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1.Call for Papers

Cities of the Arab World: Theory, Investigation, Critique

February 14-16, 2019

Global Urban Studies Program

Michigan State University

Contemporary Arab cities are dynamic entities within and through which larger national, regional and global political-economic, technological and cultural forces interact. Global discourses of urban development and redevelopment, for example, contribute to traumatic dislocations in predictable ways, but also open new pathways to power and new dynamics of place- and community-making as local forces turn such discourses to their own purposes. Social conflict and war, too, have their own political economies and logics of creation and destruction, as politicians and profiteers speculate, and rebels and refugees improvise and innovate survival strategies and new forms of self-government. Reconstruction further reorganizes urban space and economic opportunity, as it gives rise to new and innovative approaches to urban planning, architecture and heritage preservation. Burgeoning creative scenes introduce new aesthetics and make possible new identities and forms of resistance. At the same time, they commodify culture and anchor emergent art markets with increasingly global connections.  Just as Kurds, Copts, Armenians and Chaldeans have contributed to the creative flux of Arab cities, contemporary migrants from the Arab world have created hybrid cultural and political formations and new linguistic landscapes as migrants adapt to and alter metropolitan spaces around the world.

This conference seeks papers that explore the complexities and contradictions of Arab cities and Arab urban communities around the world. Organizers seek theoretically driven, holistic and historically grounded individual and comparative studies that explore both significant challenges and the creative resilience in meeting those challenges in Arab cities and communities. Through concrete case studies, comparisons and ethnographies, participating scholars are asked to attend to the discourses, power structures, institutions, technologies, and strategies shaping Arab cities and communities, as well as the political-economic and socio-cultural forces that drive, benefit from, resist, or are produced by them.

We are particularly interested in papers that focus on the following issues:

• The impact of war, occupation and/or reconstruction on Arab cities.
• Political economies of urban development and redevelopment in Arab cities. Who  “owns” the city and with what political, economic or cultural effect?
• Minority communities and their contributions to or marginalization within Arab cities.
• Youth culture, gender, or fashion in Arab cities.
• Climate change and environmental challenges and Arab Cities, including, but not limited  to: supply of potable water and sanitation; waste management; transportation; energy consumption; air pollution; and uncontrolled urban growth.
• Linguistic landscapes and hybridities in the Arab world and Arab communities around the world.
• Arab migration and diaspora communities: Identity -, city- and community- making outside the Middle East.
• Representation of Arab cities and urban life in literature and film.
• The city or the urban in Arab political thought and subaltern movements.

We intend to publish conference papers in special issues (or special sections) of peer-reviewed journals and a peer-reviewed edited volume. We ask that participants supply draft papers for circulation by February 2, 2019 for circulation amongst panel participants as a first step in the peer review process.

Transport, accommodation, and meals during the conference will be subsidized by the organizers.

Please submit abstracts for papers (max 300 words) and a CV to Dr. Najib Hourani at houranin@msu.edu with the subject line “Arab Cities 2019 Abstract.”

The deadline for abstract submission is October 5, 2018.

 

 

 

2. Submissions are being accepted for the Fourth Round of the BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) and De Gruyter are delighted to announce the fourth round of the BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. This international prize will be awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis or unpublished first monograph based on a doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country, and manuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality.

The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000, and it will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a seven-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field.

Submission deadline: 5pm (UK Time) 1 October 2018

For details of how to submit an entry see http://www.brais.ac.uk/prize

If you have any questions, please send an email to prize@brais.ac.uk

 

 

 

3. International Conference: “Innovative Approaches in Islamic Sciences and Education”, Institute for Islamic Theology, University of Osnabrück, 20-22 September 2018

Conference Management: Prof. Dr. Bülent Uçar.

Deadline for registration: 8 September 2018. Program: https://www.iit.uni-osnabrueck.de/fileadmin/documents/public/Plakate_Brosch%C3%BCren/2018-Innovative_Approaches.pdf

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4. Posts:

 

Full Professorship in “Islamic Text Studies” (Koran and Hadith), Humboldt-University Berlin

Position is starting 1 October 2019. The teaching and research focus of this professorship is on the Koran, as well as on the traditions of the Prophet’s teachings and life (Hadith and Sira). Both the historical contexts of the texts and their traditions of interpretation, as well as their conveyance and interpretation with respect to the present-day realities of Muslims’ lives, are to be the subject of research.

Deadline for applications: 27 September 2018. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-islamic-text-studies201d-koran-and-hadith-w3

 

Full Professorship in “Islamic Religious Education and Practical Theology”, Humboldt-University Berlin

This position is starting 1 October 2019. The successful candidate’s research work and teaching will focus on the diversity of religious practices in the context of our constantly changing modern world. This professorship will be responsible for the training of teachers of religious education and, to this end, takes into account the diversity of religious experiences on the part of Muslim children and young adults, as well as the plurality of Islamic concepts of identity.

Deadline for applications: 27 September 2018. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-islamic-religious-education-and-practical-theology201d-w3

 

Full Professorship in “Islamic Law in the Past and Present”, Humboldt-University Berlin

This position is starting 1 October 2019. This professorship addresses religious jurisprudence (Fiqh), the methodology of law (Usul al-fiqh) and the philosophy of law in the classical canon of Islamic theology. It considers not only jurisprudence in the narrower sense, but also the general life orientation in accordance with religious values. Legal norms and their traditional sources and theoretical foundations will be contextualised and problematised in teaching and research with respect to the conditions of a society in a global context.

Deadline for applications: 27 September 2018. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-islamic-law-in-the-past-and-present201d-w3

 

Junior Professorship in “Islamic Philosophy and the Foundations of Belief”, Humboldt-University Berlin

This is a tenure track position. This professorship focuses on three key fields of Islamic scholarship. In his or her research and teaching, the successful candidate will address the historical contextualisation of various mystical, philosophical and doctrinal currents (in particular Sunna and Shia), including the reception of classical and late antique sciences, especially Aristotelian and neo-Platonic thought.

Deadline for applications: 27 September 2018. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/junior-professorship-for-islamic-philosophy-and-the-foundations-of-belief201d-with-tenure-track-w1

 

Teaching-Track Lecturer in Beginning through Advanced Arabic, University of Southern California

The Department of Middle East Studies in the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences has a need in the Spring 2019 semester for a full-time, teaching-track lecturer position to teach beginning through advanced Arabic. Requirements: Native or near-native fluency in Arabic; demonstrated excellence in the teaching of Arabic language at the college level; M.A. or Ph.D. in Arabic.

Information: https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/full-time-lecturer-in-arabic-language/1209/8911545

 

Assistant/Associate Professor in International/Comparative Political Economy, Naval Postgraduate School, CA

This is a tenure track position. Specialists with regional expertise in Europe or the Middle East and/or with a relevance to national security affairs, defense policy, or maritime policy are especially encouraged to apply. Relevant expertise might include international economic negotiations, global/regional economic regimes, comparative economic policies, trade sanctions, and the political economy of violence.

Deadline for applications: 15 October 2018. Information: https://main.hercjobs.org/jobs/11417081/assistant-or-associate-professor-international-comparative-political-economy

 

Assistant Professor of Modern Middle East History, Smith College, Massachusetts

The Program in Middle East Studies at Smith College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2019. Candidates engaged in research that challenges existing periodizations of modern Middle East history, contributes to rethinking the geographies and transregional

flows that shaped territorial spaces within the Middle East over time, and/or engages creatively with underrepresented subjects, geographies, and themes are especially welcome to apply.

Review of applications will begin on 1 November 2018. Information:  https://apply.interfolio.com/53879

 

 

Norma Jean Calderwood University Professorship in Islamic and Asia Art, Boston College

The appointment will be made at the rank of full Professor, with a preferred start date of July 1, 2019. The appointee will teach introductory courses in Islamic art and architecture, and upper-level courses and research seminars in his or her areas of specialization.

Deadline for applications: 15 November 2018. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/53626

 

 

Lecturer in Discipline, Arabic Language, Columbia University, NY

Position is beginning July 1, 2019. We are seeking a professional language teacher with a serious commitment to teaching languages for academic purposes while developing pedagogical materials and incorporating technological innovations into the curriculum.

technological innovations into the curriculum.

