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1.Silsile-nâme-î Varşova
Genealogy of Warsaw (1692)
Illustrated Genealogy of Prophets and Rulers
The Transcription of the Ottoman Illustrated World History, Its Translation into Modern Turkish and Facsimile of Manuscript nr. BOZ 183 in Polish National Library
edited by MEHMET TÜTÜNCÜ- ÖMER ERDEM – SEVDE NUR GÜLDİKEN
This manuscript written in Ottoman Turkish preserved at the National Library in Warsaw, Poland, the Biblioteka Ordynacji Zamojskiej1 (Zamoyski Family Library) in Warsaw (Rps. BOZ 183), is an important addition to our knowledge about Ottoman Illustrated World Histories. It consists of thirty-five folios, each measuring 24 x 35,5 cm.
There is a note at the beginning about the former owners of the manuscript. As stated in this note, the manuscript was completed during the reign of Sultan Suleiman II (r. 1098-1102/1687-1691).Hence, by the time of the reigns of Sultan Ahmed II or Sultan Mustafa II, the manuscript must have already left Ottoman lands and have been brought to Europe where it was acquired by the eminent English mathematician, astronomer, and theologian Sir Isaac Newton.3 Newton’s interest in Islam and his endeavor to discover the date of the creation of the world by calculating the life span of the prophets is well known. This manuscript details the life span of every prophet. Evidently this was an important work for Newton. After his death the manuscript was removed from his inheritance. Later it was bought by the collectors
This work comprises names and biographies of more than 650 illustrious persons and their genealogical connections with each other from the time of Adam to 1700 CE. What makes it important is that 205 of them are illustrated with portraits. The illustrations are presented chronologically and are, to a certain extent, interrelated. It thus presents an ideal source to learn about the affinities and the genealogy of the reigning dynasties and prophets. Because of all the afore-mentioned qualities, we named this work, which does not bear any title, the Genealogy of Warsaw (Silsile-nâme-î Varşova).
In the portrait section of the work, the names of the people portrayed are sometimes written below the Arabic inscription in pencil in French and in English. These are additions to notices written in different hands of the respective owners of the manuscript (Newton, Barnard, Jaubert etc.). In the Genealogy, some lineages can be followed carefully along lines. These are the Israelites, the Turks, the Prophet Mohammed followed by the Caliphs
ISBN 978-90-6921-01 5-5
Haarlem, SOTA 2019, 184 pages
Price € 120 excl. Shipping costs
For ordering : sotapublishing@gmail.com
Sample pages and more information
https://www.academia.edu/38440983/Silsilenamei_Varsova_ISBN_9789069210155.pdf
2. LECTURER IN TURKISH, CENTER FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES, BROWN UNIVERSITY
The Center for Language Studies (CLS) at Brown University seeks a dynamic
language professional for a full-time position as Visiting Lecturer in Turkish
beginning July 1st, 2019. This is a one-year renewable appointment contingent
upon a successful review, the continued needs of the department, and
availability of funding. The teaching load is 6 courses per academic year (2
semesters).
Requirements are: 1. Master’s degree or equivalent in Turkish language,
literature, linguistics, or language pedagogy; 2. Fluency in another Turkic
language is desirable; 3. Proficiency in spoken and written English; 4.
Ability to teach a first-year undergraduate seminar on a topic pertaining to
contemporary Turkey, tied to the candidate’s discipline and research, is
especially welcome; 5. Familiarity with and commitment to innovative methods
of language instruction.
Please submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching
philosophy and a teaching portfolio, if portfolio is available, as well as
three reference letters by April 15, 2019. Any questions may be emailed to
Jane Sokolosky, CLS Director, at languages@brown.edu .
Diversity and inclusion are integral to Brown University’s academic code and
practice. As an educational institution and as an employer, Brown is
recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with
Disabilities. The University actively encourages applications of women,
persons of color, and persons with disabilities. The search will remain open
until the position is filled.
Please access the job description and apply here:
https://apply.interfolio.com/60025
3. Workshop on “Alternative Archives in Muslim Asia”, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 5-6 July 2019
In hidden corners of now-minority Muslim communities, traces of old textual circulations remain. Many sources survive in non-traditional archives, where the apparatus for accessing them is often poorly developed. This workshop aims to build a network of scholarship and archival practice that accelerates the recovery of these texts, rebuilds their trans-national context, and brings their stories of neglected Islamic traditions to life.
Deadline for abstracts: 7 March 2019.
4. W1-Professor of Turkish Studies, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
The Institute is interested in candidates with a strong record in research and teaching related to early modern and modern developments in the Ottoman Empire and/or Turkey. Knowledge of Ottoman Turkish, Arabic and Persian will be particularly welcome.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2019.
Information: https://www.euraxess.de/de/node/380075
5. Research Fellowship: Society and Culture, Bussol
Applicants should hold a PhD and have 5 to 7 years of research and/or academic experience with a focus on the social and cultural field of the Middle East with a particular focus on the Gulf states. Excellent language skills in English are essential while a working knowledge of Arabic and French is desirable.
Information: https://www.bussolainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Research-Fellow-Society-and-Culture-003.pdf
6. Postdoc Research Associate, Orient-Institut Istanbul
Applicants interested in issues of Sociology of Medicine, Medicine, Science and Technology Studies, Ethnomusicology or Cultural Anthropology/Cultural Studies (with a focus on religious topics) in Iran or Pakistan are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates have to be willing and able to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in Iran. Academic Turkish and English skills are required, Persian is preferable.
Deadline for applications: 18 March 2019. Contact for Religious Studies: PD Dr. Rober Langer (langer@oiist.org); for Human, Medicine and Society Dr. Melike Şahinol (sahinol@oiist.org)
7. Fellowships for Visiting Scholars, Orient-Institut, Beirut
The Orient-Institut Beirut awards 3-month fellowships to established scholars who have attained distinction in their fields and wish to make use of the facilities of the OIB to work on an article, research paper, or book free from other academic obligations.
Applications are accepted by 1 April and 1 October of each year but should be submitted at least six months prior to the proposed stay in Beirut.
Information: https://www.orient-institut.org/support/scholarships/hans-robert-roemer-fellowships/
8. ASPIRANTUM Armenian School of Languages and Cultures in Yerevan organizes International Persian Language Summer School in Yerevan, Armenia to take place from July 07 to August 17 (6 weeks) or July 07 to July 27 (3 weeks), 2019.
This 42 or 21 days summer school offers participants to master skills in written and oral modern Farsi, reading and interpreting Persian texts from different periods as well as rapidly deepening their knowledge in colloquial Persian.
During the summer school several cultural trips will be offered, which will transform your stay in Armenia into an unforgettable, academically oriented endeavour.
On the first day (July 07, Sunday) the program will be launched in Garni, built by king Tiridates I in the first century AD as a temple to the god Mithra/Mihr. In the evening the group will travel to Yerevan for an opening dinner.
Classes will start on July 8th and will include lectures, seminars and presentations. Two times a week classes of Persian language will be followed by a lecture on different topics of Iranian linguistics, literature and history.
This Persian Language Summer School is designed for students, at least 18 years-old, who not only want to make well-grounded progress in their knowledge of the Persian language, but also to deepen their knowledge of Iranian Studies and Iran.
The 6 weeks summer schools offers an intensive Persian language course spanning 120 hours, divided into 30 days of instruction and focusing on grammar, reading, speaking, and writing. Another 20 hours is devoted to lectures on Iranian linguistics, literature and history.
The 3 weeks summer schools offers an intensive Persian language course spanning 60 hours, divided into 15 days of instruction and focusing on grammar, reading, speaking, and writing. Another 5 hours is devoted to lectures on Iranian linguistics, literature and history.
Upon request the summer school duration may be changed to 4, 8 or 10 weeks.
Scholarships
There are several scholarships available to participate in ASPIRANTUM’s Persian language summer school (https://aspirantum.com/scholarships).
Soudavar Memorial Foundation offers one full scholarship in the amount of $3590 for the 6 weeks summer school. To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must be students or researchers engaged in academic activities related to Iranian Studies as a whole. Nationals of any country can apply for this scholarship. If you want to be considered for this scholarship please check the application details here: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/soudavar-full-scholarship-for-farsi-persian-language-summer-school.
Up to $300 five scholarships will be offered by International journal Iran and the Caucasus editorial to participants, whose research interests are in the fields of Iranian linguistics. Details: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/iran-and-the-caucasus-scholarships-for-persian-language-courses
Up to $300 five scholarships will be offered by ARMACAD to participants whose research interests are in the fields of modern economic and political relations of Iran and Armenia (or other countries in the Caucasus region). Details: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad
Students from the United States may apply to Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program (FLAS) through their own University. Details: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/foreign-language-and-area-studies-flas-fellowships-program-for-us-students
ASPIRANTUM will provide applicants with an official letter of invitation to support scholarship and travel grant applications.
For questions and inquiries please contact persian@aspirantum.com or whatsapp
Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan +374-91-557978
9. The Board of Directors of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to request submissions for its biennial prize for best book on the medieval Middle East (ca. 500-1500 CE).
In an effort to recognize excellent research in the field, a shortlist will be announced in October and the prize will be awarded at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November 2019.
Books published between July 1, 2017 and March 30, 2019 will be eligible for this year’s prize. Authors must be current members in good standing of Middle East Medievalists to be considered. To join MEM or renew your membership, please visit our MEMbership page.
Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2019. Publishers are asked to supply the committee chair with one hard copy of each submission as well as an electronic copy that can be accessed by all members of the committee.
For submission details, please contact the committee chair:
Dr. Zayde Antrim
Department of History
Trinity College
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106
10. Full-time cataloger position at the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library. The position will be devoted to cataloging the extensive collection of Islamic manuscripts (over 60,000) which have been digitized in Mali. The position is open until filled.
Information for the position can also be viewed online at https://apps.csbsju.edu/employment/default.aspx?page=jobs.
Questions can be directed to David Calabro, at Dcalabro001@csbsju.edu.
David M. Calabro, Ph.D.
Curator of Eastern Christian and Islamic Manuscripts
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library
Saint John’s University
Collegeville, MN 56321-7300, USA
(301) 325-0771 (cell)
11. Discovery of a fragment of a hitherto-undocumented Irish translation (from Gerard of Cremona’s Latin, of Ibn Sina’s (Avicenna’s) Canon.
- March 05, 2019
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Program and Registration info for School of Mamlūk Studies Conference, Tokyo, 15-17 June 2019
The Sixth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies will be held at Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) June 15-17, 2019.
The conference will be conducted in two parts and will be preceded by a three-day intensive course on Mamluk Archival Materials from June 12-14, 2019, taught by Professor Emad Abu Ghazi, Cairo University.
For information, see: http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/sms-conference.html
Those who wish to attend the conference must register via the following website:
https://goo.gl/forms/n0AiqSihzYNkTun03
The deadline for registration is April 30, 2019.
2. Arabic Collections Online المجموعات العربية على الانترنت
http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/
UPDATE 2/25/19 : More than 10,000 books now available on Arabic Collections Online,
[Columbia 3411, American University of Beirut 2339, Princeton University Libraries 1354, NYU 1834, The American University in Cairo 361, Cornell 742]
3. “Neoplatonism & Aristotelianism in Early Arabic Philosophy” is the topic of the Twelfth Annual Summer International Live Video Workshop to be held 18-21 June 2019 at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Organized by Prof. Sarah Pessin of the University of Denver and Prof. Richard Taylor at Marquette University, this workshop has a unique structure that (i) provides the opportunity for engaging with three major scholars expert in the main topic and (ii) provides opportunity for contributed papers by other scholars and graduate students to share their own work on philosophy in the Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam with formal presentations of 30 min. followed by 15 min. of discussion. Up to 16 contributed papers may be selected.
