English, as well as standard computer skills, creativity and ability to work in a team, being results-oriented and willing to take on new challenges.

 

Our offer:

Your workplace is located in Munich and is well-connected by public transport. We can offer an interesting and challenging work environment and good prospects for further career development. Salary will be calculated according to group E 13 TV-L; position A is a 100% post, position B is a 65% post. We particularly welcome applications from female candidates. The University intends to enhance the diversity of its faculty members: disabled candidates with essentially equal qualifications will be given preference.

Please send your application with the usual documents (including CV, transcripts, diplomas, list of publications and courses taught if relevant), as well as a brief description of your expertise as relevant to the theme of the project, either by email as a PDF file (max. 5 MB) or by post by January 15, 2020 to the following address.

 

LMU München

Lehrstuhl für spätantike und arabische Philosophie

Prof. Dr. Peter Adamson

Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1

80539 München

Germany

E-Mail: peter.adamson@lrz.uni-muenchen.de

 

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us via e-mail (peter.adamson@lrz.uni-muenchen.de) or by telephone +49 (0)89/2180-72154.

 

 

 

4. 3rd Annual Edinburgh International Graduate Conference in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies

‘Historical inertia: Continuity in the face of change 500-1500 CE’

Historical discourse has long concerned itself with patterns of change and discontinuity to demonstrate and validate models of periodisation and the compartmentalisation of the wider historical field. Building on these themes, this conference has chosen to focus on the opposing view by concentrating on inertia – how history, material culture, ideas and communities can be seen to maintain a stayed course or deviate if a significant force is exerted upon it. Inertia, a concept that has yet to be applied to mainstream Late Antique studies, introduces perspectives and frameworks that permit new approaches to traditional processes.

This conference will be hosted by the Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Society of the University of Edinburgh on the 22-23 November 2019 and will tackle the notion of inertia and the implications accompanying it for Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine history from 500-1500 CE.

For full info and to register, see:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/history-classics-archaeology/news-events/events/3rd-annual-edinburgh-laibs-conference?fbclid=IwAR1PYHufWeDToxSA9iaPCEFY1fbxdb9Qms1sdwvrBVOwMyetIYZRS1VMo6g

 

 

 

5. [Mondes iranien] Journée d’études internationale 25 octobre 2019

‘Vers une histoire culturelle des relations internationales de l’Iran moderne et contemporain : la scène de théâtre des opérations diplomatiques et ses acteurs’

Date : 25 octobre 2019
Horaires : 8h 45 à 18h 45
Lieu : Maison de la Recherche – Sorbonne Nouvelle, 4 Rue des Irlandais, Paris 5e (Salle Athéna)

 

For complete information, see:

https://www.iran-inde.cnrs.fr/evenements-scientifiques/colloques-et-conferences-2019/vers-une-histoire-culturelle-des-relations-internationales-de-l-iran-moderne-et.html?lang=fr

1. Online Meeting: “Islamicate Digital Humanities”, Islamicate Digital Humanities Network (IDHN), 6 November 2019

We are calling for contributions from both members and guests employing digital methods in their research within the Islamicate Studies and Linguistics. To contribute, send an email to info@idhn.org  with the title and a description of your presentation. We encourage submissions from those in Graduate School or beyond.

For more information, see www.idhn.org/membersmeeting

 

 

 

 

2. Research Fellowships in Global History, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Summer Term 2020

The fellowships are open to postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines. Scholars who are already advanced in their academic careers and have a strong international track record are explicitly encouraged to apply. The duration of the fellowship will be between one and three months.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2019. Information: https://www.globalhist.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/events/fellowship_w192021/index.html

 

 

 

 

3. Tenure-track Professorship in Turkic Languages and Literatures from Early Modern to Present Time, University of Vienna and Austrian Academy of Sciences

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

Deadline for application: 15 November 2019. Information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/UNIWPHILKUOEAW_TT_Turk_E_0819.pdf

 

 

 

 

4. Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World, University of Texas at San Antonio

We seek candidates whose research and teaching contribute to the department theme of “Empires, States and Borders”. Experience in digital humanities and public history in especially welcomed.

Review of application with begin on 14 October 2019. Information: https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/14008

 

 

 

 

5. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Stetson University, DeLand, FL

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Islamic studies by September 2020 and should be conversant both with the historical development of Islam and the modern manifestations of Islam.