Review of applications start: 1 October 2018. Information: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1535888830549

 

 

Visiting Assistant Professor for Arabic Language Flagship Program, University of Mississippi

Beginning January 2019; the professor will teach all levels of Arabic following the program’s curriculum and must have substantial experience in teaching Arabic to American university students, a Ph.D. in Arabic or a related field and native or near-native proficiency in Arabic.

Position open until filled. Information: https://careers.olemiss.edu/job/University-Visiting-Assistant-Professor-%28Arabic-Flagship%29-MS-38677/500962800/

 

 

 

5. Articles on Special Issue “Salafism in the West: Major Issues and Debates” for Journal “Religions”

This special issue specifically aims to identify and discuss the major themes and debates that are commonly associated with the discussions of Salafism in the West either in the context of specific nation states or thematically.

Deadline for manuscripts: 31 January 2020. Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/special_issues/salafism

 

 

6. Excellent AGAPS Country Research Resource Guides on Kuwait and the UAE

Members of the Association for Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies (AGAPS) are working to develop research resource guides for countries in the region. If you are someone who could help AGAPS prepare similar guides on other countries, or you would like to add to our existing guides, please contact okruhlik@msn.com and alsumait.f@gust.edu.kw.

See the Kuwait and UAE Guides: https://agaps.org/member-area/country-guides/

 

 

1.Furman University – Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57109

 

 

2. Scribal Cultures Across Eurasia

Princeton’s Program in Medieval Studies seeks proposals for 20-minute papers that will explore scribal cultures in different parts of the world between the 5th and the 15th century. Scribal cultures across the Eurasian continent are often more connected than is usually recognized. The long shadow of the Achaemenids can be traced in Demotic papyri and Bactrian inscriptions; Khotanese legal documents from Dunhuang used Indian and Chinese bits of formulary; Latin scribes and scholars of the late Antique and medieval West built upon forms and formularies that once belonged to the much wider world of the later Roman empire. Throughout the Middle Ages, connections to these wider horizons persisted, linking different scribal cultures, framing new conversations between them, and inspiring new scripts, vocabularies, and literatures. We welcome proposals from a broad range of disciplines and approaches that will address the documents themselves, discourses on documentary, scribal or legal cultures, and/or representations/ruminations of/on all of the above in literature, art, architecture, music, history of science, etc. This session will be an extension of the 2018-2019 programming at Princeton on this topic, which is part of an ongoing Princeton initiative seeking to connect not only divergent parts of medieval worlds but also this initiative with similar interests and projects at other research institutions and by other scholars.

The Princeton medieval studies community is deeply committed to inclusivity.  Graduate students, contingent faculty, early-career medievalists, women, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested persons should send a short cv and a one-page abstract of their paper by September 15, 2018 to:

Prof. Sara S. Poor

spoor@princeton.edu

Princeton University

Department of German

203 East Pyne

Princeton, NJ 08544

 

 

 

3. Yale University’s Program in History of Science and Medicine seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor with expertise in transnational or cross-cultural history of science, technology, health, or the body, to begin July 1, 2019. As a member of the Program in the History of Science and Medicine, the successful candidate will be appointed fully in the Department of History.

The search is open to scholars studying any era and any region, with a preference for scholarship that ranges beyond Europe and the United States. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, underrepresented minorities, protected veterans, and persons with disabilities. Applicants should submit a letter of application, C.V., statement of research interests, a teaching statement or sample syllabus, a chapter length writing sample prepared for anonymous reading, and three letters of reference at http://apply.interfolio.com/52990 Review of applications will begin September 15, 2018 and continue until a suitable candidate is found. Questions can be addressed to Erica Lee, erica.lee@yale.edu.

 

 

 

4. Lives of the Prophets: The Illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru’s “Assembly of Chronicles”

By: Mohamad Reza Ghiasian

Publisher: BRILL

Series: Studies in Persian Cultural History, Volume: 16

Extent: xvi + 344 pp.

ISBN: 978-90-04-37722-6

Hardback:  EUR €132.00    |    USD $159.00

E-Book:  EUR €120.00    |   USD $144.00

 

In Lives of the Prophets: The Illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru’s “Assembly of Chronicles” Mohamad Reza Ghiasian analyses two extant copies of the Majmaʿ al-tawarikh produced for the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (r. 1405–1447). The first manuscript is kept in Topkapı Palace and the second is widely dispersed. Codicological analysis of these manuscripts not only allows a better understanding of Hafiz-i Abru’s contributions to rewriting earlier history, but has served to identify the existence of a previously unrecognised copy of the Jamiʿ al-tawarikh produced at Rashid al-Din’s scriptorium. Through a meticulous close reading of both text and image, Mohamad Reza Ghiasian convincingly proves that numerous paintings of the dispersed manuscript were painted over the text before its dispersal in the early twentieth century.

For more information and the table of contents, please see https://brill.com/view/title/38932

 

 

 

5. The Department of Politics at Princeton University seeks to hire an Outreach Associate (Senior Research Specialist) in support of a project titled, “Understanding Marginalized Communities in the Arab World Through Social Science Research: Gaining Insight, Enhancing Capacity, Building Collaborations, Contributing to Solutions.”

Required: A Master’s degree (Ph.D. preferred) in political science, sociology, economics, or another social science, and 2-3 years of related experience. Excellent knowledge of, and applied experience with, quantitative research methods. Knowledge of a statistical language such as SPSS, Stata or R. Strong experience documenting, analyzing and disseminating data. A history of being organized, resourceful, and attentive to detail. Supervisory and financial management experience. Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects at once, take initiative, prioritize work, and meet deadlines. Superior written and oral communication skills in Arabic and English. Excellent interpersonal skills. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team.
Preferred: Prior experience with comparative research or international collaborations. A knowledge of French is desirable.

 

See: https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/1583764/senior-research-specialist-i/

 

 

 

6. 11th Al-Jami’ah Forum & Conference: “Southeast Asian and Global Perspectives”, Jambi, 13-15 No-vember 2018

The forum will be dedicated to the wide and general issues of Islamic studies in Southeast Asia and there-fore accept articles from various fields in Islamic studies. Promising papers after the process of peers re-views will be published in Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies (Scopus Q3) or JSEAIS: Journal of South-east Asian Islam & Society.

Deadline for abstracts: 18 September 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announce-ments/2221659/11th-al-jamiah-forum-conference-islamic-studies-update

 

 

 

7. Workshop: “Religion, Economy, and Value: Histories of Religious Fundraising”, University of Copenhagen, 17-18 December 2018

This workshop aims to bring together scholars working across a variety of religious, geographical and cul-tural contexts and historical periods to discuss what religious fundraising practices can tell us more broadly about economic thinking and conceptions of the social god.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://centerforcontemporarybuddhiststud-ies.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/cfp-workshop-on-religion-economy-and-value-histories-of-religious-fund-raising/

 

 

 

8. Visiting Professor for Kuwait Program of Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs

This opportunity is open to both professors and practitioners, specialists of the Middle East and North Africa. Individuals of all nationalities may apply. Applicants must be full-time faculty members of professorial rank. Candidates on sabbatical or on leave will be preferred. Applications from all social sciences and humanities are welcome, with a preference for experts on human development policies, political economy, or urbanism in the Middle East.

Deadline for applications: 2 September 2018. Information: https://www.sciencespo.fr/kuwait-program/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Call_KSP_Visting_Faculty_

 

 

 

9. Research Fellowship for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University

The Fellow will be expected to: (1) produce a deliverable (e.g., a research paper) on their fellowship topic acknowledging the fellowship scheme at AKU-ISMC; (2) organise a research workshop which will be an opportunity to bring together other academics working on their topic; (3) engage in discussions about their work and that of colleagues at AKU-ISMC; and (4) possibly delivering lectures and seminars in the MA programme in Muslim Cultures. Candidates should have a PhD in the Humanities or Social Sciences

Deadline for applications: 21 September 2018. Information: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BLV449/call-for-re-search-fellowship

 

 

 

10. Assistant Professor in International Studies with Expertise in the Middle East, University of San Francisco

We are seeking applications from candidates with a Ph.D. in International Studies or related field. Prefer-ence will be given to applicants whose work centers on one or more of the following areas: diplomacy, human rights, indigeneity and race/intersectionality in a global perspective.