The three keynote presenters on “Neoplatonism & Aristotelianism in Early Arabic Philosophy” are Dr Michael Chase (CNRS, Paris), Sarah Pessin (University of Denver) and Richard Taylor (Marquette University). They will prepare video presentations in advance and attendees at the conference will review and discuss the presentations in preparation for live video discussions with the keynote presenters.
For further information on the structure of the workshop and how to apply to attend or to present a contributed paper, see
https://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/The_Abrahamic_Traditions/2019_Summer_Conference_Milwaukee.html
Note, no travel, housing or meals funding is available for this event. Participants must cover their own costs.
RICHARD TAYLOR
4. St Cross College (Oxford) is hosting a workshop to celebrate the career of Professor Emilie Savage-Smith and her outstanding contribution to the history of science in Islam on 29 March 2019. Further details can be found in the programme below.
Best regards,
Yossef Rapoport (y.rapoport@qmul.ac.uk), Ignacio Sánchez, Simon Swain
Programme:
Participants
Silke Ackermann, Cristina Álvarez-Millán, Charles Burnett, Anna Caiozzo, Catherine Delano-Smith, Evelyn Edson, Nahyan Fancy, Lesley Forbes, Geert Jan van Gelder, Monica Green, Peregrine Horden, Jeremy Johns, Maja Kominko, Francesca Leoni, Daniel Nicolae, Peter Pormann, Venetia Porter, Yossef Rapoport, Ignacio Sánchez, Simon Swain, Selma Tibi, Uwe Vagelpohl, Kathy van Vliet
9:30-10:00 Reception and Greetings
Magic and Art
10:00-10:30 Francesca Leoni, “Rolled up Blessings: Printed Islamic Talismans”
10:30-11:00 Venetia Porter, “The use of magical symbolism in the work of Middle Eastern artists”
11:00-11:30 Anna Caiozzo, “From the Magician King to the Learned Sovereign, Occult Sciences and Princely Imagery in the Illustrated Copies of Firdawsi’s Shah-nameh”
Coffee break 11:30–12:00
Transmission of Medical Knowledge
12:00-12:30 Monica Green, “Medicine as a One-Way Street: The Transference of Islamic Medicine to Latin Europe”
12:30-13:00 Charles Burnett, “The Question of Genre in Greek, Arabic and Latin Medical Texts”
Lunch 13:00-14:30
Medical Commentaries
14:30-15:00 Daniel Nicolae, “Ibn Jumayʿ’s Commentary on the Canon of Medicine: How to Busy Oneself with the Art of Medicine”
15:00-15:30 Peter E. Pormann, “Ibn al-Nafīs’ Earlier Commentary on the Aphorisms (Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Pococke 294)”
15:30-16:00 Nahyan Fancy, “The Educational Landscape of Post-Classical Physicians: What can be Gleaned from Arabic Commentaries on the Canon of Medicine and Epitome?”
Coffee break 16:00-16:30
Collaborative Scholarship
16:30-17:00 Evelyn Edson, “Collaboration, Collusion, Cooperation: Working with Emilie Savage-Smith”
17:00–17:30 Closing remarks: Yossef Rapoport, Ignacio Sánchez, Simon Swain
5. For nearly 60 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India. The 2019 AIIS Fellowship competition is now open.
- Junior Fellowships are for graduate students conducting research for their doctoral dissertations in India.
- Senior Long- and Short-term Fellowships are for those holding the PhD degree.
- Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are available to accomplished practitioners of the arts to conduct their projects in India.
https://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs/
6. Postdoc position (24 months) for the project: “Avicenna East & West I: Commentaries on the Qaṣīdat al-nafs” (FRS-FNRS; UCLouvain, Belgium)
Project Description
The aim of this project on the commentaries on the Qasidat al-nafs attributed to Avicenna is twofold: (1) to provide a better understanding of how Avicenna’s theory on the soul was received, interpreted and transformed in this tradition of commentaries; and (2) to document the attitude towards Avicenna’s legacy, and falsafa in general, in Islamic society
Sub-projects:
(1) Edition and analysis of the commentaries by Baḥrānī (d. 672/1274); ‘Afīf al-Dīn Tilimsanī (d. 690/1291); Qayṣarī (d. 751/1350)
(2) Comparative analysis of the commentaries by Dāʼūd al-Anṭākī (d. 1599) and ʻAbd al-Raʼūf al-Munāwī (d. 1621)
(3) General analysis of the commentary tradition on the Qaṣīdat al-nafs
The position is available as soon as possible (July 1, 2019 at the latest), for a period of 12 months, renewable once (= 2 years total). Candidates interested to apply for a shorter period or to start later than July 1, 2019, are invited to mention it in their cover letter. Candidates who are about to complete their PhD can apply but the PhD must be in hand at the start of the employment.
Working location: Institut supérieur de philosophie, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Please send your application (letter of motivation, CV, names and contact info of 2 academic referees, and a sample of your writing) to info-fite@uclouvain.be
For enquiries, contact C. Bonmariage (cecile.bonmariage@uclouvain.be )
Extended deadline: Review of the applications will start on March 5, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled.
See: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380372
7. Position Announcement: Non-Tenure Track Professorial Lecturer
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University
Mustafa Barzani School for Global Kurdish Studies
The School of International Service (SIS) at American University (AU)
invites applications for a full-time, non -tenure track faculty appointment for Fall 2019. Rank is dependent on experience and stature in the field.
This appointment is a 9 -month term position with successive renewable
re-appointment for additional one -year term and will commence on Monday, August 26, 2019 and run through May 31, 2020.
We are seeking candidates at all career stages who have a PhD or its equivalent, and who specialize in one or more of the following thematic areas:
- Kurdish history, culture, politics, and international relations;
- Peaceful coexistence between the global Kurdish community and other states and peoples; and
- Cooperation and conflict resolution within the global Kurdish community.
The successful candidate will assume duties as early as July 1, 2019 but no later than August 26, 2019. We will give first consideration to applications received by April 1, 2019, but will consider applications until the position is filled. Candidates should submit the following materials on Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/60489:
A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, a personal statement outlining relevant scholarship or experience, a plan for research while holding the fellowship, and teaching experience. Candidates will be asked to submit the names and contact information for three professional references who will receive from Interfolio a request for a confidential letter of recommendation. If applicable, we encourage applicants to submit any sample teaching materials and student evaluations from courses the applicant has taught in the past.
Compensation and benefits are competitive. Queries about the search may be sent to sisfacultyaffairs@american.edu . Queries about the online application system may be sent to help@interfolio.com .
- March 02, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to fill the position of Middle East & Islamic Studies Librarian. For details see https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/15606 .
2. Workshop on “Women and Gender in the Premodern Mediterranean” during the 18th Berkshire Conference on the “History of Women, Genders, and Sexualities”, 21-23 May 2020, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
The workshop aims to facilitate a comparative discussion on women from different social, religious, and geographical contexts of the Mediterranean world. Scholars whose work focuses on Christian, Jewish, or Muslim women, across social hierarchies, and geographical locations are most welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 March 2019.
Information: https://berksconference.org/big-berks/2020-berkshire-conference/call-for-papers/. Contact: alexandra.guerson@utoronto.ca
3. Research Scholar in the History of the Premodern Arabic World, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
Junior and senior scholars with excellent knowledge of classical Arabic, and with suitable experience in the history of science, history of philosophy, history of medicine, or other relevant fields are invited to apply. Candidates should hold a doctorate in one of the above-mentioned fields and have at least two years of postdoctoral experience at the time the position begins (PhD awarded in 2017 or earlier).
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2019.
Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58265
4. PhD Scholarship in Religious Studies, University of Copenhagen
The PhD candidate will employ qualitative research methods, such as semi-structured interviews and textual analysis. Project descriptions need to show awareness of the relevant research literature, provide a suitable theoretical framework, and convincingly show the methodological and practical feasibility of the imagined PhD project. Applicants need to hold a two-year master’s degree (120 ECTS) or the equivalent.
Deadline for applications: 4 March 2019.
Information: https://professorpositions.com/announcement,a3196.html
5. Six Early Stage Researcher Positions, University of Aberdeen
Applicants from across the social sciences and humanities, including anthropology, cultural and literary studies, education, history, legal theory and socio-legal studies, philosophy, politics, religious studies, sociology, and theology are welcomed. Themes include: ‘Radicalisation’, ‘Extremism’ and the Role of ‘Civil Society’; Conceptualizing Secularism, Post-Secularism and Religion Itself; The Politics of ‘Religious Pluralism’, etc.
Deadline for applications: 5 March 2019.
Information: https://cisrul.blog/funding/politico/the-politics-of-religious-pluralism/
6. Visiting Lecturer in Islamic Studies, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
The Lectureship invites applicants trained in any relevant discipline (for example, Religious Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, History, Philosophy and Theology, Anthropology). Areas of specialization may include any field within Islamic studies, including ethics, modern and contemporary thought and practice, religion and politics, gender studies, scripture and interpretation.
Deadline for applications: The search committee will begin its review on 1 March 2019; the position will remain open until filled. Information: https://career.wellesley.edu/postings/2701
7. Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University, Taipei
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic Linguistics; Arabic Culture; Computer Science; Information and Communication Technology in Learning; or relevant fields. Specialized writings and publications; research achievements and cross-disciplinary research given high priority. Competence in English-taught courses.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2019. Information: arabic@nccu.edu.tw
8. International Politics Summer School (Focus Middle East and North Africa), St Antony’s College, Oxford, 4-17 August 2019
This year the focus will be on the international relations of the region, with special attention to recent changes in the structure and dynamics of inter-state politics. The course is designed for postgraduate students but will be accessible to upper-level undergraduates and professionals as well.
Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served or rolling basis until 15 April 2019. Information: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/international-politics-summer-school
9. Articles for “Handbook of Contemporary Islam” (Springer)
We are looking for authors who can contribute critical literature reviews on trans-national movements including: Taghlibi Jamaat, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizbut Tahrir, and others. Potential authors should be able to write about the movement transnational and just not in one or two countries.
Contact: Ronald Lukens Bull, PhD (rlukens@unf.edu)
10. NGOabroad: Volunteers for Aid Programs in the Middle East or North Africa
Volunteers are invited to participate in programs in Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Morocco on helping in schools with Syrian refugees, in a micro-finance program, in psycho-social peace building and women’s or youth empowerment; agriculture; or education, etc. Seasoned professionals and students both needed.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Information: http://ngoabroad.com/MENA/
- February 23, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Instructor – (Non-Tenure Track) in Arabic
The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Studies at Temple University has a one-year non-renewable opening for an Arabic language instructor for the academic year 2019-2020.
Qualifications
The position requires native or near-native fluency in Modern Standard Arabic, a graduate degree in a field related to second or foreign language teaching, and at least two years of college-level experience teaching Arabic and an interest in and ability to teach a survey course on modern Arabic literature in translation.
Application Instructions
An application should include a vitae and cover letter discussing the applicant’s qualifications and approach to teaching, two confidential letters of reference on department letterhead from colleagues and/or supervisors familiar with the person’s teaching, and transcripts from all post-secondary institutions the applicant has attended.
Temple University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
Deadline: Apr 1, 2019
Apply via: https://apply.interfolio.com/60407
2. Call for papers and panel proposals for the Co-IRIS section at the 13th Pan-European Conference on International Relations.