Review of applications will begin 28 October 2019, and continue until the position is filled. Information: Dr. Mitchell Reddish, mreddish@stetson.edu

 

 

 

 

6. Articles on “Political Economy of Research in Social Sciences in the Arab World” for Special Issue of the Journal “Civil Society Review”

Issue edited by: Dr. Candice Raymond, Dr. Sbeih Sbeih, and Dr. Marie-Noëlle Abi Yaghi. Main themes: Institutional configurations and actors’ rationale in the Arab world: How are political economies of research in social sciences organised? – Research agendas, methods and paradigms: the constrained choices of research. – Researchers’ trajectories in the Arab world: functions, carriers, value.

Deadline for abstracts in Arabic, French or English: 15 November 2019. Information: https://civilsociety-centre.org/content/political-economy-research-social-sciences-arab-world-en-fr-ar?fbclid=IwAR1nfxKQK-igeYxAB9iNth6YvqOXbmQSp3yLSjbch9UJ9AWpqvwKifMel1o

 

 

 

 

7. Call for Panel Proposal

The 2nd International conference on ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’

Tehran, Iran, 30-31 May 2020

Allameh Tabataba’i University (the largest public university specialized in humanities and social sciences in Iran) will hold the second international conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (http://scmwconf.atu..ac.ir)  on 30-31 May 2020 in Tehran. Enjoying active partnership of a wide variety of national and international academic entities, the conference aims to provide a suitable platform for researchers from across the world interested in issues concerning Muslim societies and communities. Therefore, the conference themes address a broad range of issues pertaining to society and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective and welcomes contributions from any academic discipline in arts, humanities and social sciences.

 

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Sari Hanafi, President of the International Sociological Association

Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore

 

Deadline

Deadline for Submission of panel proposals is 2019-11-20 (http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1198.html?lang=en).

 

Travel grants

Please visit the following links: http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1205.html?lang=en

 

Related Journal: International Journal of ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’ (SCMW), http://scmw.atu.ac.ir

 

Past conference: International Conference on ‘Social Policy in the Islamic World’ ([http://spiw.atu..ac.ir/]http://spiw.atu.ac.ir)

 

Queries

Please do not hesitate to email us (scmwconf@atu.ac.ir) if you need any further information which could not be found in the conference website.

 

1. FULLY-FUNDED PhD opportunity in Islamic Approaches to Mental Health Treatment and Prevention – at the University of Wales Trinity St David, starting Jan 2020.

Please check the full advert here carefully and then contact a.slater@uwtsd.ac.uk:

https://uwtsd.ac.uk/…/phd-scholarship-islamic-approaches-t…/

Deadline: 15th October

 

 

 

 

 

2. Call for Papers:

The International Center for the Developing Peace, Culture and Rationality in order to promote peaceful coexistence, will hold the Second International Peace Studies Conference on 29 February 2020 and intends to gather together scholars and researcher for having a better explanation of peace and reconciliation.

Important Dates:

Abstract deadline: 21 Nov. 2019

Full paper deadline: 20 Jan. 2020

Conference day: 29 Feb. 2020

Conference email: conference@icpcr.com

Secretariat: +982532890442

For more information, please refer to https://icpcr.com/en/adm/conference.html

 

 

 

3. Islamic Studies – A Contested University Subject

Jørgen Nielsen, University of Birmingham

Date and Time:

Wed, 6 November 2019

18:00 – 19:30 GMT

Location:

Aga Khan Centre (ACR, 1st floor)

10 Handyside Street

London

N1C 4DN

 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/islamic-studies-a-contested-university-subject-tickets-72509563055

 

 

 

4. The Faculty of Theology at UCLouvain (Belgium) is opening a tenure-track position in Classical Islam (Doctrines de l’islam classique). The deadline for applying is Nov. 15, 2019.

https://jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAcademique/job/Un%C2%B7e-acad%C3%A9mique-en-Islamologie-%281-EFT%29/560243301/

 

 

 

 

5. State University of New York – Geneseo – Assistant Professor of History (Islamic World), focus on the history of the Islamic World before 1800.

http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=59245

Submit all materials by November 15, 2019.

