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Shii News – Aacdemic Items
1.Early-Bird Extended: LMEI Middle East Summer School at SOAS: 18 June – 19 July 2018
An intensive five-week summer school programme which includes a choice of courses from the following:
- Beginners Arabic (Level 1)
- Beginners Arabic (Level 2)
- Beginners Persian (Level 1)
- Government and Politics of the Middle East
- Culture and Society in the Middle East
See https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/ for details.
2. LSE Fellow in the History of the Ottoman Empire/History of Turkey The Department of International History at the LSE invites applications for an LSE Fellow in the History of the Ottoman Empire/History of Turkey, for the next academic session to commence in September 2018, for a period of 12 months.
The successful candidate will contribute to the scholarship and intellectual life of the School by conducting teaching and research which will enhance the School’s reputation as a research-led teaching institution, with appropriate mentoring from department.
Deadline | 14 May
http://www.lse.ac.uk/International-History/About/vancancies
3. Persian Carpets and Renaissance Revivals: A Cross-Cultural Itinerary
Speaker: Dr. Eva-Maria Troelenberg – Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence
Organised by: Dr Sussan Babaie – The Courtauld Institute of Art
Thursday 3 May 2018
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre,
The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN
This talk will trace the history and fate of a prominent Safavid (16th century) medallion carpet. The piece had been traded to Europe probably at some point in Early Modern history, was purchased in Venice in the late 19th century by Renaissance connoisseur and museum man Wilhelm Bode, was displayed as one of the core pieces of the “Persian-Islamic Department” of the Berlin Museums after 1904, destroyed during the Second World War, and resurrected by means of restoration and publication in the 1950s. The itinerary of this textile on the one hand reflects the central—at times ideological—position of Persian culture within an emerging canon of Islamic arts during the first half of the 20th century. On the other hand, its material history of discovery, display, destruction and reconstruction challenges the teleological notion that is inherent to many cross-cultural museum collections.
4. A NEW WEBSITE FOR ITS
The Islamic Texts Society is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. We hope you will find it be fresher and much more responsive and user-friendly. Please click on the button below to see for yourselves.
5. The new volume, 1001 Cures: Contributions in Medicine and Healthcare from Muslim Civilisation, just recently launched with a panel discussion in London at the Royal Society. The full session is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUt_nUSfIi4&feature=youtu.be&a=. Note that the “5 minutes” of introductory speeches is nothing of the kind.The whole discussion runs 1 hr 20 mins.
Further information on the book and its contents can be found here: http://www.fstc.org.uk/node/302.
6. The Gibb Memorial Trust offers two annual scholarships to students undertaking doctoral research in the field of the Trust’s activities.
The Gibb Memorial Trust’s Centenary Scholarship of up to £2,000 is available to postgraduate students at an advanced stage of their doctoral research in any area of Middle Eastern Studies (7th century to 1918) at a British university.
The A. H. Morton Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies is for a maximum of £3,000 and can be applied to any year of a course of doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study abroad.
Deadlined for both extended to May 11, 2018
See: http://www.gibbtrust.org/scholarships/
7. Workshop: “Iranian-Kurdish Cultural Production: Past, Present, Future”, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, 17-18 September 2018
This workshop aims to open scholarly discussion on Iran’s Kurdish cultural heritage and its relation to contemporary Kurdish cultural creation. It also aims to analyse the current state of Iranian-Kurdish cultural production, its transformation, challenges and prospects. Iran is a colourful mosaic of cultures, languages and people, yet its pluralistic nature has not been fully represented in studies of the country.
Deadline for abstracts: 10 June 2018. Please send abstracts to Dr. Farangis Ghaderi (f.ghaderi@exeter.ac.uk).
8. Fellowships in Social Sciences, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK), Delmenhorst, Germany
The HWK is an Institute for Advanced Study. Its Fellowship program offers outstanding scholars the opportunity to focus on research without the distraction of everyday routines in academia, to interact with colleagues from other disciplines, and to benefit from the wide range of academic traditions represented at the institute. The HWK awards Fellowships to highly qualified scholars of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior scientists.
Deadline for application: 16 July 2018. Information: http://www.h-w-k.de/en/fellows/how-to-become-a-fellow.html
9. University Lectureship in Modern Turkish History and Culture, Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Universiteit Leiden
We offer a fixed-term post from 1 August 2018 through 31 July 2020. Selection criteria: Specialist knowledge of modern Turkish history and culture, including the ability to work with primary source material in Turkish (both modern Turkish and late Ottoman script); survey knowledge of the Middle East at large; affinity with Middle-Eastern Studies
Deadline for applications: 13 May 2018. Information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2018/wk11-20/18-126-university-lectureship-in-modern-turkish-history-and-culture
10. “Summer School of Kurdish Studies”, Zahra Institute, University of Chicago, 25-29 May 2018
Students and professionals interested in Kurdish language and culture are invited to participate in a four-day, intensive Summer School of Kurdish Studies. Each day’s program will consist of three sessions on Kurdish language and history followed by an evening film screening or cultural presentation.
Information: http://zahrainstitute.org/summer2018_courseDetails.html. Please send applications to info@zahrainstitute.org
- May 03, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Culture persane et médecine ayurvédique an Asie du Sud, Leiden – Boston, E. J. Brill, 2018.
Résumé. Cet ouvrage traite des interactions entre l’Ayurveda et la culture médicale persane en Asie du Sud. Il présente, pour la première fois, une étude du mouvement de traduction en persan des sources ayurvédiques qui a eu lieu à partir du XIVe siècle. L’image de la culture ayurvédique reflétée par les traités persans offre un nouvel éclairage sur l’histoire de l’Ayurveda à l’époque de l’hégémonie politique musulmane en Asie du Sud. Les traités persans appliquent de nouvelles catégories à l’analyse des matériaux traduits et ils transforment les modalités de présentation du savoir ayurvédique. En parallèle, l’ouvrage de Fabrizio Speziale aborde le phénomène symétrique de persanisation de l’univers intellectuel des médecins hindous qui, à travers l’apprentissage du persan, s’approprient des connaissances médicales de la culture musulmane.
English abstract. This book looks at the interactions between Āyurveda and Persian medical culture in South Asia. It presents, for the first time, a study of the translation movement of Ayurvedic sources into Persian, which took place from the 14th century onwards. The image of Ayurvedic culture emerging from Persian texts provides a new insight into the history of Āyurveda under Muslim political hegemony in South Asia. Persian treatises apply new categories to the analysis of translated materials and transform the way Ayurvedic knowledge is presented. At the same time, Fabrizio Speziale’s book deals with the symmetric phenomenon of Persanization of the Hindu physicians who, through the learning of Persian language, appropriated medical knowledge of Muslim culture.
À propos de l’auteur :
Fabrizio Speziale est Directeur d’études à l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre d’études de l’Inde et de l’Asie du Sud, Paris. Il a largement publié sur l’histoire de la médecine dans le monde indien et est le directeur de Perso-Indica. An Analytical Survey of Persian Works on Indian Learned Traditions (www.perso-indica.net).
Fabrizio Speziale is Professor at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Center for South Asian Studies, Paris. He has published extensively on the history of medicine in the Indo-Persianate world and is the chief editor of Perso-Indica. An Analytical Survey of Persian Works on Indian Learned Traditions (www.perso-indica.net).