Section 44: “The Unseen IR: Islam and the Study of the ‘International’“
Islam has played a major role in world affairs since its inception. Today, the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation represents the second largest inter-governmental organisation of sates after the UN. A number of Muslim majority countries like the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Turkey under the AKP, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Malaysia: all claim to follow an Islamic approach to their domestic and foreign policy. Islam as an intellectual force, has received little sustained attention in the fields of Political Science and International Relations specifically. This Section aims to address the nature and goals of international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy from multiple Islamic perspectives. Those perspectives challenge and contribute to international practices and they represent their respective perceptions of the ‘International. The section is an effort to include Islamic civilization and Muslim majority countries in the contemporary international platform and the analysis of the “unseen” in the study of International Relations. We welcome both individual papers as well as full panel submissions. Proposed panel themes include but are not limited to:
– The seen and unseen in Islamic International Relations Theory
– Islam and international relations
– Islam and Foreign Policy Analysis
– Islam and Diplomacy
– The visual in the international relations of Islamic countries
Please find the full call for contributions here, https://coiris.net/2018/12/20/the-unseen-ir-islam-and-the-study-of-the-international/. Deadline for submissions is 28 February 2019.
Abstracts are to be submitted electronically via the online submission system here, https://www.czech-in.org/cmportalV15/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2FcmportalV15%2Fportal%2FPEC19%2Fnormal.
Please, read the Abstract Submission Guidelines prior to making your submission and visit the official EISA PEC 2019 website and the official Co-IRIS website for further updates. Do not hesitate to contact us or the conference organizers with any questions you may have.
Nassef Manabilang Adiong, PhD
https://nassef.info / +63.915.806.3184 / contact@nassef.info
International Relations & Islamic Studies Research Cohort (Co-IRIS)
The Philippine International Studies Organization (PHISO)
3. THE CULTURAL TURN IN ARABIC LITERARY PRODUCTION
Columbia University
April 19-21, 2019
Sponsored by:
Columbia University’s MESAAS Department, Middle East Institute, SoF/Heyman Center, EVPAS,
Division of Humanities/ Faculty of Arts and Sciences , EALAC Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Center for Chinese Literature and Culture (CCLS), and Arabic Studies Seminar
Dartmouth College
Brill Academic Publishers
Dr. Aziz Shaibani/Arab-American Educational Foundation
In Memory of Barbara Harlow (1948-2017)
Day 1: Friday, April 19 – Faculty House/Garden Room 2, 1st Floor
| 8:45 – 9:20am | Refreshment |
| 9:20 – 9:50am | Welcome and opening Remarks
Mushin J. al-Musawi, Columbia University |
| 9:50 – 11:45am | Panel 1: Mapping Arabic Literature as World Literature
Chairperson: Elizabeth M. Holt, Bard College § “Worlding Arabic: Cultural Criticism, Philology and Weltliteratur” Waïl S. Hassan, University of Illinois § “Is there a Canon in this Corpus? Or What ‘belongs’ in the Library of Arabic Literature?” Shawkat M. Toorawa, Yale University § “Comparativism and the Foundations of World Literature” Yaseen A. Noorani, University of Arizona § “Between the Twilight of Empire and the Dawn of Decolonization: Arabic Literature, World Literature, Comparative Literature” Shaden M. Tageldin, University of Minnesota |
| 11:45 – 11:55am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:55 – 13:15pm | Panel 2: Arabic and Chinese Literary and Artistic Production in Cross-Cultural Encounter/Translation
Chairperson: Lydia Liu, Columbia University § “Mapping the Evolution of Nahdawi Literary Production about China” Peiyu Yang, McGill University § “Taha Husayn and The Days in China Across the 1949 Divide” Michael Gibbs, College of William & Mary § “Artistic Encounters between Baghdad and Beijing after the 1958 Iraq Revolution” Sonja Mejcher-Atassi, American University of Beirut |
| 13:15 – 2:30pm | Lunch Break at Faculty House |
| 2:30 – 4:15pm | Panel 3: Exile, Identity, and Engagement in Arabic Literature
Chairperson: Shaden M. Tageldin, University of Minnesota § “Impossible Exiles: Palestinians in Arab Culture” Ahmad Diab, UC Berkeley § “Twists, Turns and Trajectories of Palestinian Literary Production” Refqa Abu-Remaileh, Freie Universität § “Al-Ādāb and its Ilitizām,” Qussay Al-Attabi, Kenyon College § “The Future Can’t Breathe in a Refugee Camp: Reading Taḍāmun and Iltizām in Women’s Novels of War” Michelle Hartman, McGill University |
| 4:15 – 4:25pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 4:25 – 6:15pm | Panel 4: The Islamic and the Secular Turn in Arabic Literary Production
Chairperson: Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych, Georgetown University § “The Secularization of Islamic Symbols and Figures in the Poetry of ‘Abd al-Wahhāb al-Bayātī and Badr Shākir al-Sayyāb Ruwa Alhayek, Columbia University § “The Cultural Translatability of Taqwā in the Early Sources” Erin Atwell, University of Chicago § “Exploring the Conceptual Relation Between al- Ījāz (Brachylogy) and Balāghah (Eloquence)” Hany Rashwan, Birmingham University § “Pre-Modern Arabic Literary Anthologies and the Social Imaginary: The Construction of Social, Cultural, and Political Paradigms,” Nuha Alshaar, American University of Sharjah |
| 6:15 – 7:00pm | Keynote Address: Nadia al-Bagdadi, Central European University |
| 7:00 – 9:00pm | Dinner – Faculty House |
Day 2: Saturday, April 20 – Knox Hall Room 509
| 9:30 – 11:15am | Panel 5: The Comparative/Transnational Poetics and Politics of Literature I
Chairperson: Wail S. Hassan, University of Illinois § “The Perception of Chekhov in the Arabic World and His Impact on Its Modern Literary Tradition” Maria Swanson, United States Naval Academy § “Magical Realism and the Specters of Postcolonial Present: Alejo Carpentier’s The Kingdom of This World and Hoda Barakat’s The Kingdom of this Earth” Philip Raad, American University of Beirut § “From Istanbul to Baghdad: Engagements with Arabic Literature in the Ottoman World, 1500-1700” Murat Umut Inan, Social Sciences University of Ankara § “Arabic Poetry in the 21st Century: A Poetics of Translation and Exophony” Huda Fakhreddine, University of Pennsylvania |
| 11:15 – 11:25am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:25 – 13:20pm | Panel 6 Managing/Publishing Arabic Literature (in Arabic)
Chairperson: Anna Ziajka-Stanton, Penn State University § Belal Fadl, Al-Masry al-Youm § Abdo Wazen, Al-Hayat and Independentarabia § Yassin Adnan, Macharif § Nouri al-Jarrah, Al-Markaz al-Arabi lil-Adab al-Jughraphi § Samuel Shimon, Banipal § Mbarek Sryfi, University of Pennsylvania |
| 13:20 – 2:30pm | Lunch Break |
| 2:30 – 4:20pm | Panel 7: The Multi-thematic Configuration of Classical Poetry and Poetics
Chairperson: Shawkat M. Toorawa, Yale University § “The Achievement of Classical Arabic Allegorical Form: The ‘Ayniyyah of Abū Dhu’ayb al-Hudhalī” Jaroslav Stetkevych, University of Chicago § “Harb al-Basus as Mythic Matrix in Arabic Culture: Towards A Theory of Cultural (re)Production” Clarissa Burt, United States Naval Academy § “Labīd and Lubad: Lexical Excavation and the Reclamation of Myth in al- Ma’arrī’s Luzūmiyyāt” Suzanne Pinckney Stetkevych, Georgetown University § “Mourning over Algerian Palatial Ruins: Ibn Ḥammād al-Ṣanhājī (d. 1230) on Qalʿat Banī Ḥammād” Nizar F. Hermes, University of Virginia |
| 4:20 – 4:30pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 4:30 – 6:5pm | Panel 8: The Comparative/Transnational Poetics and Politics of Arabic Literature II
Chairperson: Yaseen Noorani, University of Arizona § “The Maqāmah Turn in West African Literary Tradition” Sulaiman Adewale Alagunfon, Freie Universität § “Between Cultural Appropriation and Literary Crossing: The Arabic Literature of ‘Europeans’ in Protectorate Tunisia” Benjamin Koerber, Rutgers University § “Towards an Arab Transnational Poetics of the New World” Ahmed Idrissi Alami, Purdue University. § “Words across genres and histories: Zaynab Fawwaz’s feminist locutions” Marilyn Booth, University of Oxford |
| 6:5 – 6:15pm | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 6:15 – 7:45pm | Panel 9: On Writing: Experience, Process, Perception (in Arabic)
Chairperson: Tarek El-Ariss, Dartmouth College § “War and Displacement” Hoda Barakat, Visiting Professor at Dartmouth College § “Khitab al-Takfir” Chokri Mabkhout, University of Manouba, Tunis § “Writing the Political” Ezzedine C. Fishere, Dartmouth College § “Literature and Perception” Aziz Shaibani, Baylor College of Medicine/Arab-American Educational Foundation |
Day 3: Sunday, April 21 – Knox Hall Room 509
| 9:30 – 11:30am | Panel 10: Revisiting the Modern(ist) and the Post-Colonial in Arabic Literature
Chairperson: Joelle Abi Rachid, SoF-Heyman Center, Columbia Univ. § “Passionate Confessions: Sex, Sin, and Autobiography in Nineteenth-Century Aleppo” Peter Hill, Oxford University § “Medicine in Literature” Mònica Rius Piniés, University of Barcelona § “Invisible Hands: Crime, Fiction, and the Arabic Typewriter, 1890-1920” Hannah Scott Deuchar, New York University · “Housewife Novels, Everyday Life, and the Postcolonial State in Egypt” Shir Alon, University of Oklahoma § “All that Remains: Ruins as Sites of Becoming” Alexa Firat, Temple University |
| 11:30 – 11:40am | Coffee/Tea Break |
| 11:40 – 1:40pm | Panel 11: The Contemporary and Techno-Digital Turn in Arabic Literary Production Chairperson: Michelle Hartman, McGill University § “Zakariyya Tamir and Khalid Khalifa: Political Dissent as Affiliation and Marginality in Syria after 2011” § “Transmission and Transit in Contemporary Arabic Literature: Naql and Its Limits” § “Glossing the Glossary: Digital Approaches to Paratexts and Power in Arabic Literature” § “Cultural Disbelief & New Narratives: Contemporary Arabic Fiction (Re)Writing the Old Tale” § “In medio stat virtus’: On Hybridity, or the Rebellion Against Labels: Reconsidering Some Aspects of Modern and Contemporary Arabic Literature” |
| 1:40 – 2:25pm | Keynote Address: Mahdi Arar, Birzeit University (in Arabic) |
| 2:25pm | Closing Remarks
Muhsin J. al-Musawi, Columbia University
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Organizers: Muhsin al-Musawi (Columbia University), Elizabeth Holt (Bard College), Tarek El-Ariss (Dartmouth College), Nizar F. Hermes (University of Virginia), and Anna Ziajka-Stanton (Penn State University)
4. PhD Conference on “Sacred Locations – Spaces and Bodies in Religion”, Central European University & University of Szeged, 13-15 June 2019
The conference invites contributions on the conceptualization, interpretation, management or instrumentalization of religion with regard to space, geographical or personal. Applications from PhD students and advanced Master’s students from all fields of humanities and social sciences are welcomed.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 March 2019.
Information: https://religion.ceu.edu/crs-szeged-phd-conference-13-15-june-2019
5. NEW Deadline:
26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO), combined with the Section of Islamic Studies of the DMG: “History, Politics and Culture in Middle East and North Africa”, University of Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
The organizers of the Congress call upon scholars of all relevant disciplines, who are engaged in research on the contemporary Middle East and its relations to other regions. The conference’s understanding of the Middle East comprises all countries of the Middle East, North Africa and the entire Islamic World.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 May 2019.