Deadline for applications: 5 October 2018. Information: https://www.usfjobs.com/postings/14445

 

 

 

11. Humanities Research Fellowships for the Study of the Arab World, New York University Abu Dhabi

While open to scholars working in all areas of the Humanities, the program aims in particular to build a center of outstanding research capacity in areas of the Humanities that are relevant for the study of the Arabic world, its rich intellectual, religious, and scientific history, its cultural and artistic heritage as ex-pressed in traditional and new media, and its interaction with other cultures in the past and present.

Information: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research/centers-labs-and-projects/humanities-research-fellowship-program.html

 

1.Conference: “The Early Islamic Empire at Work” for ERC Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions Toward the Center”, University of Hamburg, 11-13 October 2018

The conference discusses the reach of law, Islamic and other, for the integration and functioning of the em-pire, as well as its role in the development of Islam as an ‘imperial’ religion. To what extent did ‘Islam’ serve as an integrating force, even if only for the imperial elite?

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2018. Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/reach-of-empire.html

 

 

 

2. International Conference and Collective Volume: “(Im)Mobility and the (Re)Combination of Knowledge in the Mamluk Period – Towards a Conceptual Intellectual History”, University of Bonn, 6-8 October 2019

The aim of the conference and the edited volume is to bring together a number of case studies which illustrate how the social context of a given author influences knowledge production. Papers are welcome that address the social context of authors and their intellectual outcome in general, and how their (im)mobility lead either to the specialization or hybridization of knowledge.

Deadline for proposals: 15 September 2018. More information: https://www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/mamluk-events/cfp-immobility-and-the-re-combination-of-knowledge-in-the-mamluk-period.pdf

 

 

 

3. Study Program: “One Land, Two Peoples and Three Religions”, Galilee Institute, Israel, 27 Decem-ber 2018 – 8 January 2019

The programme focusses on the Jewish/Christian/Islamic religions, their roots in the region and their rela-tionship around the conflict. It is designed for all students, faculty members and professionals who wish to take a deeper look at the diverse groups living in Israel/Palestine.

Deadline for applications: 27 October 2018. Information: https://www.gal-ilcol.ac.il/Courses/235/One_Land,_Two_Peoples_and_Three_Religions

 

 

 

4. 15 Scholarships for MA in Modern Turkish Studies, Istanbul Sehir University

The Center for Modern Turkish Studies invites you to study issues of Turkey and its surronding with unique interdisciplinary and flexible curriculum for our M.A Program.

Deadline for application: 31 August 2018. Further info http://cemts.sehir.edu.tr

 

 

 

5. Call for Papers

International Medieval Congress, Leeds, UK, 1^st-4^th July 2019

Caucasian Connections: Beyond Liminality

The relationship between the Caucasus and the outside world has been deeply implicated in its cultural development and structures of authority from the Maikop Culture onwards. Just as outside empires sought to control the Caucasus, its peoples and strategic routes and resources, so indigenous Caucasian elites sought the favour of outsiders in their struggles for power. At the same time, the Caucasus maintained a distinctive set of cultural traditions. This tension between access to the outside world and indigenous ‘Caucasian civilisation’ has been a central theme of scholarship on the region.

In order to promote interdisciplinary dialogue on these issues, we propose to organise one or several panels at the International Medieval Studies- the world’s second-largest gathering of medieval scholars and the largest in Europe. We welcome papers from the disciplines of History, Art History, Archaeology, Medieval Studies, Literature or Historical Linguistics on the cultures of the Caucasus (broadly defined), its relationship with the surrounding areas, or outside attitudes to the region. In particular, we seek papers that can address the material culture aspects of these relationships, given the overall conference theme of ‘materiality’. Possible subjects may include, but are not limited to:

–        material cultures of the Caucasus and its neighbours;

–        economic, social or cultural connections within or beyond the Caucasus;

–        the (un)importance of the outside world in the formation of Caucasian culture, society or identity;

–        outsider perceptions of the Caucasus.

For further information, please see the full conference CFP at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ims/imc/imc2019_call.html. Small travel bursaries may be available from the conference, although these should not be relied upon as a source of support. Further travel support may be available for scholars from outside the UK, with priority given to scholars from the Caucasus and CIS countries.

Expressions of interest should be sent to John Latham Sprinkle at 580698@soas.ac.uk by 10^th September 2018. Please send a paper title and a brief description of your proposed topic. Please also indicate whether you will require travel funding in order to attend, and if so, approximately how much you estimate will be necessary.

 

 

 

6. The Ira Brind and Stacey Spector Assistant/ Associate Curator of South Asian Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

For more information and to apply, please visit:

https://philamuseum.applytojob.com/apply/ZOMnEB9IKm/The-Ira-Brind-And-Stacey-Spector-AssistantAssoc

 

 

1.6th International Conference on “Islam & Liberty – Building an Islamic Case for Open Markets”, Islamabad, 14-15 November 2018

The conference brings together academics and researchers to present and discuss papers on the current discourse on Islam, society and the world at large under the over-arching theme of Islam and liberty. The Conference is an attempt to re-discover the original tenets of economic freedom as propounded by the Quran and Sunnah

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2018. Information: http://islamandlibertynetwork.org/blog/2018/06/01/building-an-islamic-case-for-open-markets/

 

 

 

2. Workshop: “The ‘Ethical’ and the ‘Everyday’: Interrogating Analytical Turns for/in the Study of Islam and Muslims in Europe”, University of Cambridge, 29-30 November 2018

This workshop seeks to provide a forum for critically engaging with the analytics of the “ethical” and the “everyday” in the study of Islam and Muslims in Europe. What is, we ask, the analytical purchase of these turns within the study of Islam and Muslims in Europe? What, furthermore, might escape our attention while preferring one turn among the other?

Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2018. Information: https://bit.ly/2MnuFnN

 

 

 

3. Visiting Research Fellowships, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin

The call is open to senior researchers and recent postdocs in the humanities and the social sciences. Slots are available throughout the year with the exception of July and August 2019. We therefore ask applicants to state their preferred month(s) of stay while indicating alternative dates.

Deadline for applications: 17 August 2018. Information: https://www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/calls%20for%20papers/CfP%20-%20Visiting%20Research%20Fellowships2018.pdf

 

 

 

4. Scholarships for 75 Master’s Programs at the Goethe University Frankfurt

Applicants must hold an excellent Bachelor’s degree from a university outside of Germany. Awardees are provided with a monthly stipend of 1,000 EUR and other benefits to help them develop their career.

Information:  www.uni-frankfurt.de/masterstip

 

 

 

5. The journal Anthropology of the Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia (ACME) is looking to recruit a new Book Review Editor and a new Film Review Editor, with the first contributed work to appear in Volume 5(1), Summer 2017/18.

If you are interested, please forward a copy of your curriculum vitae, along with a brief statement about your interest in the position and an example of your professional writing to:

Dr. Pedram Khosronejad (Chief Editor)

Farzaneh Family Scholar
Associate Director for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies
School of International Studies
Oklahoma State University
E-mail: Pedram.khosronejad@okstate.edu

 

 

 

6. The Second International Conference on Islamic Civilisation (ISIC 2019):

The Movement of Population, Objects, and Ideas in the Pre-modern and Modern Muslim World

 

Call for Papers

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15^th, 2018

Conference Dates: February 12^th–13^th, 2019

Venue: National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Republic of China (details to be confirmed)

Muslim world, covering a vast geographical area, is characterised by its ethnic, linguistic, and cultural multiplicity. Its diversity is precisely captured by Dale F. Eickelman: ‘The main challenge for the study of Islam is to describe how its universalistic or abstract principles have been realized in various social and historical contexts without representing Islam as a seamless essence on the one hand or as a plastic congeries of beliefs and practices on the other.’ (1987) However difficult it may be to describe such rich human/social/cultural phenomena, the pluralistic ideas and practices in Muslim world result from the interaction, violent or non-violent, between Muslims and other communities, and between Muslims themselves, the exchange and transmission of ideas, objects, and techniques, through various media, over the past fourteen centuries. How and why do/did people, ideas, and objects move from one place to another? Through what agencies do/did people, ideas, and objects travel? How did/does such movement impact upon other communities, their social and cultural dynamics? We welcome contributions from scholars and postgraduate students concerned with these questions from any relevant scholarly discipline, including history, anthropology, sociology, linguistics, area studies, politics, (comparative) literature, and religious studies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

 

• Migration of tribes, Sufi orders, refugees, or any distinctive group in pre-modern and modern contexts
• Transmission or translation of ideas, artistic or literary motifs, or texts
• Travel & travelogues
• Exchange and interaction through commerce (e.g. slave trade)
• Spread of techniques or objects (e.g. introduction of paper)

 

Each presentation will last 20 minutes, including Q&A session. Abstracts between 300–400 words along with a one-page CV should be sent to Dr. I-Wen Su at isu@nccu.edu.tw, by 5.00 pm, October 15^th, 2018, with ‘ISIC 2019’ in the subject line. The presenters whose papers are accepted will be notified in late October and early November, and asked to submit the full papers by January 10^th, 2019. The papers, which pass the double-blind review, will be published.