 

 

 

6. The American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) is pleased to announce 2020-2021 fellowship programs for students and scholars based in the U.S. and Canada: 

ARIT / National Endowment for the Humanities Advanced Fellowships for Research in Turkey cover all fields of the humanities, including prehistory, history, art, archaeology, literature, and linguistics as well as interdisciplinary aspects of cultural history.  The fellowships support applicants who have completed their academic training.  The fellowships may be held for terms ranging from four months to a full year.  Stipend per month is $4,200.

ARIT Fellowships for Research in Turkey are offered for research in ancient, medieval, or modern times, in any field of the humanities and social sciences.  Post-doctoral and advanced doctoral fellowships may be held for various terms, from one month up to one academic year.  Stipends range from $2,500 to $15,500.

Applications for ARIT fellowships must be submitted to ARIT by November 1, 2019.  The fellowship committee will notify applicants by late January, 2020.

Details: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/FellowshipPrograms.html

 

1. The Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University is searching to fill a tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor.

We wish to hire a candidate whose research focuses on one or more of the central fields of Islamic Studies in the formative or classical period/s. We expect candidates to demonstrate innovative methodological and/or theoretical frameworks in their research. Areas of specialization may span disciplines and regions. We especially welcome applications from candidates with a commitment to the study and teaching of texts, but who are also working with texts in relation to societies, traditions of interpretation, and broader contexts.

Candidates for this position must demonstrate a solid record of research to date as well as excellent prospects and plans for future research. In addition to an innovative research portfolio, candidates are expected to show promise of excellence in teaching. They should show that they are committed to pedagogy, with an interest in how Islamic Studies is taught in a range of undergraduate and graduate teaching contexts. We are also interested in candidates who have an interest in participating in both academic and non-academic communities in various ways.

Applications should include a complete CV, a letter of application, and three academic letters of recommendation submitted via:

AcademicJobsOnline – https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14576

The deadline for applications is 1 November 2019. All questions about this position should be addressed to the Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies and Chair of the Search Committee, Professor Michelle Hartman: director.islamic@mcgill.ca  .

 

In their letters of application, candidates should discuss in detail how their research is innovative and contributes to the field/s and discipline/s of Islamic Studies, as well as how they might engage the current research areas and resources of the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill. They also should specifically address teaching experience and innovative teaching practice. Candidates should have completed their PhD by the time of appointment. The salary will be negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

 

Applications should include a complete CV, a letter of application, and three academic letters of recommendation.

 

 

 

2. CFP: “Encounters during the Period of Crusades: History through Objects.”

We are looking for an Islamicist or Islamicists to participate in a roundtable “Encounters during the Period of Crusades: History through Objects.” The roundtable will take place at the conference organized by the Society for the Study of Crusades and the Latin East in Royal Holloway, University of London, 29 June – 3 July 2020,  – 2020 ( see https://www.sscle2020.com/ ).

The roundtable’s coordinators are Richard Leson, Cathleen Fleck and Elizabeth Lapina. Its purpose is primarily pedagogical. To this end we will be posing some big questions including, for example, “What can we teach our students / general public about the period of the crusades through objects?” and “How might teaching this period with visual and / or material culture create a more effective pedagogical experience than reliance upon texts alone?”

This is a “low-pressure” roundtable event. We are interested in assembling scholars with disparate backgrounds and are asking each contributor to speak for about 5 minutes to a single object they find valuable as a teaching / outreach tool.

 

 

 

3. 8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art

November 10-11, 2019

The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art

Summer break is over and we, the Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium Co-chairs, are entering a busy phase of our conference planning for The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art, the Eighth Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, to be held November 10-11, 2019, in Doha, Qatar. Panels, speakers and topics are available on http://islamicartdoha.org/2019-symposium/.

In our ongoing newsletters leading up to the symposium we are continuing to introduce to you the respective chairs and topics of the panels that will form the backbone of our conference. The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art aims to open up discourse on global connectivity through the lens of the Islamicate world and its material culture. Today I am introducing to you a panel that is rooted in the past, but has a clear resonance in today’s world.