Contact for submissions: Amke Dietert (amke.dietert@ googlemail.com). Information: https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html
6. Assistant or Associate Professor at the Department of History, American University in Cairo
This is a five-year position, beginning fall 2019. All specializations and areas of study are welcome. The successful candidate must have a PhD in hand by the start of the appointment. The department is eager to review the applications of individuals with a strong research program, and demonstrated commitment to teaching.
Deadline for application: 15 March 2019.
Information: https://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=105709
7. Post-doctoral Fellowship on the History of Gender Studies, Tel Aviv University
Preference will be given to candidates whose research focuses on the history of gender studies. Candidates must have received their PhD from an accredited institution of higher learning, no earlier than 1 October 2014 and no later than 1 October 2019.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2019.
Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58163
8. Workshops on “Women and Politics: MENA Experiences”, June 2019 in Abu Dhabi, October 2019 in Rabat
Call for Applications for early-career scholars who would like to participate in workshops on the following themes: women’s representation in legislatures, local government, the executive, and the judiciary as related to factors such as such gender quotas, decentralization, and institutional change. The organizers will cover participation costs for up to 20 qualified applicants.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2019.
Information: http://web.apsanet.org/mena/2019-workshops/
9. Articles on “Muslims under Suspicion – Interdisciplinary Insights into Policies of Preventing so-called Islamist Extremism in Europe” for Special Issue of “Islamophobia Studies Yearbook”
The wide range of preventive measures against so-called Islamist extremism can be understood as an ensemble of different practices including inter-religious dialogue and education as well as surveillance of suspected groups and the persecution of persons deemed to be dangerous. How far contribute such preventive measures to the manifestation of inequalities in fields such as education, law, labour, security etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2019.
Contact: Sindyan Qasem (sindyan.qasem@posteo.de)
10. NEW deadline
Articles for the First Issue of “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies”
Unpublished contributions from the Humanities, Cultural Studies and Social Sciences with a geographical focus on Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central Asia and the Caucasus are invited in German, English and French.
Deadline for applications extended: 15 April 2019.
Information: https://www.diyar.nomos.de/en/
Contact: Tabea Becker-Bertau (diyar@ergon-verlag.de)
11. 26th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) in Cooperation with the Section Islam Studies of the DMG, University of Hamburg, 3-5 October 2019
For all deadlines and additional information:
https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/en/voror/veranstaltungen/2019-davokongress.html
12. Mathal: Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies (IMEMS) http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal
ISSN: 2168-538X
Mathal is a journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies. It is an Open Access, double-blind peer-reviewed international journal published by Iowa Research Online, University of Iowa, USA. Current acceptance rate is 5.7. The main objective of Mathal is to provide an intellectual platform for scholars of Islamic thought and Islamic societies throughout history and throughout the world to share their ideas with the widest audience and in the shortest time possible. Mathal aims to promote critical multidisciplinary studies in humanities and social sciences and to become a repository of knowledge on the Islamic civilization and the Middle East.
The journal publishes research papers in the humanities (arts, history, literature, philosophy…), social sciences (sociology, economics, political science…), natural sciences (biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry…), abstract sciences (mathematics, computational sciences…), and practiced sciences (law, medicine, engineering). Scholars from the aforementioned disciplines with research and teaching interests in area studies, Islamic studies, and Judaic studies are especially welcome to submit their works. Mathal publishes original papers, review papers, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, and book reviews.
Since one of the journal’s primary goals is the dissemination of knowledge and scholarly inquiries, authors retain exclusive rights to their work, allowing them to republish their work on their personal websites or with other journals.
Because Mathal is an online Open Access journal, accepted articles are published as soon as the peer-review and revision processes conclude. Mathal does not limit the length of articles or the size of digital files at this time.
In Mathal, authors may publish articles in most languages including English, Arabic, Hebrew, French, Persian, Spanish, Turkish, and Urdu.
For more information and/or to submit your work, please visit the following websites:
Mathal: http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal
IMEMS Listserv: https://list.uiowa.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=IMEMS
Mathal is indexed in the Global LOCKSS Network.
Complete metadata for all articles in Mathal is available via OAI
http://ir.uiowa.edu/do/oai/?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=dcq&set=publication:mathal.
Mathal is hosted by the University of Iowa Libraries’ Institutional Repository (Iowa Research Online).
- February 19, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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1.The British Association for Islamic Studies invites you to the Association’s Sixth Annual Conference for the will be held at the University of Nottingham from 15-16 April 2019.
With nearly 150 presentations covering the full range of Islamic studies and showcasing the latest developments in the field, we invite you to register online as soon as possible.
For information and to register, see : http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2019
2. The Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies (TIMES) Forum invites proposals for individual papers on any aspect or sub-discipline of Islamic and/or Middle Eastern Studies for its 3rd Annual Symposium on Wednesday 12th June 2019 at the University of Birmingham, supported by the Theology & Religion Department, UOB. The keynote speaker will be Prof Charles Burnett, professor of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe.
TIMES Forum was set up in 2015 by researchers from a range of disciplines at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University. Our membership has steadily grown since, with members from different disciplines and institutions in the Midlands and beyond meeting to share their research. With the aim of promoting and providing a platform for post-graduate research on Islam and the Islamic world (broadly conceived), we invite proposals for papers that will be 20 minutes in length. We welcome papers from PhD candidates and ECRs on a wide variety of subjects relating to the Islamic and Middle Eastern world including, but not limited to the following:
- Philosophy, Theology & Qur’anic studies
- History – medieval and modern
- Law
- Politics and Social Policy
- Arts and Architecture
- Literature, Language & Translation
- Culture & Sociology
- Intellectual History
- Sufism
- Economics and Finance
CfP forms can be downloaded from: https://timespgforum.com/times-symposium-2019
All completed forms should be sent by email attachment to timesforum@contacts.bham.ac.uk by Wednesday 27th February 2019.
Follow TIMES on Twitter: @TIMES_Forum
3. Call for Papers: “Persian as a lingua francain the Ottoman Empire” (Workshop)
University of Hamburg, 12-13 July, 2019
Deadline: February 28, 2019
We are pleased to announce that Hamburg University will host the Workshop: “Persian as a lingua francain the Ottoman Empire” on 12-13 July 2019. This workshop aims to bring together scholars with expertise in Persian and Turkish language contacts, who are interested in the manifold facets of the language, literature and history underlying the knowledge production of the respective traditions. Moreover, it aims to provide a forum for discussion and collaboration between scholars of Ottoman, Iranian and Arabic Studies.
The theme of the workshop is the circulation of Persian knowledge in the Ottoman realm, which was near ubiquitous. It is widely acknowledged that from the 11 to 19 century, Persian was an important and highly influential language of literature, education, partly also of administration and diplomacy, in large regions of theEastern Islamic world. The dynamics and dissemination of Persian knowledge as a language of literature, and a lingua franca, and its surprising vitality and continuity, have not yet been studied sufficiently.
Workshop papers could address the following questions, among others:
Why/how and in which contexts was Persian used in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the importance of Persian for the cultural identity of ‘experts of knowledge’ and Ottoman poets?
Should Persian language and literature be considered as a part of “cultural transfer” or rather as an inalienable part of Ottoman culture?
What was the role of Persian for the ‘transfer of knowledge’ within the Ottoman Empire and beyond?
Application Procedure
We encourage inter-disciplinary submissions, including but not limited to history, literary studies, manuscript studies etc.
Abstracts should address one or more of the issues and questions mentioned above. The working language of the workshop will be English. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words for paper presentations of 20 to 25 minutes.
Please submit your abstract to ludwig.paul@uni-hamburg.de, ani.sargsyan@uni-hamburg.de by 15 March.
The selection of papers will take place until the end of March; applicants will be informed by early April.
For questions regarding the organization, please contact Professor Ludwig Paul ludwig.paul@uni-hamburg.de or Ani Sargsyan at ani.sargsyan@uni-hamburg.de
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Ahmet Baris Ekiz
PhD Student
Middle East Studies
University of Michigan
4. Fixed-term Arabic Teaching Associate Position in Cambridge (UK), for 12 months from September 2019.
See https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/about-us/jobs/teaching-associate-arabic-fixed-term
5. The Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG)is an annual grant established by Dr. Shawky Salem and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
The aim of the grant is to enable one expert in library and information sciences from the Arab Countries (AC) to attend the Annual IFLA Conference.
What does the grant cover?
The grant is to meet up to a maximum of USD 1,900 the cost of travel (economy class air transportation) to and from the host country of the conference, registration, hotel costs and a per diem allowance.
Eligibility
- The grant is available to a librarian of Arab nationality, not exceeding 45 years
- The applicant should not have attended an IFLA conference previously
- The applicant should have at least 5 years of experience in LIS profession
- The applicant must have the approval of his / her organization to attend the IFLA WLIC 2019
How to apply?
Download the 2019 application (available in Arabic & English) below. Additional information is available on the Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG) webpage.
IFLA will act as administrator to the grant and will provide the Secretary of the jury.
Important Dates
The deadline for receiving applications is 31 March 2019.
The selection of a grantee will be made by 30 April 2019 by a jury consisting of members appointed by Dr. Salem and by IFLA. The grantee will be informed of his or her selection by the Secretary of the Jury in May 2019.
For more information and to apply, visit:
https://www.ifla.org/funds-grants-awards/SSCG
6. 31st Exeter Gulf Conference, at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (Exeter, UK) on 1-2 July 2019The call for papers is available online:/<http://bit.ly/2FyHfgC>/https://bit.ly/2E63j3S
Deadline for application:*31 March 2019*.
7. The Rev. Dr. David D. Grafton, Hartford Seminary’s Interim Academic Dean and Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, will present a five-part series on Islam at the John P. Webster Library at First Church, West Hartford, in March and April, 2019.
For further information, see: https://www.hartsem.edu/2019/02/interim-academic-dean-david-d-grafton-to-present-series-on-islam/
- February 16, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Workshop on “Islamic Reform and Modernity”, Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam, 23-24 April 2019
Questions to be answered: What do we mean by Islamic reform (Islah) and Renewal (Tajdid) in Islamic Thought? Is Islamic reform mandatory or a choice? What are the fields required to be reformed for Islamic Revival? Is Islamic renaissance possible in 21st century? Etc
Deadline for abstracts: 11 March 2019.
Information: https://www.iur.nl/2019/02/07/call-for-papers-workshop-islamic-reform-and-modernity/
2. International Workshop on “Multiple Materialities of Muslim Marriages”, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, 13-14 June 2019
Examples of contemporary controversies include unregistered marriages, polygamous marriage, marriages with parties deemed too young or too old, temporary marriage, and mixed marriages (be it interfaith, interethnic, interracial, interclass, or transnational), etc. are welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: http://aissr.uva.nl/content/events/workshops/2019/02/multiple-materialities-of-muslim-marriages.html
3. Second International NEHT Workshop on “Environmental Histories of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 6-7 September 2019
The overarching theme of the workshop is “Historicizing Nature: Water, Forest and Land”.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 March 2019. Information: http://neht.hist.metu.edu.tr/
4. Workshop: „Multilateral Dynamics between the Middle East and Asia in the Mongol Era“, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 15 December 2019
The workshop explores the interconnectivities between Asia (Central, East, Southeast, South and North) and the Middle East (including Greater Iran, Anatolia, Syria and Egypt, Yemen, al-Hijaz) in the Mongol period (13th-15th centuries). We especially welcome studies focusing on one text, object or media as an arena of cross-cultural connections as well as papers dealing with specific cross-Asian networks (commercial, religious, scientific).
Deadline for abstracts: 11 March 2019.