 

 

 

7. 32 Fellowships at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem

The fellowships are open to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the Islamic periods, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines.

Deadline for application: 31 August 2018. Information: http://www.aiar.org/fellowships/?mc_cid=a57d843a2b&mc_eid=4b7f78b915

 

 

 

8. Tenure Track Position in any Discipline on Islam in Asia, Asian Studies Program, Hamilton College, New York

The position on Islam in Asia includes Iran/Persia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, to begin July 1, 2019. Mastery of a relevant Asian language is expected.

Application deadline: 5 October 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56980

 

 

 

9. Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor, Inayat and Ishrat Malik Professorship in Islamic Studies, University of Cincinnati

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. is required, as well as prior teaching experience and evidence of scholarly excellence. The successful candidate is expected to engage in research, to teach on the graduate and undergraduate levels in their area, and to contribute, via interdisciplinary education and as appropriate, to undergraduate certificate programs in such areas as Religious Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Studies, Asian Studies, Security Studies, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2019. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=57031

 

 

 

10. Project: Education and Childhood Studies Digital Resources for Afghanistan

The aim of the project is to produce digital resources on education in Afghanistan as part of the Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies – an authoritative digital resource on the state of the education system as well as the nature of childhood and youth experience in Afghanistan.

Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/2016591/bloomsbury-education-and-childhood-studies-digital-resources

1.De-centering the Global Middle Ages

February 8-9, 2019, University of Michigan

The Department of History and Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program at the University of Michigan invite proposals for a February 8-9, 2019 symposium, “De-centering the Global Middle Ages.”

This symposium will contribute to the burgeoning body of scholarship on the meaning of the “medieval” and “Middle Ages” in increasingly interdisciplinary and cross-regional conceptions of the premodern world.

This symposium invites researchers to consider scholarly perspectives of the “global Middle Ages” by presenting research and resources that address the connectivity and mobility of the globe c. 500-1600 CE. What work does the idea of “the Middle Ages” do in our scholarship, and what do we gain from a shared or comparative notion of the medieval? Papers and presentations will aim to contribute to a more inclusive view of the premodern world that de-centers European interpretations of the Middle Ages and recognizes dynamic globalisms. A keynote address will be delivered by Valerie Hansen (Stanley Woodward Professor of History, Yale University), specialist in premodern China and Silk Road Studies, whose current book project is entitled: The World in the Year 1000: When Globalization Began.

Faculty and graduate students are welcome to apply to deliver a lightning talk + complementary paper and/or a primary source-based research presentation. Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words.

Lightning Talks

The symposium will hold two panels of lightning talks (8 minutes each) based on short, pre-circulated papers (approx. 4 pages) summarizing current work on globalized conceptions of and connections within the medieval world. Lightning talks will engage field- or region-specific conceptualizations of “the medieval/Middle Ages.”

Roundtable discussions with respondents will follow.

 Primary Source-based Research Presentations

 Submissions will also be accepted for 15- to 18-minute research presentations, each focused on a particular medieval primary source (text, image, object, etc.) that is useful for thinking in comparative or global perspectives. The source (an image or a selection from the source) should be pre-circulated to attendees.

Each talk will be followed by a moderated discussion.

All presenters are asked to submit a brief bibliography (5-10 entries) on resources related to their lightning talks or research presentations. After the symposium, these bibliographies will be uploaded to the Global Middle Ages Project website (http://globalmiddleages.org/, University of Texas at Austin) and contribute to the development of a canon of literature on the global Middle Ages.

Deadline:        September 17, 2018

How to Apply:

Applications should be submitted in PDF form to conference organizers Paula R. Curtis (prcurtis@umich.edu) and Amanda Respess (arespess@umich.edu by September 17. Those submitting both lightning talks and primary source presentations should prepare separate abstracts. Please include the following information:

 

Name:

Affiliation:

Faculty/Graduate Student/Independent Scholar:

Field:

Regional Specialization:

Proposed Format (Lightning Talk/Primary Source Presentation):

Abstracts of no longer than 300 words.

 

Notifications of acceptance will be made by no later than October 15, 2018.

This symposium is made possible by the generous support of the University of Michigan Department of History, Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, History of Art Department, Department of English Language & Literature, Asian Languages and Cultures Department, Slavic Languages & Literatures Department, Near Eastern Studies Department, Center for Japanese Studies, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, Forum on Research in Medieval Studies, and the Japanese Studies Interdisciplinary Colloquium.

Contact Email:

prcurtis@umich.edu

 

 

 

2. CfP: Empires of Pleasure across Eighteenth-Century Cultures Chair: Dipti Khera – New York University
Chair: Meredith S. Martin – New York University
Email: dipti.khera@nyu.edu, msm240@nyu.edu

Now one of art history’s most vibrant subfields, the eighteenth century has played a key role in the discipline’s global turn and in re-thinking conventional histories of art, empire and Orientalism. By tracing the increased circulation of people and objects in different parts of the world, scholars working on this period have highlighted new conceptions of knowledge, aesthetics, power and sociability. Furthermore, they have ensured that formerly devalued concepts tied to eighteenth-century practices and patrons – among them luxury, pleasure, leisure, femininity, sensuality, wonder, hybridity, and consumption – be taken seriously. Yet while the physical exchanges of eighteenth-century artworks, peoples, and things from around the globe has been the subject of recent scholarly inquiry, less attention has been paid to conceptualaffinities – notably a mutual emphasis on pleasure and decline – that existed between disparate geographical and cultural locales. For instance, how might we enrich or complicate the story of eighteenth-century art and culture by putting Indian or Chinese paintings of palace gardens in dialogue with French fêtes galantes? Our contention is that these kinds of global comparisons will not only yield a richer formal and conceptual understanding of each type of artwork, but will also enable us to ask larger theoretical and methodological questions related to the common grounds they share. By examining how intertwined histories of pleasure and power were mediated across local, trans-regional, or intercultural contexts, we hope also to contribute to scholarly debates beyond art history and to encourage new research projects and teaching agendas.

For instructions to submit paper abstract (250 words), see, http://www.collegeart.org/programs/conference/cfp

You may contact panel chairs for any questions. Deadline: August 6, 2018

 

 

 

3. The Royal Lens: Naser Al-Din Shah’s Photography of His Harem (July 2018)

By Pedram Khosronejad
Hardcover: 352 pages
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8 x 1.1 x 8 inches

https://vimeo.com/281523679

 

Khosronejad’s unique collection provides us with a treasure trove of images focusing on the daily life of Naser al-Din Shah, his wives, concubines, and slaves of both sexes.
Janet Afary, Mellichamp Professor of Religious Studies, UC Santa Barbara.

 

Pedram Khosronejad has provided invaluable new information about the history of photography in Iran during the 19th-century Qajar period. In particular he has carefully researched the photographs taken by Naser al-Din Shah, perhaps the Qajar monarch most fascinated by Western technology. These intimate photographs of his own harem are unique and highly informative, not just for their intrinsic value in a period in which human images were disapproved of, but also for what they reveal about Naser al-Din Shah, his self-image, his household and his court.
William Beeman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/099948012X?ref=cp_d_n_u

 

 

 

4. From the Understanding Sharia (www.usppip.eu) project:

1. USPPIP Autumn School (Leiden, 11-17 November) applications: The USPPIP project held a successful “Uses of the Past in Islamic Legal Thought and Practice” summer school held in Exeter (8^th-14^th July – report to follow).  To follow up on this, the project will be holding a second “Autumn School”, to be held at Leiden University, 11^th-17^th The format will be the same (peer review of chapters/articles and collaborative translation of primary source texts).  The deadline for applications is quite soon, Wednesday 5^th September 2018.
2. “Uses of the Past in Islamic Law” Project Conference, 27^th-29^th September, Exeter, will be held in Exeter, .  A list of panel titles and a preliminary programme is available and the final list, with all the participants and titles of papers will be available in late August.
3. HERA fellow Judge Samoud al-Damiri and workshop on Islamic International Law: There was a very successful series of lectures and a workshop at the University of Göttingen, including the presentations of the HERA fellow Samoud al-Damiri, a Palestinian judge, and the workshop on Islamic International Law – 26^th-29^th Report (with pictures!) can be found here.