Anne Dunlop, Herald Chair of Fine Art at the University of Melbourne is organizing a panel titled The Ilkhanate and Its Neighbors: Artistic Exchange, Overland Routes, and Maritime Trade, c. 1250-1400. Her session takes its cue from an account of Ilkhanate artistic mobility and exchange provided in the 16th-century account on the history of calligraphy by Dost-Muhammad who situates the roots of painting and calligraphy of his own time in the flourishing of portraiture and painting in “the lands of Cathay and the Franks” under the Ilkhanid ruler Abu Sa’id (r. 1316-1335). For the sixteenth-century artist and writer, the awakening of the arts in the fourteenth-century Mongol lands took place in a larger and interconnected visual world. Anne Dunlop’s core point is that few moments of Islamic art history have been shaped so directly or definitively by cross-cultural movement and contact. In this light the session explores the spread and impact of Persian Ilkhanate art in Europe, East Asia, and the Indian Ocean trade basin, and the response within Ilkhanate art to new or intensified contact with these cultures. It brings together specialists in Ilkhanate, Yuan, and trecento Italian art, to create dialogue about artistic mobility and exchange between specialists of Islamic art and researchers in related fields.

Heather Coffey, Assistant Professor of the History of Art at OCAD University in Toronto will discuss the way research has looked at the spread and use of ultramarine pigment in 14th-century Italian painting and the way it may have been fetishized by Western scholars. In another paper, Shane McCausland, Percival David Professor of the History of Art in the Department of History of Art and Archaeology and Head of the School of Arts at SOAS, University of London will discuss “Art’s Agency at the Mid-Yuan Court Contemporary with the Reign of Abu Sa’id (r. 1316-1335).” Stefano Carboni will focus on an important artistic axis between the Ilkhanid and Mamluk worlds. His paper is titled “Artistic Exchanges and Overland Routes: An Exploration of the Ilkhanate’s Role in the Development and Circulation of Enameled Glass under the Mamluks.” All these contributions will provide unique angles that shed light on a variety of approaches across the seas and land. I am sure that they will add significantly to our historical understanding and evaluation of artistic movement and exchange.

In our next newsletter my colleague Sean Roberts will introduce you to yet another exciting panel. We all look forward to seeing you in November. Please contact Marisa Brown, our project manager, at mabrown@vcu.edu with any questions.

With best regards,

Jochen Sokoly

Co-Chair, 8th Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
Associate Professor, Arts of the Islamic World
Art History Program
VCUarts Qatar

 

 

 

 

4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMERICAN CENTER OF ORIENTAL RESEARCH IN AMMAN FELLOWSHIPS
2020–2021

Deadline for the following fellowships is February 1, 2020
ACOR-CAORC Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for post-doctoral scholars and scholars with a terminal degree in their field, pursuing research or publication projects in the natural and social sciences, humanities, and associated disciplines relating to the Middle East. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $32,400. Awards must be used between June 15, 2020 and December 31, 2021 and Fellows must reside at ACOR. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

ACOR-CAORC Fellowship: Two or more two- to six-month fellowships for masters and doctoral students. Fields of study include all areas of the humanities and the natural and social sciences. Topics should contribute to scholarship in Middle East studies. U.S. citizenship required. Maximum award is $23,800. Awards must be used between June 15, 2020 and December 31, 2021 and Fellows must reside at ACOR. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship: Up to four awards of $1,500 each to support beginners in archaeological fieldwork who have been accepted as team members on archaeological projects with ASOR CAP affiliation in Jordan. Open to undergraduate or graduate students of U.S. or Canadian citizenship as well as individuals who graduated less than 12 months before February 1, 2020 and/or have been accepted to a Graduate program for Fall 2020.

Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship: One award of $1,500 to support a student for participation on an archaeological project or research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.

Harrell Family Fellowship: One award of $2,000 to support a graduate student for participation on an archaeological project or for research in Jordan. Senior project staff members whose expenses are being borne largely by the project are ineligible. Open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality except Jordanian citizens.

Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship: Two awards for one month each or one two-month award for residency at ACOR in Amman. It is open to enrolled graduate students of any nationality, except Jordanian citizens, participating in an archaeological project or conducting archaeological work in Jordan. The fellowship includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $600.

Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship: One award for either eight weeks residency at ACOR for research in the fields of Ancient Near Eastern languages and history, archaeology, Bible studies, or comparative religion, or a travel grant to assist with participation in an archaeological field project in Jordan. The ACOR residency fellowship option includes room and board at ACOR and a monthly stipend of $400. The travel grant option provides a single payment of $2,000 to help with any project related expenses. Both options are open to enrolled undergraduate or graduate students of Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.

Kenneth W. Russell Fellowship: One award of $1,800 toward educational assistance for a Jordanian student enrolled in an archaeology or cultural heritage degree program in any country. For the 2020–2021 cycle, the Russell fellowship is only open to enrolled graduate students of Jordanian nationality.

James A. Sauer Fellowship: One award of $1,250 to support a graduate student participating on an archaeological project or pursuing independent research in Jordan. For the 2020–2021 cycle, the Sauer fellowship is only open to enrolled graduate students of non-Jordanian nationality.

Frederick-Wenger Memorial Endowment: Two awards of $1,500 to assist a Jordanian student with the cost of their education. Eligibility is not limited to a specific field of study, but preference will be given to study related to Jordan’s cultural heritage. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students in a Jordanian university.

Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship: Four awards of $3,000 each to assist Jordanian graduate students with the annual costs of their academic programs during the period May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021. Candidates must be Jordanian citizens and currently enrolled in either a Master’s or Doctoral program in a Jordanian university. Eligibility is limited to students in programs related to Jordan’s cultural heritage (for example: archaeology, anthropology, linguistics/epigraphy, history, conservation, museum studies, and cultural resource management related issues). Awardees who demonstrate excellent progress in their programs will be eligible to apply in consecutive years.

Please Note: NEH, CAORC, MacDonald and Sampson (residency option), and Bikai Fellows will reside at the ACOR facility in Amman while conducting their research.

 

Deadline for the following scholarship is February 1, 2020.
See the application instructions for this scholarship:

Jordanian Travel Scholarship for ASOR Annual Meeting: Two travel scholarships of $3,500 each to assist Jordanians participating and delivering a paper at the ASOR Annual meeting in mid-November in the United States. Academic papers should be submitted through the ASOR’s website (www.asor.org/am) by February 1, 2020. Final award selection will be determined by the ASOR program committee.

 

Deadline for the following scholarship is February 15, 2020.
See the application instructions for this scholarship:

ACOR Fellow MESA Award:  One award of $1,000 to a former ACOR Fellow of any nationality for participation in the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) annual meeting. Eligible applicants are anyone who had previously been awarded any ACOR Fellowship (including the named fellowships and former CLS students) and their abstract has been submitted for presentation at the 2020 MESA annual meeting. The awardee must mention the award and ACOR in the text of paper, in addition to including ACOR’s logo on the “Thank You” slide. A check for $1,000 will be mailed before the meeting takes place. To apply, please submit the abstract, CV, and cover letter to usa.office@acorjordan.edu by February 15, 2020. For more information about the MESA annual meeting, please check MESA’s website: https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/

 

 

 

5. Pennsylvania State University – Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Arabic
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=59149

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2019.

 

 

 

6. The Department of Religion at Columbia University invites applications for an assistant professor appointment in the study of Islam prior to 1800.

We particularly welcome applicants whose research exhibits dynamic and innovative approaches to the study of Islam, as well as familiarity with broader debates in religious studies. Area of research and teaching specialization is open. Applicants with interests in Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan and coastal Africa are especially encouraged to apply. Position start date is July 1, 2020, Ph.D. required at time of appointment. Candidates are expected to sustain an active research and publication agenda and teach in both undergraduate and graduate programs.

For more information, go to: https://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/4231

Review begins 10/25/19

 

 

 

 

7. At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studiesof the University of Vienna and the Institute of Iranian Studies (IFI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
the position of a TENURE-TRACK PROFESSORSHIP for the field of Turkic Languages and Literatures from Early Modern to Present Time (full-time position) is to be filled.

The successful candidate is expected to be widely experienced in philological work with an historical perspective and should be able and willing to do research within the research programme of both the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and of the University of Vienna. Successful candidates
should have the following qualifications:

• Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution; as a general rule, applicants must have gained research experience outside the University of Vienna for a total of at least two years during or after their doctoral studies
  ·Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation
  ·Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding
  ·Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues.
• The application deadline is 15 November 2019.