Information: http://mongol.huji.ac.il/news-and-activities/cfp-multilateral-dynamics-between-middle-east-and-asia-mongol-era
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship on “Radicalisation of Islam”, Yale University
The candidate for this one-year position will teach one course related to Muslim American studies which overlaps and extends several ethnic studies subfields (such as Arab American studies, African American studies, and Asian American studies) as well as disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, history, religious studies, and political science.
Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/58704
6. Postdoctoral Associate on Contemporary Islam in Africa, University of Florida, Gainesville
This position is responsible for organizing workshops; teaching one semester-long undergraduate class; and pursuing a program of independent scholarship related to Islam in Africa in global context.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/60177
7. Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic, Kenyon College, Central Ohio
The successful candidate will teach language–introductory through advanced courses–as well as possible courses in the candidate’s field of expertise, e.g. literature, film, etc. The teaching load consists of 3/2 course schedule.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2019.
Information: http://careers.kenyon.edu/cw/en-us/job/492565/visiting-assistant-professor-of-arabic
8. Kuwait Foundation Visiting Scholars Program for Senior Policymakers and Academics, Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School
Applications from scholars working on contemporary issues of policy relevance to the Middle East, and the Arabian Gulf in particular, in the disciplines of political science, economics, history, and sociology are especially welcome. Duration: One Semester (about four months).
Deadline for application: 17 February 2019.
Information: https://www.belfercenter.org/project/middle-east-initiative#kuwait-foundation-visiting-scholars-program
9. Contributions to “The Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas”
The Handbook seeks original contributions that address social, cultural, political or historical aspects of Middle Eastern diaspora communities. The Handbook aims to include field-based contributions on diaspora communities in and from the Middle East, as well as more general pieces addressing theoretical or methodological issues.
Deadline for 500-word abstracts: 1 March 2019.
Information: https://www.cmes.lu.se/research/call-for-contributions
10. Contribution pour le MIDÉO 36 (2021): “Iǧtihād et taqlīd dans l’islam sunnite et šīʿite”
Les propositions d’article doivent être soumises pour évaluation avant le 15 janvier 2020.
Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/36891
11. Oklahoma State University, School of Global Studies and Partnerships, Stillwater, OK, invites applications for a Tenure Track position as Assistant Professor and Farzaneh Chair of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies to begin August 2019. Deadline for applications: February 28, 2019. We seek a forward-looking scholar and educator with strong intellectual and leadership skills to direct the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program. The ideal candidate will demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary challenges facing the nation, and will have the leadership skills required to lead and grow the Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies Program.
For more information, see: https://okstate.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=8&id=6017&fbclid=IwAR3a6fmQZT78EnHExtbUPRcSDqscTE9q3qY6IjfQNMHSfWfXFGO8sIWiNTc
- February 12, 2019
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Narrative Illustration on Qajar Tilework in Shiraz
Author: Atefeh Seyed Mousavi
Publisher: Verlag für Orientkunde
Publication date: December 2018
Series: Beiträge zur Kulturgeschichte des Islamischen Orients” (Contributions to the Cultural History of the Islamic Orient).
EAN: 978-3-936687-46-3
Paperback: Vol. 1, 335 pages (Texts); Vol. 2, 268 pages (Images)
Price for two volumes: 79 €
Order Books: verlag.fuer.orientkunde@web.de (www.verlag-fuer-orientkunde.com)
Tilework illustration of the Qajar period has received comparatively little scholarly consideration. This applies specifically to Shiraz, where the art was abundantly practiced. My book, the first of its kind, presents a detailed analytical study of Qajar tile painting in Shiraz. The material has been collected during two extensive fieldwork trips. Having collected more than 5,000 photos, I have chosen 42 historical buildings in Shiraz with tile work decoration for a detailed analysis, supplying minute descriptions for each and every image together with a solid documentation of the tiles’ respective location in the buildings. My study identifies, classifies and analyzes the depicted themes and the craftsmanship behind it. Particular attention has been devoted to a detailed discussion of the prominent themes, their argument and motivation, as well as to popular artists of the period. In addition to the study, my work contains ample visual documentation.
For more information and the table of contents, please see: http://kreationen.net/
This book was published with the financial support of The Barakat Trust.
2. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Arabic or Visiting Assistant Professor of
Arabic College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
The Arabic Program in the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at
the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for a full-time
appointment as Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) for the 2019-20 academic
year, with possibility of extension. The Program includes a major, a minor,
and an Arabic Flagship Program and draws interested students from majors
across campus. It uses the integrated approach in teaching Arabic, i.e. Arabic
dialects and the formal register are taught side by side, based on different
linguistic and cultural functions.
Strong candidates will have a passion for teaching Arabic as a second language
at all levels and for developing new curricular content in Arabic and English
in an area of specialization that engages students with life in the
contemporary Arab World from varying perspectives. Possible areas of
specialization include, but are not limited to, contemporary literature,
visual culture, digital communications and media, migration and refugee
studies, environmental studies, international relations, and anthropology. The
successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in academic and
extracurricular events sponsored by the Program, to pursue an active research
agenda, to teach four courses per year (a 2-2 load), and to play a dynamic
role in curriculum development and outreach in interdisciplinary studies and
on-campus partnerships.
Qualifications: PhD in hand by August 20, 2019; 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.
Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience; research travel
support available.
This position will be filled as either an Adjunct Assistant Professor or as
Visiting Assistant Professor. There is no tenure associated with this
position. For best consideration, materials should be received by Wednesday,
March 6, 2019. To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, sample syllabus,
and contact information for three references who will be asked to provide a
confidential letter of recommendation, all through the University of Maryland
online employment application system at: https://ejobs.umd.edu. This position
is contingent on the continued availability of funds.
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures seeks to investigate and
engage with the linguistic, cultural, cinematic, and literary worlds of
speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, as well as questions
surrounding language learning itself. Its 15 units are organized into 6
Departments (East Asian Languages and Cultures; French and Italian; Germanic
Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Russian; Spanish and Portuguese) and three
independent programs (Central European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies; Film
Studies; and Second Language Acquisition); 2 Centers (the Center for East
Asian Studies; the Roshan Center for Persian Studies); the Language House
Living-Learning Program, and the Summer Institute. To learn more about the
School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, please visit our website at:
www.sllc.umd.edu.
3. Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence
Hosted by the Oxford Centre for Global History and the University of Texas
Date: 25-26 May 2019
Location: Brasenose College, University of Oxford
Registration: £50 standard, £25 student
Includes entry to all conference sessions, tea/coffee and lunch on both days, and a drinks reception on 25th May
For more information: https://global.history.ox.ac.uk/event/conference-sacred-kingship-world-history-between-immanence-and-transcendence
4. Classical Central Asia in the Digital Age: Three Newly-Digitised Navoiy Manuscripts at the British Library
Thanks to a partnership between the British Library and the Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature named Alisher Navoiy, three manuscripts including the poetical works of Alisher Navoiy are now available online. These three items are the first Chagatai-language texts to be uploaded to the Library’s digitised manuscript holdings, a sample of the more than 110 Chagatai and Central Asian Turkic manuscripts held by the British Library as part of its Turkish and Turkic collections.
All three works contain Divans, or poetical compendia, of the work of Alisher Navoiy, also known as ‘Ali Shīr Navā’ī. Navoiy was born in 1441 CE in Herat, Afghanistan, at a time when it was part of the Timurid Empire, and died in the same city in 1501 CE. He is the national poet of Uzbekistan and is regarded as one of the great poets of the mediaeval Turkic world. His broad oeuvre is a testament to the cultural, intellectual and social flowering of Khorasan in the 15th century CE, and to the importance of Herat in the broad mosaic of Turkic cultural production. The works are also an introduction to classical Chagatai, the literary language of Turkic Central Asia and Siberia. Little known or studied today outside of specialist circles, Chagatai was also the language of the Mughals, who established their reign over parts of the Indian Subcontinent in 1526.
5. Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies
Royal Holloway University of London
2nd Annual Conference on Islam, the West, and Radicalism
20 February 2019
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor Abdulaziz Sachedina (IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason University)
- Rabab Sadr (Chairperson, Imam Sadr Foundation, Lebanon)
For further information and to register see: https://ciwas2.eventbrite.com
6. The Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies is currently accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position starting in September 2019.
Application Link: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/10521
Deadline for Application: 03/31/2019
If you have any questions, please contact iran@princeton.edu
7. Lecture: Comparative Philosophy Colloquium by Mohammad J. Esmaeili “Reading Aristotle’s Physics Today.”
Date
11 February 2019
Time
15:15 – 17:00 hrs
Address
P.J. Veth
Nonnensteeg 1-3
2311 VJ Leiden
Room
0.07
Mohammad J. Esmaeili obtained his doctorate in philosophy at the Iranian Institute of Philosophy in Tehran in 2011 with a dissertation on Aristotle’s dynamics in the Greek, Arabic and Latin commentary traditions. At present he is a senior researcher at the Institute. His research focuses on Aristotelian philosophy and science and their impact on the Islamic world, roughly until the end of the seventeenth century CE. Apart from the articles that he published so far on this subject, he also edited a number of books on Islamic philosophy. These days he is finalizing his editio princeps of the natural philosophy section of Abu ʼl-ʿAbbās al-Lawkarī’s (fl. ca. 500/1106) comprehensive philosophical encyclopaedia Bayān al-ḥaqq bi-ḍamān al-ṣidq, in eight books: 1) Lectures on physics, 2) de Caelo et Mundo, 3) de Generatione et Corruptione, 4) de Mineralibus, 5) Meteorologica, 6) de Anima, 7) de Plantis, and 8) de Animalibus.
For more information:
- February 09, 2019
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Researching the Asian and African Collections at the British Library
The Asian and African department at the British Library began 2019 with one of the most important annual events in our calendar: a training day for students beginning their doctoral dissertations. Approximately fifty students from across the UK were introduced to the collections and the best ways to research them.
2. We are seeking papers on the theme of ‘Islam and the category of “religion”‘ for the Summer 2019 issue of the semi-annual scholarly journal, Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies (PJHS), published by the Indiana University Press (Bloomington, USA).
Recent scholarship has historicised the concept of “religion” as it is used in contemporary popular, academic, and political discourse. Critics have called into question the usefulness and validity of a term developed in the context of post-Reformation Christianity and deeply entangled with the history of European colonialism, especially for the study of non-Western cultures. We seek papers that examine this question from the perspective of the study of Islam.
Potential topics:
- Is Islam a “religion”, now or in the past?
- Does the conception of Islam as a “religion” help or hinder our understanding of “Islamic art,” “Islamic science,” and “Islamic politics”?
- How has Islam been constructed or governed as a “religion” in contemporary contexts?
- How do indigenous concepts, such as dīnand īmān, compare to “religion”?
- Did the diversity of peoples and communities within Islamic empires, or studied by Islamic scholars, require the development of concepts similar to “world religions”?
Amina Steinfels, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA, will guest edit this issue.
Deadline for submitting articles is 15th April 2019. Manuscripts should be submitted through the Indiana University Press website, via the following link:
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/iupjournals/index.php/pjhs/login
Length of an article should be between 8,000 and 12,000 words. For style-sheet, visit the following link:http://hak3408.wixsite.com/khaldunia/guidelines-for-contributors
For more information or to propose an idea, please email to pjhs@khaldunia.org (cc to asteinfe@mtholyoke.edu; hak@khaldunia.org)
For previous issues of the journal, please visit the following link:
https://www.jstor.org/journal/pakijhiststud
Journal’s website: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/pages.php?cPath=4&pID=97
3. Colloque International : « Terrains difficiles, sujets sensibles. Faire du terrain au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient » (“Difficult Fieldwork, Sensitive Topics: Doing Research in the Maghreb and the Middle East”), Institut universitaire de la recherche scientifique, Rabat, 14-15 February 2019
See program at https://terrainsdifficilessujetssensibles.home.blog
4. Conference: “Geography and Religious Knowledge in the Medieval World (1150–1550) – including Arab-Islamic Geography”, University of Tübingen, 11-12 April 2019
The comparative perspective is intended to capture traditional peculiarities as well as transcultural exchange processes between the Arab-Muslim and the Latin-Christian world.