See http://www.usppip.eu/ for further information.

 

4. USPPIP Postdoctoral Fellow Success: It is with great pleasure we announce that two of our post-doctoral fellows have recently been appointed to academic positions, following on from their work with USPPIP: Dr Omar Anchassi has been appointed as the Early Career Fellow in Islamic Studies in the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. Dr Eirik Hovden has been appointed Lecturer in Arabic at the University of Bergen.  Congratulations to them both.

 

USPPIP Project Director:

Robert Gleave

Professor of Arabic Studies

Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam

E-mail: r.gleave@exeter.ac.uk

1.Channels of Transmission:
Family and Professional Lineages in the Early Modern Middle East
Eurasian Studies 15/2 (2017), special issue (pp. 177-377)
(guest edited by Sandra Aube and Maria Szuppe, with the collaboration of Anthony T. Quickel)
distributed by Brill:  [brill.com/eurs]brill.com/eurs

The volume brings together eight papers focusing on family structures and their self-definition, as well as their dependence on geographical, temporal, and cultural factors in the process of developing strategies of transmission of authority and knowledge.  It originates with joint French-German research project on Dynamics of Transmission: Family, Authorithy and KNowledge in the Early Modern Middle East, 15-17th c. (DYNTRAN, CNRS-Marburg University) sponsored by the ANR and the DFG. For more information on DYNTRAN, see: https://dyntran.hypotheses.org/

 

 

 

2. Oxford’s Faculty of Oriental Studies has just announced two four-year postdoctoral positions in Qur’anic Studies, as part of an ERC-funded research project entitled “Qur’anic Commentary: An Integrative Paradigm”. We are looking for two scholars who will produce monographs on the Islamic reception history of surahs 1–4 and on Qur’anic law in its late antique context. More details can be found at the links below. I am happy for prospective applicants to contact me with queries.

Best wishes,

Nicolai Sinai

(nicolai.sinai@orinst.ox.ac.uk)

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_applicant_no=&p_refresh_search=Y&p_company=10&p_display_in_irish=N&p_recruitment_id=135887&p_internal_external=E&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_process_type=&p_form_profile_detail=

 

https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=135888

 

 

———————————————————————————————-

Dr Nicolai Sinai

Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford

Fellow of Pembroke College

New book: The Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Introduction

 

 

 

3. Call for applicants: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Isfahan, Iran (Fall Semester 2018)

I am writing to kindly inform you that the University of Isfahan is seeking outstanding postdoctoral candidates for Fall semester 2018. You may see the attached recruitment notice for other details.

As you are well aware, the University of Isfahan is one of the leading universities in Iran, which is a public comprehensive university with a good position in both national and international university rankings. The University of Isfahan provides a wide variety of choices in educational programs and offers various high quality facilities to its students. The university is also renowned for its pioneering research and education.

The proposed postdoctoral positions can provide the eligible candidates with a very good chance to increase their expertise and knowledge in their fields.

It will be highly appreciated if you kindly inform the potential candidates. I do thank you for considering this request.

If you have any inquires, do not hesitate to contact us at: postdoc@res.ui.ac.ir.

Sincerely,

Neda Naderi
Scientific Coordinator
International Scientific Cooperation Office
University of Isfahan
University St,
Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran
Tel: +98 313 7932039
Fax: +98 313 6682910
Email: isco1.ui@gmail.com

 

 

 

4. Call for participants in an upcoming workshop entitled “Ibadi Manuscripts and Manuscript Cultures” to be held from 5-6 April 2019 at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. Arabic, English, and French versions of the call for participants are available here on Academia.edu (https://www.academia.edu/37032158/Call_for_Workshop_Participants_English_French_Arabic_Ibadi_Manuscripts_and_Manuscript_Cultures_5-6_April_2019_Al_Akhawayn_University).

Proposals are due 1 December 2018 and any questions can be directed to the workshop organizers: Paul Love (p.love@aui.ma) or Soufien Mestaoui (smestaoui@ibadica.org).

 

 

 

5. PhD candidate in Iranian Studies/History of Religions (2 positions), University of Leiden

Vacancy number 18-308

 

Project description

The PhD candidate will carry out research in the framework of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funded project, Keepers of the Flame: The Reconfiguration of the Zoroastrian Priesthood in Sasanian and Early Islamic Times, led by Professor Albert de Jong. This project examines the history of the Zoroastrian priesthood in two periods of transformation: the Sasanian Empire and the early Islamic period. The project as a whole aims to answer the question how Zoroastrianism survived the loss of its empire. The project will study the build-up and transformation of the Zoroastrian priesthood in the context of innovative theorizing about longue durée history of religion, the transformation of Iranian identity, and the role of religious specialists.

Appointment

The appointment will initially be for 12 months and if evaluated positively, with an extension of 3 years and must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. The salary range for a PhD student is from €31,624 to €40,430 gross per year (pay-scale P) based on a full-time appointment.

Applications must be received no later than 7 September 2018.

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BLN096/phd-candidate-in-iranian-studies-history-of-religions-2-positions-of-10-fte/

 

 

 

6. The Faculty of Humanities at Tübingen University invites applications for the position of a Professor (W 3) for Islamic History and Culture in the Department of Asian and Oriental Studies

The applicant should be able to cover a broad spectrum of research and
instruction in this subject area. She/he should have a research focus either
on Islamic history or on literary and/or cultural studies. Good knowledge of
Arabic and a second source language is expected.

She/he will contribute to the department’s curricula (BA, MA) as well as
supervise PhD candidates. We also expect an interest in joining the
interdisciplinary research activities within the department as well as with
other departments at the university.

Requirements for appointment are: Professorship status or an equivalent
qualification as well as extensive teaching experience.

Tübingen University is particularly interested in applications from female
candidates for this position and therefore strongly encourages women to apply.

Applications from disabled candidates will be given preference if the
qualifications of these candidates are identical to those of a non-disabled
candidate. In line with its internationalization agenda, the university
welcomes applications from researchers outside Germany.

Applications with the usual documents (Curriculum Vitae, references, list of
publications and teaching experience, overview of research covered, authored
books, up to 5 articles) should be sent to: Dean of the Faculty of Humanities,
Prof. Dr. Juergen Leonhardt, Keplerstrasse 2, D-72074 Tuebingen
(bewerbung@philosophie.uni-tuebingen.de)
Enquiries may also be directed to the Dean.
The closing date for applications is August 31, 2018.

http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/job-advertisements/newsfullview-job-advertisements/article/professor-w-3-for-islamic-history-and-culture.html

 

 

 

7. 14th Conference of the Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies (SeSaMO): “Paths of Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa”, University of Turin, 31 January – 2 February 2019

The conference aims at bringing the debate on the paths and forms of resistance, which developed in the MENA region over the centuries, and soliciting different theoretical and disciplinary approaches. The official languages are Italian, English and French.

Deadline for open and closed panel proposals: 5 September 2018. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/convegno-2019-torino-2019-conference-turin/call-for-panels/ (English version at the end)

 

 

 

8. Articles on “Islam and the Category of ‘Religion’” for Summer 2019 Issue of the “Pakistan Journal of Historical Studies”

The journal is published by the Indiana University Press (Bloomington). It aims to develop critical ideas on less explored and innovative themes in social, cultural, art, architectural, political, and economic histories. Scholars engaged with current historical debates about any region and period can submit articles on a particular theme thus initiating a dialogue on theoretical and methodological issues.

Information: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/pages.php?cPath=4&pID=97

 

 

 

1.The Great Lakes Adiban Society (GLAS) invites submissions for its second annual workshop, scheduled to take place at the University of Chicago, October 6–7, 2018. We particularly welcome papers that are works in progress and would benefit from extensive discussion and feedback.

The Society hopes to provide a regional forum for scholars of Islamicate adab, particularly of the medieval and early modern periods, to meet and share their work.