Google books preview:
https://brill.com/abstract/title/35649
2. British Muslim Identities: Muslims of the West
A BSA Early Career Forum Event 20 June 2018
A1, Law and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
https://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/british-muslim-identities-muslims-of-the-west/
Please direct your enquiries about the conference to Dr Abida Malik, University of Nottingham.
3. “Historiography of Early Modern Ottoman Europe” (HOE) Database
HOE is a collection of meta-data focusing on historiographical writing of Early Modern Ottoman Europe (1500-1800). It brings together published and unpublished primary sources (chronicles, histories, hagiographies, inscriptions, maps…), as well as secondary material (“Main Section”). It also offers information on specific collections, as well as a wide variety of references to tools and resources useful to those navigating the research questions of Early Modern historiography (“Tools Section”).
4. Papers are invited for five open panels to be presented during the 25th International Congress of the German Middle East Studies Association (DAVO) combined with the Conference on “Politics, Religion and Society at the Middle East” at the Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, 4 – 6 October 2018. Their titles are:
1) Amazigh Renaissance in Post-Arab Spring Maghreb (Organized by Houssine Soussi, University of Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco)
2) Arab-Israeli Relations: Between Confrontation and Rapprochement ( Organized by Johannes Becke, Heidelberg Center for Jewish Studies / Elie Podeh, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
3) Interreligious Dialogue in the Middle East, Past and Present ( Organized by Stefan Maneval, Europe University, Flensburg)
4) Reforming Economic and Social Policies in the Middle East and North Africa (Organized by Markus Loewe, Sabine Hofmann and Juliane Brach)
5) The Emergence of Islamic Studies in the Muslim World ( Organized by Sarah Holz, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan) / Maria-Magdalena Fuchs, Princeton University, USA
Additional themes and summaries for open panels can be proposed until 18 May 2018.
The deadline for the Summary of Papers and Panels is 16 June 2018.
Information on the Congress: http://www.ffgi.net/en/davo-25.html
Contact: Ms Amke Dietert, General Secretary of the DAVO-Congress, email: amke.dietert@googlemail.com
5. Book Donations
I have been to Iran twice and plan to go again in August. I am ivolved in a study program that is offered by the Islamic School of Art. Among the places we visit are Tehran, Qom, and Isfahan where we study the influence of mysticism in art and beauty. Students visit shrines, museums and take courses on art and mysticism from well known professors. For more information visit isoacourses.com.
In addition to working with this course that is open to anyone, I have offered to add English language books to the below library. Please send any books to:
Bridget Blomfield, PhD
4625 W. 50th Ave. #203
Denver,
Colorado 80212
The library of “The Islamic School of Art” is the only exclusive library for Religion and Art in Qom, Iran. We are requesting donations of books regarding religion, sociology and art. Books depicting the role of Islam and its influence of mysticism, beauty, poetry, pottery, calligraphy, and architecure are especially appreciated.
Active since 2005, ISOA is one of the first private academic institutions to explain and teach the principles of Islamic thought and art in Iran. It aims to educate students in various theoretical and practical fields of art. ISOA offers study programs for international students from all over the world. As an institution of higher education, ISOA has nurtured hundreds of students in MA and Ph.D. degrees.The library of “The Islamic School of Art” is the only exclusive library for Religion and Art in Qom, Iran. We are requesting donations of books regarding religion, sociology and art. Books depicting the role of Islam and its influence of mysticism, beauty, poetry, pottery, calligraphy, and architecure are especially appreciated.
6. Workshop: “And the Sultan Needs to Know… The Production and Transmission of Scholarly Knowledge at Islamic Courts of the Postformative Period”, New York University Abu Dhabi, 29-30 April 2018
This workshop addresses the role of Islamic courts in the production and transmission of scholarly knowledge during the postformative period (c. 1050–1800 CE) by approaching the topic from a transregional and diachronic perspective.
Information and program: https://www.academia.edu/36452379/International_Workshop_And_the_Sultan_Needs_to_Know_The_Production_and_Transmission_of_Scholarly_Knowledge_at_Islamic_Courts_of_the_Postformative_Period_
7. Workshop: “Margins of the Mediterranean”, Mediterranean Seminar, University of Michigan, 26-27 October 2018
Particularly welcome are papers (a) relating to the multi-religious/ethnic environment of the region, including cross-confessional influence, relations, syncretism, and literary and/or artistic representations; or (b) papers that address the longue durée, methodology, or that are comparative in approach. Papers from history, art history, literary and cultural studies, or any relevant Humanities or Social Sciences discipline are welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2018. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-margins-of-the-mediterranean-fall-2018-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-26-27-october-ann-arbor?e=82aeb6c61d
8. Symposium: “The Seas and the Mobility of Islamic Art”, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha, 7-9 November 2019
The eighth biennial Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art will foster a lively, engaged, and critical discussion touching upon some of the most vital questions raised by these vibrant and rich interchanges of the arts. How did exposure to imported materials and ideas transform formerly local artistic traditions? How did the shipment of commodities and curiosities from distant places shape and change social, cultural, and religious institutions?
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2018. Information: http://islamicartdoha.org/
9. POSTS:
Professorship (W3) in Islamic Studies: Arabic, University of Heidelberg
The position at the Department of Languages and Cultures of the Near East is expected to be available as from 1 April 2019. The professorship’s focus is on religion, literature and history of the Arab and Islamic world (including minority cultures) up to the present age. The successful applicant is expected to master the full range of the subject as qualified above, and be experienced in dealing with classical as well as modern literary and scholarly texts in Arabic. Good knowledge of a second source language, preferably Persian, is expected.
Deadline for applications: 18 May 2018. Information: http://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=25325
Book Review Editor(s) for “Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies”
We hope to appoint one person or a team of two who apply together, for the position of JMEWS Review Editor(s). The position requires a 4-year commitment, from 1 June 2018 – 31 May 2022. The ideal candidate(s) have completed a Ph.D. dissertation in any discipline focused on part or parts of the Middle East/North Africa and have a feminist, women’s studies, gender studies, or queer scholarly orientation in their research and teaching.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2018. Please mail applications to sherine.hafez@ucr.edu, sbayoumi@fas.harvard.edu and ellenmc@duke.edu.
10. 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.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2018. Please send submissions to Shively@kutztown.edu.
Association for Middle East Anthropology Graduate Student Paper Prize
The AMEA Graduate Student Paper Prize will be awarded to the individual whose work is judged to provide the most significant and potentially influential contribution to Middle East anthropology. Papers of exceptional courage and potential impact beyond the field will be given special consideration.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2018. Please send submissions to Shively@kutztown.edu.
- April 23, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World
The University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an outstanding Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World.
The HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World (www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk) is a Centre within the University of Edinburgh, established in 2010, devoted to research, outreach and knowledge transfer, in the field of Islamic Studies. It is part of a network of Centres established by the Alwaleed Philanthropies, formerly known as the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation, currently two in the United States (Harvard and Georgetown), two in the United Kingdom (Edinburgh and Cambridge), and two in the Middle East (the American University of Beirut and the American University in Cairo), which are devoted to the improvement of mutual understanding between the Muslim World and the West. Further details of the Objectives, Staff, and activities of the Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre can be found at www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk.