See program at https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3543039/geography-and-religious-knowledge-medieval-world-1150%E2%80%931550
5. Sixth Conference on Translating the Meanings of the Holy Qur`an on “Translation Studies and the Translation of the Holy Qur`an”, Al Kindi Center for Translation and Training, University of Marrakech, 20-21 November 2019
The aim of the conference is to re-raise the problem of translating the meanings of the Holy Qur’an in the light of modern theories and techniques.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2019. Information: http://en.takc.org/2018/11/11/the-sixth-conference-on-translating-the-meanings-of-the-holy-quran-under-the-theme-translation-studies-and-the-translation-of-the-holy-quran-in-honour-of-professor-mohammed-didaoui/
6. Two Faculty Positions on Classical Ottoman (1300-1700) and Late Ottoman (1700-1922) History, Bilkent University
Positions will be open until they are filled. Information: https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/HIST2019Classic and https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/HIST2019Otto
7. Articles on “Critical Reflections on Contemporary Muslim Thought and Human Rights” for “Journal of Contemporary Poetics”
The Journal invites scholars working in the fields of history, cultural studies, political science, psychology, religious studies, critical theory, film and media studies, literature and languages, postcolonial studies, and law to present fresh insights into the debate.
Deadline for full papers: 7 April 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3526613/call-papers-critical-reflections-contemporary-muslim-thought
8. AUC Summer School
A one-month intensive program bringing international scholars of Qur’an, Hadith, Law, and Sufism and combining group lectures with Arabic language, primary source textual readings, and engagement with scholars in Cairo.
Open to students of all backgrounds and religious affiliations and backed by the American University in Cairo.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2019
For more information, see the school website:
http://schools.aucegypt.edu/sce/Programs/Pages/New%20Initiatives/Islamic-Studies.aspx
In addition, there is also a facebook page::
https://www.facebook.com/cairosummerinstitute/
9. Call for Papers: The Future of British Muslim Studies
A one-day Muslims in Britain Research Network conference organised in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, Cardiff University
Date: 24 April 2019
Since the Muslims in Britain Research Network was established over 25 years ago, British Muslim studies has grown exponentially. Yet despite this, the field faces significant challenges and uncertainty about its future direction. With so much of the focus on British Muslims being driven – both in academia and in wider society – by instrumental concerns about security and terrorism, much needed debates about the field’s core goals and purpose have often been obscured. The near constant use of research reports and polls on British Muslims in service of political agendas has meant that not only do those researching British Muslims often struggle to get their voices heard, but they are also forced to face difficult questions about their positioning and politics.
This one day event will bring together those from within and outside of academia who have an interest in shaping the study of Muslim Britain in order to discuss and debate the challenges facing the field and where it should go from here. What should British Muslim studies do, and who should it be for? Should it be seen as part of a project of improving Muslims’ rights and representation, as with the case of comparable fields like Black studies, or remain at a critical distance from Muslim politics? Is the field itself sufficiently inclusive of the diversity of Muslim and non-Muslim voices, and is sufficient recognition given to those outside the academy producing research into Muslims? When, and how, should academics partner with Muslim and community and activist groups? With researchers in the field scattered across disciplines, and with religion increasingly marginalised in the academy, how can the field cohere and have a positive impact?
Abstracts are invited for papers that address any of the conference themes:
- Emerging research agendas in, and challenges for, the field of British Muslim studies
- The politics of producing knowledge about Muslims in the West
- The relationship between academic scholarship and Muslims’ presence, voice and activism
- Partnerships between academic and Muslim community groups in the UK
- ‘Insider’ and ‘outsider’ dynamics in the study of British Muslims
- Complementarities and tensions between disciplinary approaches to the study of Muslims and Islam
- Securing the study of Muslims and Islam within and beyond UK higher education
Participants will be asked to present their research in a short format as part of a panel. To participate please send a 250 word abstract to the email address below by 1st March along with a biographical note of no more than 50 words.
Abstract submissions and any general questions should be sent to the conference organisers at MuslimsinBritainRN@gmail.com.
10. Séminaire « Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien »
Séance du 7 février 2019, 17h-19h
Florian SCHWARZ, directeur de l’Institut d’études iraniennes, Académie autrichienne des Sciences, Vienne
« The Sufi, the village and the city. Hagiography and social history
in 17th-century Bukhara »
The critical use of Sufi hagiographies for writing social history (in the broadest sense) of many regions and periods of Islamic history is well established. Central Asia has produced its fair share of hagiographic texts, which have been widely exploited in modern scholarship, while a large number of texts remain virtually unstudied. What sets the study of Central Asian hagiographical texts apart from many other areas is the necessity to engage with a strong Soviet tradition of research. This presentation will assess various research paradigms and explore new perspectives for a meaningful social history of Central Asia. As a case study, one particularly rich Persian hagiographical text from late 17th-century Bukhara, Zinda Ali’s Thamarat al-mashayikh, will be presented and discussed.
Florian Schwarz est le directeur de l’Institut d’études iraniennes (Institut für Iranistik) de l’Académie autrichienne des Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften) à Vienne. Ses travaux de recherche portent sur l’histoire de l’Iran et de l’Asie centrale en s’intéressant particulièrement aux cultures de tradition manuscrite, aux réseaux intellectuels et communautés savantes, à la numismatique et l’histoire monétaire, à l’épigraphie islamique ainsi qu’à la géographie historique. Il est l’auteur et l’éditeur scientifique de nombreux livres, notamment de Persische Poesie alla Turca: Sprache, Exil und die Grenzen der kulturwissenchaftlichen Iranistik (Wien : Vienna University Press, 2011), de Sylloge Numorum Arabicorum Tübingen. XIVc Hurasan III: Balh und die Landschaften am oberen Oxus (Tübingen, Berlin : Wasmuth, 2002) et de Unser Weg schließt tausend Wege ein: Derwische und Gesellschaft im islamischen Mittelasien im 16. Jahrhundert (Berlin : Klaus Schwarz, 2000).
Lieu : INaLCO, salle 5.01, 65 rue des Grands Moulins, 75013 Paris
Organisateurs : Amr Ahmed (INaLCO), Samra Azarnouche (EPHE), Oliver Bast (Sorbonne nouvelle – Paris 3), Agnès Devictor (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne), Julien Thorez (CNRS)
11. Call for papers: Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements: Critical and Interdisciplinary Approaches
Call for papers for a conference on ‘The
Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements: Critical and
Interdisciplinary Approaches’ organized by the Centre for the Critical
Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements (CenSAMM), taking
place at the University of Bedfordshire (Bedford Campus) on 27-28 June
2019.
The aim of the conference is to facilitate critical and
interdisciplinary discussion of apocalypticism, millenarianism and
associated movements across time, place, and culture, and will cover
academic fields such as anthropology, archaeology, biblical studies,
critical theory, cultural studies, history, literary studies, political
studies, psychology, religious studies, sociology, etc. The
interdisciplinary scope is broadly understood to include methodologies,
comparative approaches, and showcasing of research more specific to
individual fields of expertise.
Speakers include:
John J. Collins (Yale Divinity School)
Vanessa Harding (Birkbeck College, University of London)
Bill McGuire (University College London)
Sarah Rollens (Rhodes College)
Beth Singler (University of Cambridge)
Fatima Tofighi (EUME, Berlin/University of Religions, Qom)
Paul-Francois Tremlett (Open University)
We invite individual paper proposals from scholars at all stages of
their career, including postgraduates, and we welcome suggestions for
group panels. Please submit proposals to conference@censamm.org .
Submissions for papers should include a 300-word abstract and short CV.
Deadline for proposals: 31 March 2019.
Conference Registration is now open: www.ticketsource.co.uk/censamm
The full CfP is available on the CenSAMM website: censamm.org
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is pleased to announce that it will be offering its intensive summer Arabic programs in Beirut between June 19 and August 7, 2019. CAMES offers two separate programs:
- A seven-week program in Arabic Language and Culture that is designed for students interested in developing overall proficiency in Arabic in both its Standard and Lebanese varieties. Emphasis is placed on the development of the various skills within a communicative, proficiency-based framework that perceives Arabic in all its varieties as “one language” and thus integrates standard Arabic and Lebanese colloquial within the same course, and that gives special attention to the development of intercultural competence in Arabic. The program provides instruction at different levels of proficiency from Elementary to Advanced High and students receive 9 credit hours that can be transferred to their home institutions.
- A seven-week program in Lebanese Arabic (LA) that offers intensive instruction in LA at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. The program is designed for those learners who want to devote their attention to the development of proficiency in LA and thus places heavy emphasis on the speaking and listening skills and on building/enhancing intercultural competence in LA. The program offers students 9 credit hours that can be transferred to their home institutions.
Both programs provide intensive instruction and immersion in the language and culture through a rigorous academic program that is complemented by an integrated series of films, lectures, clubs, and community service activities.
The Summer 2019 CAMES Arabic Programs will be directed by Dr. Mahmoud Al-Batal, Professor of Arabic at AUB, and will feature an outstanding team of instructors from AUB and other educational institutions in Lebanon, Europe, the US, and the Arab world.
The application deadline is March 29, 2019.
For detailed information about the academic content of the programs, application forms, cost, and financial support available, please visit our website: http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/cames/sap/
For questions, contact cames@aub.edu.lb.
2. Funded PhD studentship (UK): Islamic Architecture and the Modern Museum
Here is the link: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/assc/2019/01/20/funded-phd-studentship-islamic-architecture-and-the-modern-museum/
3. The “Religion in Pre-modern Europe and the Mediterranean” Unit within AAR is soliciting papers for the 2019 AAR Annual Meeting which will take place in San Diego on November 23-26, 2019. See the CFP below:
Religion in Premodern Europe and the Mediterranean Unit
Statement of Purpose:
This Unit aims to bring together scholars working on premodern Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam in order to create a venue in which religious
phenomena can be considered comparatively. Individual papers may be embedded
in a single tradition, but presenters should be interested in engaging this
material comparatively during the discussion period.
Call for Papers:
We welcome proposals on all topics related to the Unit’s subject matter,
broadly conceived. Proposals that are themselves comparative in nature or that
present novel approaches to the study of premodern religion are particularly
welcome. We encourage the submission of preformed panel proposals suitable for
90-minute time slots. We also encourage the submission of individual paper
proposals for panels on the following subjects:
● Author-Meets-Critics –
John Tolan, Faces of Muhammad: Western Perceptions of the Prophet of Islam
from the Middle Ages to Today (Princeton Univ. Press, June 2019). We seek
proposals from scholars in related fields who wish to respond to, engage with,
or offer a critique of the book, whose French edition has already been
published as Mohamet l’européen(Albin Michel, 2018). The author will respond.
To submit a proposal for this session, please include your name, describe your
scholarly background that relates to this text, and explain why you are
interested in responding to this text. In the abstract field, put “N/A.” (Co-
sponsored with the Religion in Europe program Unit)
● Material Cultural and Textual Representation of the Silk Road –
Papers might explore religious art, texts, or other objects of material
culture that come to Europe and the Mediterranean from geographic regions
along the so-called Silk Road. We are also interested in representations of
the route, the experience, history or expectations of traveling or living on
the route. Proposals that engage with theory relating to religious experience,
community, pilgrimage, economic exchange or religio-cultural interchange are
particularly welcome. (Co-sponsored with the Traditions of the East in Late
Antiquity Unit)
● Gendered negotiations of identity and authority in medieval cultures. We are
interested in all aspects of gender roles in relation to authority and
identity, particularly in and between various social and ethnic groups.