We leave our parameters intentionally broad in order to invite as wide a collaboration as can be useful, but we are basically engaged with the literatures of the broad complex of premodern Muslim societies from the Danube to the Deccan. This naturally includes the major Islamicate languages of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as others (Armenian, Georgian, Hebrew, Spanish, etc.) that participate in similar literary conventions. We welcome and encourage scholars working in any of these languages to consider participating!

Those who wish to participate in the workshop should fill out our online application (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbHLf4yncTKDdvp1W7WafNX-I2rCOfWu98FgoYt1aJHpFQfg/viewform ) by August 15, 2018. Please note that each accepted paper will be given 45 minutes for presentation and discussion; because of this, we have limited space on our schedule and may have to turn down some submissions if get too many. In such an event, preference will generally be given to scholars in the Great Lakes region, per the mission (https://greatlakesadiban.github.io/about/ ) of this organization.

Graduate students note: we have some funding to help offset at least part of your travel costs! If you would like to apply for this additional aid, there is a space to do so on the application form.

If you have any questions, please feel free to write Cameron Cross at kchalipa [at] umich.edu. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

 

 

2. Workshop: “Professional Mobility in the Islamic Lands (900-1600): ʿulamāʾ, udabāʾ, and Administrators”, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 20-21 March 2019

This workshop is interested in papers that consider the following questions: How and when did the madrasas start producing bureaucrats? What did getting close to political authority entail for the ʿulamāʾ? How did offers for higher appointments travel in Islamic lands? How did the competition between ruling elites and households impact this professional mobility? Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018: Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30535

 

 

 

3. Posts:

 

Research Associate for Analysis of Historical Arabic Texts, Asia-Africa Institute, Hamburg University

4 year full-time position. Duties include conceptualization and implementation of a web-based tool for the analysis of text variants in historical Arabic texts.

Deadline for applications: 1 August 2018. Information:

https://www.uni-hamburg.de/uhh/stellenangebote/wissenschaftliches-personal/fakultaet-geisteswissenschaften/01-08-18-263.pdf

 

 

Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East & North Africa, Stanford University

The Department of History seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor in the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with an emphasis on the Arab world from the late nineteenth century to the contemporary era. Applicants will be expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11423

 

 

 

4. Session de formation doctorale en droit musulman, Villejuif, France, 3-7 décembre 2018

Ils participeront à une série d’ateliers pratiques centrés sur les sources primaires et consacrés aux différents aspects du droit en Islam. Les interventions se feront en français et en anglais à partir de la lecture de textes en arabe. Aucune participation financière n’est demandée aux étudiant.e.s, et celles ou ceux qui le souhaitent peuvent candidater à une aide financière.

Date limite : 31 juillet 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30693

 

 

 

5. Articles on “Women in Islam” for Special Issue of MDPI Open Access

This call for papers invites submissions focusing on women’s understanding, interpretation and lived experience of Islam with attention to women’s agency.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2018. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/30730

 

 

 

6. W Floor, Studies in the History of Medicine in Iran, Mage, 2018

http://magepublishers.com/studies-in-the-history-of-medicine-in-iran/

 

 

 

7. The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era

Date: 27 October 2018 Time: 9:45 AM

Finishes: 27 October 2018 Time: 6:00 PM

Venue: London, SOAS, Brunei Gallery

Room: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

For more information:

https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/idea-of-iran/27oct2018-the-idea-of-iran-the-safavid-era.html

 

 

 

8. Gulf History content specialist at the British Library (Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 December 2021):

See

https://britishlibrary.recruitment.northgatearinso.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=01001581

 

 

 

1.CfP: ‘Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam’

The University of Chicago Shiʿi Studies Group

Abstract Submission Deadline: July 22^nd  
Symposium Date: October 26-27, 2018

Read more at: https://shii-studies-sites.uchicago.edu/

 

 

2. The University of Copenhagen announces a position as associate professor under the study programme “MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (BA & MA STUDY PROGRAMMES), with focus in Modern Israeli historical and cultural studies. The closing date for applications is 21 August 2018, 23:59 CET.

For more information see: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx/?cid=1307&departmentId=18985&ProjectId=147660&MediaId=5&SkipAdvertisement=false

 

 

3. Full professorship at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Asian and African Studies for “Transregional Central Asian Studies”
“The position has its sociocultural and linguistic focus on Central Asia. Teaching and research are supposed to cover not only Central Asia but also connections to other regions represented at the Department of Asian and African Studies. The thematic focus is on contemporary social developments in the fields of Islam, Muslim identities and migration. The successful applicant is supposed to study the linkages between Asia and Africa in these fields.”

https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56933

 

 

 

4. Doctoral Workshop: “Digital Media, Islamism, and Politics in the Middle East”, Basel, Switzerland, 28-29 September 2018

This two-day workshop immerses students in comparative studies of Islamist politics in the Middle East and North Africa through the lens of how violent and non-violent Islamist state and non-actors, as well as their opponents, use and manipulate digital and social media to further their goals. The workshop is specifically interested in exploring themes in how the region’s religious, political and social forces interact and mobilize in digital space, including their competing organizational networks and narrative claims.

Deadline for applications: 6 August 2018. Information: https://nahoststudien.philhist.unibas.ch/de/doktorat/mubit/annual-doctoral-workshops/

 

 

 

5. Iran: Resources

As part of our programme promoting Iranian contemporary literature and culture in the UK and encouraging the advancement of high quality Persian – English translation we have been researching related networks, contacts and study centres. Below are some useful links and resources, which we hope will help contribute to bringing about an increase in publications, translations and literary exchange to positively impact on Iranian literature, as well as on literary exchange with the UK and elsewhere.

See: http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/programmes/exchange/uk-iran-short-story-translation-residency/iran-resources/

We hope that you might find this useful and are grateful to those who have contributed to it so far. We welcome your suggestions/ amendments for this evolving list. The sections are currently:

• Interesting Reading
• Networks
• Foundations/ Charities/ Organisations
• Publications/ Resources
• Publishers/ Book Fairs/ Prizes
• Study/ Research/ Support Centres
• Translators (Persian to English, English to Persian or both)
• Recommended works for translation

If you have any suggestions for the lists please contact sophia@visitingarts.org.uk

 

 

6. Mapping Islamophobia – Visualizing Islamophobia and Its Effects

“Mapping Islamophobia is a project headed by Grinnell College history and religious studies professor Caleb Elfenbein, with contributions from a number of Grinnell College students and technical support from Mike Conner. The project utilizes a series of powerful interactive maps that document incidents of violence, discrimination, and bias targeting Muslim individuals and communities in the United States. One such map, along with an accompanying interactive timeline, allows visitors to view the prevalence of Islamophobia between the years 2011 and 2018. In addition, these maps allow visitors to investigate Islamophobic incidents by incident type (including legislation, public campaigns, and crimes against people) and the gender of the targeted individual. The team behind Mapping Islamophobia collected information about these incidents from a variety of “media outlets with clear editorial oversight.” By selecting individual pins on these maps, visitors can learn more about specific incidents and news sources. The Mapping Islamophobia project also contains Countering Islamophobia, an interactive map that documents “how American Muslim communities have responded to the increasing presence of anti-Muslim hostility in American public life over time.” This map highlights community outreach activities, interfaith initiatives, and more.”

http://mappingislamophobia.org/

 

 

 

1.The University of Florida Libraries are currently recruiting for an
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Librarian, a tenure track faculty
position that provides leadership and services in support of the
University’s academic programs in these areas.

Our vision is for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic librarian to support the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, as well as interdisciplinary programs such as the Center for Global Islamic Studies. A detailed description of the duties and qualifications for this position can be
found at http://library.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html.

The position closes on Monday, July 16.

 

*Bonnie Smith*
*Assistant Program Director for Human Resources*
University of Florida
George A. Smathers Libraries
352.273.2603 | bonniesmith@ufl.edu <mailto:bonniesmith@ufl.edu>

 

 

 

2. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Freiburg – Up
to 25 Junior and Senior Fellowships, all disciplines
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56907

 

 

 

3. Temporary Part time Lecturer Pool – Arabic, Persian, Turkish – Near Eastern Studies

U C Berkeley

 

Job #JPF01783

• College of Letters & Science – Near Eastern Studies

Recruitment Period

Open date: July 2nd, 2018

Next review date: July 17th, 2018
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: June 28th, 2019
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Description

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified part time, temporary instructors to teach Arabic, Persian, or Turkish language courses during the fall, spring, or summer sessions, should an opening arise. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the Department. These Lecturer appointments are typically part-time, are made at the beginning of the semester, and may be renewable depending on need, funding, and job performance. The pool will remain in place for one calendar year. The final date for applicants will be June 28, 2019.