As Director, and in consultation with Head of College and Head of School and other stakeholders, you will set a strategic vision for the Centre’s development covering research, outreach and impact to raise the Centre’s international profile, build research and teaching partnerships across the University, and creatively engage with a broad range of external individuals and organisations. A successful track record of leadership, strong intellectual credentials, and the ability to command credibility amongst senior figures in academia and beyond is essential. A successful candidate for this position will be appointed, if suitably qualified and as appropriate, to a Chair at the University at the same time.
This is an open-ended, full time (35 hours per week) position. Salary will be negotiable depending on track record and experience.
Prospective candidates are welcome to email LLC@ed.ac.uk should they wish to arrange a confidential discussion with Professor Jeremy Robbins, Head of School, Literatures, Languages and Cultures.
Closing date: 7th June 2018, 5pm (GMT).
Further details and information on how to apply can be found at the following link: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=043236
2. South Asian Muslim Studies Association (SAMSA) 2018 Symposium
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Concourse Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin
Call for Papers
Deadline May 1, 2018
The Co-Chairs of the 2018 SAMSA Symposium, Professors Roger D. Long, Rlong@emich.edu, M. Raisur Rahman, rahmanmr@wfu.edu, and Sanaa Riaz, sriaz1@msudenver.edu, invite you present your research on the theme of “Insider/Outsider Perspectives in South Asian Muslim Studies” for the Symposium held as part of the 47th Annual Conference on South Asia, hosted by the Center for South Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison. The Conference website is at southasiaconference.wisc.edu.
3. Call for Papers: Summer doctoral school “Religion and atheism in pluralist societies”
Nantes, 17-19 June 2019
The Institut du pluralisme religieux et de l’athéisme (IPRA ; www.ipra.eu) is organizing a summer school on religion and atheism in pluralist societies. We seek to bring together doctoral students in different disciplines (history, religious studies, sociology, law, art history, anthropology, etc.). Presentations may be given in English or in French. Participants should be able to understand both languages. We seek in particular to bring together doctoral students from Iran, France, other European countries and the USA.
For details see:
4. Conference: “Empirical Approaches to Salafism in Europe”, University of Cologne, 20-21 April 2018
The conference brings together researchers in the fields of the humanities and social sciences who use qualitative methods to research Salafism in Europe. Organizers: Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf and Melanie Reddig.
Information and program: http://www.orient.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/36093.html
5. Doctoral Fellowships, Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB), Lebanon
Applicants must hold a post-graduate degree (master, Diplom, Magister etc.) in Middle East Studies / Islamic Studies or related fields. Applicants must demonstrate how their projects will benefit from a fellowship at the institute and an extended stay in the region.
Deadline for applications: 21 May 2018. Information: https://www.orient-institut.org/support/scholarships/doctoral-fellowships/
- April 16, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The Division of Languages and Literatures at Bard College’s Middle Eastern Studies (MES) program seeks applicants for a 2-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic. We are looking for a recent PhD in Arabic literature and culture from any period to contribute to a dynamic and growing MES program. The successful candidate will have native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and English, and experience teaching Arabic, preferably in both formal and colloquial registers. We welcome applications from candidates with a research focus on Classical or Modern Arabic poetry; comparative Arabic-Hebrew, Arabic-Persian, Arabic-Urdu, or Arabic-Turkish training; storytelling and folklore; and/or translation studies. The position has a 3-3 teaching load, with the opportunity to contribute to the Arabic literature and culture curriculum, as well as to teach in First-Year Seminar.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, a brief writing sample, a video of yourself teaching a language class (if available), and three letters of reference through Interfolio.com at: http://apply.interfolio.com/49812. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
For more information about the search or the Middle Eastern Studies Program at Bard College, please visit: https://middleeastern.bard.edu/or email Elizabeth Holt at holt@bard.edu.
2. Call For Papers
Princeton University: The 1st Princeton Undergraduate Near Eastern Studies Conference
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The Department of Near Eastern Studies of Princeton University is pleased to announce the 1st Princeton Undergraduate Near Eastern Studies Conference on May 9, 2018 in Princeton, NJ.
We are now accepting original papers from undergraduate students who have conducted research in any aspect of Near Eastern Studies. We welcome proposals for presentations (approximately 15 minutes in length) on any topic, time period, or methodological approach to the Near East.
This conference will be entirely student-driven and will allow students the opportunity to practice communicating their research, to share their work, and to connect with students from other universities and backgrounds.
Please submit a 250-word abstract that outlines your research to amirzada@princeton.edu by April 20th, 2018. Selected presenters will be notified by April 27th.
3. La Semaine culturelle d’Ispahan à Paris est une initiative associative du CFI – Conseil Franco-Iranien, qui aura lieu du 7 au 14 avril 2018. Cette semaine culturelle sera l’occasion d’immerger le public parisien dans un continuum culturel dédié à Ispahan à travers une quarantaine d’événements tels que des conférences, des expositions, des projections cinématographiques, des concerts.
Cette initiative est placée sous le haut-patronage du groupe d’amitié parlementaire France-Iran, et compte parmi ses soutiens et partenaires le laboratoire Mondes iranien et indien, le centre culturel iranien de Paris, la municipalité d’Ispahan, l’organisation iranienne du tourisme et du patrimoine ainsi que des entités françaises telles que le Musée du Louvre, les éditions Gallimard, la Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, les universités de la Sorbonne, la Maison Pierre Hermé Paris etc.
Je vous prie de bien vouloir trouver ci-joint les affiches des événements ainsi que la programmation de la semaine.
Site internet : www.ispahan.paris
Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/IranenFrance/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/iranenfrance/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/IranEnFrance
4. International Symposium: “Ottoman Tafsīr: Scholars, Works, Problems”, Istanbul Foundation for Research and Education (ISAR), Istanbul, 14-16 December 2018
This symposium aims to raise the issue of the contribution of Ottoman scholars to the tradition of interpretation. Works, discussions, and contributions in the field of tafsīr from the foundation of the Ottoman state to the Republican period constitutes the theme of the symposium.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 June 2018. Information: https://www.isar.org.tr/en/duyuru-haberler/osmanlida-ilm-i-tefsir-sempozyumu
5. Position in Contemporary Arabic Literature, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages, University of Virginia
Field of specialization in contemporary Arabic literature with a special emphasis on poetry, prose, comparative and/or gender studies, subfield of specialization open. Evidence of excellent teaching and commitment to interdisciplinary work are required. The successful candidate must have native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English.
Information: https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/1515703/lecturer-or-assistant-professor-general-faculty/
6. Submissions for “Syrian Studies Association Prizes for Outstanding Dissertation and Article on Syria”
In order to promote and highlight excellence in research, the Syrian Studies Association awards annual prizes for the best writing on Bilad al-Sham until 1918 and on Syria in the period following.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1543975/call-submissions-syrian-studies-association-prizes-outstanding
7. Towards a Reconstruction of Islamic Studies”, at AUB, Beirut, Lebanon April 28-29, 2018.
https://www.facebook.com/events/965969013561956/
- April 09, 2018
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Faculty Position in Persian Studies at The University of Arizona (Tucson)
The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENAS) at the University of Arizona invites applications for a newly established endowed professorship in Persian language instruction. Thanks to a generous grant from the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute, the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Professor of Persian Language will begin employment on August 1, 2018.