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/UNIWPHILKUOEAW_TT_Turk_E_0819.pdf

 

 

 

8. The University of Miami Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites applications for a tenure-track position in Arabic, beginning August 15, 2020, at the rank of Assistant Professor. 

The successful candidate will have native or near-native competence in Arabic and a solid command of English. In addition to the ability to teach Modern Standard Arabic through advanced L2 and heritage courses, the ability to teach upper level courses in another language (e.g., French, German, Italian, Spanish) is highly desirable. Field of specialization open to any area of modern literary or cultural studies or sociolinguistics. The candidate will be expected to collaborate with colleagues in fields such as Arabic literary and cultural studies, Maghrebian studies, gender and sexuality studies, Islamic art, and Islamic studies.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach undergraduate courses at all levels (including upper-level Arabic Studies courses taught in English), be ready to take on a leadership role in curricular and program development and extracurricular activities in the Arabic studies program, and be willing to advise and teach students in our interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.

A strong commitment to excellence in teaching at a private multicultural non-sectarian institution should accompany solid scholarly potential. Prior teaching experience  and a record of academic publications is highly desirable. Ph.D. (in Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Arabic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Linguistics, or another relevant field) must be completed by May 2020.

The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Preference will be given to candidates whose materials are received by November 15, 2019. Selected candidates will be asked to send additional materials and will be interviewed via Skype. Please submit all application materials (i.e., letter of application, CV, transcripts) via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/68198

https://umiami.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMFaculty/job/Coral-Gables-FL/A-S–MLL-Assistant-Professor-of-Arabic-Studies_R100035069

 

 

 

 

9. Research Assistant (Postdoctoral Position, 13 TV), Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies

The area of study includes Muslim societies in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, as well as Muslim communities in Europe and North America. The researchers examine concepts, practices, and institutions variously understood as Islamic. Special attention is given to relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, as well as forms of inter- and intra-cultural communication.

Application deadline: 4 November 2019. Information: http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/announcements/201909_Thyssen-Postdoc.html

 

 

10. Carter V. Findley Professorship in Ottoman and Turkish History, Ohio State University

The position is to begin in Autumn 2020. Rank is open, although the department’s preference is for a candidate who is a tenure-eligible assistant professor, an associate professor, or a recently-promoted full professor. Area of specialty is open.

Deadline for applications: 31 October 2019. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14660

 

 

 

1. CFP – HIAA Biennial Symposium. ‘Regime Change’, Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2020

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

How do we write histories of Islamic art and architecture, and in the service of what interests? We might proceed from questions about the intentions of patrons, the agency of craftsmen, and their responses to previous artistic production, thereby allowing artifacts and monuments to be set within a historical, social, and/or artistic context. We might also posit large-scale organizational forms—dynasties, courts, regimes, workshops, technological systems, and exchange circuits—as frames that regulate aspects of life, belief, and ultimately artistic creativity. Recent scholarship has also shifted focus to other forms of agency. For example, “reception history” and the “history of objects” have attempted to move beyond the process of creation to consider the role of later actors and material accretions for the significance of artifacts, while the “material turn” in art history has sought to challenge rigidly anthropocentric epistemologies and open up narratives told by the “stuff” of art.

The aim of this conference is to focus on moments of “regime change” in Islamic art history and to also direct attention to “regimes” that structure our own field, raising questions of interpretation and method. We invite new research focusing on art and architecture after clear political ruptures (e.g., invasion, occupation, conversion); on the replacement of one symbolic order with another (e.g., public inscriptions in the urban space, changes in sartorial codes, new gender norms); and on the transfer of resources (e.g., artists, objects, libraries, treasuries) from one power to another. We also invite panels and papers that explore the potentials and pitfalls of new interpretive and methodological approaches to core questions about objects, material, and images, in both the academy and the museum.

 

Call for Papers

The submission deadline for pre-organized panels and single papers is December 1, 2019. For single papers, please submit as a single attachment a one-page CV and a paper abstract of no more than 250 words. For pre-organized panels (three or four papers), please submit as a single attachment one-page CVs for all speakers, and the panel abstract and individual abstracts, each no more than 250 words.

Please submit panels and papers to Christiane Gruber, Organizer (cjgruber@umich.edu). All other queries may be directed to Bihter Esener, Managing Organizer (besener@umich.edu).