Minimum full-time annual salary is $53,402. Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): teaching one or more sections of elementary, intermediate, or advanced Arabic, Persian or Turkish; holding office hours; attending weekly meetings with the relevant language program coordinators; consulting individually with the language program coordinator; preparing course materials, and assigning grades.

Minimum Basic Qualifications (by time of application):
The successful candidate must have B.A./B.S. (or equivalent international degree) in a relevant language: Arabic, Persian, or Turkish or in a Humanities field.

Additional Qualifications (by start date):
S/he must possess native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Arabic, Persian, or Turkish; English fluency.

Preferred qualifications (by start date): Experience teaching Arabic, Persian, or Turkish in college; experience in communicative language learning; an M.A. in the Teaching of Arabic, Persian, or Turkish as a Foreign Language, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or the equivalent. Experience with computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and language instructional software is desirable.

Document Requirements:
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Complete teaching evaluations for 2-4 courses, including at least one course from your most recent semester of teaching

Reference Requirements:
3 references (only contact information).

All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

For those who are not US citizens or permanent residents, a legal permit that allows work in the United States (such as a US visa that allows employment) is required by the start date of the position. The department is unable to provide a visa/work permit.

Applicants should submit the following materials at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01783.

Please direct questions to nes@berkeley.edu.

 

 

 

4.Muslim Women’s Religious Leadership and Authority in Europe and North America

University of Edinburgh: Thursday 13th – Friday 14th September 2018

We are delighted to now share the provisional programme for ‘Muslims women’s leadership and religious authority in Europe and North America’ which is available along with further information here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/alwaleed/muslims-in-britain/muslim-women-s-religious-leadership-and-authority

 

The registration link is now open, and you can register at: https://www.epay.ed.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/college-of-humanities-and-social-science/school-of-literatures-languages-and-cultures/literatures-languages-cultures/muslim-womens-religious-leadership-and-authority-in-europe-and-north-america . We can offer a discounted rate on accommodation at the University for those of you who are interested. Please book here:http://www.book.accom.ed.ac.uk/ , selecting your preferred option and using the promotional code: ENJOY.

 

DATES: 13^th September 2018 – 14^th September 2018

VENUE: The conference will take place at 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh.

Best wishes,

Conference Organisers

 

 

 

5. Call for papers:

 “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (SCMW)

Allameh Tabataba’i University (ATU) as a leading centre for Humanities and Social Sciences in Iran is planning to publish the first issue of “Society and Culture in the Muslim world” (SCMW) in 2018. The editorial board invites all academics, researchers and scholars interested to submit their unpublished original work for inclusion in this issue. Covering a wide range of issues related to sociocultural dynamics of the Muslim communities throughout the world and following a multidisciplinary approach, SCMW welcomes theoretical, research as well as empirical papers addressing contemporary issues and particularly encourages papers advancing local knowledge and theorising on the Muslims ways of life.

 

Areas of interest for coverage include, but are not limited to:

 

• Identities, Values and Social Changes
• Globalisation and Modernity
• Indigenous social sciences
• Sects, Denominations and Interfaith Relations
• Diaspora, Migration and Refugees
• Children, Youth and Generational issues
• Media and representations
• Gender and Ethnicity
• Popular Culture and Lifestyle
• Social Movements and Civil Societies

For more information and to submit your paper please visit: http://scmw.atu.ac.ir

 

 

 

6. British Muslims and health: addressing inequalities and promoting access

A one-day Muslims in Britain Research Network conference organised in partnership with Bradford University and the Born in Bradford project

University of Bradford, 12 September 2018

Numerous studies have shown that British Muslims suffer from chronic diseases such cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, childhood obesity and genetic and mental health conditions at a significantly higher rate than the wider UK population. Typically, the reasons for these inequalities are described in terms of the higher levels of poverty and deprivation among the British Muslim population. However, the phenomenon of health inequalities is more complex than that. Lower levels of physical activity, dietary practices, gendered notions of fitness and taboos around certain activities all raise questions and require open and informed discussion between academic researchers, clinicians and those active within British Muslim communities. Such questions are often drowned out, however, by more post-9/11 narratives about British Muslims in society.

 

This conference seeks to create a space to present new research and debate issues relating to health and health inequalities among British Muslims. It will cover:

• How the concept of disease is negotiated within British Muslim communities in personal, cultural and religious terms vis-à-vis Islamic narratives on the body and health;
• The structural dimensions of the health inequalities among British Muslims, covering the effects of migration, ethnicity, everyday life and government on health issues;
• The possible role of Islamic religious settings and leaders in responding to the challenges of health inequalities among British Muslims.

 

The conference is being organised by the Muslims in Britain Research Network in partnership with the Born in Bradford (BiB) project (https://borninbradford.nhs.uk/). BiB is a cohort study examining the reasons for high rates of illness among children, adults, families and communities, by exploring ethnic dimensions of health and illness. It involves a multi-disciplinary team of researchers. As part of BiB study, Dr Sufyan Abid Dogra is exploring how Islamic religious settings can be used for health promotion in the UK, funded by National Institute for Health Research.

 

Abstracts are invited for papers addressing any of the themes listed above, or other subjects related to Muslims and physical or mental health. We are happy to receive submissions from academic researchers and community and health workers.

 

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 3^rd August 2018 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.

 

7. Conference: “The Reach of Empire” for ERC Project “The Early Islamic Empire at Work – The View from the Regions Toward the Center”, University of Hamburg, 11-13 October 2018

The conference discusses the reach of law, Islamic and other, for the integration and functioning of the empire, as well as its role in the development of Islam as an ‘imperial’ religion. To what extent did ‘Islam’ serve as an integrating force, even if only for the imperial elite?

Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2018. Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/reach-of-empire.html

 

 

 

8. Posts:

 

Arabist (Post Doc) for Project Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Munich

This is a full-time position for a period of 3 years, with possible extension up to 5 years pending positive evaluation and budget leeway. The position is expected to commence on 1 January 2019, or as soon as possible thereafter. Qualifications and skills: applicants must hold a PhD in an area relevant to the Project, have an excellent knowledge of Arabic philology as well as experience with manuscripts and editing Arabic texts

Deadline for applications: 1 September 2018. Information: http://ptolemaeus.badw.de/jobs

 

 

Assistant (Post Doc) for Alevi Religious Studies, Department of Islamic-Theological Studies, University of Vienna

Duration of employment: 4 years. Profile: Doctoral degree/PhD degree in the field of “History”, “Religious Studies”, “Islamic Studies” or an equivalent discipline. The successful applicant has research competences on Alevi religion and Alevi texts, knowledge of hermeneutical methods; Arabic, Turkish and Persian skills, etc.
Deadline for applications: 10 July 2018. Information: https://academicpositions.co.uk/ad/university-of-vienna/2018/university-assistant-post-doc-at-the-department-of-islamic-theological-studies/115618?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=Job+alerts

 

 

  Assistant (Post Doc) for Turkish Studies, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz

This is a one-year fixed position. Your profile: PhD in the humanities or social sciences on a theme related to Turkey’s politics and society; Master education politics or international relations, history, sociology, cultural studies, or anthropology, etc.

Deadline for applications: 18 July 2018. Information: http://jobs.uni-graz.at/en/MB/107/99/4266

 

 

Instructor in Arabic, Oriental Studies, University of Oxford

We are looking for two committed and highly effective Instructors in Arabic, to commence on 1 October 2018. One post is permanent, while the other is a five year fixed term position covering the secondment of a colleague to a major research project. The successful candidates will have a native or equivalent command of Arabic and an equivalent command of English.

Deadline for applications: 1 August 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56898

 

 

 

 Associate Professor in International Relations, Gedik University Istanbul

The university is establishing a new master program in Middle East Studies and International Relations in the next Spring 2019.