For further information and to apply, please visit: https://uacareers.com/postings/27035. Review of application materials will begin April 1, 2018 and continue until the position is filled. For application questions, please contact Eldon Nathaniel Vita at envita@email.arizona.edu.
2. Panel: Medieval Eurabia: Religious Crosspollinations in Architecture, Art and Material Culture during the High and Late Middle Ages (1000-1600)
Conference: Association for Art History 2018 Annual Conference (U.K.), London
Venue: Bush House, King’s College London, Room: BH 2.05
Date: Friday 6 April 2018
Conference’s webpage: https://www.forarthistory.org.uk/our-work/conference/annual-conference-2018/
3. Conference: “The Concept of Scripture, and the Concept of Doctrine in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”, Chair of Oriental Philology and Islamic Studies, University of Erlangen, 18-20 April 2018
Main speakers are Isaac Kalimi; Assaad Elias Kattan; Joseph E. B. Lumbard; Michah Gottlieb; Roman Siebenrock and Waleed El-Ansary.
Program: https://www.kcid.fau.de/files/2018/03. Registration and further information: katja.hoerner@fau.de.
4. Conference: “Struggles for Autonomy: Caste, Gender, Indigenous, Territorial, and Religious Movements in South Asia”, South Asia Anthropologists Group (SAAG), University of Oxford, 5-6 September 2018
We would like to invite the SAAG participants this year to explore the concept of autonomy as an ideal pursued by various movements throughout South Asia, whether they are based on caste, gender, indigeneity, territory, or religion. Subaltern groups such as Dalits, Adivasis, women, oppressed nationalities or religious groups have all expressed a will to reclaim their destinies from the control of dominant groups or the State.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 August 2018. Information: https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2018/02/SAAG2018CfP.pdf
5. International Conference: “Jihadi Audiovisualities”, University of Mainz, 4-5 October 2018
The conference is organized by the junior research group “Jihadism on the Internet: Images and Videos, their Appropriation and Dissemination”. We will discuss in particular the acoustic dimension of jihadist video communication, address the cinematic means in jihadist videos and focus on artistic ways of engaging with these communicative offers.
Information: http://jihadism-online.de/conference/en/programme/
6. Post-doctorat en islamologie, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
La Fondation Sedes Sapientiæ offre la possibilité de poursuivre une recherche approfondie dans le domaine des doctrines de l’Islam classique (Coran, théologie, hadith, mystique).
Date limite de candidature : 15 juin 2018. Information : vicedoyen-teco@uclouvain.be
7. Full-time Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Arabic and Islam Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium
Candidates should be internationally oriented, have excellent teaching competence and a strong research record. Mastering Modern Standard Arabic at native or near-native level is essential. Fluency in a spoken dialect is desirable. Proficiency in English is required.
Deadline for application: 25 April 2018. Information: https://icts.kuleuven.be/apps/jobsite/#/vacatures/54570642?ui=N4IgjgrgpgTgngZwC4wJYDsDmIBcICSCANgIYC2A1hOgCZQgC%2BQA&hl=en&lang=en
8. Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic, Middle Eastern Studies (MES), Bard College, New York
We are looking for a recent PhD in Arabic literature and culture from any period to contribute to a dynamic and growing MES program. The successful candidate will have native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and English, and experience teaching Arabic, preferably in both formal and colloquial registers. We welcome applications from candidates with a research focus on Classical or Modern Arabic poetry; comparative Arabic-Hebrew, Arabic-Persian, Arabic-Urdu, or Arabic-Turkish training; storytelling and folklore; and/or translation studies.
Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2018/03/27/bard-visiting-assistant-professor-of-arabic
9. Summer School: “Islam in Europe: Challenges of Pluralism”, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 4-18 August 2018
IIIT European Summer School offers unique tools to navigate our reality and world with its rapidly growing pluralistic essence. In order to tackle successfully the challenges in this context, the program offers academically rigorous and innovative analysis and solutions delivered by diverse and internationally acknowledged scholars and professors of exceptional faculty.
Deadline for applications: 1 May 2018. Information: http://cns.ba/vijesti/call-for-applications-iiit-european-summer-school-islam-in-europe-challenges-of-pluralism/
10. The Islam-UK Centre at Cardiff University is pleased to invite applications for the Jameel Scholarships, starting September 2018.
Fully-funded x 3 MA ‘Islam in Contemporary Britain’ (fees, stipend and research ‘allowance’ of £1,000)
http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/islamukcentre/ma-jameel-scholarships/
Fully-funded x 3 PhD scholarships (fees, stipend and research ‘allowance’ of £2,500 per annum for 3 years)
http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/islamukcentre/phd-jameel-scholarships/
Closing date for Scholarship applications: 4 May 2018
For all enquiries, please contact: jameelscholarships@cardiff.ac.uk
- April 03, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.The University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a Language Teaching Officer in Persian in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, to begin on 1 September 2018. The post is a permanent position, subject to a 9 month probation period.
Full details of the post and how to apply can be found here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/16958/
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Christine van Ruymbeke (email: cv223@cam.ac.uk)
The closing date for applications is midnight GMT on 29 April 2018. Interviews will take place during the week commencing 14 May 2018.
2. [From another listserve:] The Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris has been stepping up the pace with which it is posting scans of its old microfilm collections. I’ve only been working with Latin MSS, so I don’t know if this is also happening with its considerable collections in other languages. But now that so many MSS are coming online, it is becoming truly transformative of the quality of work one can do in creating comprehensive dossiers of works. Granted, the qualityof many of these films is mediocre to poor. You have the option to download the complete PDF of any of them, but I have found those downloaded PDFs to be of even poorer quality. So when I do need to do a screen grab, I usually prefer to do it from the scan displayed online.
The method I use to access the films is clumsy. If someone knows a method that gives quicker access (doing a general search through Gallica is a nightmare), do let us know. What I do is this:
- Go to the main archivesetmanuscrits Acceuil page for “Collections”: http://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/pageCollections.html
- Choose Département des Manuscrits
- Then choose your language
- Then, within any given language, you will be given increasingly subdivided sections to find the shelfmark you are looking for
- Once you’ve found the shelfmark you want, open the page and look at the bottom for a link “Accéder au manuscrit numérisé” — that will take you to whatever digitized facsimile they have, whether a scanned microfilm or, in rarer cases, new digital photography
3. CfP: Call for papers: Future of Salafism Conference
Wednesday, 5 December 2018 to Thursday, 6 December 2018
University of Oxford
https://csia-oxford.org/call-papers-future-salafism-conference
4. Afghanistan, Volume 1, Issue 1 (2018)
https://www.euppublishing.com/toc/afg/1/1
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a refereed journal published twice a year in April and October. It covers all subjects in the humanities including history, art, archaeology, architecture, geography, numismatics, literature, religion, social sciences and contemporary issues from the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. Articles are not restricted to the present borders of Afghanistan and can include the surrounding regions, but must relate to Afghanistan.