Accepted speakers must be HIAA members in good standing by the time of the symposium. Speakers will have their travel expenses and accommodation covered by the University of Michigan and HIAA.
The 2020 HIAA Symposium Committee:

Christiane Gruber, organizer

Anneka Lenssen, Michael Chagnon, and Alain George, committee members

 

 

 

 

2. Lamia Balafrej, The Making of the Artist in Late Timurid Painting (Edinburgh University Press, 2019).

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-making-of-the-artist-in-late-timurid-painting.html

 

 

 

 

3. The Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library seeks to preserve cultural heritage and make it available to as wide an audience as possible. We fund digitisation projects to record the content of archives, which can include rare printed sources, manuscripts, visual materials, or audio recordings. We aim to enhance local capacity to manage and preserve archival collections into the future, and therefore all applications must involve at least one archival partner in the country where the material is based.

We welcome applications for funding on an annual basis. The current deadline for preliminary applications is 11 November 2019. Application forms and guidelines can be found at eap.bl.uk. The Endangered Archives Programme is administered by the British Library and supported by Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

For enquiries please contact us at endangeredarchives@bl.uk.

 

 

 

 

4. IJCS new Special Issue: The aesthetics of dissent: Culture and politics of transformation in the Arab world

https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ics/0/0

 

 

 

 

5. Call for Papers
First International Conference on Qur’anic Studies
24-25 February  2020

Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Tehran, Iran

The department of Qur’anic Studies at the Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies announces the call for papers for the 2020 international conference on Qur’anic studies to be held in Tehran, Iran from Monday 24 to Tuesday 25 February 2020.

We welcome original work from scholars at any stage of their careers, including early career researchers and PhD students, relating to the following themes:

-The Qur’an and its religious milieu;

-The reception history of the Qur’an, from the beginnings to modern times;

-Literary, historical-critical, and comparative approaches to the Qur’an;

-The history of scholarship and methodological issues in Qur’anic studies;

-Qur’anic manuscripts;

 

Applicants are kindly asked to submit their abstracts to Dr. Ala Vahidnia at a.vahidnia@ihcs.ac.ir by November 15, 2019.

The organizing committee will send notification of acceptance for abstracts on December 15, 2019.

The Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies will issue an official invitation for all participants who need to apply for their own visas individually.

Papers may be presented in English or Arabic.

Should you have any question about the conference please contact the conference director, Dr. Ala Vahidnia at  a.vahidnia@ihcs.ac.ir.

 

 

 

 

6. Workshop: “Arabic Pasts: Histories and Historiographies”, Aga Khan Centre, London, 17-19 October 2019

This annual exploratory and informal workshop offers the opportunity to reflect on methodologies, research agendas, and case studies for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East and North Africa in any period from the seventh century to the present.

Registration and Program: https://networks.h-net.org/node/7801/discussions/4613292/workshop-arabic-pasts-histories-and-historiographies

 

 

 

7. Workshop “Travelling Practices and the Emergence of Tourism in the Middle East (16th-20th Centuries)”, University of Vienna, 12-13 June 2020

This workshop will analyze travel literature (travelogues and guidebooks) with regard to the practices, patterns and significations of travel. In shifting the focus to routine and mundane aspects of travelling, it will serve to place travel narratives in a relational framework combining basic questions of infrastructure and transportation with the movements and pathways of individual travellers.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2019. Information: https://travelmena.univie.ac.at

 

 

 

8. Professorship for Turkish Studies (W2), Department of Turkish Studies, University Duisburg-Essen

Candidates should have a PhD in the social or political sciences or in the humanities, and a distinctive international profile in Turkish Studies. Expected is a specialization in Gender Studies.  Desirable are research interests in cultural studies modes of enquiry and pan-epochal approaches that will facilitate interdisciplinary cooperation in the Turkish Department. Excellent knowledge of Turkish and English is expected. Candidates without German language skills will be expected to learn German (C1) within the first two years.

Deadline for applications: 30 September 2019. Information: https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/turkistik/professorship_in_turkish_studies_ude.pdf

 

 

 

 

9. Tenured Professor in Ethnic Studies and/or Studies of Islam in America, Havard University

Qualification: Doctoral degree and Intellectual leadership in the field; potential for significant contributions to the Faculty, University, and wider scholarly community; demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring; and experience working with and teaching diverse students.