Potential areas of exploration include: How did medieval women negotiate
authority within and outside the family or, for Christian women, within and
outside the monastery? What roles did gender switching or gender ambiguity
play in these negotiations? How did interactions between social and ethnic
groups affect the dynamics of gender-based authority and identity?
● Religion, Medicine, and Healing Practices in Premodern Europe and the
Mediterranean – Papers might explore such topics as miraculous healings and
healing miracles; interpretations or adaptations of scriptural healing
narratives; religiously inflected healing magic, charms, or talismans; or
religiously specific approaches to medical training, practices, and/or
licensure. (Co-sponsored with the Religion, Medicine & Healing Unit)
Method of submission:
PAPERS – through the AAR website
Process:
Proposer names are visible to chairs but anonymous to steering committee
members
Leadership:
Chair
Brian Catlos, brian.catlos@gmail.com
David Freidenreich, dfreiden@colby.edu
Steering Committee
Claire Fanger, claire@celestiscuria.org
Fadi Ragheb, fadi.ragheb@mail.utoronto.ca
Nicole Archambeau, nicole.archambeau@colostate.edu
Wendy Love Anderson, andersonwl@wustl.edu
4. OpenEdition books of the French Institute of the Near East
https://books.openedition.org/ifpo/?page=allbooks
5. Cambridge Muslim College (UK)
February Events
https://mailchi.mp/cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk/events-feb2109?e=92080e26fe
6. A FIVE-WEEK COURSE
The Islamic City, Spirit and Identity, Past and Present
Time and Venue
Tuesdays 5 March-2 April 2019, 18.30-20.30
Aga Khan Centre,
10 Handyside Street,
London N1C 4DN
Booking
This course is free but booking is essential
For more information and to book a place, see:
7. Call for Papers: “Religion as a Changing Category of Muslim Practice”
One-day workshop on 24th May 2019 at Pembroke College, University of Oxford.
Deadline for proposals: 28th February 2019.
Organisers: Dr Alex Henley (alex.henley@theology.ox.ac.uk) and Nabeelah Jaffer (nabeelah.jaffer@pmb.ox.ac.uk).
This workshop will focus on ‘religion’ as a changing category in modern Muslim practice. Participants are invited to share case studies from their research as a basis for discussion of the possible insights to be gained by bringing critical approaches to the category ‘religion’ to bear on our study of Islam.
The aim of the meeting is to support and encourage such fledgling studies, sharing both methods and findings in order to identify: effective methodologies; a useful conceptual vocabulary; common patterns among diverse case studies; degrees of variation across contexts; and potential new avenues for research. To this end, participation will be open both to researchers already focusing on these themes and those interested in exploring these aspects of their empirical work further. The workshop is co-sponsored by the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) and Pembroke College, Oxford.
For further details and submission guidelines, see here:
https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/content/religion-changing-category-muslim-practice-one-day-work-shop
8. Cultural Complexity and Academic Clarity:
MA Programme in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the LMU Munich
(Deutscher Text oben)
The MA programme starts:
In the winter term. Applications are accepted until June 15th, 2019.
For further information:
on the programme: www.naher-osten.lm.de/ma
on the application process: www.naher-osten.lmu.de/ma_bewerbung
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Call for applications
Summer School: Working in an Indian Archive: Indo -Persian records from Hyderabad,
Hyderabad, India, 19 .8.-30.8.2019.
Application deadline: 15 February.
For further information, see https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/63733.html
2. The Middle East and North African Graduate Student Organization (https://menas.arizona.edu/MENA), the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), and the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona invite you to participate in the 19th Annual Southwest Graduate Conference in Middle Eastern and North African Studies to be held on March 28, and March 29, 2019 in Tucson, AZ.
This conference aims to strengthen ties between academic disciplines, provide a platform for graduate students to present their research, exchange ideas, and create a network of emerging scholars spanning a variety of fields. We encourage abstract submissions not only from students within Middle Eastern and North African Studies programs, but also from Linguistics, Literature, Area Studies, Law, LGBT/Queer Studies, Journalism, Gender and Women Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Religious Studies, Sociology, Translation Studies, Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Music, and other studies related to the Middle East and North Africa from all time periods.
Internal applicants (UA) are encouraged to submit proposals for individual papers and pre-organized panels. Individual paper abstracts must be 250 words and submitted as a Microsoft Word or PDF file. In the body of the email, please include the author’s name, paper title, school, and department affiliation, phone number, and email address. A panel organizer must submit an anonymous panel proposal that includes the description of the panel and an abstract for each paper on it. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out within two weeks of the submission deadline. For further information, please submit your inquiries to uamena@gmail.com. Select papers will be published in our academic peer-reviewed online journal Zaytoon.
Submission deadline: February 22nd, 2019
Submit abstracts to UAMENA@gmail.com
3. Call for Applications: British Library PhD Research Placements
The British Library is now accepting applications for PhD research placements in 2019-20. A wide range of projects are available and full details, including information on how to apply, is available here: https://www.bl.uk/news/2019/january/phd-research-placements-2019
Our PhD research placement scheme is designed to offer opportunities for current PhD students to apply and enhance research, communications and analytical skills and expertise outside of Higher Education as part of their wider research training and professional development. A PhD research placement at the British Library offers the chance to experience research in a different environment to that of a university, to engage with a range of different research users and audiences, to gain insights into different potential postdoctoral career paths, and to make a tangible contribution to the activities and programmes of a national library and major cultural organisation.
The application deadline is 5 pm on Monday, 18 February 2019.
Most placements can take place any time between May 2019 and March 2020 (any restrictions to this are specified in the individual placement profiles). Each placement is for 3 months full-time or (if feasible) the part-time equivalent.
For the current Call for Applications, the placement topics are (please see the website for detailed profiles):
- Art, poetry and memory: Contemporary UK Artists’ Books
- Chinese works of art in the British Library Visual Arts collections
- The Treasures of Danzan Ravjaa
- Identifying and using map images in born-digital collections
- Digitisation of archives: benefits and opportunities
- George Orwell’s Collection of Political Pamphlets
- Greek Papyri of Late Antique Egypt
- Assessing the impact of the British Library’s major heritage acquisitions
- Life on the Home Front: Experiences of the Second World War in Britain
- Communicating international engagement at the British Library
- The ‘long tail’ of UK born-digital publications: What can we learn from legal deposit data?
- Illumination in Persian manuscripts
- Making the case for the national library – exploring the value of how collections are used
- Practice research at the British Library
- Historic photographs of the Silk Road
- Public policy development at the British Library: Soft Power and international working
- Taras Shevchenko at the British Library: Mapping and linking our collections
- Analysing topographical image making c. 1600-1824
- Trade Literature in the British Library collection
- The oriental manuscripts collection of Sir William Jones (1746-94)
- Women’s History Online Resources
- Exploring working-class writing at the British Library
If you have any questions please contact Research.Development@bl.uk.
4. Two Arabic positions at William and Mary.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the College of William and Mary invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor position that will begin August 10, 2019. We are looking for professional, skilled language instructors with experience and competence in teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and at least one dialect in a communicative, proficiency-based manner from elementary to intermediate levels. Applicants should have native or near native fluency in MSA, one dialect and English. An MA or higher in Arabic language or literature is required, in addition to a successful proficiency-based teaching record. The successful applicant will be expected to be an effective teacher and will have a 3-3 teaching load.
Required: A Master’s degree in Arabic language, literature or culture is required, in addition to a successful proficiency-based teaching record.
Preferred: Ph.D. or ABD is preferred at the time of appointment August 10,2019 in addition to having a successful teaching record in an American University.
Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.wm.edu. Submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter including statement of research and teaching interests, and a sample syllabus for a course you would like to teach. You will be prompted to submit online the names and email addresses of three references who will be contacted by the system with instructions on how to submit a letter of reference in addition to having a successful teaching record in an American University.
For full consideration, submit application materials by the review date, March 15, 2019. Applications received after the review date will be considered if needed and the position will remain open until filled.
Information on the degree programs in the Arabic Studies Program may be found at http://www.wm.edu/as/modernlanguages/arabic/index.php.
Lecturer of Modern Languages and Literatures (Arabic Studies)
The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures at the College of William and Mary invites applications for a non-tenure-track lecturer position that will begin August 10, 2019. We seek an individual with expertise in Arabic Studies. The successful applicant will be expected to be a professional skilled instructor who can teach at all levels of the curriculum, both Arabic language and Arabic/Middle Eastern cultures courses. The former require implementation of innovative pedagogical techniques. The latter require a strong theoretical background to teach cultural studies courses.
Applicants should have native or near native fluency in MSA, one Arabic dialect and clearly speak and understand English. This instructor should also be able to function well in the William & Mary classroom environment where students expect a high level of give and take, and interactive, organized learning. The successful candidate will be expected to be an effective teacher and will have a 3-3 teaching load. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and teaching experience.
Required: A Master’s degree is required in Arabic language, literature or culture is required, in addition to a successful proficiency-based teaching record.
Preferred: A Ph.D. or ABD is preferred at the time of appointment begins (August 10, 2019). In addition to having a successful teaching record at an American University.
Applicants must apply online at http://jobs.wm.edu. Submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter which includes statement of research and teaching interests, a sample syllabus for a course you would like to teach. You will be prompted to submit online the names and email addresses of three references who will be contacted by the system with instructions on how to submit a letter of reference (at least one of which must speak directly to teaching ability).
For full consideration, submit application materials by the review date, TBD at posting time 2019. Applications received after this review date will be considered if needed.
Information on the Arabic Studies program in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures may be found at http://www.wm.edu/as/modernlanguages/arabic/index.php.
The College of William and Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service missions of the university.
5. The Ernst Herzfeld Gesellschaft (EHG) | Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology and the Eötvös Loránd University are pleased to invite you to the 15th colloquium of the Society to be held in Budapest, July 4–6, 2019, under the title Spaces and Frontiers of Islamic Art and Archaeology.
THEME
The concepts of frontier, boundary, and border, and consequently of spaces and regions they delimit, have left a persistent mark on the perception of geography, whether expounded in pre-modern Muslim textual sources, or by modern geostrategists. The medieval Hudud-al-ʽAlam (Limits of the World, 372/982) suggests, encapsulating in its title the defining significance of boundaries, that such divisions, imposed by mountains, rivers, or deserts, are inherent and natural markers to differentiate spaces and regions. The spatial turn, related also to changes in Central and Eastern Europe not so many years ago, has brought the concept to the forefront once again, also in scholarship on visual and material culture, art history, and archaeology.
Attempts to do away with the constraints of the inherited perception of a trans-regional Muslim world have brought about new approaches of looking at them. Such experiments have inevitably created new, perhaps more subtle, ruptures: temporal junctures between past and present understandings of things, and new, globalized distinctions. Spatial and regional delimitations rely on conceptual frames within which entities are defined, yet definitions themselves remain fluid despite our dependence on the very idea of definition. ‘Islamic art’ is among the definitions that fall short of assuming a generally accepted outline, often particularly in the regional art historiography of the countries that supposedly are covered by the term. Postulating sets of criteria to imply that the visual and material culture of a Muslim community, or Muslim society, was perceived by that community or society as ‘Islamic’ may lead to unsatisfying results, yet scholarly discourse on art and archaeology needs a discussion of these attempts.
The 15th colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society invites papers, and encourages panel proposals, to address the ways in which Islamic art developed within or expanded beyond external, internal, confessional, and political limits and resulted in a diversity of visual and material cultures. There will be, as usual, also room for papers that report on current research outside of the main theme of the colloquium.