Print ISSN: 2399-357X Online ISSN: 2399-3588
Published on behalf of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies
5. ‘The Apocalypse of Ecstasy: The Poetry of Shah Ismāʿīl Revisited’
Pages 361-397 | Published online: 27 Mar 2018
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00210862.2017.1401862
- March 31, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.Conference: „Serbest Kurdish Studies“, Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1-2 June 2018
This year’s conference will focus on three themes: The development of Kurdish Studies as a field, the idea of Kurdistan and its transformation in relation to political and cultural change in the region and diaspora, and the possibilities and dilemmas of Kurdish politics across the Middle East region
Deadline for abstracts: 30 March 2018. Information: http://buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/kurdish-studies
2. PhD Scholarship in Arab and Islamic Studies, IAIS, University of Exeter, UK
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies is seeking to recruit one excellent doctoral student whose area(s) of specialization fit(s) and complement(s) the research interests of our academics. The award covers: payment of tuition fees for 3 years; maintenance allowance for accommodation and living expenses of £14,777 per annum. The studentship is open to Home/EU and International students.
Deadline for applications: 10 April 2018. Information: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/money/fundingsearch/awarddetails/?id=3062
3. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sociology/Anthropology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, IAIS, University of Exeter, UK
The post holder will contribute to further enhancing the research profile of the Centre for Gulf Studies and of the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, particularly in areas related or complementary to the sociology and anthropology of the contemporary Gulf and Arabian Peninsula.
Deadline for applications: 18 April 2018. Information: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=818054LD3g&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA
4. History Assistant Professor in Middle East History, Department of History, United States Military Academy
Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria: 1) academic accomplishment (a Ph.D. is preferred), 2) ability to teach the Middle East version of “Regional Studies in World History” and the “Modern Middle East” elective, 3) demonstrated proficiency in student-centered and active-learning instruction, 4) demonstrated scholarly potential, 5) demonstrated potential to contribute to cadet development.
Deadline for applications: 30 March 2018. Please mail applications to Richard.Lovering@usma.edu
5. Assistant Professor of Arabic, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Virginia Military Institute
Three-year, non-tenure-track appointment, beginning 1 August 2018, with conversion to tenure-track very likely. Specialization open; Ph.D. in Arabic / Arabic Studies or related field required. The successful candidate should provide evidence of experience in teaching Arabic language, literature and culture at all levels.
Deadline for applications: position open until filled. Information: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000416542-01
6. Articles for “Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization (JITC)”
JITC invites Call for Papers on the following themes for the upcoming issues of the journal: Spring 2018: “Islamism and Post-Islamism”, fall 2018: “Postcolonial Studies and Muslim” and spring 2019: “Anthropology of Islam”. The scope of the Journal is deliberately given as wide a berth as possible; various aspects of Islamic Thought & Civilization, Social and Natural sciences, Islamic, Oriental and Occidental Studies, Comparative Religions and Civilizations as well as contemporary issues that interface with Islam in the current geopolitical environment are addressed.
Deadline for spring 2018 abstracts: 30 April 2018. Information: https://www.umt.edu.pk/jitc/Call-for-Papers.aspx
7. Book Award Nominations, Association for Middle East Women’s Studies (AMEWS)
Books must be nominated from one or more individuals using the AMEWS Nomination Form 2018 to attest to the quality and potential impact of the particular work on the field of Middle East gender, sexuality, feminist and women’s studies.
Deadline for applications: 1 May 2018. Information: http://amews.org/amews-book-award/
8. The Board of Directors of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to announce its inaugural prize for best dissertation on the medieval Middle East (500-1500 CE).
In an effort to recognize excellent doctoral research in the field, MEM will award its first biennial prize at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association in San Antonio, Texas, in November, 2018. Dissertations filed and defended between June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2018, will be eligible for this year’s prize.
Applicants must be current members in good standing of Middle East Medievalists to be considered. To join MEM or renew your membership please go to: http://islamichistorycommons.org/individual-membership-signup/. Deadline for electronic submissions is August 1, 2018.
For submission details, please contact:
Dr. Kristina Richardson
Associate Professor of History
Queens College, City University of New York
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Queens, NY 11367
USA
kristina.richardson@qc.cuny.edu
9. The Centre for Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter is seeking to
recruit one full-time postdoctoral research fellow (for 2 years) who
will contribute to further enhancing the research profile of the Centre.
Salary: £34,520 – £42,418, depending on qualifications and experience.
Application deadline: *24 April 2018*.
More information and details: https://bit.ly/2DTKiyl
- March 26, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Posts:
Yale University – Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Middle East Studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56499
Postgraduate Research Assistant for Program “Transottomanica: Eastern European-Ottoman-Persian Dynamics of Mobility”, Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, Universität Bonn
The sub-project “Slavery and Loyalty: The Russian and Ottoman Empires” focuses on interpretations and conflicts of loyalty of manumitted, ransomed or eloped captives and slaves who returned to the Muscovite Empire (16th-17th centuries). The position will be fully funded (0.65%) for 33 months and offers the opportunity for qualification.
Deadline for applications: 9 April 2018. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56505
Visiting Assistant Professorship in Modern Middle Eastern History, School of Global and International Studies (SGIS), Indiana University Bloomington
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC) invites applications for a two year 2018-2020 (August – July) Visiting Assistant Professorship in Modern Middle Eastern History. Responsibilities will include teaching four courses per academic year, including undergraduate lecture courses and graduate seminars. The Visiting Assistant Professor will receive a competitive salary, research support, and benefits.
Deadline for applications: 2 April 2018. Information: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/5554
3. Knowledge, Information Technology, and the Arabic Book
Studying the formation and development of the written Arabic tradition with digital methods
4. The Gibb Memorial Trust offers two annual scholarships to students undertaking doctoral research in the field of the Trust’s activities.
The Gibb Memorial Trust’s Centenary Scholarship of up to £2,000 is available to postgraduate students at an advanced stage of their doctoral research in any area of Middle Eastern Studies (7th century to 1918) at a British university.
The A. H. Morton Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies is for a maximum of £3,000 and can be applied to any year of a course of doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study abroad.
30 April deadline.
See: http://www.gibbtrust.org/scholarships/
5. Call for Papers
Arabic Pasts: Histories and Historiographies
The Aga Khan University-Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites proposals for paper presentations on Arabic Pasts: Histories and Historiographies.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 3 April 2018
Location: 10 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, London N1C 4DN (AKU-ISMC’s new building)
Date: 12 October 2018
Organisers: Sarah Bowen Savant (AKU-ISMC), Hugh Kennedy (SOAS) and James McDougall (Oxford)
About the Conference
The aim of this exploratory and informal workshop is to reflect on methodologies, research agendas, and case studies for investigating history writing in Arabic in the Middle East and North Africa in any period from the seventh century to the present.
We are interested in papers that consider the practical and conceptual challenges of working on history writing in the region. Papers might elucidate the following sorts of questions:
Through what practices of writing or otherwise encoding the past and of remembering and forgetting have different groups in the Middle East and North Africa viewed their pasts?
At different times and places, how have the significant contours, events and actors in their histories been seen? Was the significant past the same for court historians as for literary historians; for bureaucrats as for the military; for Sufis as for Muslim lawyers and Traditionists?
How did non-Muslims and Muslims, men and women, adherents of different sectarian or juristic traditions, or speakers of different languages, within societies that became “Islamic” imagine the shape and meaning of their specific societies’ own pasts, and their relation to the universal history of the Islamic community?