Deadline for applications: 1 October  2019. Information: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/9212

 

 

 

 

10. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, North Carolina State University

Minimum Experience: PhD in Middle Eastern History or a relevant field in the Humanities or Social Sciences, or ABD with confirmed plans to defend the dissertation within the next year.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2019. Information: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/122937

 

 

 

11. PhD Master Class

 

The Study of Islam and Muslim Societies

School of Social Sciences and Psychology

Western Sydney University

Parramatta South Campus

2 October 2019

 

Convenor and Organiser

Dr. Pedram Khosronejad

(Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University)

 

 

Local Tarekat and the State: Tarekat Shiddiqiyyah and Its Efforts to Preserve Nationalist Values in Indonesia

Rizqa Ahmadi

PIES student, Department of Political and Social Change, the Australian National University.

 

Problems Faced by Indonesian Female Muslim Students in the US and Australia: An Intercultural Communication Case

Win Arifin

PIES student, Department of Political and Social Change, the Australian National University.

 

The Politics of Mobilizing Piety: Islam and Women in Gaza

Ayah Abubasheer

PhD student, Institute for Religion, Politics, and Society, Australian Catholic University.

 

‘Green Islam’ in Indonesia: Prospects and Challenges

Mohammad Hasan Basri

PhD student, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University.

 

What are the factors leading young Australian Muslim men to travel to Syria to join Islamic State?

Joumanah El Matrah

PhD student, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University.

 

Countering Islamophobia: The Role of Muslim Community Organisations as Agents for Positive Change

Sara Cheikh Husain

PhD student, Alfred Deakin Institute of citizenship and Globalisations, Deakin University.

 

The MTB Bargain: Using Religion and Autocratic Leadership for Economic Advancement in West Java

Shinta Dewianty

PIES student, Department of Political and Social Change, the Australian National University.

 

Being Women Sufi in Modern Life: An Anthropological Study of Women Members within the Naqshabandiyyah Nazimiyyah Sufi Order

Laily Hafidzah

PhD student, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University.

 

Reinventing the Progressive Era of Thought: State, Political Dissonance, and the Origins of Reformist Thought in the Teaching of Islamic Law in Post-Suharto Indonesia

Wildani Hefni

PIES student, Department of Political and Social Change, the Australian National University.

 

Mechanics Fleeing Communism: the Russian Refugee Diaspora in Iran and its Resettlement in Australia and the United States, 1930-1960.

Marcus James

PhD student, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University.

 

Islamic Leadership and Muslim Immigration: A Framework for Reflection and Analysis

Mehrnosh Lajevardi Fatemi

Religion and Society Research Cluster, Western Sydney University.

 

Contingency of Text in 17th Century Safavid Art: An Intertextual Survey of the Epigraphic Program of the Prayer Hall of Shaykh Lutfullah Mosque

Mahroo Moosavi

PhD student, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney.

 

A Preliminary Sketch of Iranian Middle-Class Consciousness

Hugh Myers

Masters student, Department of Social Anthropology, Macquarie University.

 

Normalising Islamophobia: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, the Liberal Party of Australia and the current othering discourse.

Heela Popal

PhD student, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Sydney.

 

The Sound of Utopia: Prayers as Sonic Invocation of a Perfect Public in Contemporary Iran

Simon Theobald

PhD student, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University.

 

Media and Democracy in the Third Space: Locating the Spatial Axis of the Turkish Media in the Euro-Muslim World

Fulya Vatansever

PhD student, Southern Cross University.

 

Searching for a Meta-Theoretical Framework for Analysis of Rival Conceptions of Rights during the Constitutional Revolution of Iran

Behzad Zerehdaran

PhD student, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne.

 

All are welcome

Venus:

8am – 12pm: Building EB, Level 3, Room 21 (Collaborative Learning Space)

12pm – 5:30pm: Building EB, Level 3 Room 18 (Collaborative Learning Space)

 

Dr. Pedram Khosronejad | Adjunct Professor

Religion and Society Research Cluster | School of Social Sciences and Psychology

E: P.Khosronejad@westernsydney.edu.au