PROCEDURE
The colloquium is planned to begin with a keynote lecture on the evening of Thursday, July 4, 2019. It continues with panel sessions on Friday and Saturday, July 5–6. A meeting of graduate students is scheduled for Thursday, July 4, for which a separate call will be circulated. The graduate meeting is planned to include also a discussion panel with professionals speaking on research skills, publishing, and finding a job.The annual general assembly of the Ernst Herzfeld Society will be held on Friday or Saturday afternoon.
Please submit your panel or paper proposal for the colloquium by March 1, 2019 to Dr Iván Szántó: szanto@caesar.elte.hu All proposals will undergo a peer review selection process. Acceptance will be notified in the first week of April 2019.
Pre-arranged panels will preferably include three presentations. It is of course also possible to submit individual papers, which will be presented in open panels. Each presentation is limited to 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion (or 30 minutes of discussion per panel). The colloquium languages are English and German.
– Individual papers: Please submit a title and an abstract of no more than 300 words.
– Pre-arranged panels: Please submit a title and an abstract of no-more than 500 words presenting the topic and the aim of the panel, as well as a provisional list of speakers.
If you want to submit a paper proposal for the graduate meeting, please send your title and abstract to Sarah Johnson: sarah.cresap.johnson@gmail.com
Registration and participation in the colloquium are free for members of the Society. Other speakers and participants are asked to pay a conference fee equivalent to the annual membership fee of 50 € (reduced 25 €). We kindly request that speakers and participants organize their own travel and accommodation. A list of hotels located in the vicinity of the colloquium venue will be sent in due course.
With best wishes,
| Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft Chairman:
Prof. Dr. Markus Ritter History of Islamic Art Department of Art History University of Vienna Austria |
Vice-Chairwoman: Prof. Dr. Francine Giese SNSF-Professor Institute of Art History University of Zurich Switzerland
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Organizer of the
15th EHG colloquium: Dr. Iván Szántó Department of Iranian Studies Eötvös Loránd University Budapest Hungary |
6. Intensive course: Mamluk Archival Material
A three-day intensive course on Mamluk archival material, intended for advanced graduate students and other qualified participants, will be offered by Professor Emad Badr al-Din Abu Ghazi (Cairo University). This will be held at Waseda University on June 12-14, 2019, immediately before the sixth conference of the School of Mamluk Studies. The course will enable students to develop reading skills in Arabic archival material related to the study of the Mamluk period and provide related contextual knowledge. It will deal with various types of archival material, including waqf-related documents, theRagusa/Dubrovnik documents, Ottoman land registers (which include Mamluk land records), and diplomatic documents, among others. The course requires advanced or intermediate level of Arabic reading knowledge. Please note that the course will be taught in Arabic.
Since the number of participants will be limited (a maximum of 10), those who desire to take part in the course are requested to submit a CV, a statement of purpose, and a letter of recommendation by someone familiar with your work to the following email address: sms2019tokyo@gmail.com by the end of January, 2019. Those who are selected for the course will be notified by the end of February 2019, at which time information about the method of payment for the course fees will be provided.
The course fee is 35000JPY (approximately US$315), which also includes the registration fee for the subsequent conference (June 15-17). The fees must be paid by April 30, 2019. Registration and participation will not be confirmed until payment is received. Participants must make their own travel arrangements. The local organizer will provide suggestions for lodging.
We look forward to meeting you in Tokyo.
Tetsuya Ohtoshi, Waseda University (local organizer)
Frédéric Bauden, Université de Liège
Antonella Ghersetti, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
Marlis Saleh, University of Chicago
7. Two AUC Summer Courses for Islamic Studies in Cairo for Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Students
The general program (June 16 – July 12) covers Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic Law, and Sufism while the Islamic Law program (July 14 – August 8) covers origins, cases, criminal law, and post-colonial law
Deadline for application: 15 April 2019. Information: www.cairosummerinstitute.com
8. Conference: “Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses: The Concept of Person and the Concept of Sexuality in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 13-15 February 2019
See program at https://www.kcid.fau.de/files/2019/01/KCID_Person_Sexuality_Folder_RZ_Freigabe_2.pdf
9. Workshop on “Youth Politics in the Middle East”, Amman, 19-20 June 2019
This workshop aims to move beyond simplistic descriptions of youth in the Middle East in favor of richer scholarship that takes young people seriously as social actors, and explores how their cultural, educational, economic, and local experiences intersect with politics and political struggle. Papers will be published as an issue of the open access POMEPS Studies series.
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2019. Information: https://pomeps.org/2018/12/10/call-for-proposals-june-2019-workshop-youth-politics-middle-east/?fbclid=IwAR168JBbAFOMNZE21bGcmH8rXVorcRkx9cnhcUxLgSN7Q0w28tEL-cAjxKE
10. Seminar for Arabian Studies, University of Leiden, 11-13 July 2019
This international forum meets annually for the presentation of the latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922).
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2019. Information: https://mailchi.mp/01b457455b66/bfsa-bulletin-call-for-contributions-1658909?e=18cf0337f7
11. PhD Research Fellowship on “Biopolitics in the Middle East”, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
The fellowship is part of the project “The Lifetimes of Epidemics in Europe and the Middle East” which sets out to analyze and understand the different temporalities of epidemics. Qualification requirements: A Master’s degree or equivalent in Middle Eastern studies, medical humanities, cultural history, history of science, historical International Relations or relevant fields.
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2019. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/161059/doctoral-research-fellowship
12. Call for Applications- Aga Khan Museum- International Research Grant
The Faaiza Lalji and Ameel Somani
Aga Khan Museum Art History Student Gift
The Aga Khan Museum (AKM) is pleased to announce the availability of research grants, generously supported by Faaiza Lalji and Ameel Somani. The Faaiza Lalji and Ameel Somani Aga Khan Museum Gift has been created to support PhD Art History candidates studying at higher education institutions worldwide with the costs of travel and accommodation related to research at the Aga Khan Museum.
The Aga Khan Museum
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada is the first museum in North America that is dedicated to presenting the artistic, intellectual, and scientific heritage of Muslim civilizations across the centuries from the Iberian Peninsula to China. Through education, research, and artistic collaboration, the Museum aims to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of the contributions made by Muslim civilizations to world heritage and to promote tolerance and mutual understanding among people. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, a world-renowned architect and winner of the Pritzker Prize, the Museum opened in September 2014 and is home to a renowned collection of 1000 pieces of art from the Muslim world. To learn more about the collection and the upcoming programming at the Museum, visit, www.agakhanmuseum.org
International Research Grant
This research grant supports Art History PhD students internationally with their doctoral theses. Applications will be assessed based on the fit of the proposed research with the collections and resources available at the Museum, and the time proposed to undertake the work. Awardees are expected to spend the majority of their research time on the trip at the Aga Khan Museum, and to provide a short presentation of their research to an internal forum of Museum staff, which will then be shared with Faaiza Lalji and Ameel Somani.
Grants of a maximum of CAD $5,000 will be awarded to support researchers with their travel and accommodation in Toronto.
Requirements
Applications are restricted to Art History PhD candidates in support of research related to their doctoral theses.
To apply for a research grant, the applicant is required to have their research program pre-approved by the Aga Khan Museum. A letter of support from the office of the Director is required as part of the application.
To apply, candidates are asked to submit:
- their CV;
- a cover-letter of no more than two pages outlining their proposed research proposal, including the object list (if applicable), and days to be spent at the Aga Khan Museum and other Toronto museums;
- a budget consisting of costs for travel to and from Toronto and accommodation during the stay;
- a letter of support from the office of the Director of the Aga Khan Museum.
Applications will be reviewed once per year and must be received by 31st March. Candidates must be eligible to travel and stay in Canada. Candidates are advised to confirm their eligibility to travel to Canada before submitting their application so that there are no disappointments later.
Please submit applications to:
International Research Grant
C/o Director’s Office
Aga Khan Museum
77 Wynford Drive
Toronto, ON M3C 1K1
Canada
Email:research.grant@agakhanmuseum.org
13. Virginia Commonwealth University – VCU – Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair in Islamic Art
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58186
14. The Center for the Humanities and the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Tufts University invite applications for two one-year postdoctoral fellowships, beginning July 1, 2019. The fellows will take a leading role in a research project on themes in Culture, History, and Translation, a project funded by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at Tufts under its Research and Scholarship Strategic Plan.
We seek two junior scholars whose research builds upon the traditional strengths of humanities – languages, textual interpretation, ethics and values – to rethink society, culture, art, religion, and civilization beyond the national unit that previously organized many studies. This project considers longer histories of connection, exchange, and interdependency in ways that unsettle discretely bounded territories and recast received historical periods, by reconsidering formerly studied “areas” such as: the global study of Europe, transoceanic studies, hemispheric American studies, global Black diaspora studies, and transregional Arabic studies, among others.
The fellow will receive a stipend of $48,000, will be eligible for Tufts University health benefits, and will have a workspace at the Center for the Humanities at Tufts. Fellows will be expected to teach one course in a topic related to their area(s) of specialization, or to participate in equivalent work of course design and planning, during the academic year, as well as participating in other designated activities.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a PhD. The area of disciplinary specialization is open and may involve one or more of the following disciplines: anthropology, history, comparative literature, religion, material and visual culture, critical theory. However, the Culture, History, and Translation project is particularly interested in interdisciplinary scholarship with the ability to think broadly and experimentally across conventional geographic, thematic or temporal norms. Specifically, we seek scholars whose work engages the concept of translation as interceding on settled notions of culture and history and as imbricated in constructions of colonialism, race, empire and diaspora.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, a 2500-word research description, and three confidential letters of reference, submitted directly by the authors, and uploaded to Interfolio. All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at: http://apply.interfolio.com/58991. For additional information, applicants may contact the Center for the Humanities at humanities@tufts.edu. Review of applications begins on February 1, 2019 and continues until the positions are filled.
15. Hamad bin Khalifa Travel Fellowship
The 8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art
The organizing committee invites applications for fellowships to support attendance at the 8th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art to be held in Doha, Qatar from November 10 to 11, 2019. The due date for applications is March 1, 2019.
The Hamad bin Khalifa Travel Fellowship provides full financial support for up to 5 individuals (advanced graduate students or early career scholars) who will present new and cutting-edge research in a dedicated workshop on November 9, 2019 with the Symposium speakers, Co-chairs, and Virginia Commonwealth University students and faculty. This workshop will not be open to the public. Presentations shall engage with the symposium’s theme: The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art. Fellowships cover the cost of travel, meals and lodging, and special events during the entirety of the Symposium, from the Fellows’ Workshop on November 9 through the speaker presentations on November 11. Preference is given to applicants from diverse backgrounds with long-standing research interests in Islamic art. Participants at the symposium and workshop will include more than two dozen leading international scholars researching the cross-cultural strands of Islamic art beyond its traditional borders. Each fellow’s presentation will be 15 minutes and will be followed by discussion.
Applications include a statement of interest of up to 100 words, a presentation title and abstract of up to 300 words, and a 2-page CV. To apply, please visit www.islamicartdoha.org.
16. Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies. The volume offers an up-to-date insight into the diplomacy and diplomatics of the Mamluk sultanate with Muslim and non-Muslim powers. The 28 essays cover the whole chronological span of the sultanate as well as the various areas of the diplomatic relations established by (or with) the Mamluk sultanate.
Frédéric Bauden and Malika Dekkiche
Mamluk Cairo, a Crossroads for Embassies. Studies on Diplomacy and Diplomatics, Frédéric Bauden and Malika Dekkiche (eds.), Leiden and Boston 2019, xxviii-882 pp., ISBN 978-90-04-38463-7
https://brill.com/view/title/39256
- January 29, 2019
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