How have urban and rural people, workers and peasants, the religiously educated and the technocratic elite, developed different ways of writing, remembering, or commemorating particular events in, or the broad sweep of, local, national, or “Islamic” history?
Contributions are invited from scholars at all career levels, addressing any period and any part of the Middle East and North Africa, broadly defined.
Paper Submission
Please send by 3 April an abstract of 300 words or less to sarah.savant@aku.edu. There is a small budget to provide some travel assistance for scholars outside of London.
6. Ottoman Summer Program, Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (ANAMED), Beyoğlu, Istanbul, 25 June – 3 August 2018
The program is designed to develop the students’ reading and comprehension skills and expertise on a variety of Ottoman sources including archival documents, manuscripts, and epigraphic material. The course is open to students enrolled in MA and PhD programs and have had Ottoman instruction at least for half an academic year.
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2018. Information: https://anamed.ku.edu.tr/en/ottomansummerprogram
7. Articles for “The Canadian Journal for Middle East Studies”
This Journal is published two times a year and is currently under the editorship of Prof. Gahad Hamed of the University Western Ontario. All academics and experts who research the Middle East, Islam, and its broader questions are invited to contribute to the Journal.
Deadline for applications: 30 June 2018. Information: https://cjmes.scholasticahq.com/post/53
8. Articles for Peer-reviewed Journal “Contemporary Arab Affairs (CAA)”
This journal is published by the Centre for Arab Unity Studies and University of California Press. Authors are invited to submit original multidisciplinary articles on the Arab World (5,000–7,000 words).
Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2018. Information: http://caa.ucpress.edu. Please send articles to the Editor at caa@caus.org.lb
9. Summer School: “Turkish Language Summer School”, Yunus Emre Institute, Ankara, 16 July – 12 August 2018
During the program, students will learn Turkish through a combination of classroom lessons and by interacting with the locals during their daily field trips. Students will be fully immersed in Turkish culture, visiting cities across Turkey and partaking in cultural activities.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/1459234/2018-turkish-language-summer-school
10. Call for papers for the 30th Exeter Gulf Conference, to place at the Institute of Arab and Islamic
Studies (Exeter, UK) on 2-3 July 2018.
Deadline for application: 15 April 2018.
Interested parties are asked to submit paper proposals (abstracts of
250-300 words), as well as a full CV including affiliation and contact
details, before 15 April 2018 to:
gulfconference@exeter.ac.uk <mailto:gulfconference@exeter.ac.uk>.
Candidates whose abstracts are accepted will be notified by 1st May.
11. Short courses on Islamic Art in Iran (Summer 2018)
Islamic School of Art (ISOA) invites you to attend Islamic art courses
The Islamic School of Art in Iran announces its short courses for summer 2018.
The courses are as follows:
- Persian-Islamic patterns | 23-28 July (Workshops & field trips)
- Persian-Islamic geometric patterns | 23-28 July (Workshops & field trips)
- Islamic calligraphy (focused on Kufic calligraphy) | 5-10 August (Workshops & field trips)
- Philosophy of Islamic art | August 26th – September 2nd (Theoretical and Practical classes & field trips)
Why should you participate?
As you know Islamic art is one of the most influential forms of art in the world that has crossed through different countries through its deep meaning and amazing form and as result, it has developed its philosophical bases and roots into the society. Learning about the meanings and philosophy of Islamic Art would open doors to a better understanding of Islamic history and mysticism and learning how to create them, will result in a creative exotic artistic experience. You will visit many historical sites and museums during the courses and will visit cities like Tehran, Qom, Kashan and Isfahan. ISOA would be honored to host those who are interested in these courses.
Our commitments:
– Applying for the visa would be done by our team and an academic visa would be granted to our participants. It’s good to know that we have not had any rejection till this date.
– Accommodation (including hotel and three meals a day), airport pickup and transportation, city and outer city transportation, museum & historical sites entrance fees, and workshop equipment are included.
– There are some complementary supplies gifted according to each course which could only be found in Iran.
– Our team of Director, Manager, and Coordinators would stay in contact with all the participants (if they would like to) even after the course, for sharing more information on Islamic Art and even counseling those who may need it.
For more information please visit our website (http://www.isoacourses.com/) or contact:
s.soltanpour@isoa.ir
+982537830834
- March 13, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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1.The Database of Ottoman Inscriptions (DOI) is searchable digital database comprising information about, as well as transliterations and pictures of, all the Turkish, Arabic and Persian architectural inscriptions created in the Ottoman lands during Ottoman times.
http://info.ottomaninscriptions.com/
2. CALL FOR PAPERS: TENTH SOAS CONFERENCE ON THE QUR’AN
‘The Qur’an: Text, Translation, and Culture’
Friday 9–Saturday 10 November 2018
SOAS, University of London
Convenors: Prof. M.A.S. Abdel Haleem and Dr Mustafa Shah
Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2018
Submission of Abstracts:
The deadline for abstracts is 30 April 2018. Abstracts of up to 400 words and a short bio (of up to 200 words) should be submitted in MS Word format to quran.conference@soas.ac.uk.
The primary conference language is English, but papers may be presented in English or Arabic, Presented papers should be 25 minutes.
Applicants will be notified of the status of their proposals on 15 June 2018.
Further Information:
It is Centre of Islamic Studies policy to reimburse speakers for their standard travel expenses and hotel accommodation. We do, however, encourage speakers to try to obtain funding from their home universities or other sources wherever possible.
If you would like further information on the conference series, please visit the conference webpages at https://www.soas.ac.uk/islamicstudies/conferences/. These will be updated with the provisional conference programme from July 2018, on an ongoing basis.
For any enquiries, please contact quran.conference@soas.ac.uk.
Venue: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London, Russell Square, Thornhaugh Street, London WC1H 0XG.
3. ‘South Asia Series’ talks from April to May 2018
The Asia and African Collections department at British Library (BL) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of talks in April-May 2018, featuring a diverse array of subjects such as Muharram, Delhi waters, Tipu Sultan’s library collection, Sufism and Persian manuscripts, Mughal musical rivalries, colonial police and food!
4. Le waqf de la mosquée des Omeyyades de Damas. Le manuscrit ottoman d’un inventaire mamelouk établi en 816/1413 (Presses de l’Ifpo, Feb. 2018). Complete information is available on the Presses de l’Ifpo http://www.ifporient.org/node/2241
The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus was both the emblematic monument of the city and a principal driver of its economic life. By the end of the medieval period, it had established a dense network of links with the city and the surrounding agricultural lands. The manuscript which this volume presents was written in 1518, two years after the Ottoman conquest of Bilād al-Shām. It contains a list of the urban and rural properties belonging to the waqf of the Mosque, established in 1413. In addition to the edition and translation of this inventory, the authors propose a new study of the topography and toponymy of the city and the Ghouta, its surrounding oasis, shortly after its occupation by the troops of Timur Lang in 1401. They provide an analysis of Mamluk and Ottoman notarial and juridical practices, and by examining the geographical distribution of the landed properties, they delve into the implications of the symbiotic relationship between Damascus and its rural territories. The manuscript published here renders accessible to a wider audience a major source for the first time.