For more information contact Professor Süha Atatüresuha.atature@gedik.edu.tr. Website of Department: https://www.gedik.edu.tr/akademik-birimler/fakulteler/iktisadi-idari-ve-sosyal-bilimler-fakultesi/uluslararasi-iliskiler

 

 

Assistant/Associate/Professor for Department of Turkish Language and Culture, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Required Qualifications: Native or near-native proficiency in English or Turkish. Earned PhD degree in Turkish, Turkology teaching, or related fields. Applicants should be able to offer Turkish, English, or Chinese taught courses.

Deadline for applications: 17 September 2018. Information: https://turkish.nccu.edu.tw/news/news.php?Sn=548

 

 

 

9. 2nd Summer School on Ibadism, Procida Island (Naples), 8-13 October 2018

The Summer Schools on Ibadism examine and present the fundamentals of Islam and Ibadism through a historical, juridical, literary and religious overview. MA and PhD Students of all over the world are encouraged to participate. All teaching, course materials and coursework will be in English. Students are required to have at least an intermediate level knowledge of English.

Deadline for application: 25 July 2018. Information: https://ibadistudies.org/index.php/summer-school

 

1.The Faculty of Arts (https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-arts) of the University of Helsinki is Finland’s oldest institution for teaching and research in the humanities and the largest in terms of the structure and range of disciplines. It is also a significant international community fostering research, education and cultural interaction.
The Faculty of Arts invites applications for the position of

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / PROFESSOR IN ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES

Due date

28.08.2018 23:59 EEST

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/open-positions/assistant-professor-associate-professor-professor-islamic-and-middle-eastern-studies

 

 

 

2. The ERC-funded research project “Stories of Survival: Recovering the Connected Histories of Eastern Christianity in the Early Modern World” at the University of Oxford is currently advertising three one-year positions for postdoctoral Research Associates. The postholders will contribute to building a database of Syriac and Arabic manuscripts so excellent knowledge of at least one of these languages is essential. The application closes on Monday, 9 July at noon British Summer Time (1 pm Central European Summer Time). Further information as well as access to the online application form is available at https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form.

 

The project’s principal investigator, Dr John-Paul Ghobrial (john-paul.ghobrial@history.ox.ac.uk), will be happy to answer informal questions about this role.

 

 

 

3. Monarchy and Modernity since 1500

University of Cambridge

8-9 January 2019

[The conference announced on the cfp below was originally designed for Europeanists, but was opened up to all world areas following multiple requests by non-Europeanists to participate. The cfp has therefore been revised and the deadline extended to August 15, 2018. Applications from anthropologists, legal scholars, political scientists and above all non-Europeanists are especially welcome. Please note that all proposals previously submitted remain valid.]

 

Europe’s past is overwhelmingly monarchical, yet the monarchies that remain in place today hardly resemble those that governed Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. Modernity has transformed monarchy from a matter of unquestioned and often sacred fact to a matter of largely secular and usually democratic choice. If the words remain the same – along with many of the families, their titles, properties and places of residence – their meaning has changed profoundly over time and across countries, so much so that, along the centuries, the working mechanisms, functions and powers of European monarchy have been transformed. The academic literature, however, seldom measures this distance between monarchy’s various historical meanings and its surprisingly frequent manifestations today.

In theoretical and speculative disciplines, the lack of inquiry into monarchy’s significance is due partly to disciplinary divisions. Political theorists, intellectual historians, experts in jurisprudence and art and literary critics rarely delve into the subject of monarchy, while historians of monarchy tend to focus on chronology rather than concepts. Monarchy’s own nature has helped determine these divisions.With its providentialist, semi-magic and mysterious foundations in the divine right of kings, monarchism is a double paradox, a form of political theory that is at once anti-political and anti-theoretical. Innovatively, this conference seeks to break disciplinary barriers by combining the outlooks of monarchical specialists on the one hand, and of social, cultural, literary and political theorists on the other.

Proceeding from the premise that the nature of things is best known, and their development most determined, during critical times, this conference centers on three (long) key moments in the history of modern European monarchy: the English Revolution, the French Revolution, and the mainstreaming of republicanism during the first half of the twentieth century. These moments, however, are only referential, and presentations studying the reinvention, representation and conceptualisation of monarchy during other modern periods, from 1500 to the present, are also welcome, with Renaissance subjects possibly serving as introits and contemporary ones as epilogues to the conference.

The main lines of inquiry are twofold, one directed at monarchy’s political-legal significance, and the other at its socio-cultural, psychological, religious, literary and spiritual roles. The political-legal line of inquiry can include – without being limited to – European monarchy’s historical relationship to legislation and the administration of justice, as well as democratic, republican, and aristocratic traditions. The theological/sociological/anthropological perspective is instead concerned with monarchy as a series of rituals, processions, celebrations and formal procedures that represent sovereignty, organise time and relationships, lend nations a sense of identity, and connect individuals emotionally with sacred spaces and powers.

Studies of non-European monarchical traditions are likewise accepted, preferably with reference to European ones.

Contributions may address one or more of the following themes but are not limited to them:

1. Monarchy in political thought
2. Monarchy and constitutionalism
3. Monarchy in its relation with religion, theology and spirituality
4. The relationship between spiritual and temporal powers
5. Royalism vs. monarchism
6. National and sovereign representation
7. The royal imaginary, including literary representations of monarchy
8. Monarchy and property
9. Monarchy and material culture: art, fashion and the built environment
10. Royal feasts, rituals, processions and celebrations
11. Women and monarchy
12. Non-European monarchical traditions, preferably with reference to European ones.

We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations, which will be revised subsequently for publication in a peer-reviewed collective volume. Graduate students are welcome to participate, and papers in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish are accepted, although English is encouraged to facilitate communication. The conference will be held at the University of Cambridge on 8-9 January 2019. Please email a 200-word abstract and one-page CV to Carolina Armenteros (cra22@cam.ac.uk) by 15 August 2018.

 

 

 

4. International Conference: “Sources of Pluralism in Islamic Thought”, Casablanca Seminars, Casablanca, 9-11 July 2018

As a global religion, Islam and its jurisprudence have offered heterogeneous responses to a range of questions facing different faiths and communities. Modernity imposed new questions upon religious scholars, theologians and philosophers, demanding of them a new version of pluralism in the theological and political arenas.

Program: https://www.resetdoc.org/event/program-casablanca/

 

 

5. Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

The successful candidate will show outstanding potential as an innovative scholar and researcher, as evidenced by their record of intellectual engagement, published work, and/or work in progress. A strong commitment to teaching excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate level is also required.

Deadline for applications: 1 September 2018. Information https://www.hr.ubc.ca/jobs/faculty.php?job_id=30298

 

 

 

6. Assistant Professor in Gender and Social Movements in the Islamic World, Queen´s University

We welcome applicants whose research examines the rise of diverse social movements that have challenged authoritarian states, ailing development models, and cultural and political norms around gender and sexuality throughout the Islamic World. The geographic focus is open. The preferred start date is July 1, 2019.

Deadline for applications: 31 August 2018. Information: https://www.queensu.ca/devs/gender-and-social-movements-islamic-world-tenure-track-position-applications-due-31aug2018

 

 

 

7. Articles on “Popular Culture” for “Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies”

Competitive manuscripts: 1) substantiate a thesis based on original scholarship; 2) are conceptually coherent and clear; 3) are grounded in primary sources (literary, visual, archival, textual, ethnographic, artistic, legal, and so on); and 4) engage with pertinent questions that emerge from region-focused or transnational feminist and sexuality scholarship.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2018. Information: http://jmews.org/call-papers-popular-culture/

 

 

 

8. Association for Middle East Anthropology Graduate Student Paper Prize

The AMEA Graduate Student Paper Prize will be publicly announced at the AMEA Annual Meeting at MESA. The winner will receive a $100 cash award and a certificate. The winner will also be invited to submit the paper for publication in the journal “Anthropology of the Middle East”.

Deadline for submissions: 20 July 2018. Please send your submissions to to Shively@kutztown.edu.

 

 

 

9. Association for Middle East Anthropology Dissertation Award

The AMEA Dissertation Award will be given to the author whose work is judged to provide the most significant and potentially influential contribution to Middle East anthropology. Books of exceptional courage and potential impact beyond the field will be given special consideration. The AMEA Dissertation Award will be publicly announced at the AMEA business meeting at the MESA annual meeting in 2018. The winner will receive a $200 cash award and a certificate.

Deadline for submissions: 20 July 2018. Please send your dissertation to Shively@kutztown.edu.