5. CALL FOR PAPERS
Muslims in the UK and Europe
Postgraduate Symposium, University of Cambridge, 18 June 2018
Organised by the Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge
The University Of Cambridge Centre Of Islamic Studies invites applications from current Masters and PhD candidates to present their research on issues pertaining to Muslims in the UK and Europe, from any discipline. The postgraduate symposium, taking place on 18 June 2018, will be a platform for students to present and exchange current research on any topic in this field in a dynamic forum. While historical or theoretical context is valuable, we also invite papers to present, analyse or interpret research findings, data or material. The symposium will take place at The Moller Centre, Cambridge. Accommodation will be covered by the Centre of Islamic Studies and travel bursaries will be available.
To apply; please submit a 500-word abstract, with curriculum vitae outlining current research interests, to cis@cis.cam.ac.uk by Monday 12 March 2018. – DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR 1 WEEK
Successful candidates will be notified by Monday 26 March 2018 and invited to submit draft papers of no more than 3000 words by Monday 11 June 2018.
For further information, please contact cis@cis.cam.ac.uk
For more information about the Centre of Islamic Studies please visit: www.cis.cam.ac.uk
6. Colloquium: “Reading is Believing? Sacred Texts in a Scientific Age”, Clare College, Cambridge, 26-28 March 2018
The event will address the function of scripture (Qur’an and Bible) in the modern age, focusing on its interaction with modern science and scientific advances.
Deadline for abstracts: 14 March 2018. Information: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reading-is-believing-sacred-texts-in-a-scientific-age-26-28-march-2018-tickets-35899721032
7. Conference: “Common and comparative Esotericism: Western, Islamic, and Jewish”, European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism (ENSIE), Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 12-14 June 2018
The conference will help answer the topical question of to what extent Western Esotericism is Western, and reopen the old question of the extent to which Islamic esotericism is Islamic. It will further bring Jewish esotericism into the discussion, importantly given the long history of Judaism in both Western and Muslim worlds.
Deadline for abstracts: 5 March 2018. Please send paper proposals to ensie2018@cini.it
8. International Conference: “Rethinking Halal: Genealogy, Current Trends, and New Interpretations”, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 18-19 June 2018
The Chair of Law and Religions, the Research Institute of “Religions, Spiritualties, Cultures and Societies” (RSCS) will hold this conference in Louvain-la-Neuve.
Information: http://www.isa-rc22.org/conference-on-halal-at-ucl-belgium/
9. Two Doctoral Fellowships for ERC Project, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1) Doctoral Fellowship at 70% in contemporary history for 4 years.
2) Doctoral Fellowship at 50% in contemporary history for 3 years.
Requirements for both positions: capacity to work collectively; very good command of Arabic (reading) and English. Knowledge of French and German is advantageous. Skills in quantitative methods are an additional asset. 2) Doctoral Fellowship at 50% in contemporary history for 3 years:
Deadline for applications: 22 April 2018. Information: https://www.unine.ch/histoire/home/recherche/projet-erc-consolidator-grant.html
10. Two PhD Positions on Religion and Politics (RelPol), University of Oslo
The Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo announces two PhD positions in the field of religion and politics (3 year fulltime research fellowship, connected to the projects ‘Mobile Muslims/Invisible Islam’ and ‘Stories of Heritage’).
Deadline for applications: 3 April 2018. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/147551/two-doctoral-research-fellowships-in-religion-and-politics
11. Faculty Position in Islamic Studies, American University in Cairo
The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the American University in Cairo announces a five-year position for a specialist in Islamic Studies (with a specialization in Islamic legal systems, Quranic Sciences, Hadith, Fiqh or other areas specifically related to Islamic Studies) to begin in Fall 2018. The successful candidate is expected to teach Undergraduate and Graduate courses on Islamic Law, Quran, Hadith, or Islamic Philosophy, in both Arabic and English, as well as supervise MA Theses.
Deadline for applications: 31 March 2018. Information: https://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=AF0B51F4C43968AF811BD1E1FA75F150;jsessionid=24AFDA178AEDDBFEF10DF7E62A2B060A;jsessionid=42BCD408FC5E9B2C4468F5423ACBEE22;jsessionid=076E935F5DAD06797BDAEE8F303F6C68?JOBID=91683
12. Call for applications, Summer School:
Reading and analysing Indo-Persian documents
Göttingen, 20.8.-31.8.2018
The Seminary for Iranian Studies at the University of Göttingen organises a summer school devoted to reading and analysing Indo-Persian documents.
During the two-week programme we will introduce young researchers (mostly PhD candidates and postdoc researchers, but MA candidates may also apply) to ways of reading and analysing Indo-Persian documents. The summer school aims at training the scholars in identifying different types of documents, at deciphering not only texts written in Nastaliq, but also in Shekasta, at reading seals and stamps and at getting basic knowledge about typical terminology and abbreviations. The documents will all be in Persian, but sometimes interspersed with local terms. Special consideration will therefore be paid to the Indian environment and the particular vocabulary used there. The course will also provide information about basic research tools and the archival situation in India.
Contact data:
Ali Balaielangroudi
Seminar für Iranistik
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14
37073 Göttingen
E-Mail: iranist@gwdg.de and s2albala@uni-bonn.de
13. XXème Journée Monde Iranien
16 mars 2018
Bibliothèque Universitaire des Langues et Civilisations (BULAC)
Auditorium du Pôle Langues et Civilisations
65, rue des Grands Moulins 75013, Paris
14. Position, Lector or Senior Lector in Sanskrit, Yale University
For full details, see: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56515
The South Asian Studies Council (SASC) at the MacMillan Center invites applications for a Lector or Senior Lector in South Asian Languages for Sanskrit beginning July 1, 2018 for a three-year term, renewable, with actual rank dependent on qualifications/experience. Primary duties include teaching five courses per year including elementary (2 courses) and intermediate (2 courses) in Classical Sanskrit. The fifth will be a lecture course in English focusing on literary, social, cultural and/or sociolinguistic topics pertaining to Sanskrit and Ancient India.
Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2018, and continue until the position is filled.
Website: https://southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/
Posting Date: 03/01/2018
Closing Date 04/01/2018
- March 06, 2018
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1.Two PhD scholarships are available in the Alfred Deakin Institute at Deakin University (Australia)
(1) Working under the supervision of Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh, Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Dr Dara Conduit to research Proxy Wars in Syria and Afghanistan – Details here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/…/hdr-scholarship-proxy-wars-in-sy…
(2) Working under the supervision of Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and Dr Rebecca Barlow to work on Women NGOs and Policy Change in Iran – Details here: http://www.deakin.edu.au/…/find-…/hdr-scholarship-women-ngos
2. The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations (ARIC) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) is pleased to announce its Fall 2018 graduate admissions cycle (deadline: 1 April 2018).
MA students my chose one from the following areas of specialization:
– Middle East History
– Islamic Art and Architecture
– Arabic Literature (classical and modern)
– Islamic Studies
The department currently offers two graduate tracks: The MA program, which culminates in a research-based thesis, and the Graduate Diploma, which requires course work only.
For information about the generous funding opportunities available for graduate study at AUC, please consult: http://www.aucegypt.edu/admissions/fellowships
Please visit our website for further information about our MA and Graduate Diploma programs, department faculty, and application process: http://schools.aucegypt.edu/huss/aric/Pages/default.aspx
Specific queries about the program should be addressed to: Ellen Kenney (ARIC Director of Graduate Studies), ekenney@aucegypt.edu, or Marwa Sabri (Senior Administrative Affairs Assistant), msabri@aucegypt.edu
Please pass this message on to interested students and advisors! The final application deadline is 1 April 2018.
3. Making Modernity in Nineteenth-Century Islamic Art and Architecture
March 1-2, 2018
Indiana University
This workshop will explore the changing production and reception of artworks and architecture during the long nineteenth century, in urban centers across the Islamic Mediterranean. Eleven papers by scholars working at the cutting edge of this emerging area of research will map transformations in image-making, architecture, and craft, with particular focus on changing technologies of production and reproduction, circulation, and exchange. Together, the papers in this workshop will break new ground by integrating artworks from the Islamic world into fully realized frameworks of modernity.
Co-organizers: Margaret Graves, Alex Dika Seggerman, and Ashley Dimmig
For more information, visit: https://makingmodernityislamicart.wordpress.com/
4. Dynamics of Transmission: Families, Authority and Knowledge in the Early Modern Middle East (15th-17th Centuries)
Paris, 7-9 March 2018
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle , Maison de la Recherche – 4, rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris, salle Athéna
Contact: sandra.aube.lorain@gmail.com
Full program on: www.dyntran.hypotheses.org
Convenors: Maria Szuppe, Christoph Werner, Albrecht Fuess and Nicolas Michel
Organizing team in Paris:
CNRS, Mondes iranien et indien, 27 rue Paul-Bert, F-94204 Ivry-sur-Seine. France:
Sandra Aube,Sacha Alsancakli and Emmanuel Giraudet
with the cooperation of Anthony T. Quickel (in Cairo, IFAO) and Alberto Tiburcio (in Marburg, Philipps-Universität)
5. 5 Day Intensive Courses
Intensive Course on Pre-Islamic Arabia
Princeton, New Jersey (USA) May 28 – June 1, 2018
The course is intended primarily for graduate students, both from Princeton and from other universities.
The instructor will be Professor Christian Robin, a leading expert in the study of pre-Islamic Arabia. The objective of the program is to present the state of knowledge about ancient Arabia until the time of Muḥammad. Archaeological excavations and innumerable epigraphic discoveries have profoundly renewed the question in recent decades.
The program will have three objectives:
1. Give students access to the main source of information about Pre-Islamic Arabia, namely epigraphic texts. Two days will be devoted to the scripts and languages used in ancient Arabia (especially those of Sabaʾ, Maʿīn, Qatabān, Ḥaḍramawt, Nagrān, Qaryat, Hagar, Dedān and Taymāʾ, plus those of the desert populations) and those of the 5th and 6th century of the Christian era (with the appearance of Arabic writing which can be interpreted as a rejection of Ḥimyar).
2. Summarize what is known about the history and institutions of the main kingdoms of ancient Arabia, with a focus on dating issues and the emergence of so-called “Arab” populations from the beginning of the Christian era.
3. Present the political, religious and cultural situation in Arabia of the 5th and 6th centuries, on the eve of Islam, with a kingdom of Ḥimyar (Jewish, then Christian) which dominates the whole of the peninsula, and to highlight certain continuities between antiquity and the first Islam.
Applications must be emailed to Julia Gilbert (jb85@princeton.edu) at the Near Eastern Studies Department at Princeton University by March 16, 2018. The subject line of the email should read, “Application for Pre-Islamic Arabia Workshop.”
Applications should comprise the following:
Letter of application with statement of interest
CV
Names, positions, and email addresses of two referees.
All items should be included in a single attachment, which may be a pdf.
Successful applicants will be notified in late March 2018 and students accepted for the course but coming from outside of Princeton will receive partial scholarships to help defray travel and accommodation costs. The course itself is free.
6. Le département d’études persanes de l’Université de Strasbourg recrute un Maître de Conférences. La personne recrutée assurera des enseignements de langue et linguistique persanes à tous les niveaux (initiation, moyen et avancé), panorama des langues iraniennes et la grammaire persane. Il ou elle assurera aussi des enseignements de traduction aux niveaux de licence et de master (cours de version et de traductologie) ainsi que des enseignements en français sur l’histoire de la littérature persane allant de la période antique à la période moderne. Une solide maîtrise des deux langues (persan et français) est exigée afin que le candidat recruté ou la candidate recrutée puisse assurer les cours fondamentaux de la spécialité et ceux offerts comme options aux autres composantes. Une solide expérience d’enseignement est essentielle.
Pour plus d’informations concernant ce poste, veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant (voir 15ème section, numéro 4479) :
http://www.unistra.fr/index.php?id=20607
7. Poste de en études iraniennes à l’Université d’Uppsala
lecturer in Iranian languages, expecially Kurdish in Uppsala:
http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=195248
8. The Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Section des Sciences historiques et philologiques), Paris, invites applications for a full professorship in “Histoire et philologie du monde indo-persan / History and philology of the Indo-Persian World”. (Starting on 1st October 2018)
Please see https://www.ephe.fr/actualites/recrutement_des_enseignants-chercheurs_2018/shp-profils-postes-dossier-candidature-2018.pdf for details.
Deadline for application: 15 March 2018, 4pm (Paris time)
9. The Centrum für Religionswissenschaftliche Studien (CERES) of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum is advertising a job in the history of Iranian/Western Asian religions. Please follow the link for further information
10. Rencontre internationale : „Religions, identités, pratiques et perspectives plurielles“, Université Fès, Maroc, 17 mai 2018
Limite des résumes : 30 mars 2018. Information: ababoumoha@hotmail.com
11. Annual Conference: “The Interdisciplinary Study of Religions (ISR)”, Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS), Wayne State University, Detroit, 11-13 October 2018
ISR aims to bring comprehensive, integrated insights from multiple disciplines to the study of religions as complex human phenomena. Insights may be brought to bear on religions or religious phenomena from humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, along with other areas such as arts and professions.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2018. Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlNvq-gICuf5g-IjjHrOHpLJENvCHVDUgXPunBfsh4Y/edit
12. International Conference: “The Druze Millennium: Celebrating a Thousand Years of Diversity”, American University of Beirut, 30-31 October 2018
The conferenwill bring together leading researchers who have contributed to the field of Middle Eastern Studies with particular reference to the Druze. The conference will focus on the political, social and cultural evolution and/ or role of the Druze.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2018. Information: https://website.aub.edu.lb/cah/Pages/Call-for-Papers-The-Druze-Millennium—Celebrating-a-Thousand-Years-of-Diversity.aspx
13. Annual Conference: “AAR Qur’an Unit”, Denver, 17-20 November 2018
Topics that were mentioned at the last annual meeting are: The Qur’an and the Late Antique, the Qur’an and philosophy, Conceptions of time and history in the Qur’an, Liturgical uses of the Qur’an, Material culture and the Qur’an, Mystical letters and symbols in the Qur’an, Popular culture and the Qur’an, Reception history of the Qur’an, Regional issues and the Qur’an (e.g., the Qur’an in Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), Ulum al-Qur’an, The Qur’an in the context of teaching the study of religion. This list of topics is meant as inspirational rather than limiting.
Information: https://papers.aarweb.org/content/quran-unit
- February 27, 2018
- by Andrew Newman
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